The cat is lastly out of the bag. After just a few days of teasing, R&B star Coco Jones has confirmed that Grammy-winning famous person Justin Timberlake is the thriller artist set to function on the remix of her hit ballad “ICU.” Jones revealed the information throughout a purple carpet interview with Leisure Tonight on the 2023 ESPY Awards on Wednesday (July 12).
“I’ve a really very wonderful, gifted man featured on the music,” she gushed. “Justin Timberlake is definitely on the the ‘ICU’ remix! It was so wonderful watching him simply be a artistic. We had been collaborating on concepts, and I really feel like [“ICU”] is nostalgic … so having his voice on it, and that soul, that factor he brings … it’s going to be wonderful.”
Jones first teased the remix on Monday (July 10) with a photoset that included photos of a river, a screengrab of a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode and a collage of ’90s boy bands.
“ICU” is the second single from Jones’ What I Didn’t Inform You EP. The DJ Camper-produced ballad grew to become the Bel-Air actress’ first entry on the Billboard Scorching 100, peaking at No. 63. The music additionally spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The regular development of “ICU” additionally helped What I Didn’t Inform You attain the highest 10 on Heatseekers Albums (No. 6).
Talking on how the collaboration got here to fruition, Jones joked, “Honestly, I don’t know! I don’t understand how this occurred. All I can say is [that] he’s such a legend and he actually helps me, so I’m actually actually joyful to have this collaboration. I really feel prefer it’s gonna shake y’all up!”
The Disney alum additionally revealed that she and Timberlake recorded their verses individually, however joined forces within the studio to place some remaining touches on the remix. “He’s so cool and chill, like me! He offers me ‘I’m doing this for enjoyable, however life is a lot greater.’ He’s a standard human like me.”
The “ICU” remix marks Timberlake’s first musical launch of the yr. In 2022, the “Mirrors” singer featured on three songs: “Guardian Entice” (with Jack Harlow), “Sin Fin” (with Romeo Santos) and “Keep With Me” (with Calvin Harris, Halsey and Pharrell Williams). He has not launched a studio album since 2018’s Man of the Woods, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Jones lately gained greatest new artist at this yr’s BET Awards. On Wednesday (July 12), she introduced a slew of recent dates for her What I Didn’t Inform You Tour.
Take a look at Coco’s reveal of the “ICU” remix thriller artist with ET beneath:
