Kenya Os is throwing a pool party and hiring the world's hottest DJs. On Thursday, the Mexican pop star released her song “Replay” featuring Steve Aoki, along with a video for the sexy party.
“This track represents something big not only for me, but also for putting Mexico on the world map,” Kenya said in a press release. “I’ve always been a fan of Steve Aoki and I think we’ve managed to capture the feeling of the endless night.”
“I wanted to give them a different and unique song, and the best way to do that is to work with the most amazing DJs in the world,” she added.
In the video directed by director Mami, we see Oki and Kenya hosting a huge poolside party at a mansion.
The Kenya Os collaboration shouldn’t come as a surprise to Aoki fans. The DJ has long tapped Latin artists like Angela Aguilar, Dana and Gresiki for cross-cultural collaborations. “I still work with non-dance artists because I love it,” Aoki said. Rolling Stone Last year when it went down HiROQUEST 2: The Double Helix“You have to do the things that move your heart and move the needle for you.”
The new single comes about a month after Kenya released the video for her collaboration track “VIP” with Villano Antillano. At the time, she said, Rolling Stone Her dream job is to collaborate with Sabrina Carpenter. Both stars have a sweet, gentle approach to their style, and fans have compared them in the past.
“I love her music and I feel like we could work on a great pop song in English and Spanish… whatever you want!” Kenya said at the time. “She’s as much a part of the new wave of pop as I am here in Mexico. We have to make that collaboration.”
The new song is Kenya's first musical foray since the release of her album. pink halo In April, Kenya is scheduled to tour the United States later this year, stopping in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York. “I hope to come back with more cities, but this year we focused on doing just two shows because we were working on the next album. 2025 looks very promising,” Kenya said.
For his part, Aoki released the album Paragon In late June, which featured collaborations with Kido, Ne-Yo, Rafaela, and Lil Jon.
