Måneskin lead singer Damiano David taps Tyla and Nile Rodgers for “Talk to Me,” which dropped Friday (Sept. 12).
“Talk to Me” is featured on the deluxe edition of David’s debut album Funny Little Fears, which was originally released May 16 via Sony Music Italy and Arista Records. The deluxe version, titled Funny Little Dreams, includes four more new tracks, including “Cinnamon” with Albert Hammond Jr., “Naked,” “Mysterious Girl” and “Over.”
In a press release, David says he “unexpectedly felt a new wave of inspiration” hit him as the Funny Little Fears World Tour was approaching, which “led me to write ‘Talk to Me.’ What made this spark even more exciting was knowing that the legendary Nile Rodgers thought the song worthy of adding his solo guitar. I always felt this song should be a duet, and since I’ve recently been listening a lot to ‘Water,’ I was completely blown away and really wanted to have [Tyla] sing it with me.”
Tyla adds she “instantly fell in love with how nostalgic it felt. I heard myself on it straight away.” Once Rodgers received the record, he says he “really loved the vibe of it and I wanted my guitar to be the third voice.”
David’s first solo tour started Thursday night (Sept. 11) at the COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland and will go through the rest of Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and North America before wrapping on Dec. 16 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Italian singer-songwriter earned two nominations at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards last Sunday (Sept. 7) for best long-form video with “Funny Little Stories” and for MTV push performance of the year with “Next Summer.”
