Fred Once more.. and Justin Bieber have been not too long ago seen within the studio collectively, in response to footage shared by U.Okay. artist Sekou — and whereas no collaboration has been confirmed, the transient second has prompted renewed curiosity in each artists’ present inventive phases.
On March 21, Sekou posted a number of Instagram Tales documenting a recording session. Although the main target was on the rising artist himself, followers shortly famous the presence of each Fred Once more.. and Justin Bieber within the background of 1 clip. The story has since expired, however screenshots started circulating throughout Reddit and X (previously Twitter), drawing consideration as a result of pair’s historical past of working collectively — and their particular person reputations for shaping international hits.
Fred Once more.., born Fred Gibson, beforehand co-wrote and co-produced Bieber’s 2019 hit “I Don’t Care” with Ed Sheeran. The monitor debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, each stars’ greatest rating on the chart since 2017, spending 22 weeks on the chart and reaching No. 1 in a number of international locations, together with the U.Okay., Australia and Canada. The collab additionally topped the Grownup Pop Songs airplay tally dated Aug. 3.
It stays one in every of Bieber’s most commercially profitable releases — and was a key early writing credit score for Gibson earlier than he launched his solo profession underneath the Fred Once more.. moniker.
Since then, Fred Once more.. has change into probably the most revolutionary voices in digital music. With albums like Precise Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) and collaborative tasks alongside Skrillex and 4 Tet, the producer has constructed a cult following by emotionally uncooked manufacturing and unpredictable reside performances.
His 2022 breakout monitor “Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)” reached the Billboard Sizzling Dance/Digital Songs chart and helped propel him to a spot on Billboard’s year-end High Dance/Digital Artists checklist.
Bieber’s final full-length venture, Justice, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2021 and produced a number of Sizzling 100 hits, together with “Peaches” (No. 1), “Ghost” (No. 5), and “Anybody” (No. 6). Whereas the singer has but to announce a brand new album, he’s been noticed within the studio on a number of events over the previous 12 months.
Sekou, who posted the story, is a fast-rising British R&B expertise who launched his debut EP Out of Thoughts in 2023 to important acclaim. His presence alongside two high-profile artists has solely amplified curiosity — however for now, no official launch or venture involving the three has been confirmed.
In 2024, producer Mk.gee confirmed he had been working with Bieber, telling The New York Instances, “Something that comes out of his mouth: That’s pop music. You’ll be able to actually do fairly wild stuff behind that, simply because it represents one thing.”
After launching a world tour in February 2022 in assist of Justice, and his 2020 Adjustments album, Bieber revealed in June of that 12 months that he’d been recognized with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which had resulted in “full paralysis” on one aspect of his face, resulting in the postponement of some dates. Although he hit the highway once more, Bieber was compelled to return off the highway once more in September after the Rock in Rio pageant as a consequence of ongoing well being points.
He appeared as a visitor on a number of singles since then, together with Don Toliver’s “Personal Touchdown” and an acoustic model of SZA’s “Snooze.”
Bieber has been busy with fatherhood currently. The star and his spouse, Hailey Bieber, welcomed their first little one, a child boy named Jack Blues Bieber, in 2024.
