Barely a yr after releasing Ten Fold, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Yaya Bey is returning with one other new album: Do It Afraid arrives June 20 by way of Drink Sum Wtr. The short follow-up consists of the brand new singles “Dream Girl” and “Wake Up B*tch,” the primary of which comes with a music video. Try each songs beneath.
Do It Afraid steps right into a extra dance-heavy course in Yaya Bey’s catalog, as captured within the beforehand launched single “Merlot and Grigio,” that includes Father Philis. Different visitors on the album embody the rapper and songwriter Rahrah Gabor, the producer Precisely, jazz ensemble Butcher Brown, and vocalist and keyboardist Nigel Corridor.
After the album’s launch in June, Yaya Bey will head out on a headlining tour of america. Following a set at Governors Ball Music Festival, the R&B singer will make stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, and extra cities earlier than wrapping up the quick leg on September 27 in Los Angeles. Discover her full listing of tour dates beneath.
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Do It Afraid:
01 Wake Up B*tch
02 Finish of the World [ft. Nigel Hall and Butcher Brown]
03 Actual Yearners Unite
04 Cindy Rella
05 Raisins
06 Spin Cycle
07 Dream Woman
08 Merlot and Grigio [ft. Father Philis]
09 Breakthrough
10 A Give up
11 In a Circle
12 Aye Noche [ft. Rahrah Gabor and Exaktly]
13 No for Actual, WTF?
14 Blicky
15 Ask the Questions
16 Bella Noches Pt. 1
17 A Tiny Factor That’s Mine
18 Alternative
