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Dakota Johnson Recorded a Spoken‑Word Cameo on Role Model Song, Artist Says

The spontaneous studio cameo serves as a public signal of a close personal tie and highlights how private relationships are merging into pop collaborations.

Overview

  • Role Model (Tucker Pillsbury) confirmed in an interview reported Aug. 4 that Dakota Johnson recorded a spoken‑word cameo on his song “Love I You” for the album Chuck Timely & the Hourglass.
  • The track features a flirty spoken bridge in which the pair exchange short lines such as “Hey, I think you’re perfect” and Johnson replies “You say that to everyone,” giving the cameo a conversational, personal feel.
  • Pillsbury said he had resisted mixing “work and relationships” but that Johnson volunteered, went into the booth and delivered the part, which he called “an amazing cameo.”
  • He debuted “Love I You” live in Chicago on July 30 ahead of the album’s Aug. 7 release, and fan clips from that show helped identify Johnson’s voice on the recording.
  • The cameo shifts prior reporting—based on photos and sightings since December 2025—toward an explicit professional collaboration that outlets interpret as a public signal about the couple’s reported relationship and could heighten attention to the album.