New York, NY (Top40 Charts) It was announced this week that two tracks from 25-year-old UK singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier's new Djesse project have been nominated for Grammy Awards. Having won two Grammys for his debut album, In My Room in 2017, Collier now boasts a nomination for all three albums he has released. Collier received nominations in the Best Arrangement category for his arrangements of "
All Night Long", which appears on Djesse Vol. 1, and "
Moon River", from Djesse Vol. 2. Volumes three and four of the Djesse project are to be released in 2020.
The first single to be released from Djesse Vol. 3 will be a duet with Canadian R&B star
Daniel Caesar. Having contributed vocals to Caesar's track "Restore The Feeling", and following various live collaborations - including at Collier's show in Canada this summer and Caesar's show at Brixton Academy last month - the two joined forces to pen a soul and jazz-tinged track, which will be released next Friday November 29th.
Collier has also been working with
Coldplay and contributed vocals to three songs of the band's long-awaited new album Everyday Life, which is released today. Collier appears on the tracks "
Church", "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "
Everyday Life".
Following sold out shows across the world in 2019, a fresh run of international dates has been announced including Collier's biggest UK headline show to date at The Roundhouse in London on April 7th 2020.
Currently halfway complete, Djesse is a four-album expedition through sonic space and style. The intimate and intricate acoustics of Djesse Vol. 2 fit perfectly behind NPR's Tiny Desk, while the orchestral scope of Djesse Vol. 1 had all of Toronto's sold-out Opera House harmonising with him. Djesse Vol. 3 (Hajanga/Decca/Geffen) is due out in the coming months, and - like Vol. 2's collaborations with JoJo, Lianne La Havas, Chris Thile, Steve Vai, a cover of 'Moon River' with a chorus of Chris Martin, Ty Dolla $ign, Tori Kelly, and some 140 others - exciting guests and astonishing feats are ensured.
