After placing third in China's Super Girl, a female-only talent competition in the vein of X-Factor or American Idol, Jane Zhang has enjoyed major success in the Chinese market.
With seven consecutive wins for Best Female Singer at the China Pop Charts Awards and the title of Best Asian Artist from the Mnet Asian Music Awards, it was only a matter of time before Zhang sought success in the U.S.—and sure enough, "Dust My Shoulders Off" hit No. 5 on the charts in its second week. And it's even less of a surprise that her video is now blowing up both MTV and Vevo.
"I grew up loving the sound and feel of Western popular music, working with Timbaland allowed me to not only see how great music is produced but also the creative culture behind the scenes that enables the continuous production of great music. It was an amazing learning experience," Zhang has said.
Dropped earlier today, the video is something we haven't quite seen before, and it's definitely something we will remember. Zhang's as-yet untitled album, executive-produced by Timbaland, is due in early 2017 from Montage Records.
“Dust My Shoulders Off” is confirmed as the first taste of her upcoming seventh studio album, due out later this year or early 2017 via Montage Records.
The single was released on digital retailers and streaming services on October 14th. The music video directed by Outerspace Leo was premiered through Vevo on October 28th.
Dust My Shoulders Off is like the first decent song Timbaland has produced in AGES. Queen Jane seems to be getting the best out of him so I'm looking forward to this.
