Hoobastank Reveals They Once Scrapped a Rihanna Feature: ‘Total Lack of Foresight’
Thania Garcia Following Rihanna’s explosive Super Bowl LVII halftime show, Hoobastank’s Doug Robb admitted the band once rejected a feature from Rihanna. “Back when we were recording our third album, ‘Every Man For Himself,’ we were approached by someone at our label, Island Def Jam, about potentially featuring a ‘new artist’ on one of the songs,” Robb told Consequence in a statement. “This kind of stuff happens all the time. We said, ‘Sure. Who do you have in mind?’ It was Rihanna. I had never heard of her. I don’t think anyone else in the band had, either, at the time.” Robb revealed the song Rihanna recorded for them was “Inside Of You,” from the alt-rock band’s 2006 album.