A posthumous album by Sophie expected in September
17 hours ago
By Mark Savage, Music Correspondent
Getty imagesThe singer's family revealed the news on Monday, saying it was taken from material she had nearly completed at the time of her death three years ago.
The album was "lovingly finalized by those who hold her closest", including Sophie's brother and collaborator Ben Long, they added.
The musician died at the age of 34 in an accidental fall after climbing to observe the full moon in Athens, Greece.
Several months after her death, her brother Ben told Billboard magazine that the musician had "literally hundreds of songs" in the vault, but wanted to "do it right next to Sophie" by releasing what she would have wanted.
"I don't want to say: "We're going to publish everything", because sometimes Sophie didn't want to or it wasn't finished" , he continued.
"But it was pretty clear with a lot of the songs, just from the fact that we had worked on them and mixed the album, that I knew the direction a lot of things were meant to be."
The family's statement said the new self-titled record would be Sophie's "final" release, and "her collaborators the most expensive."
Along with the news, they also released the first single, Reason Why, featuring guest vocals from Kim Petras and BC Kingdom. Allow Google YouTube content?This article contains content provided by Google YouTube. We ask for your permission before uploading anything, as they may use cookies and other technologies. You may wish to read the
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before agreeing. To view this content, choose 'accept and continue'.Born in Glasgow, Sophie Xeon was one of the most in-demand pop producers - working with Madonna, Diplo, Vince Staples . , Camila Cabello, Petras and Charli guard -ups Bipp and Lemonade...
17 hours ago
By Mark Savage, Music Correspondent
Getty imagesThe singer's family revealed the news on Monday, saying it was taken from material she had nearly completed at the time of her death three years ago.
The album was "lovingly finalized by those who hold her closest", including Sophie's brother and collaborator Ben Long, they added.
The musician died at the age of 34 in an accidental fall after climbing to observe the full moon in Athens, Greece.
Several months after her death, her brother Ben told Billboard magazine that the musician had "literally hundreds of songs" in the vault, but wanted to "do it right next to Sophie" by releasing what she would have wanted.
"I don't want to say: "We're going to publish everything", because sometimes Sophie didn't want to or it wasn't finished" , he continued.
"But it was pretty clear with a lot of the songs, just from the fact that we had worked on them and mixed the album, that I knew the direction a lot of things were meant to be."
The family's statement said the new self-titled record would be Sophie's "final" release, and "her collaborators the most expensive."
Along with the news, they also released the first single, Reason Why, featuring guest vocals from Kim Petras and BC Kingdom. Allow Google YouTube content?This article contains content provided by Google YouTube. We ask for your permission before uploading anything, as they may use cookies and other technologies. You may wish to read the
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and thePrivacy Policy
before agreeing. To view this content, choose 'accept and continue'.Born in Glasgow, Sophie Xeon was one of the most in-demand pop producers - working with Madonna, Diplo, Vince Staples . , Camila Cabello, Petras and Charli guard -ups Bipp and Lemonade...
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