Rising R&B Alt&Pop Artist Bryant Barnes Releases New Collaboration of Breakthrough Hit ‘I’d Rather Pretend’ with d4vd

Following the success of his breakout single “I’d Rather Pretend” and the release of his debut EP, VANITY, rising singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and alternative outlier Bryant Barnes, collaborates with fellow Houston, TX native, 19-year-old visionary artist, d4vd, for a new version of his breakthrough hit “I’d Rather Pretend.” The song is out now via Mercury Records. “I’d Rather Pretend” quickly became one of Bryant Barnes’ most popular songs with a tidal wave of viral engagement. Upon release it crashed the Top 20 of Billboard’s RnB Songs Chart peaking at #13. Simultaneously it gained nearly 40 million global streams as the debut ep VANITY, charted at #13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and #10 Apple Music R&B Albums Chart. Now, Barnes delivers an incredible new version of “I’d Rather Pretend,” with d4vd who brings a new energy to the emotive ballad as his higher register floats over the melancholy cello strums. Bryant’s vocals flutter over a piano driven track as he wrestles with mixed feelings as he exhales, “I want to love you but I’m scared, so I’d rather pretend.” It makes a huge statement as the two Houston natives trailblaze momentum for the region’s impact in Alt-Pop. Bryant Barnes [...]