Hear Kane Brown and John Legend’s New Duet, ‘Last Time I Say Sorry’

After sharing a snippet of the song on social media earlier this year, country superstar Kane Brown and 10-time Grammy…

Lauren Jo Black

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March 27, 2020

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Kane Brown; Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images, John Legend; Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

After sharing a snippet of the song on social media earlier this year, country superstar Kane Brown and 10-time Grammy winner John Legend just dropped their brand new duet, “Last Time I Say Sorry.”

The piano-driven ballad features gorgeous harmonies and falls within Legend’s pop/R&B wheelhouse. Brown holds his own alongside Legend, delivering some of his best vocal work to date.

Lyrically, the song finds Brown and Legend vowing to be better men.

“I won’t say I’m sorry over and over/Can’t just say I’m sorry, I’ve gotta show you/ I won’t do it again, I’ll prove my love is true/ I hope the last time I said sorry/ Is the last time I’ll say sorry to you,” Brown and Legend croon throughout the chorus.

The pair wrote the song alongside Matt McGinn and Andrew Goldstein after bonding with each other when Brown appeared on Legend’s IGTV series Trailer Talk late last year.

“It was amazing me and John [Legend]. John’s such a good guy, great family dude and, we just kind of related on talking about our wives,” Brown explains. “And, we didn’t know if we were writing this song for my record or his record and once we finished it, we both just loved it so much that we both decided to jump on it.”

Kane Brown and John Legend will join forces for the live debut of the song during the upcoming television special, ACM Presents: Our Country. The two-hour special will fill the broadcast slot previously set aside for the 55th Annual ACM Awards and will feature at-home acoustic performances and intimate conversations from country music’s biggest stars.

“Last Time I Say Sorry” is available to stream and download now.

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Lauren Jo Black

Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.