Amaarae — Fountain Baby

Pairing a one-of-a-kind voice with a global vision for pop’s future, Ghanaian-American artist Amaarae bent genres to her will with her breakout project THE ANGEL YOU DON’T KNOW in 2020. Three years later, her Interscope debut Fountain Baby reaffirms her place on Africa’s alternative pop vanguard.

Maeta — When I Hear Your Name

Following her 2021 debut EP Habits, rising R&B singer Maeta returns with When I Hear Your Name. The 13-track project sees the Indiana native shift into a cozier, more sensual groove, intertwining her sultry vocal with funky dance elements. WIHYN features a suite of noteworthy collaborators including KAYTRANADA, Ty Dolla $ign, Lucky Daye, Ambré, and more.

Bloody Civilian — Anger Management

Bloody Civilian stormed onto the scene last year with her debut single “How to Kill a Man,” and immediately followed it up with a Rema collab on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. The Abuja-born singer-songwriter’s six-track Anger Management EP is a force, a blend of pop, R&B and dance that sounds ready to conquer.

Sexyy Red — Hood Hottest Princess

“Bad bitch, don’t give no fucks,” Sexyy Red makes clear in the first 20 seconds of Hood Hottest Princess. The St. Louis rapper found 2021 success with “Slob On My Ckat,” but she’s truly broken through this year off the strength of her Tay Keith-produced single “Pound Town” and its Nicki Minaj remix. #SexyySummer starts now.

BLK ODYSSY — DIAMONDS & FREAKS

Welcome to BLK ODYSSY’s alluring world, where addiction and lust run rampant and dopamine and Hennessy are at the center of the universe. A shape-shifting album that plays out like an erotic novel, the Bootsy Collins-narrated Diamonds & Freaks resumes the artist’s mission of making something “culturally impactful” for Black Americans, an earnest pursuit that began on his 2021 debut.

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