Avril Lavigne Links Up With Nicki Minaj On “Dumb Blonde,” Out Tomorrow
Update: Avril Lavigne and Nicki Minaj hopped online to confirm that “Dumb Blonde” was dropping tomorrow (February 12). Check out the tweets below!
It is shaping up to be a big week for Avril Lavigne. Friday (February 15), she drops her first album since 2013 – Head Above Water. The 34-year-old launched her new era last year with the soaring title track. The anthem and her follow-up single “Tell Me It’s Over” ensured that the LP was one of our most-anticipated for 2019. And it is exciting to learn that she has a slew of promotional appearances planned to commemorate the release. That includes a stop on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday and one on Good Morning America Friday. We don’t know what she’ll be performing yet. However, it looks like she may be using those appearances to debut a new single: the Nicki Minaj-assisted “Dumb Blonde.”
Rumors started circulating that Nicki hopped on a verse on the track last week. Although Avril hasn’t confirmed the duet, iTunes has it listed on the official tracklist. Now, speculation is picking up steam that it will be released as a single. Why is that? It appears an alleged cover leaked overnight. The sassy cover plays up a handful of “dumb blonde” stereotypes and makes it very clear that a bop is on the way. A brief snippet of the track also appeared on the “Smile” hitmaker’s Instagram account last week. “I ain’t no dumb blonde. I ain’t no stupid Barbie Doll,” Avril chants over a hot production. “I’ve got my game on. Now watch me, watch me, watch me prove you wrong.”
If everything pans out, this may be a chart-dominating hit the era truly deserves. Check out the alleged cover and listen to the snippet below!
“I am a fucking cherry bomb”#DumbBlonde ft. @NICKIMINAJ. Tomorrow 💕 pic.twitter.com/6EHZbC7VeI
— Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) February 11, 2019
I used to drive to my job @ Red Lobster playing this woman’s album for an hour straight everyday for months. Crying to “I’m with you”, blasting “complicated” “things I’ll never say” “nobody’s fool” “sk8er boi”. 😩 omg. #DumbBlonde tmrw. This woman is so unbelievably talented 💖 https://t.co/7h75jZHIW2
— QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) February 11, 2019
.@AvrilLavigne gets sweet & cheeky in the cover art for her new collaboration, “Dumb Blonde” featuring @NickiMinaj. 🍭 pic.twitter.com/xA8KEknmEl
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 11, 2019
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