
Rina Sawayama to release new single "Bad Friend" tonight
15 April 2020, 14:19
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Rina Sawayama has announced that she'll be releasing "Bad Friend" as the final preview of her forthcoming debut album SAWAYAMA that drops on Friday (17 April).
"Bad Friend" will be fifth and final track to be shared from SAWAYAMA before it lands in full on Friday, and follows on from previous singles "Chosen Family", "XS", "Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys)" and "STFU!".
The new single will be premiered by BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac tonight (15 April) as her Hottest Record In The World.
the final song before the album drop BAD FRIEND, one of my absolute faves from the record
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