- 2026-02-16
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MUSIC
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ZHU Releases New Song “BURN” featuring Joyia
American DJ ZHU will release his upcoming fifth studio album “BLACK MIDAS” on March 20, 2026.
It is his first album in tow years, following the 2024 album “GRACE”.
From the album, he released a new song “BURN” on February 13, 2026.
The song is the second single off of the album, following the title track “BLACK MIDAS” released last month.
On the track, he teamed up with Toronto-based singer-songwriter Joyia.
The track was inspired by he Southern California Palisades wildfire. In the fire, his land burned and his neighborhood was decimated, yet his house and studio structures were spared, although uninhabitable from smoke damage.
The track was written and produced by ZHU, with Kassandra Nunes-Khan as co-writer.- ZHU said of the song, “On “Burn” I found this artist from Toronto. Her name's Joyia, kind of like an R&B singer. I make R&B music and wanted to make R&B a bit more up tempo so people would be able to dance to it, as opposed to keeping it super slow. So I wrote some stuff. I put it on record, sent it over. She wrote some stuff back and I just naturally wanted to put soulful stuff on dance music. So that's a track I love on the album.”
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The new album comprises 14 tracks, produced by ZHU. It marks a return to the foundation of his sound, while staying grounded within today's dance music culture.
ZHU said of the album, “In the beginning my music was intended for the dancefloor, and was the clubby part of my sound. For me, BLACK MIDAS is a return to why I first made music. Obviously, I've experimented and gone into different genres throughout my career, but I thought it was important for my new fans, my contemporaries, and also the new dance community, to understand that I came from that world from the beginning and am still a part of it. That's why I made this record. What I'm doing now speaks to my core fans, but also to the core dance fans of today.”
ZHU Photo by Angelica Ageeva
Joyia Photo by Sandra Monaco - source : Apple Music
