- 2019-09-01
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MUSIC
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Benny Blanco & Juice WRLD Premiere New Music Video for “Graduation” featuring Hailee Steinfeld, Lil Dicky, Noah Cyrus & More
American producer Benny Blanco and Chicago-based rapper Juice WRLD teamed up to release a new single “Graduation”.
This marks the second time both artists have collaborated since 2018's "Roses" featuring Brendon Urie.
They sampled the early 2000’s pop anthem “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C. The single is accompanied the music video directed by Jake Schreier.
The video features Hailee Steinfeld, Justice Smith, Dove Cameron, Kaitlyn Dever, Noah Cyrus, Ross Butler, Tony Revolori, Gracie Abrams, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, Olivia Munn, Austin Abrams, Tommy Dorfman, Peyton List, David Dobrik, Charlotte Lawrence, Madison Beer, Elsie Hewitt, Bianca Finch and Lil Dicky.- Benny Blanco said of the song on Instagram “so i just put out a new song called “graduation” with @juicewrld999 !!!! when i was finishing 6th grade they played a song by vitamin c called “graduation” at the end of the year!!! it felt like the end of an era and the beginning of a new one… i felt like i was so old back then… then i graduated middle school… i thought i was so cool… then i graduated high school and i thought i knew everything… considering i know next to nothing now i def didn’t know shit back then… i hope this song brings u back to those high school experiences.. good or embarrassing… have fun take a ride… ok this is turning into one of those bad like motivational tweets… unfollow me. love u guys!!!”
- source : Billboard
