Long-time collaborator of Avicii, Sandro Cavazza, criticizes release of ‘Forever Yours (Tim’s 2016 Ibiza Version)’

Swedish singer and long-time collaborator of Avicii, Sandro Cavazza has publicly announced that he did not agree with the terms upon which the late-Swedish DJ’s newest version of ‘Forever Yours‘ was released. “I have not agreed to release this as a single,“ says Cavazza. 

One of the biggest releases this Friday came from Avicii, as his estate released an early version of his track with Sandro Cavazza from 2016, ‘Forever Yours.‘ The track quickly became a fan favorite during the last year of Avicii’s tour but was not released after his passing until 2020, when Kygo finished a tribute version of the song. Now, after the release of his Netflix documentary, ‘I’m Tim,‘ Avicii’s estate has released a 2016 Ibiza version of ‘Forever Yours‘ that featured in the film. However, it has been met with some controversy from Cavazza, who sings on the track and took to Instagram to explain his frustration. 

In the Instagram post, Cavazza revealed that he did not agree to release the song as a single but rather to release the demo version as a full live album from Avicii’s final show at Ushuaïa in 2016. Later in the post, he goes on to explain his reasoning for why he feels the release of ‘Forever Yours‘ as a single is against Avicii’s best interest by citing that “[Tim was] the only one who knew when his songs were finished and [Cavazza] does and will continue to respect that.“ In the final sentences of the post, he asks that Pinguettes recordings respect the decision and think about Avicii’s memory because “[Cavazza doesn’t] think this is it.“

Sandro Cavazza is one of the most well-known friends and collaborators of Avicii’s. He has featured on tracks such as ‘Without You,‘ ‘Sunset Jesus,‘ and ‘Gonna Love Ya.‘ Along with Avicii he has also worked with other notable dance producers such as Kygo.

Check out the full Instagram post here and listen to ‘Forever Yours (Tim’s 2016 Ibiza Version)‘ below.