“Jennifer and I literally just danced the whole night in the studio we were making ‘Try Me,’” he says. Plus, he seems to truly enjoy learning from artists he admires-particularly when “learning” entails dancing all night with J-Lo. Derulo is varied enough in his stylings to accommodate this diverse array of artists naturally, and as a result the album is inherently textured. A critic can’t write a hit song, so I can’t take what they say seriously.”ĭerulo’s fourth album Everything is 4 features collaborations with Jennifer Lopez, Matima, Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban, Meghan Trainor, K. “My music doesn’t fit into a mold, and that’s why it’s so successful. “I think I take more risks than anybody in the industry,” he says defiantly.

And he has absolutely no qualms about what he’s doing. In a time when everyone is fighting to “brand” himself, Derulo is an unabashed chameleon. They would say he depends on sampling and collaborations, and you could switch him out with any other heavily produced pop singer of the moment and never know the difference.īut the sheer accumulation of Derulo’s hits tells a very different story, and to label the shape-shifting nature of his work spineless isn’t just short-sighted-it’s missing the point. They would say, you might remember his songs-who hasn’t driven home late at night blasting “Ridin’ Solo”-but the only thing will remind you you’re listening to Jason Derulo and not another artist is the oft-repeated sound of him singing his own name in auto-tune.

His critics would have you believe it’s because he’s unremarkable. He made tabloid headlines throughout his two-year relationship with Jordin Sparks, and he’s now a judge on the 12 th season of So You Think You Can Dance. Derulo has been in the spotlight for years, so why is he still such an enigma? Derulo, 25, has consistently topped the charts since his debut single “Whatcha Say” went platinum in 2009, and since then he’s put out 10 more best-selling singles, four of which were #1 Top 40 hits.

It certainly isn’t for lack of bling, or biceps, or MJ-esque dance moves with top hats or music videos with shapely ladies. Jason Derulo seems to be hiding in plain sight, a condition that’s somewhat peculiar phenomenon for an artist who has sold more than 50 million singles worldwide.

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