LISTEN: JACOB COLLIER reveals star-studded track list for new studio album and releases new single featuring Camilo....

January 23, 2024 Steve Muscutt

Photo Credit - Ben Knight

Jacob Collier has released “Mi Corazón” featuring award-winning Colombian music star Camilo, the latest single from his forthcoming album Djesse Vol. 4. The final chapter of Collier's groundbreaking Djesse series, Vol. 4 will be released on February 29th (Hajanga / Decca / Interscope). True to Collier’s form, “Mi Corazón” embraces another unprecedented collaboration - celebrating the unexpected, delighting in irreverence, and presenting a unique twist on the concept of love evolving over time. With a filthy head-bop chorus that packs a serious punch, and tender, eloquent multi-lingual verses to boot, “Mi Corazón” was born out of an in-person jam session and an authentic budding friendship between two warm-hearted musical titans.

Listen / Watch “Mi Corazón” featuring Camilo:

Jacob Collier:

“Camilo is without doubt one of my favourite humans and musical forces on the planet. Despite us only having met three times, we genuinely feel like brothers. When we coincidentally collided forces for the first time in Tokyo last August, we instantly hit it off and became firm friends. A month later, we convened in Los Angeles to throw some musical paint and see where it might lead us. That afternoon’s experiments resulted in ‘Mi Corazón,’ which elated the two of us in equal measure. When we met a couple of months after that to shoot the music video, both of us knew we had a friend for life in the other. I am overjoyed this song is in the world!”

Camilo:
“I have been a big fan of Jacob for many years. Collaborating with such a musical genius can be intimidating, but I can honestly say that working with him on 'Mi Corazón' was one of the most enlightening, creative, and personal experiences I've ever had. When I traveled to LA to record the song, I brought a bag full of instruments from different parts of the world to show my friend, knowing he would appreciate them as much as I do. He kindly welcomed me, as he always has, and was open to my ideas and aesthetic. We became like little kids playing the instruments together for a long time before even recording. Witnessing his process and the fascination with how he approaches what he does inspired me so much and filled me with a renewed energy to continue creating. I love this song because it profoundly explores both of our identities. I'm incredibly grateful to Jacob, not only for the opportunity to be part of his album but, most importantly, for becoming a true brother for life.”

Collier also reveals the full Djesse Vol. 4 tracklist featuring an unsurprisingly staggering list of collaborators. Chris Martin, John Legend, aespa, Tori Kelly, Madison Cunningham, Chris Thile, Yelle, CHIKA, Anoushka Shankar, The Aeolians 2018 Choir, Lindsey Lomis, his mother Suzie Collier, and others join the previously revealed Shawn Mendes, Stormzy, Kirk Franklin, John Mayer, Lizzy McAlpine, Brandi Carlile, Michael McDonald, Lawrence and the collective “Audience Choir” voices of 150,000 fans recorded in every corner of the world across his last two years of global touring. See below for the full tracklist: 16 songs that form the thrilling conclusion of Collier’s epic Djesse journey that began in 2018.

Collier has also announced that he will perform his recent single “Witness Me” on Jimmy Kimmel Live on January 30. The “colorful Mozart of Gen Z” (NY Times) also recently performed at the Princess of Wales’ Together At Christmas event, playing “Last Christmas” on the legendary upright piano previously owned by John Lennon on which he wrote and recorded “Imagine”.

Collier has shared five songs that show the expansive musical universe on Vol. 4, including “Witness Me” (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy, Kirk Franklin & Choir of 5,000 voices), "Wherever I Go" (feat. Michael McDonald and Lawrence), "Little Blue" (feat. Brandi Carlile), "WELLLL," co-written with Remi Wolf, and the GRAMMY® -nominated "Never Gonna Be Alone" (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer).

In total, the entirety of Djesse features 53 songs and welcomes an unprecedented list of nearly 50 featured artists from every corner of the music industry, plus a plethora of choirs, orchestras, and more into Collier's singular world. The list of special guests ranges from Ty Dolla $ign, T-Pain, Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar, to Kimbra, Rapsody, JoJo, Lianne La Havas, Oumou Sangare, Hamid El Kasri, Laura Mvula, Steve Vai, Take 6, and Collier's mother.

