Keith City is aware of good music when he hears it, and there is one latest tune by Ariana Grande that he merely can not get sufficient of.
ET’s Rachel Smith spoke with City backstage at Nissan Stadium throughout day 3 of this yr’s CMA Fest in Nashville on Saturday, and the “Straight Line” singer opened up about his latest reward for Grande’s tune “We Cannot Be Associates (Look forward to Your Love),” which he is lined a number of instances just lately.
“I do love protecting that music, yeah,” stated City, who shared a video of himself performing his tackle the observe final month.
Within the put up, 56-year-old City referred to as the music “audible heroin,” and he defined to ET that he used that time period as a result of “you wish to hear it many times and once more.”
“The primary time I heard it, [I played it] possibly eight to 10 instances,” City stated. “Actually, simply once more, once more, once more.”
“It is the music, it is her voice, it is the recording, it is the backing vocal association, it is simply masterful,” he added. “It is actually lovely.”
The observe is off Grande’s newest album, Everlasting Sunshine, which got here out in March.
When requested about whether or not or not he has plans to collaborate with Grande, City stated he did not know if that might be within the works anytime quickly, however defined, “I am simply completely happy to try this music proper now and form of dismantle it and do a distinct tackle it.”
One collaboration that got here collectively at this yr’s CMA Fest was between City and Lainey Wilson, who took the stage Saturday night and shocked followers with a efficiency of their tune “Go Residence W U.”
For City, CMA Fest has changing into one thing of an annual custom, performing on the occasion for over 20 years.
“It is superb to see how large CMA Fest has gotten through the years,” City stated. “Nice music, nice new artists and eventually recognizing range in nation music — it is all the time been there, it simply hasn’t been represented the way in which it’s now, and also you see it right here all week at Nashville and particularly CMA Fest!”
This yr’s CMA Fest — hosted by Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde — airs June 25 on ABC.
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