“It could be one to say we ticked that field”
Craig David has expressed his curiosity in working with Usher, revealing that collaborating with the singer is on his bucket checklist.
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Talking to BANG Showbiz whereas at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball this yr, David shared that he has dreamt of collaborating with the ‘You Make Me Wanna…’ singer ever since they carried out a freestyle collectively on a French radio station.
“For me, having grown up listening to Usher, I really feel that might be a terrific … we’d create one thing particular,” he instructed the outlet (through Music News).
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He continued: “We had a second at a spot known as Skyrock at a radio station over there in Paris and we did somewhat freestyle on the radio again after I was releasing ‘Fill Me In’, ‘7 Days’ and he had ‘You Make Me Wanna … ’ and about to enter his ‘8701’ album so it was a second.
“Everybody was like: ‘You guys have to [do something together]’. It could be one to say we ticked that field.”
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Elsewhere within the chat, David shared his finest piece of recommendation for any aspiring musicians on the market. “The one factor that’s served me very well is being out and performing reside in entrance of crowds. There’s one factor about creating your songs – there are such a lot of individuals who can create music if you end up in your protected house – however if you exit and also you get to carry out it’s like a special world.
“And I really feel like that’s actually served me effectively I used to be DJing earlier than my rise to fame with ‘Born To Do It’ so after I noticed a crowd in entrance of me I used to be like: ‘Ah I do know this’.”
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He continued: “And I really feel that’s one factor I’d say to any new and aspiring artists, attempt to be comfy with crowds early on as a result of if in case you have a giant hit rapidly they usually throw you on stage on the Jingle Bell Ball in entrance of 16,000 those who’s a giant one and a few folks can rise and fall to.”
In different information, David lately teased his subsequent musical “chapter” by sharing a snippet of a country-inspired music on his social media.
The legendary UK storage star David hasn’t launched new solo music since 2022 when he dropped his first-ever Christmas music, ‘Have Your self a Merry Little Christmas’. In the identical yr, he launched his eighth studio album, ’22’, which NME awarded 4 stars.
“Craig David may have dangerously made a gimmicky throwback album,” NME wrote in a evaluation. “But, in a time when many UK R&B followers are crying out for nice music and recognition, [David] not solely feeds that urge for food however makes use of his platform to laud up some stars to observe too.”
He has since featured on former Love Island star-turned-pop star Wes Nelson’s High 40 single ‘Abracadabra’ earlier this yr.
David lately introduced that he’ll embark on a UK area tour subsequent yr. He’ll kick off the run at First Direct Area in Leeds on February 2 and make stops at many venues together with the brand new Co-Op Area in Manchester, earlier than ending within the iconic O2 in London. Tickets are actually on sale — visit here to buy yours.