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Yaya Bey Announces Fidelity for April 17, Unveils Lead Single 'Blue'

The project channels layered grief into regenerative, early-2000s‑tinged R&B.

Overview

  • Fidelity is due April 17 on Drink Sum Wtr, with preorders now available.
  • Lead single Blue is out with a music video shot by Michael Grant, introduced as the first song Bey wrote for the album during a self-described rock-bottom period.
  • The album is framed as a companion to 2025’s Do It Afraid and processes personal loss, including the death of her father Grand Daddy I.U., alongside community dislocation tied to gentrification.
  • Bey leans into nostalgic pop/R&B touchstones as a vehicle for renewal, with the track Egyptian Musk featuring a reggae-infused collaboration with Nesta.
  • The 16-track set includes guests Samantha G., Anastasia Antoinette, Deem Spencer, Exaktly, and Nesta, with the full tracklist released.