The first blow of dopamine comes.
On Saturday, at exactly 1:59 p.m. ET, Normani announced that she will release the single “1:59,” featuring rap star Gunna, on April 26.
The announcement comes almost exactly a month after he revealed the cover art for his debut album, dopamine. “I'm crying typing this rn. DOPAMINE THE album,” he wrote at the time.
The wait between the album cover reveal and the first announcement had fans joking that they might have to wait even longer for the music to arrive. Responding to a fan who wrote an official email “following” the announcement, Normani wrote on X/Twitter Friday, “Hi, thank you for your patience. This matter will be considered tomorrow at 1:59 p.m. EST – Management.”
Ahead of her album announcement last month, Normani shared a website WheresTheDamnAlbum.com in a you retweet in a note she posted in 2018, saying, “I have my album title.” The site contains pre-save links for both Apple Music and Spotify, and one last experiment: an apparent release date, though the days and months keep changing rapidly with the year 2024 standing firm.
Accompanying the announcement, Normani was surprised at its cover Who's wearing what?in which details of the project were revealed, teasing a “subtle shift” from her pop-R&B origins.
“For me, this upcoming album is not just about releasing music. It feels like a representation of everything I've been through to get to this moment,” Normani told the report. “I know I needed time, experiences and space to come out [Fifth Harmony] to become the version of myself I was meant to be. Without [all of that], I wouldn't be able to exist in the creative space I'm in now. I wouldn't be able to make the kind of music I'm making now.”
In the days following her album's announcement, the singer shared a snippet of a sexy and soothing R&B track as she lip-synced to the lyrics. “When I Get You Alone,” she sings before an angelic ad-lib: “Boy, what you gonna do?” It is unclear if this song and “1:59” featuring Gunna are the same. He also teased a track called “Candy Paint” in a Bose commercial last summer.
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