Rolling Stone

How Fireboy DML Found a Creative Spark With Ed Sheeran on His ‘Peru’ Remix

When Nigerian musician Fireboy DML thinks of his earliest influences, a few names come to mind. There was Passenger, the English folk/indie band turned solo artist, that led him to fall in love with ...
Uproxx

21 Savage And Blxst Lend New Verses To Fireboy DML’s Latest ‘Peru’ Remix

Nigerian singer Fireboy DML took a huge step in crossing over to US success in 2021 with his tropical single “Peru” — especially after adding British singer Ed Sheeran to its remix earlier this year, ...
NME

Ed Sheeran sings in Yorùbá on the remix of Fireboy DML’s ‘Peru’

Ed Sheeran has collaborated with Nigerian singer-songwriter Fireboy DML on a forthcoming remix of the latter’s hit song, ‘Peru’, in which Sheeran sings in the Niger-Congo language Yorùbá. Fireboy DML ...
Rolling Stone

Ed Sheeran Hops on Remix of Fireboy DML’s Hit Single ‘Peru’

Ed Sheeran has hopped on a remix of Fireboy DML’s hit “Peru,” which the Nigerian singer released this past summer. The pair also shared the new video for their remix on Christmas Eve. Sheeran ...
Pitchfork

Fireboy DML Taps Ed Sheeran for New “Peru” Remix: Listen

Fireboy DML has shared a new version of his song “Peru,” now featuring Ed Sheeran. The Nigerian singer-songwriter released the original version of the hit single back in July. Check out their ...
The Nation Newspaper

Ed Sheeran: Fireboy DML’s ‘Peru’ remix second biggest-selling song of the year

Fireboy DML Ed-Sheeran-assisted ‘Peru’ remix has been tagged the second biggest-selling song of the year by the British singer. The Grammy award-winning singer jumped on YBNL Fireboy’s hit tract, ...
BBC

Peru: How Ed Sheeran reach out to Fireboy DML to record remix of global hit

Wen dem tell Fireboy DML to check im DMs, im bin need to dey convinced say Ed Sheeran message bin dey real. Ed bin don send di Nigerian singer note wia im say im be fan and want collaborate on remix ...
Complex

21 Savage and Blxst Hop on Fireboy DML's "Peru" Remix

The song sees Blxst slide in with his R&B vocals, singing, “Ain’t nobody do your body like me. She said you should come and remind me,” before 21 comes in, rapping, “When you see me I’m on go mode to ...
The Punch Newspapers

How Fireboy contacted me for ‘Peru’ remix – Ed Sheeran

Grammy award-wining British singer, Ed Sheeran, has confirmed that he has recorded the remix for Fireboy’s hit song, ‘Peru”. Ed Sheeran revealed this in a recent interview with Elton John on the ...
BBC

Peru remix: Ed Sheeran sing in Pidgin as Fireboy Peru remix come out

Wia dis foto come from, Getty Images/ instagram @fireboydml Di 'Peru' remix of Fireboy DML featuring Ed Sheeran wey fans all ova di world dey wait for since don finally come out today, Friday 24, ...
The Nation Newspaper

Ed Sheeran sings in Yoruba for Fireboy DML’s ‘Peru’ remix

Many records were released this year in the Afrobeats world that helped to boost the genre’s appeal worldwide. They include Wizkid’s “Essence” featuring Tems, which was later remixed by Justin Bieber, ...