Sade Byke! “Smooth Operator” Ava Duvernay Reveals She Sweet-Talked Singer Into Making Song For ‘A Wrinkle In Time’

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Ava Duvernay Reveals She Asked Sade To Sing For “A Wrinkle In Time
It’s been seven years since Sade released a song but of course, in the year of black excellence — 2018 — when a black woman directs a huge Hollywood blockbuster, that melanin queen has the wisdom to seek out the best of the best for her soundtrack, and that’s exactly what happened with “A Wrinkle In Time.”
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Ava Duvernay announced on Tuesday that Sade sang her blessings all over her movie.
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Ava also talked about the other contributions to the soundtrack, including Demi Lovato and DJ Khaled
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Ava shared a snippet from Chloe X Halle’s contribution
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Sia is also on the project
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Ava also gave props to Kehlani
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And “4:44” producer No ID revealed he produced the Sade track!
We couldn’t be MORE excited about this soundtrack now.
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