Joel Corry teases two HUGE collabs and tells us how he nearly didn't make it to Creamfields 😮
He did two festivals in one day
Joel Corry, the DJ who has just released 'Drinkin'' with MK and Rita Ora, joined Sam Thompson on Hits UK. He revealed he has two massive collabs in the works, what we can look forward to on his album 'Another Friday Night', and how he only just made it to Creamfields for his set, after 'losing' his helicopter and being delayed due to bad weather.
After providing fans with years of top tunes, from the Love Island anthem 'Sorry', to 'Head & Heart' with MNEK, we were so pleased to hear that Joel has his debut album coming, and he told Sam all about it. Explaining that it will have some of his classic bangers, as well as some new tunes, he also revealed it has a new song with MNEK, following the success of 'Head & Heart', we cannot wait to hear it.
"It feels like everything I've worked for in the last five, six years focused so much on music it's all coming together in this body of work. And the album's going to have like all the bangers that you love from over the years, tracks like 'Head & Heart'," he confirmed.
Joel went on to say: "Me and MNEK have worked together again on another record! We love him, we love him, we love him.
"There are a few more that I can't give away, but yes, very, very exciting. When I was looking back at the tracklist and all the collaborations I've had on that album it's actually... I couldn't believe it."
The DJ, who is in high demand at the moment, with two festival sets in one day, revealed how he arrived with just five minutes to spare at Creamfields. Travelling up to the Cheshire festival from We Are FSTVL in Essex, didn't quite go to plan, when he couldn't find the helicopter!
Delayed further by bad weather, Joel explained: "Yeah, it was honestly one of the best moments of my year so far, because there's a story behind this right.
"(I was at) We Are FSTVL earlier in the day, which is down south and I had to get a helicopter from there to Creamfields. The weather was so bad and we nearly didn't make it in time. I landed at Creamfields, yeah, with five minutes until my set started. It was like something from a movie!"
He continued: "I literally got out of the helicopter, I had my USB in my hand, and I ran up (to) the stage. It was just like BOOM! It turned out to be like one of the best sets I've ever played in my life, so I came away proper buzzing from it, still buzzing from it now."
When it came to mingling back stage with superstar DJs, Joel revealed that he'd seen Tiësto, even telling us that there is a collab in the works! "Tiësto was there," he said. "Me and Tiësto been mates for a while now, we've talked about working on a tune, so watch this space."
Joel's album 'Another Friday Night' will be out on 6th October.
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2019: 'Sorry'
'Sorry' was the song that got Joel Corry noticed in the music industry. The summer anthem was featured on Love Island and became the 'most Shazamed track in one day, with 41,000 Shazams'!
The song was a cover of Monsta Boy's 'Sorry (I Didn't Know)', and although not credited, featured the vocals of Hayley May.
Hayley, who appeared on Britain's Got Talent back in 2013, is a singer/songwriter, who has worked on a lot of dance music tracks. She has also featured on two of Joel's previous tracks 'Good As Gold' and 'Fallen'.
2020: 'Lonely'
Joel's follow-up to 'Sorry' was 'Lonely', which featured his sister in the music video. Despite not crediting the singer on this track, it featured Harlee.
Not much is known about Harlee (real name Harley Jayne Sudworth), but she has also featured on 'Afraid' by James Hype and 'Last Night' by Digital Farm Animals. She is also a songwriter and at the end of 2022 revealed she plans to release some of her own music in 2023.
The music video has now had more than 29 million views.
2020: 'Head & Heart' with MNEK
Joel Corry and MNEK teamed up for their 2020 hit 'Head & Heart', and what a banger it was!
'Head & Heart' celebrated more than 10 weeks at Number 1 in the UK, with a massive 61 weeks in total in the chart. It also became the duo's first UK Number 1.
2021: 'Bed' with David Guetta and RAYE
In 2021, Joel, along with David Guetta and RAYE released 'Bed'. The song was a huge hit reaching Number 3 in the UK and being certified Platinum in the UK.
Speaking about working with RAYE, Joel told us: "The first time I met RAYE in the studio, we just instantly clicked and I just knew that I wanted to work with her so much."
2021: 'Out Out' with Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX and Saweetie
What a collab! 'Out Out' with Jax Jones, Charli XCX and Saweetie was another big hit for Joel. The song topped the UK dance chart and was written by Joel, Jax, Charli XCX and Saweetie, along with a team of writers.
2021: 'I Wish' with Mabel
'I Wish' became Joel's sixth Top 20 hit in the UK. The song was written by a huge team of writers including some famous names such as MNEK, Jess Glynne, Harlee (who featured on 'Lonely'), and of course Joel Corry.
'2022: What Would You Do?' with David Guetta and Bryson Tiller
'What Would You Do?' with David Guetta and Bryson Tiller was released back in March 2022. Although Joel and David had worked together before, this was the first time they'd teamed up with American singer/rapper Bryson Tiller.
2022: 'History' with Becky Hill
Joel Corry and Becky Hill had been teasing a collab for a long time, and finally in August 2022 they dropped 'History', along with a futuristic music video. The song was a Top 20 hit for the pair.
2022: 'Lionheart (Fearless)' with Tom Grennan
Friends Joel and Tom Grennan released their song 'Lionheart (Fearless)' in October 2022. The song became an unofficial World Cup anthem supporting the England team after a version called 'Lionheart (Come On England)' was released at the time of the football tournament.
2023: 'Dance Around It' with Caity Baser
Joel and Caity Baser joined forces on 'Dance Around It'. Speaking about his song, Joel said: "'Dance Around It' has been killing it in my club sets. Working with Caity on this record has been so much fun, she's really talented and I love her energy. The track feels super fresh and it really shows off Caity's personality. I'm buzzing to 'Dance Around It' all summer!"
2023: '0800 Heaven' with Nathan Dawe and Ella Henderson
Joel Corry, Nathan Dawe and Ella Henderson released their banger '0800 Heaven' back in June 2023, followed by an acoustic version a month later. The trio's song was written by Nathan and Ella, with Ella telling us: "This has happened very, very fast. The next thing you know he's (Nathan) sent it to Joel, Joel rings me and he's like, 'I want to come on it, we've got to do it together', and then, here we are, it's happening! So, we're absolutely buzzing.
"It is a really fun record," she continued.
2023: 'Drinkin'' with Rita Ora and MK
Joel Corry, MK and Rita Ora have released their new collab 'Drinkin'', after premiering it at Ibiza Rocks in August 2023. On the day of release they also shared the visualiser with clips from their performance.
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