Nu King Explained

Nu King
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jason Derulo
Cover:	Jason Derulo - Nu King.png
Genre:	Pop R&B
Length:	78:16
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Ali Payami Ali Prawl Andrew Wells Badmarks Bantu Benjmn CRVS Serrano David Guetta Digi Dom Did It Elof Emanuel Kiriakou Hoops Jayme Silverstein Jintae Ko Johnny Goldstein Jonny Grande Killah B King Vay KJ Koko Got Sauce Larry LeTwins Mac & Phil Mally Mall Melvin Moore Mike Hawkins Nuka Pink Slip Pip Kembo Pressplay Punctual Rice N' Peas Ricky Reed R3hab Saltwives Scorp Dezel Simon Says Smash David Stryv Stvnley Teemu Brunila Tesher Toby Green Vassal Benford YX
Prev Title:	2Sides (Side 1)
Prev Year:	2019

Nu King is the fifth studio album by American singer Jason Derulo. It was released on February 16, 2024, through Atlantic Records. His first studio album of original material in nine years, following Everything Is 4 (2015), it features collaborations with Michael Bublé, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Gucci Mane, Quavo, Lay Bankz, Tesher, Robinson, Mikaben, David Guetta, Alexandra Shipp, and Nuka, alongside guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla Sign, French Montana, Adam Levine, Dido, and Meghan Trainor. It serves as a follow-up to his EP 2Sides (Side 1) (2019), and is his first project not released through longtime labels Beluga Heights and Warner, which he left in 2020 due to creative differences.^[1]

Critical reception

Maura Johnston of Rolling Stone described Derulo as an "audacious, occasionally ridiculous Pop-R&B smoothie" on the record, but concluded that "on a 27-song album, they can't all be hits".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Jason Derulo Signs With Atlantic Records (Exclusive). Aswad. Jem. Variety. March 1, 2021. March 5, 2024.
2. Jason Derulo Is an Audacious, Occasionally Ridiculous Pop-R&B Smoothie on Nu King. Johnston. Maura. Rolling Stone. February 16, 2024. February 29, 2024.