Little Mix Covers Rihanna’s “Love On The Brain”: Watch

Christina Lee | March 25, 2017 10:20 am
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Little Mix has range. While known these days for assertive pop hits like “Touch” and “Shout Out to My Ex,” the U.K. girl group showed a new side of itself while covering Rihanna‘s “Love on the Brain” for iHeartRadio.

Backed by an acoustic guitarist, Little Mix effectively turned this Amy Winehouse-style doo-wop track into a campfire song. This family-friendly rendition does not have as much raw emotion as the ANTI original. But Little Mix’s delicate harmonizing — why the girl group won The X Factor in 2011 — is worth hearing.

Kelly Clarkson and  have also covered “Love in the Brain,” now the No. 5 single in the country. Watch Little Mix’s take up top, then compare to a recent live rendition by RiRi herself below.

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