Dancehall superstar Popcaan, and former Miss World, Toni-Ann Singh, have set fire to the dancehall landscape, with the release of their highly anticipated duet titled ‘Next To Me’.
Released at midnight Wednesday, the song and music video is a passionate duet describing a couple’s yearning for each other, despite external forces determined to separate them.
Then came a passionate kiss between the two, set along the background of a gushing waterfall, which created the ultimate dancehall fairytale of triumph for a forbidden relationship.
“You make me wanna run, run, run/Heartbeat racin’ like a drum, drum, drum (Woah-yah)/Feel it in my soul (Hey)/Leave me wantin’ more (Babe)/You make me wanna run, run, run/Heartbeat racin’ like a drum, drum, drum/Don’t know where we’ll go/Don’t know where we’ll go,” Toni-Ann sings in the track.
In another verse, she shows off her vocal range, “Ah, oh/Met a few lifetimes ago/You were at your knee, I was clear, you/Make the world a place only we know, oh, oh/If it’s not love then tell me what’s this feelin’ you give me? (Tell me, baby, yeah)/If it’s not love then I’m beggin’ you, baby, to leave me (Leave me)/I should’ve never let it show (I should’ve never let it show)/Can see it in your eyes, you know/Can see it in your eyes, you know.”
On Instagram, Popcaan reacted to the release of the song where he shared several images taken from the video shoot showing him wrapping a scarf around Toni-Ann’s head.
Toni-Ann also shared the feeling loved emoji on a repost of Popcaan’s story.
“Fi mi angel without the two wing,” she captioned a photo of herself and Popcaan sitting on the back of a bike.
This track marks Singh’s first serious musical release after displaying tremendous vocal talent in the Miss World Competition in 2019.
Her powerhouse performance of the Whitney Houston cover, ‘I Will Always Love You’, won hearts and is credited as part of the reason she won the coveted crown.
Singh and Popcaan sparked dating rumours earlier this year when they were spotted jetting off to Grenada.
She appeared in a cameo on Burna Boy’s ‘TAS (Toni-Ann Singh)’, featuring Popcaan. The single – as one already knows – was ij tribute to her.
Though the two have been spotted together, Popcaan and Singh have not confirmed that they are lovers.
