Beyoncé collaborator Willie Jones got his start on ‘X Factor.’ Now he’s featured on ‘Cowboy Carter’
(CNN) — Willie Jones first popped onto the music scene as a young contestant on the singing competition “X Factor” in 2012. Now, he’s dueting with Beyoncé on her new album “Cowboy Carter.”
Posted — UpdatedThe Shreveport, Louisiana native stood in front of “X Factor” judges Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, LA Reid and Demi Lovato over a decade ago and impressed them with his range and rich tone. He sang a rendition of Josh Turner’s “Your Man” for his audition, making it through to the live rounds before he was eliminated.
But Jones was just getting started. Signed with Sony Music, he’s singing his own songs these days that blend the sounds of country music and R&B. Jones debuted his first studio album “Something To Dance To” in 2023, and describes his music as a bridge between “the Block Party and the Barn Dance.”
His new collaboration with Beyoncé, the hauntingly introspective ballad “Just For Fun,” showcases Jones’ velvety vocals. He’s joins other emerging country music artists of color featured on “Cowboy Carter,” including Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts.
Here are the full lyrics of “Just For Fun”:
I’m goin’ all out just for fun, I am the man, I know itAnd everywhere I go, they know my nameSo I laugh and I lie and the coyotes cryAnd, uh, time moves quickly and so do I, so do ISo I’ll say my goodbye‘Cause time heals everythingI don’t need anythingHallelujahI pray to herHere’s to hoping I’ll fall fast asleep tonightAnd I’ll just need to get through thisBorn in the darkness, who brings the light?And I just, I need to get through thisOr just get used to itI’m goin’ down south just for fun, I am the man, I know itAnd everywhere I go, I hide my faceFrom the cowboys in Clovis and the rodeo circusI came here for a reason, but I don’t know the purposeIt’s all under the surfaceBut time heals everythingI don’t need anythingHallelujahI pray to herHere’s to hoping I’ll fall fast asleep tonightAnd I’ll just need to get through thisBorn in the darkness, who brings the light?And I just, I need to get through thisOr just get used to it‘Cause time heals everythingI don’t need anythingHallelujahI pray to herI pray to her
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