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Michaël Brun Details Uniting Beenie Man & Bounty Killer on New ‘Touchdown’ Single


Michael Brun's new "Touchdown" anthem with J Balvin, Beenie Man & Bounty Killer is about forging 'genuine cultural unity.' Get all the details.

Last year, Brun prioritized collaborations, joining forces with artists spanning genres and generations, including Keyon Harrold(“Playa Noche”), Charly Black(“Jessica”) and John Legend(“Safe”). With an ever-growing festival and new music on the horizon, Michaël Brun caught up with Billboard to break down the making of “Touchdown,” his favorite Haitian artists and who he thinks will win the Grammy for best reggae album on Sunday (Feb. 2). was such a crazy twist for me because, up to that point, I was a DJ doing electronic music and I wanted to set up this festival concept to bring the sounds that I love from the Caribbean and all the different global diasporas to New York and different parts of the U.S. Now we’re hitting Europe and Canada too.

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