The American âtriple threatâ superstar, Leon Thomas announced on 18th March 2025, a surprise remix with R&B legend Chris Brown to his smash hit single âMUTTâ. âMUTTâ was originally released on 8th August 2024 and currently has over 95 million streams on Spotify, over 9 million views on YouTube and over 296,000 posts on TikTok. âMUTTâ is a soulful, sultry R&B song that samples the 1989 track âsilly love songâ from Michelâle. This hit song comes from his second studio album âMuttâ.Â
The âMUTT CB Remixâ was released on Friday and has already become a hit with fans. With fans commenting âChris Brownâs Remix has absolutely elevated this song to another levelâ and âthis is perfectionâ. On 27th September 2024, Thomas released the official video of the first remix of âMUTTâ with Freddie Gibbs. The first remix with Freddie Gibbs has a more Hip Pop feel to the song whereas Brownâs remix has a more classic R&B feel.Â
Leon Thomas and Chris Brown effortlessly complement each other with their melodic harmonies. This âCB remixâ definitely showcases a more soulful side to Chris brown and beautifully exposes his vocal range. The themes of love, lust and desire are also continued within this âMUTT CB Remixâ. âMUTT CB Remixâ is the duoâs first artist to artist collaboration however it is not the first time the duo have worked together. In 2016, Thomas co-wrote “Something New” by Zendaya, which featured Chris Brown. He also co-produced Brown’s âEmerald / Burgundyâ featuring Juvenile and Juice J from Chris Brownâs Indigo album.
Leon Thomas is no stranger to the music industry and he has been a major influence within the current urban music industry. The American superstar has written major songs and worked with an array of artists like Ariana Grande, GIVáșŒON, Drake Ella Mai, Kanye West and many more. In 2024, Thomas won his first Grammy Award for the âBest R&B songâ for his contribution to SZA’s hit song “Snooze.”
Leon Thomas was initially known as an actor and his infamous role as âAndre Harrisâ in Nickelodeonâs Victorious. Over the past few years, he has definitely made his stamp within the music industry and his hit single âMUTTâ has solidifying his artist career.
Earlier this year, Leon Thomas had a 2 day sold out show in KOKO London and performed MUTT live as well as his other songs like âBreaking pointâ, âYes it isâ and many more . At one of his shows he brought out Stormzy which had a mixed reaction due to the McDonaldâs controversy however this didnât take away from his spectacular performance. We at the Beat London, are very excited to see who else Leon Thomas works with in 2025.Â