Grimes photo courtesy 4AD, Ashnikko photography Lewis VornMusic / NewsMusic / NewsGrimes joins Ashnikko for new song ‘Cry’‘I have wanted to work with Grimes for 100 million years and now it's happening… a dream!’ShareLink copied ✔️June 18, 2020June 18, 2020TextSelim Bulut Grimes has teamed up with emerging new talent Ashnikko for a new single, “Cry”. “Cry” is about a breakdown of a friendship after a betrayal. “I have wanted to work with Grimes for 100 million years and now it's happening… a dream!” Ashnikko explains in a press release. “She is singing with me on an angry ass song about my ex-best friend sleeping with my boyfriend… sublime!!!” Grimes added, quite simply: “Ashnikko rules and the song is great!” Its video, directed by Mike Anderson, shows Ashnikko and Grimes rendered in 3D in a psychedelic sci-fi environment, which Ashnikko appearing as a demon hunting down prey. Watch the video for “Cry” below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE6 times Lil Uzi Vert pushed rap forwardLil Uzi Vert: ‘Everything’s too goth, we need more steampunk’ Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeover5 of the best Oklou collabs, ranked‘Alt girls get their flowers’: Oklou and PinkPantheress go head-to-headWatch: fakemink on lust, obsessive fans and his new album, Terrifiedfakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’Pokémon, pigeons and a car crash: Tracing fakemink’s digital footprint GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical undergroundThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy