Nao Yoshioka, who in 2022 celebrated her 10th anniversary since her debut, has continued to expand her global activities from her base in Tokyo. She has released a collaboration single, ‘Stuck Wit U’, with Blue Lab Beats, the London-based Grammy-nominated duo.
Nao Yoshioka first met Blue Lab Beats in 2017 when she was invited as a guest artist for a Mamas Gun concert at Jazz Cafe in London and deepened her friendship with them through Ruby Francis, also her label mate. Afterward, in 2020 Blue Lab Beats released a remix of Nao Yoshioka’s representative song “Loyalty,” titled “Loyalty (Blue Lab Beats Remix).”
In 2022 when Nao visited London on her European tour, she had a session at Blue Lab Beats’ studio, and at Blue Note Place’s performance in Japan, she performed as a guest on stage with them. Thus, the supportive relationship between the two has continued uninterrupted since 2017.
Finally, the long-awaited collaboration single “Stuck Wit U” by the two was completed. It is a chill medium tune that combines Blue Lab Beats’ modern and sophisticated beats, floating electric piano, and Nao Yoshioka’s expressive vocals.
Stream ‘Stuck Wit U’ HERE
Press release courtesy of Only Good Stuff
