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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Erykah Badu talks new music, love of touring
Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu is opening up on what's next in her illustrious career. Badu discussed new music and her love of touring in an interview with Billboard while attending the Billboard Women in Music event over the weekend. The five-time Grammy winner was asked in the interview what it was like to work on a full album for the first time since her 2010 release, "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)." "I mean, I've put out other music but it feels good, it feels natural to me," she said. Erykah Badu opens up about exploring fashion, her work as a doula and more Badu then discussed her love of playing music out on the road, calling herself a "touring artist." "As a touring artist, we create moments. As a recording artist, I create memories, but those moments are very important to me," she said. Badu recently expressed similar sentiments in a separate interview with Billboard published March 19. "That's what I do. I am a performance artist. I am not a recording artist. I come from the theater. It's the immediate reaction between you and the audience and the immediate feeling. The point where you become one living, breathing organism with people. That's what I live for. It's my therapy. And theirs, too. We're in it together. And I like the idea that it happens only once," she said at the time. Lady Gaga announces The MAYHEM Ball tour, starting July in North America Badu performed at this year's Billboard Women in Music event, where he was honored with the Icon Award. On being an icon, Badu told Billboard on Saturday, "I think that it means that you have managed to surpass your own expectations." Erykah Badu talks new music, love of touring originally appeared on
The Independent
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Erykah Badu on first new album in 15 years: ‘It feels natural to me'
Erykah Badu has teased her return to the recording studio for her first new album in 15 years. While the 54-year-old 'Didn't Cha Know' singer-songwriter has released various singles here and there, she hasn't released a full-length album since 2010's New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). However, in an interview with Billboard earlier this month, Badu confirmed she is working on her sixth studio album in collaboration with hip-hop producer The Alchemist. Speaking to the outlet at its 2025 Billboard Women in Music award show on Saturday, where she was awarded the Billboard Icon Award, Badu further addressed her highly anticipated return to music. 'It feels good. It feels natural to me,' she said on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony. Emphasizing her passion for touring, she added: 'I tour for a living, so I'm a touring artist … as a touring artist, we create moments. As a recording artist, I create memories.' Of her Billboard Icon Award, Badu said she was 'overwhelmed.' 'Everything's happened so fast since 1997,' she said. 'I'm excited. And I am definitely grateful and don't take it for granted. And I hope that it paves a way for other artists to come through and make a big splash.' Recalling an iconic moment from her decades-long career, Badu remembered freestyling her hit song 'Tyrone' for the first time on stage. 'I've stayed up countless nights writing songs and months and months, and 'Tyrone' is the biggest song I have,' she said. Badu's forthcoming album is rumored to be a follow-up to her latest 2010 album. She has not yet announced a release date for her new album. The 'On & On' artist rose to prominence with her debut 1997 album, Baduizm, which earned her the title of 'Queen of Neo Soul.' Badu has won a total of five Grammys and earned an additional 20 nominations throughout her career. Last week, Badu became the latest celebrity to . 'Just vandalized my own Tesla. Trying to stay on trend,' the singer wrote on X/Twitter. It was initially unclear whether Badu had actually vandalized her vehicle or if she was just commenting on the trend. Backlash against Musk has spread across the country since the billionaire aligned himself with President Donald Trump and landed himself a key role in the government's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). However, she later shared an update on the situation, writing: 'Stop playin. This was humor. This stupid. And y'all dumb. If I was even slow enough to participate in the misplaced Tesla debate and smash somethin' I'd pay a minion to do it.'
