R&B/pop singer Jason Derulo announced on TikTok that an "official version" of the SIQA chart-topping single "Let Me Be" drops Sept. 4. In the announcement, Derulo tagged the original artist (The Second Voice), Nigerian singer Qing Madi, Les Twins' Laurent Bourgeois, and choreographer Jeremy Kenyel Strong.
The song's backstory is messier than the official credit suggests. "Let Me Be" is billed to The Second Voice, and released via Warner Music Group’s Spinnin' Records, but Zinstrel's reporting found two competing origin stories: some outlets describe The Second Voice as a Zambian producer in his own right, while Rwandan artist Elvin Cena has separately claimed authorship, saying he wrote the melody and lyrics himself and turned to Suno for the amapiano production and viral female vocal after shelving an unsatisfying human recording.
That account describes heavier AI involvement than SIQA's chart sources reported at the time, which held that only the vocals were AI-generated and the production was fully human. The track went on to top SIQA's Global AI Songs chart and Shazam's global chart, and it's the first commercial hit to come out of Warner's November 2025 Suno settlement.
Derulo's teaser flips the usual script: instead of an AI track chasing legitimacy, a name-brand pop artist and dance royalty are opting into one that's already proven itself commercially, contested authorship and all. It’ll be interesting to see if a new "official version" resolves any of the song’s ambiguity or just builds another layer on top of it.
@jasonderulo It begins September 4th official version of “Let Me Be” with a human touch @The Second Voice 🕊️ @💙Qing Madi💙 @Laurent BOURGEOIS @Jeremy Kenyel Strong ♬ LET ME BE - Jason Derulo & The Second Voice & Qing Madi