Kygo confirms release date for his tribute mix of Avicii's 'Forever Yours'
Avicii passed away in 2018
Last updated 22nd Jan 2020
Norwegian DJ Kygo has confirmed a release date for his tribute mix of Avicii's 'Forever Yours'. The 'Higher Love' DJ first played his mix last month at the Avicii Tribute Concert, held in Stockholm, Sweden, and now we can expect it very soon.
Kygo shared details of his latest song including the release date to his fans, simply telling them, 'January 24th.. This one is special ❤️'.
The artwork features a grey map of the USA, with Avicii's face and five pins across the country connected by a gold line. This line is representative of the road trip that Avicii and his friends (including Sandro Cavazza whose vocals feature on the track) embarked on, eventually arriving at Ultra Music Festival 2016 in Miami.
The reaction to Kygo's tribute mix has been met by one of support, with other DJs and fans commenting on his post with heart emojis and comments such as, 'OMG!, can't waiiiit. I'm crying 😭♥♥', and 'Thank you @kygomusic so much! 🖤 Honor for tim @avicii 💔😔🎶🖤'. sic
It's been nearly two years since fans were left shocked by the death of Avicii, who was only 28-years-old when he passed away in April 2018. Having had many huge hits around the world with 'Wake Me Up', 'Levels' and 'Hey Brother', the Swedish DJ had also collaborated with a number of artists including Rita Ora.
Now, in the years since his death, his music has continued to be released with the permission of his family. 'SOS' featuring Aloe Blacc was released in April 2019, followed by 'Heaven' which featured the vocals of Coldplay's Chris Martin. His posthumous album 'TIM' was also released in June 2019.
Now take a look at some of the biggest collaborations from last year:
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Kygo and Whitney Houston
Norwegian DJ Kygo released one of the hits of 2019 when he remixed Whitney Houston's cover of 'Higher Love'.
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy
Ed and Stormzy worked together for Ed's collab album in 2019, releasing the massive track 'Take Me Back To London'.
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
They are three of the most successful women in pop, so when Ariana, Miley and Lana teamed up to release 'Don't Call Me Angel' for the 2019 movie adaptation of Charlie's Angels, fans were left over the moon!
Becky Hill and Sigala
He's dropped some massive its in recent years, but Sigala's 2019 collab with Becky Hill was certainly one of his most popular! Becky wrote the track about an ex-boyfriend, and it became one of the tracks of the summer.
Tiesto and Mabel
Legendary DJ Tiesto teamed up with Mabel to release 'God Is A Dancer' in September 2019.
Now take a look at 11 singers who don't use their real names:
You can hear songs by Avicii and Kygo on KISS.
Listen to KISS and all of the KISS Network stations on our free Rayo app, by hitting the play button on the bottom of your screen and on your smart speaker (‘Play KISS FM’). Plus KISSTORY R&B is now available on DAB nationally and KISS Fresh, KISS Dance via DAB+ in London.