“Lovebirds” Rihanna, 20, and Chris Brown, 18, are still trying to convince folks their just buddies.

From People: Speaking to MTV News at Saturday’s Kids’ Choice Awards, the Girls Gone Bad singer and philanthropist, 20, said, “I won’t say that we’re just friends – me and Chris are really best, best friends…We both started our careers around the same time. He is one of the only people in the industry … I trust and hang out with all the time…If he was a boyfriend, I would say that.”

Brown joined in, too, saying: “They keep asking me, ‘What’s the deal?’ I’m like, ‘There’s no deal. No deal.’ We’re just friends.”

Yep, cuddling up with your friends like these two is completely normal.