Jamie Foxx Marks Musical Return with Valentine’s Surprise at Zouk LA

If there were any doubts about Jamie Foxx’s status as the ultimate showman, he put them to bed Saturday night at Zouk Los Angeles. In the middle of a weekend already crowded with NBA All-Star festivities, the Academy Award winner decided it was the perfect time to remind the industry that he still has the pipes (and the moves) to command a room.

Foxx took over the booth to debut his new single, “Somebody,” which hit streamers just a day prior under his own Foxxhole Productions banner. It marks his first official single in a decade, a strategic Valentine’s Day drop that feels like a soulful re-entry into a space he’s dominated sporadically since the mid-2000s.

The energy wasn’t just “club appearances” standard; it was a full-blown revival. Foxx was joined in the booth by J Young MDK, who served as the night’s hype man and co-producer on the track. After an encore performance of the new single, Foxx leaned heavily into the nostalgia that the West Hollywood crowd was starving for.

The highlight? A floor-shaking rendition of his classic “Gold Digger” verse that had the entire venue acting as his backing choir. Between sets, Foxx played the role of the consummate host, “holding court” and leading a spirited sing-along to Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle.”

The event served as another notch in the belt for Zouk Los Angeles, the joint venture between Singapore’s Zouk Group and Sam Nazarian’s sbe. As the venue approaches its first anniversary, it is clearly aiming to be the “it” spot for high-impact cultural programming.

The All-Star weekend lineup at Zouk has been a literal Who’s Who, with the venue recently hosting everyone from Playboi Carti and Travis Scott to Mariah Carey and Shaboozey. In a city where nightlife “dominance” is often a fleeting title, the Zouk/sbe partnership is betting on a mix of world-class production and the kind of spontaneous celebrity moments that Foxx delivered on Saturday.

As the room stayed fueled by a steady flow of El Tesoro and Moët, the takeaway was clear: Foxx isn’t just back; he’s doing it on his own terms via Foxxhole. In an era of polished, over-managed rollouts, there’s something refreshingly “Old Hollywood” about a star testing out his new material in a packed room at 1:00 AM.

photos by Dakota Kass