Simi drops visual for track ‚There For You‘ ft Ms Banks

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Hot off the heels of the runaway success of her smash song ‘Duduke’ – a heartfelt ode to her new-born daughter that has clocked up an astounding 83 million TikTok impressions and 13 million online views – the Nigerian Afro-Pop singer/songwriter and producer sensation Simi recently released her brand new EP ‘Restless II’ alongside the Gizelle Hernandez (Jennifer Lopez, Jhene Aiko, Lena Waithe) directed visual for the project’s lead single ‘No Longer Beneficial’,  Today Simi drops another dazzling, must-see visual for the track ‘There For You’ ft Ms Banks – also directed by Gizelle Hernandez and taken from the ‘Restless II’ project.

Released in October, ‘Restless II’ sees Simi carving out her own lane with an exciting, rebirth of sound as she mixes sophisticated and sultry, future-R&B with vibrant Afrobeats influences and her distinctive and mesmerizingly, soulful vocals over 6 dynamic tracks. The project is enhanced with production from some of West Africa’s finest musical talents Sess and Oscar and sees Simi teaming-up with her husband, the highly-acclaimed Nigerian music artist and creative Adekunle Gold on the addictive slow-jam ‘Bites The Dust’, fellow Nigerian musician WurlD on ‘Triggered’ and an entrancing verse from UK rapper Ms Banks on ‘There For You’ – now assisted with a brand new visual.

In addition to the impressive success of the ‘Restless II’ EP which has now received over 12.5 million streams, Simi has just been nominated for a ‘Best Female’ Award at next year’s MTV Africa Music Award and two awards – ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best Vocal Performance’ – at the upcoming Headies.

Speaking on the EP, Simi said:

“Before I got my break in the industry, I had so many moments of uncertainty. I was bursting with all this creativity and I was almost desperate for someone to bank on it. So I channelled my energy into the first Restless EP. „Restless“, because it was how I felt. Thankfully, I made it to the other side.

There are many „other sides“ on every path. You find your breakthrough, and then chase another one. And another one. And then, another one.

My second ’Restless’ EP is a symbol of my search for a new journey on the same path. May the force be with me.”