- 2024-07-12
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MUSIC
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Nelly Furtado Announces New Album “7”, Shared New Song “Corazón” featuring Bomba Estéreo
Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado has announced her seventh studio album “7” will be released on September 20, 2024 via Nelstar Entertainment and 21 Entertainment Group.
The album is her first LP in seven years since the 2017 album “The Ride” and comprises a 14-track.
Nelly Furtado wrote around 400 songs over the course of four years for the album.
Nelly Furtado said of the album in a press release, “I started going out again and I kept hearing my music being played and remixed by DJs, and at the same time, my eldest daughter was showing me how the online community - including a whole new audience of Gen Z fans - were discovering and embracing my music, 20 years later.”
She continued, “I heard the calling! I found my voice again. I came to the studio lost and searching for my artistic identity. I had done a lot of reflection and self-work during my seven years outside of music so I was bringing that growth into the studio with me.”
She added, “This collection of songs is so personal. It reflects my journey through heartbreak and finding my confidence as an artist again, into the pure joy and celebration you feel when you're nurturing your passion and are part of a community.”- Nelly Furtado shared on social media, “I made 400-500 pieces of music in 4 years. My ADHD doesn't always allow for me to organize creations in a methodical way so it's hard to explain how we have chosen 14 songs that magically rose to the top of the heap. Phew - they come together just by nature of being in the same collection, 7, kind of like random seashells that may be similar but not at all alike. So this album can't be listened to like audio wallpaper, or maybe it can depending on how you like to enjoy music but I don't even care if you skip songs, it's up to you how to enjoy it. I really mean that. My only intention was to provide some portals to trip out and release and escape.
I badly need music every single day. I badly need songs to listen to every single day. My brain doesn't even work without music.” -
From the album, she released the second single called “Corazón” on July 12, 2024, following “Love Bites” featuring Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo and British DJ SG Lewis.
This time, she teamed up with Colombian electro-pop band Bomba Estéreo on the track.
The track was written by Jenna Andrews, Lilliana Saumet, Nelly Furtado, Nevis Gahunia, Oliver Cazier, Stephen Kirk, Steven Bilodeau, and Tyler Williams. Produced by Nelly Furtado, T-Minus, and Billa Joints.
Nelly Furtado said of the song, “How do you explain a song that took 2 years to make, in three different cities, with an army of people, and that's just the one song named Corazón.”
She continued, “I first felt the energy of what Corazón would become on a trip to Colombia with a couple of friends and then I kept on recording and four years later I have an album, and it's really always about the journey , honestly. That's the sad part because you can't relive the journey - the magic and lessons happen DURING the journey.” - source : Apple Music
