Yaya Bey announces new album ‘Fidelity,’ shares “Blue”

Yaya Bey has already announced a followup to last year’s Do It Afraid, Fidelity, which arrives April 17 via drink sum wtr (pre-order). The Brooklyn artist has dabbled in R&B, neo-soul, hip hop, reggae, and more throughout her catalog, and Fidelity‘s lead single “Blue” finds her tapping into early 2000s pop/R&B. She says:

“Blue” is the first song I wrote for the album. I wrote it when I was rock bottom coming off the heels of do it afraid. When I realized I had to make a big shift mentally and emotionally or I was gonna drown. The production is really reminiscent of early 2000’s Pop/R&B like something red-haired Kelly Rowland would sing over on one of her solo projects. The nostalgia drew me to it. Almost like I’m coaching my younger self through something. Which I guess ultimately I am.

Watch the video (shot by Michael Grant) below.

Tracklist
1. Me and Mine (feat. Samantha G. And Anastasia Antoinette)
2. The Towns (bella noche pt. 2)
3. The Great Migration
4. Forty Days
5. Higher
6. Dream Girl (Lexapro Mix)
7. Freeze Flight Fawn
8. Slot Machines (feat. Deem Spencer)
9. Simp Daddy Line Dance (feat. Exaktly)
10. As the Ocean
11. Blue
12. Cup Of Water
13. In the Middle
14. Egyptian Musk (feat. NESTA)
15. The Breakdown
16. Who Are You