Sandro Cavazza, a singer-songwriter, has openly questioned the release of “Forever Yours – Tim’s 2016 Ibiza Version,” a song on which he and the late EDM pioneer Avicii sing together.
Cavazza spoke out against the release on social media, saying that he had agreed to include Tim’s demo version in a full live record from the artist’s last show but not as a separate single. The song was played at Avicii’s last live show in 2016 at Ushuaia in Ibiza. It was released by Interscope Records, Pophouse, and the Avicii Estate.
Just so you all know.
I have not agreed on released this as a single. I have only agreed on releasing Tim’s demo version of Forever Yours as a part of a full live album release from Tim’s last show, but since that album wasn’t released today and this is now being portrayed as a single, featuring me, I feel like I need to speak up.
I have for years now been asked by the family and pinguettes recordings to release the unreleased material I have done together with Tim and I have consistently said no. A lot of you probably wonder why those songs never have come out and the truth is that I don’t want to release any of those songs Without Tim being here. He is the only one who knew when his songs were finished and I do and will continue to respect that.
I therefore wish that Pinguettes recordings, Per Sundin and Tim’s family will respect that decision as well and that they think twice about what the most respectful way to treat Tim’s memory is cuz I don’t think this is it
People are interested in Avicii’s music again after watching the Netflix films “Avicii: I’m Tim” and “Avicii: My Last Show.” While these productions have helped Avicii’s legal albums, “True” (2013), “Stories” (2015), and the posthumous “Tim” (2019), get back on top of the charts around the world, Cavazza’s comments raise important questions about the morality of releasing music after someone has died.
The music business has been talking for a long time about artistic ethics and how hard it is to manage an artist’s legacy. This controversy adds to that conversation. The fact that Cavazza told Pinguettes recordings, Per Sundin, and Tim’s family to not release the song shows how important it is to respect an artist’s artistic vision while also preserving their work.
As the story goes on, it shows how difficult it can be for artists, partners, and estates to work together on releases after the artist has died.
This is especially true in the electronic music scene, where unreleased tracks and live performances are important parts of an artist’s legacy.
This event is a reminder that music releases are about more than just making money. There are also deeply personal and artistic aspects that should be carefully considered. This is especially true when dealing with the legacies of important artists like Avicii, whose influence on electronic music is still felt years after his death.
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