Music / NewsPusha T wrote McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It”A record industry exec claims that it was not Pharrell and Justin after all, but King PushShareLink copied ✔️June 2, 2016MusicNewsTextDazed Digital In a new interview with hot 97’s Ebro Darden, a former record industry executive called Steve Stoute has claimed that rapper Pusha T wrote the jingle for McDonald’s jingle “I’m Lovin’ It”. It was widely previously considered to have been Pharrell and Justin Timberlake, but as you can see in the video below, Stoute claims otherwise. “You know who did that?” says Stoute. “Pusha T. That’s crazy that Pusha T wrote the song to McDonald’s “I'm Lovin It.” Stoute is CEO of a marketing firm called Translation and was on the show talking about clients and brands that he’d worked with. “That rebranded McDonald’s for like the next decade,” says Darden. “They never had a tagline that they used around the world,” replies Stoute. Watch the interview below, with the Pusha T claims coming in at around four minutes. Read our Pusha T interview here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything else Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-setEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy