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Willie Jones first popped onto the music scene as a younger contestant on the singing competitors “X Issue” in 2012. Now, he’s dueting with Beyoncé on her new album “Cowboy Carter.”
The Shreveport, Louisiana native stood in entrance of “X Issue” judges Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, LA Reid and Demi Lovato over a decade in the past and impressed them together with his vary and wealthy tone. He sang a rendition of Josh Turner’s “Your Man” for his audition, making it by to the dwell rounds earlier than he was eradicated.
However Jones was simply getting began. Signed with Sony Music, he’s singing his personal songs nowadays that mix the sounds of nation music and R&B. Jones debuted his first studio album “One thing To Dance To” in 2023, and describes his music as a bridge between “the Block Celebration and the Barn Dance.”
His new collaboration with Beyoncé, the hauntingly introspective ballad “Simply For Enjoyable,” showcases Jones’ velvety vocals. He’s joins different rising nation music artists of colour featured on “Cowboy Carter,” together with Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts.
Listed below are the complete lyrics of “Just For Fun”:
I’m goin’ all out only for enjoyable, I’m the person, I do know it
And all over the place I am going, they know my identify
So I giggle and I lie and the coyotes cry
And, uh, time strikes shortly and so do I, so do I
So I’ll say my goodbye
‘Trigger time heals the whole lot
I don’t want something
Hallelujah
I pray to her
Right here’s to hoping I’ll fall quick asleep tonight
And I’ll simply must get by this
Born within the darkness, who brings the sunshine?
And I simply, I must get by this
Or simply get used to it
I’m goin’ down south only for enjoyable, I’m the person, I do know it
And all over the place I am going, I disguise my face
From the cowboys in Clovis and the rodeo circus
I got here right here for a motive, however I don’t know the aim
It’s all below the floor
However time heals the whole lot
I don’t want something
Hallelujah
I pray to her
Right here’s to hoping I’ll fall quick asleep tonight
And I’ll simply must get by this
Born within the darkness, who brings the sunshine?
And I simply, I must get by this
Or simply get used to it
‘Trigger time heals the whole lot
I don’t want something
Hallelujah
I pray to her
I pray to her