With just eight days until the release of his sixth artist album Listen, David Guetta has unveiled one of the most high-profile collaborations on the album with Afrojack and Nicki Minaj. The 1 minute 30 second preview for "Hey Mama" gives us a taste of what we should expect from the three frequent collaborators, via Capital FM. David Guetta and Nicki Minaj have had success on previous Guetta albums with tracks like "Turn Me On" and "Where Them Girls At" alongside Flo Rida.
Though Afrojack was not listed in the initial batch of collaborators on the album tracklist, it is not surprising to see his name on this album with how strong a relationship he has with David Guetta. "Hey Mama" has the pitched up dutch electro sound you expect from Afrojack, but catered to a pop audience that allows Nicki Minaj's vocals to flow over it and should make this one another big hit for Guetta.
He recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the making of the album and the process of writing the songs.
"I spent way, way more time on songwriting," Guetta remarked. "It's probably my most personal album. Until today I was doing lots of songs about happiness and love and sexiness and just having a party — it was basically my life, you know? And lately, my personal life has been a little more difficult, so it reflects also on the album, on the things that we're talking about, on the type of chords. I've never done this, because even for me it was all about making the people dance."
The album will hit stores Monday, Nov. 24, and features additional collaborations with John Legend, Sia, Ryan Tedder, Skylar Grey and MAGIC!. He already released the first single "Dangerous," which he has said is part of a new song-driven approach to the album.
"Hey Mama" sounds like the hit maker that has gotten Guetta his worldwide acclaim, but we will see Nov. 24.
