Music to our ears! Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber launched their duet “Caught With U” for charity on Friday, Might 8, full with a fan-filled music video.
The longtime buddies, who’re each a part of the Common Music Group household, teamed up for the second time — they beforehand partnered for the “What Do You Imply?” remix in 2015 — in help of COVID-19 aid efforts.
Grande, 26, and Bieber’s music video for the track was impressed by individuals staying house throughout the coronavirus pandemic — a lot of whom are featured within the musical movie, dancing with their family members or on the entrance traces.
All of the proceeds from this three way partnership will probably be donated to First Responders Youngsters’s Basis, Common Music Group introduced in a press release. The cash earned will go towards grants and scholarships for kids of emergency staff, healthcare staff, and first responders throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
“I can’t absolutely articulate ……… howwwww glad i’m that we waited this lengthy to do that (the duet factor),” the Florida native wrote through Instagram on Thursday, Might 7, teasing the track. “This second actually means a lot greater than it ever may have if it had occurred every other method or if it had been every other track.”
The “Harmful Girl” singer thanked everybody concerned within the challenge, together with the artists’ supervisor, Scooter Braun, and his firm, SB Initiatives, and gushed about working alongside Bieber, 26.
“Having the ability to lend our voices to this challenge and collaborating on this has been so fulfilling and i actually simply love this track a lot,” Grande continued. “Grateful to be doing this with my pal. my coronary heart is critically so full. we’re so shut and that i cant look forward to u all to listen to #stuckwithu in just a few hours ! love u.”
Forward of the observe’s launch, the 2 musicians requested their followers to submit movies of themselves to probably be included within the track’s video.
“I need to see you guys having enjoyable in quarantine,” the Canadian crooner wrote through Instagram on Might 1. “That is the promenade track for everybody who can’t go to promenade now. Tweet us movies utilizing #stuckwithu or #stuckwithuvideo of you in your promenade attire or fits together with your family members having enjoyable or dancing to the instrumental.”
He added: “For those who don’t have that simply have enjoyable together with your family members. Assist us make this about all of us in quarantine.”
Grande reached out to her followers the identical day telling her Instagram followers to “ship us movies of u being your lovely selves, dancing together with your family members, pets, no matter / whoever brings u consolation throughout this quarantine (even when it’s simply u alone. that’s lovely too.).”
Take heed to “Caught With U” right here.
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