Music notes: Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter and more

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Count Justin Bieber among those fans who wish Rihanna would return to her first job: singing. On his Instagram Story Friday, he posted footage of Rihanna singing “Needed Me” during a surprise drop-in at a karaoke bar in New York. He captioned the footage, “Missed seein u sing Queen,” along with goat and crown emojis. Coincidentally, prior to the karaoke event, the last time either Justin or Rih performed publicly was at a series of parties celebrating the marriage of an Indian billionaire’s son.

Sabrina Carpenter literally broke her New Year’s resolution as she was announcing it. Alongside a carousel of photos she posted to Instagram showing herself and pals hanging out at a ski resort, she wrote, “new year’s resolution no more d*** jokes it’s gonna be really hard.”

In an interview with W magazine, Zendaya recalls the time she attended a Beyoncé concert for her 13th birthday. “I was devastated that she didn’t sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me,” she says. “My dad was like, ‘Do you want me to put you on my shoulders?’ I was like, ‘No, that’s so embarrassing.’ Then, after, I was like, ‘Damn, I should have let him put me on his shoulders so she would’ve seen me."” She laughs, “13-year-old me was very devastated that Beyoncé didn’t sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to her.” Six years later, Zendaya appeared in Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade.

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