Kehlani officially announced the release of their highly-anticipated studio album, Kehlani, which is set to arrive April 24 via Atlantic Records.
On Tuesday, the singer took to Instagram to reveal the self-titled project, noting that its release will coincide with their 31st birthday, marking a full-circle moment in their life and career.
Ending the message with “k5,” Kehlani subtly nodded to the project’s place as their fifth studio album overall.
In a follow-up post, they added that alternate-cover exclusives will be available until noon ET on March 20 via their official website, giving fans a limited-time opportunity to engage with the limited rollout.
The upcoming LP also signals a new chapter following their 2024 album, Crash, which featured the Grammy-nominated single “After Hours.”
Demand for new music from Kehlani has been fueled by their 2025 single “Folded.”
Produced by D’Mile, the popular slow-burner was hailed as one of the year’s defining hits, earning the singer a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kehlani discussed performing the song live, where the only vocal tracks they use are background parts and dance breaks. “There’s not a lot of room for breath in the lead of ‘Folded,’” Kehlani said. “It’s traveling through a lot of my range. You don’t really realize, until you have to sing that with no support, that you just got to smack that lead up and down. It’s been a funny thing, but I think I got the hang of it now.”
Reaching the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart, the song sparked the viral “Folded Challenge,” with artists like Brandy, Toni Braxton, Mario, JoJo, Josh Levi, and Jai’Len Josey contributing their own renditions.
This story was originally published on VIBE.
