New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) Coca-Cola has released the first original song to kick off the second season of its Coke Studio global music platform, which brings the most exciting emerging and breakthrough artists from all corners of the world together to create ‘Real Magic’.
The new track, titled ‘Be Who You Are (Real Magic)’, is written and performed by Grammy-award-winning American songwriter and musician, Jon Batiste, and features artists NewJeans, JID, Camilo and Cat Burns.
Coca-Cola's 'Real Magic' brand philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection and the belief that our differences make the world a richer and more interesting place. It is a celebration of the real-life moments and the magic, that happens when people come together.
First launched in Pakistan in 2008 and re-launched globally in May 2022, Coke Studio returns bigger and bolder this year with new artist collision song releases and a program of festival sponsorships, live performances, AR and digital content and on pack experiences, allowing audiences to discover new music wherever they are in the world, running from May-September 2023.
As a platform that celebrates borderless collaboration, Coke Studio has brought together Verve Records/Interscope/UMG signed artist Jon Batiste and 16 plus of the biggest breakthrough music artists of the moment from the US, UK, Canada, South Africa, Colombia, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, China, Korea and the Philippines.
The artists include representation from India with Diljit Dosanjh and Shreya Ghoshal as part of the collective. These artists have created nine brand new multi-artist collision songs and exclusive Coke Studio sessions from each artist, which will be released to global music fans on all music platforms in June and July.
Jon Batiste said “I am proud to partner with Coke to share a message of encouragement and humanity with the world through my music. The Coke Studio platform does great at harnessing their global reach to bring artists of different cultures together in celebration of our cultural differences and the ultimate oneness of us all. This is such a non-traditional, innovative approach we've taken, and it felt very organic for me to just do my World Music Radio thing.”
“When I wrote "Be Who You Are (Real Magic)" I was inspired to create an anthem that captures the Real Magic that happens when we come together as our authentic selves. The anthem features new friends of mine from all around the world, these phenomenally special artists NewJeans, Camilo, J.I.D and Cat Burns. We really had a lot of fun and I hope people everywhere feel the vibe,” added Jon.
Pratik Thakar, Head of Global Strategy & Creative, Coca-Cola says, “ ‘Real Magic’ is all about celebrating what happens when different people come together as their authentic selves. The COKE STUDIO platform is the true representation of that, with the amazing artists we have brought together to deliver a program that is bigger and bolder than before.”
“True collaboration between artists from different cultures, genres and backgrounds, what we are calling creative ‘Collisions’, are at the heart of our COKE STUDIO platform. Our goal for this program is to always be music-driven and fan-first by bringing unique music and music experiences to the forefront. This year, we’ve worked with a diverse mix of amazingly talented artists from all over the world, bringing them together to create original music that we hope will transcend boarders and excite music fans with something new,” added Joshua Burke, Global Head of Music & Culture Marketing, Coca-Cola.
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