Chris Stapleton has collaborated with huge names in music, from Justin Timberlake to P!nk to Leslie Jordan. But now, the singer has a new request for teamwork as former One Direction member and pop star ZAYN would love to sing with the country crooner.
In an interview with RADIO.COM’s Julia, the “Pillowtalk” singer shared that he’s a huge fan of country music and he hopes to work with Stapleton sometime soon.
“I listen to a lot of Country music. If there’s any good Country voices out there I’m a fan. I’m a massive fan of Chris Stapleton and I’d like to work with him. I reached out to him before and he said he wanted to do something, so I’d like to do something with him in the future,” ZAYN shared.
A collaboration with Stapleton isn’t the only one ZAYN is concentrating on. He recently debuted “To Begin Again,” featuring Ingrid Michaelson. In his chat with Julia, he revealed that after reaching out to the singer, they swiftly got to work on the song that turned into “To Begin Again.
“She had said she had a song that she already wrote that she might need a bit of help on, with a duet and I was like ‘cool send it over’ and we got it done.”
Before his collab with Michaelson, Malik previously worked with Taylor Swift on “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever,” featured on the 50 Shades of Gray soundtrack.
Stapleton’s most recent partnership with Leslie Jordan will appear on the latter’s upcoming album, Company’s Comin’, which is due April 2. The “Tennessee Whiskey” singer also recently released his own album, Starting Over.
In addition to his new song, ZAYN is currently enjoying life as a new dad after welcoming a baby girl named Khai with longtime girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, in September 2020.