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Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones attend day six of the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle on August 29, 2025 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York Metropolis.
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Key Takeaways:
- Coco Jones shared that Donovan Mitchell messaged her earlier than they met, however she didn’t see it.
- The couple started courting in 2023 and introduced their engagement in July.
- Mitchell’s voice seems on Jones’ album Why Not Extra?, which is Grammy-nominated.
Donovan Mitchell slid into Coco Jones’ DMs earlier than they met in actual life, however wanting again, she’s glad she by no means noticed it. On Tuesday (Dec. 16), whereas talking with Complicated’s Tiffany Hunt, the “ICU” singer opened up concerning the NBA star’s message and why it “wouldn’t have labored anyway.”
“He had recognized of me years earlier than [we met] as a result of ‘Bel-Air’ had executed a collab together with his shoe line, so he’d sort of seen the present earlier than it got here out, and he was like, ‘Who that?’ And he mentioned he hit me up on Instagram. I ain’t see it although,” Jones defined. When requested concerning the DM, she revealed Mitchell despatched “one thing with a purple coronary heart.”
“I’m like, ‘Oh, good, that wouldn’t have labored anyway. I don’t need no coronary heart, I don’t know you,’” Jones added. “That’s how you realize it’s above us. It’s God. We’re meant to be.” The couple, who started courting in 2023, introduced their engagement in July.
Later within the dialog, Jones shared which monitor on her debut album, Why Not Extra?, was impressed by or reminded her of Mitchell, together with a little-known truth about his involvement within the LP. “I feel the tune ‘You,’ for positive,” she answered.
The “Double Again” artist then revealed that Mitchell is the voice on the intro of “Thang 4 U.” She mentioned, “He’s the voice on there, speaking. I don’t know if individuals can clock that, however I really feel like Why Not Extra? is sort of the Coco main as much as being in love … My subsequent challenge might be simply me in love.”
Jones’ Why Not Extra? — which ranked at No. 4 on Rap-Up’s Finest R&B Albums Of 2025 listing — is up for Finest R&B Album on the 2026 Grammy Awards. It’s competing towards Teyana Taylor’s Escape Room and Leon Thomas’ MUTT, amongst different albums. Followers will discover out who takes dwelling the award on Feb. 1, 2026.
Every week after that, she’ll be a part of Charlie Puth and Brandi Carlile to supply somewhat “pregame leisure” for Tremendous Bowl LX. Jones will carry out the Black Nationwide Anthem, “Elevate Each Voice and Sing.”