After previously announcing her first new album in over a decade, Dallas’ Erykah Badu announced the album’s name and drop date.
DALLAS — Dallas’ Erykah Badu is giving fans more information about her first new album in over a decade, including a name, release date, and a plan to debut the songs live.
Badu, who is currently on tour with collaborator The Alchemist, will give fans a chance to hear her new album live before it is released on streaming platforms, Consequence reported. We also learned the album’s name, “Abi & Alan,” a nod to the artists’ given names.
Badu previously shared that she was working on new music in an interview with Billboard in March, when she also announced she would work with The Alchemist, who has worked with the likes of Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar.
She also announced that the new music will be released independently on her label, Control FREAQ Records, WFAA previously reported.
Badu and the Alchemist released the first single from the new album last month. She set Aug. 29 as the release date for the album, according to Complex.
“This album showcases Badu stepping fully into her role as sonic architect — writing, composing, arranging, and producing alongside his signature soundscapes,” according to a description of the album from Austic City Limits Live, which will host one of Badu’s tour dates. “It’s a meeting of minds that highlights how two seasoned artists can still surprise each other and their audiences.”
Here are the tour dates for the Abi & Alan Luv Iz tour:
08/08 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
08/10 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
08/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
08/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore
08/15 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
08/17 – Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore
08/19 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore
08/20 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
08/21 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
08/24 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live
After that tour concludes, Badu will stay on the road for her “Mama Gun” anniversary tour.
The album will be the first for the Grammy winner in 15 years. She released her fifth studio album, “New Amerykah Part Two: Return of The Ankh” in 2010. It was a sequel to 2008’s politically tinged “New Amerykah Part One: (4th World War).”
Badu released her acclaimed debut album “Baduizm” in 1997 with hits like “On & On,” “Next Lifetime,” and “Appletree.” Aside from her studio albums, she’s also released a live album and a mixtape during her career.
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