new music: 21-year-old german “bitch better have my money” co-writer bibi bourelly releases infectious rockabilly/pop-soul-fusion “sally”

21-year-old German musician and songwriter Bibi Bourelly is known mainly for co-writing Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money” and “Higher”, Lil’ Wayne’s “Without You”, co-writing and featuring on Usher’s “Chains”. Did I mention she’s only been in the music business for a year? Her inherent musically probably a gift from her dad Jean-Paul Bourelly, a jazz and blues musician and member of Stone Raiders and Black Rock Coalition. Bibi’s third single, “Sally”, is a brilliant, infectious blend of bubblegum pop, rockabilly, soul, and handclaps. “Sally is just a song that I wrote talking to my alter ego,” she told Billboard. “When I write, I don’t really consciously say, ‘This is what I’ve been going through in my life and I’m gonna put this into words.’ It’s just a song that I kinda went in and did then listening back to it, I realized, ‘I’m talking to myself.’” Listen to “Sally” down below and watch Bibi’s interactive video for “Sally” here.

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