"Home to Mama" is a song by Canadian singer
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
and Australian singer
Cody Simpson
Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian swimmer and singer-songwriter. Since his debut, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), '' Surfers Paradise'' (2013), '' Free'' (2015), and ''Cody Simpson'' (20 ...
credited as JB X CS (referring to their initials). The song appears only in the Japan edition of Bieber's fourth studio album ''
Purpose''.
Background
Ever since Simpson made his mainstream debut in 2010 with
iYiYi he received many comparisons towards Bieber and was often dubbed as "The next Justin Bieber". Simpson was questioned in September, 2010 if he had ever met Bieber, to which he confirmed yes, whilst also proclaiming to be a big fan of Bieber's music. Simpson also responded to a number of fan questions through J-14 Magazine that same month, one of which asked if he would ever duet with Bieber, to which he responded: ″Maybe I guess, that would be kinda cool″. Simpson hired Bieber's manager
Scooter Braun
Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (born June 18, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and entertainment executive. Known as the manager for artists such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, The Kid Laroi and other artists ...
as his own in 2011.
In January, 2012, during the making process of Bieber's third studio album
Believe, it was confirmed that Simpson had been in the studio with Bieber, proclaimed via
Twitter
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by Simpson, ″Chilled with the mate @justinbieber in the studio tonight. Look for some great records coming″, hinting the possibility of a duet. Despite rumours, Bieber confirmed there was not a collaboration with Simpson on his album, but hinted the possibility of
Kanye
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ear ...
and
Drake
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.
Over the summer of 2014, Simpson tweeted that he was in the studio with Bieber, stating that they wrote a "beautiful guitar track".
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References
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2014 songs
Cody Simpson songs
Justin Bieber songs
Songs written by Andrew Watt (record producer)
Songs written by Justin Bieber
Songs written by Cody Simpson