OPM icon Jay R links up with Los Angeles-based pop newcomer Shanice on their collaborative single, “Never Ever”
OPM icon Jay R links up with Los Angeles-based pop newcomer Shanice on their collaborative single, “ Never Ever ”—released on Friday, August 22, 2025 via Hitmakers Entertainment and Symphonic Asia . Produced and co-written by Grammy-nominated Mark Feist , alongside Shanice and Jay R , the sophisticated R&B jam tackles a kind of love that stays and sticks even when the pieces don’t quite fit. With suave and soulful vocals that cut through a bed of lush strings, slow-burning grooves, and hypnotic instrumentation, “Never Ever” captures the soothing warmth of coming home to a loved one, pledging devotion even through life’s coldest seasons. “ Never Ever is about love and wanting it forever,” says Mark Feist, the chart-topping producer behind worldwide hits like Destiny’s Child’s Emotions . “It’s a tale as old as time, and something all people can relate to, whether it manifests in the form of love, loss, or longing.” The track’s creative journey began with Shanice’s scratch melody, ...