Though it’s been around a year since Craig David has released any new material from his so far unnamed 2016 album outside of his latest cut with Big Narstie, there are some big things on the way. The early naughties superstar today announced in an interview with Complex that he’s been collaborating alongside some of the world’s hottest producers – here’s what he said: 

“So many new guys. I was doing some bits with the Got Some crew, the Eton Messy Bristol crew. That was the same lotime as Blonde and all those guys. There’s a dude called White Nerd from Manchester, and we’ve done a lot of garage stuff together. He gets it, because he was a fan of the older stuff, but he’s not trying to flex it like the old stuff. There’s Kaytranada as well, who I did some wicked stuff with out in Canada. He’s about to drop his project which is going to be fire, because he’s still on that futuristic R&B thing and he’s taken it electronic. Working with him was dope. Diplo too; we’ve actually got a few things coming up. That’s going to be big. Oh, and GoldLink. He’s got his new record dropping soon, but we have a few bits dropping together next year… Who am I forgetting? Oh! I’ve also done some stuff with Chase & Status. Pure flames, man.”

Dear lord. It’s hard to imagine just how sexy Craig over some Kaytranada would be, or alongside Washington rapper GoldLink, whose latest album just dropped last week. The only feature here that isn’t so surprising is Diplo – following on from David performing Fill Me In, the biggest track of his first album, over Jack Ü’s Where Are You Now, which became an instant hit considering he kills it. Super exciting to see that Craig David is making his return. It’s been five years since his last record Signed Sealed Delivered, and these artists have all risen to prominence in that time. Big things to come, keep it locked here to keep up to date.