Photo Credit: Michael Candrick
October 16th, 2025 – R&B producer and singer-songwriter CVIRO & GXNXVS have released their second single “Close 2 U” featuring breakout UK R&B artist Nippa on Red Bull Records. Fans can stream the song here.
A merging of two very distinct worlds, this track combines the best of the UK R&B scene with what CVIRO and GXNXVS do best. “Close 2 U” is perfectly timeless, weaving 90s/early 2000s R&B in with smooth beats and infectious melodies.
On the single, CVIRO & GXNXVS shared, “This song is about connection in its purest form. An AUS x UK R&B collab has been a long time coming, and "Close 2 U" is one of those moments where everything just clicked. Having Nippa be part of it brought it into a new dimension".
CVIRO & GXNXVS – "Close 2 U" (feat. Nippa) (Visualizer)
CVIRO & GXNXVS made their return as a duo earlier this year with the single “Were You Down?” – a bumping track with a club-ready energy. In between this new era and their previous project together the two kept busy, appearing on global releases with UK-based R&B singer H33RA and Toronto rapper JAHKOY – with this second collaboration receiving an enthusiastic shoutout on The Joe Budden Podcast.
CVIRO & GXNXVS continue to solidify their presence in the R&B scene, pushing boundaries with a multi-genre, global sound that’s destined to become timeless.
Stream "Close 2 U" here
Watch the visualizer here
About CVIRO & GXNXVS
A while back, vocalist CVIRO and producer GXNXVS met and instantly bonded over the sound and spirit of nineties R&B and soul. As if meant to make music together all along, GXNXVS showed up to their first encounter with his recording gear in tow. Not long after, the duo bubbled up out of Australia and into the international conversation by 2014. The breakout “Benjamins” announced their arrival, piling up 8.1 million Spotify streams and counting. “Problem” and “Lady” posted up millions of Spotify streams, and “Sober” eclipsed 8.2 million Spotify streams. Along the way, OVO Sound Radio and Beats 1 championed their music. Not to mention, global supermodel and style icon Bella Hadid played CVIRO & GXNXVS on her social media to tens of millions of followers.
Receiving widespread praise, Earmilk exclaimed, “Each new song possesses equally as much flava as the last,” and HYPEBEAST praised the single “Caught Up” as “reminiscent of 90s throwback R&B with its smooth but bouncy production and vocal delivery”. Perhaps, Acclaim put it best, “Their sound is smooth and sexy, a fusion of old school R&B sounds with modern neo-soul”. With EPs such as 'Now You Know' [2018] and 'The Sequel' [2020] under their belt, their collective work ethic simply never relented.
In 2022, they reemerged with 'Come On In', their debut EP on Red Bull Records, featuring the seductive standout “Nasty” with Jean Deaux. The following year, they delivered a bold reimagining of the project with the 'Come On In' (Remix EP) [2023], flipping select tracks into new sonic directions. Most recently, the duo teamed up with rising UK artist H3RRA for her 2024 single “Cardiac", lending their signature polish and mood-driven production to a buzzy collaboration that’s further cemented their status as global tastemakers in modern R&B.
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