Crafted in his famed home studio, and on the road while criss-crossing the globe, Djesse has explored and expanded Collier's wildest creative dreams. While his music is proudly unclassifiable, Collier enters a distinct sonic universe with each volume. With Vol. 4, the saga ends with the incandescent combination of narrative arcs, alchemizing a full spectrum of emotion into a massive, joyous moment of awakening and human potential.

Collier is set to embark on his most extensive North American tour to date this spring to celebrate Djesse, including iconic venues such as Radio City Music Hall and The Greek in Los Angeles. The full tour itinerary is detailed below. He is also now a 12-time GRAMMY® nominee, with another nomination announced for the 66th GRAMMY Awards®, for Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals, for "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" in collaboration with the acapella vocal group ‘saje’. The Djesse album series has earned Collier three GRAMMY Awards® and six nominations to date. He is the first British act in history to win a GRAMMY® for each of his first four albums.

It’s been a remarkable journey for Collier. In the past year alone, videos of his Audience Choirs have garnered hundreds of millions of views, he was the first-ever male to be featured as a Vogue Darling, and he appeared on the July cover of Rolling Stone UK. He co-wrote and performed on seven tracks of Stormzy's This Is What I Mean and collaborated extensively with Coldplay and Chris Martin, performing with them on Saturday Night Live, as a featured guest at their Wembley Stadium shows, Rose Bowl shows, and on their latest album Music of the Spheres. He has also contributed to major hits including SZA's "Good Days", and launched a signature line of music-making Crocs to boot. Collier has recorded two NPR Tiny Desks, has spoken at the world-renowned TED conference twice, and has performed on TV shows around the world including the BBC's Later with Jools Holland, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and more.

About Camilo

Six-time Latin GRAMMY® winner and three-time GRAMMY® nominated Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer Camilo is considered one of the most influential artists of his generation.

His 2019 debut album, ‘Por Primera Vez’, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Latin Pop Album Chart and went platinum in four countries, including the US where the album is currently certified 4X platinum. It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards. The album includes singles such as "Tutu" (in its original version with Pedro Capó and the remix with Shakira), which is certified 10X platinum by the RIAA, and has accumulated more than 2.3 billion combined streams.

Camilo’s second album, ‘Mis Manos’ was released in 2021 and led him to become the most nominated and awarded artist at the 22nd Latin GRAMMY® Awards. The album peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Albums Chart and is certified 2X platinum in the US.

In September 2022, Camilo released his third studio album ‘De Adentro Pa Afuera’, with features from Camila Cabello, Myke Towers, Grupo Firme, and more. The album has garnered over 1.6 billion audio and video streams to date, is certified platinum in the United States, peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Albums Chart, and was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards.

In November 2022, Camilo’s documentary, CAMILO: EL PRIMER TOUR DE MI VIDA, was released on HBO Max in the U.S. and Latin America, which was awarded with a Latin GRAMMY® 2023 in the category “Long Form Music Video.” The same month he took to the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a special performance of “Índigo'', the highest streaming song from ‘De Adentro Pa Afuera’ at over 707 million total streams.

Camilo has successfully toured internationally for the past three years, selling out arenas and theaters across the world. The tour included his first concerts in Tokyo, Japan where he met Jacob Collier for the first time.

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Djesse Vol. 4 Tracklist

100,000 Voices
She Put Sunshine
Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile)
WELLLL
Cinnamon Crush (feat. Lindsey Lomis)
Wherever I Go (feat. Lawrence & Michael McDonald)
Summer Rain (feat. Madison Cunningham & Chris Thile)
A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venogupal)
Mi Corazón (feat. Camilo)
Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)
Never Gonna Be Alone (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)
Over You (feat. aespa & Chris Martin)
Box Of Stars Pt. 1 (feat. Kirk Franklin, CHIKA, D Smoke, Sho Madjozi, Yelle & Kanyi Mavi)
Box Of Stars Pt. 2 (feat. Metropole Orkest, Suzie Collier, Steve Vai, VOCES8)
World O World