After releasing two disco-pop bangers,Troye Sivanis stripping things down.
Troye Sivan; Billie Eilish.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty, Momodu Mansaray/WireImage
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty, Momodu Mansaray/WireImage
The “Bloom” singer, who was dressed in a sweater with peek-a-boo cutouts, also gave alow-key renditionof his hit “Rush.” He turned the dance floor anthem into a sultry slow jam with bossa nova-inspired instrumentation.
A handful of other artists have covered the “Bad Guy” singer during their Live Lounge sessions. Aside from Sivan,Shawn MendesandRina Sawayamabothplayed“Happier Than Ever,” andMiley Cyrussang “My Future.”
Sivan’s pick is the latest song from the pop star and Finneas, 26, and their original contribution toGreta Gerwig’s blockbusterBarbiemovie.
The Grammy winnerexplained to Apple Music’s Zane Loweupon the song’s release how it came out of a period of feeling exhausted creatively.
“We were really in a zone of feeling like we lost it and feeling like, ‘Man, I don’t know if we can do this anymore.’ And we were like, I was 15 years old, 16, 17, and he’s a teenager, you can imagine my thoughts of doubt. Like, ‘Oh, I can’t do this anymore,’” Eilish told Lowe.
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On Oct. 13, Sivan will release his third studio albumSomething to Give Each Other(via Capitol Records). The record will be his first full-length album since 2018 and was described in a press release as being “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love and friendship.”
He dropped “Rush” back in July when he announced the upcoming release, and recently shared aremix of the trackfeaturing rising pop starPinkPantheressandHyunjinofStray Kids.
He also dropped “Got Me Started,” along with its stylish dance music video, in September.
source: people.com
