In a surprise development that has not only the fashion world but also the music world buzzing, Naomi Campbell has announced some major news, and no, it’s not that she’s returning to the runway. The iconic supermodel made a surprise appearance in London with viral DJ AG and casually let it slip that she’s not just dipping a toe back into music but diving in headfirst.
“We’re currently doing the remix,” Campbell told the audience to an overall gasp, meaning her recent venture involved a very special someone, Miley Cyrus. “I’ve been producing, and I’ll be on a couple of other things and playing around having fun with music.”
This surprise music update occurred as DJ AG, who showcases the freshest voices around, performed an unannounced DJ set. Campbell was accompanied by her old friend and former editor of British Vogue, Edward Enninful, further amping up the glamour at a very buzzed-about event. It’s the kind of drop-the-mic moment you’d assume from a man who’s spent half a lifetime reinventing the definition of what it means to be iconic.
Earlier this month, Campbell also appeared in the music video for “Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved,” a song off Miley Cyrus’s emotionally cathartic album Something Beautiful. That video not only revealed Naomi’s ageless presence but also represented a rare return to the music industry, one she had not ventured into since the release of her 1994 debut album, Baby Woman.
Let’s rewind for a moment. Baby Woman, Campbell’s debut and only studio album, was released in October 1994 on Epic Records. It barely registered on the charts in the United States, peaking at a modest No. 75 on the British charts. However, the album quietly sold more than a million copies worldwide and garnered significant love in Japan. And while several critics were none too kind, Naomi has always marched to the beat of her drum, and now she appears to be making the beat.
Speaking to Dazed recently, she offered a more personal take on her musical reawakening. “For me, it’s a lot of fun to be able to do something like this that isn’t my day job,” Campbell said. “To be able to be a part of this with [Miley] is an honor, a pleasure, it’s fun. I can show it to my kids one day and be like, Look! Mummy did this.’ My kids love music.”
That Naomi should return to the studio at all might not make sense to some, but for long-time fans, it’s just the latest unlikely chapter in a career that’s never played by the rules. Fashion, philanthropy, acting, and now a possible producer credit on a Miley Cyrus remix? Naomi Campbell isn’t so much redefining aging as rewriting the playbook on reinvention.
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