It appears Rihanna is no fan of HBO's hit show Girls.
For it has emerged that the singer refused to allow one of her songs to feature on the series.
The show's music
producer Manish Raval revealed that they were snubbed by the Barbadian
beauty after they sought permission to use her tune Talk That Talk.
It had been chosen to feature in a drug addled scene starring Lena Dunham in a nightclub in the programme's second series.
No chance: Rihanna was not interested in boosting her feminist credentials by having a song featured in Girls
However he insisted it
was a blessing in disguise as they ended up with an even better number
by Swedish electro group Icona Pop, which he thought was one of the best
uses of sound in the whole of the second series.
He told Radio.com: 'You know, honestly, I don’t know. The scene that she denied it for was the Icona Pop scene.
'They didn’t give a reason, we didn’t ask for a reason. So I can’t speculate as to why, but you know, it’s a happy accident.
Famous scene: Icona Pop ended up reaping the rewards of being used for this noted clubbing sequence
Music to his ears: Girls music producer Manish Reval said the snub ended up working out for the best
Perhaps Rihanna was intimidated at the thought of her song featuring in a scene alongside self-styled feminist icon Lena.
The scene in question saw her character Hannah snort lines of cocaine, before dancing in a nightclub with her roommate Elijah.
And Manish said he was delighted with how things turned out, adding: 'The Icona Pop scene was something I was really proud of.
'You know after we had
shot it and edited it, I was just waiting for it to come out. People
responded so much to the Robyn song ["Dancing On My Own"] in season one,
I knew people were going to have the same response to the Icona Pop
thing.
'And also because, they
were an unsigned band and no one knew the song. It was going to be an
inherently original moment. Even when I hear the song now I think of the
scene.'
Personal snub? Perhaps Rihanna felt intimidated her song would feature in a scene with Lena Dunham
While Rihanna is in no
need of any exposure, it certainly helped the Swedish group to have a
tune in one of the America's trendiest shows.
The song ended up reaching number three on the Billboard charts, and did even better in the UK, where it topped the charts.
It has also continued to
do well in the soundtrack market, as it has been used in The Vampire
Diaries, and the film Ladies Man: A Made Movie, and was used in trailers
for the movie's Fun Size and the movie The Heat starring Melissa
McCarthy and Sandra Bullock.
Reaping the rewards: Saucy Swedish duo Icona Pop have done very well out of their song I Love It
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