EXCLUSIVE: Jax Jones reveals two exciting new collaborations from his new album
He's the king of collabs!
Author: Emma DoddsPublished 15th Aug 2019
Hits Radio favourite Jax Jones dropped by this morning to discuss all things music, life and - of course - snacks! Speaking to our Hits Radio Breakfast team Fleur East, Greg and James, Jax told us what we can expect from his upcoming album - and it sounds incredible!
Jax, who has brought out some incredible tunes featuring other artists like Bebe Rexha, Years & Years and Demi Lovato, revealed that he has some more exciting collaborations to look forward to which will be appearing on his new album 'Snacks (Supersize)', set to be released on 6th September 2019.
He told us, "A few surprises, I’ve got an exciting collaboration with Tove Lo on there. She’s incredibly talented, and we’ve wanted to work with each other for a long time, so that’s sick! I’ve got Ella Henderson doing a recording there, she’s got an amazing voice."
Tove Lo is a Swedish singer best known for her 2013 single 'Habits (Stay High)' and will feature on Jax's song 'Jacques', and Ella Henderson was a contestant on The X Factor in 2012 and will be singing on 'This Is Real'! We can't wait to hear these big tunes.
Swipe through to see the biggest collaborations of 2019 so far...
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
EXCLUSIVE: Jax Jones reveals two exciting new collaborations from his new album
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John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Jax also revealed his unique way of having downtime after a big show. After Fleur asked whether he had any quirky ways of relaxing, Jax admitted, "I guess you could call it quirky, my new thing is jigsaw puzzles. I just love a good jigsaw!
"I found it when I went to Santorini, I bought a €15 jigsaw puzzle of a Santorini skyline which was incredibly difficult, because the skyline is basically white and blue buildings and a sea... So I was dissecting sea for two days, and everyone on my Instagram was like, 'Is he going to complete the puzzles?!' I was getting into formulas and everything, like, 'I’ve noticed a pattern here...'
"On my last holiday I did a wildlife one that was really good, a tiger sanctuary so that was tough! So that’s what I do with my downtime!" Oh Jax! 🙈
Jax also played a brand new game with Fleur called Play That Snax!, in which he had to guess what snack Fleur was holding... Watch the hilarity ensue below:
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