D Major covers Zayn's 'Let Me'

Reggae/dancehall crooner D Major says his latest song 'Let Me', is both a tribute to some of the dancehall singers of the recent past and an attempt to bring back a time when dancehall artistes did great covers of popular songs from other genres.

Let Me, produced by Mr G Productions, is a cover of the hit song by Zayn Malik that was released in April. The accompanying video has more than 95 million views on YouTube.

D Major said the decision to do the cover was largely to bring back some of the good things about dancehall from the recent past.

"Dancehall usually has some covers that are like staples, like Ghost (Nothing At All, Killing Me Softly), Tony Curtis (I Wanna Be Down), Wayne Wonder (I Don't Know Why, I'd Die Without You), singing these R&B songs over dancehall riddims," he said.

"It's a staple, and I noticed that it has been lacking - these nice melodies floating over a dancehall riddim. There is nothing like it. So, I wanted to bring that back. So that's why I chose to do a cover with this song, because it's a raw dancehall beat," he added.

So far, the song has been getting love in all parts of the world, according to D Major. He pointed to DJs in Belize and Kenya especially giving it rotation.

"There have been videos of it being played in these territories so far, Zimbabwe as well. It is also getting some love from mainstream radio here in Jamaica," said the singer, who, like Zayn, was once a member of a successful boy band.

D Major was a member of Q-T, while Zayn was part of One Direction.