Singer Amaarae discusses her new music and touring with Childish Gambino and Sabrina Carpenter

This summer, Amaaraé East finishing What She started.

THE Ghanaian American singer released "Fountain Baby," her second album And A to burst hit, has critical cheer In June 2023. But despite landing on innumerable "best of 2023 » lists, there was A list that evaded her: THE Grammy applications. With THE release of "Roses Are Red, Tears Are Blue — A Fountain baby Extended Play," she is optimistic that A different history will play out This year.

"Last year, 'Fountain Baby' obtained snubbed For THE Grammys And I know that This year were eligible because It is A new kind of project," She said on THE day of THE EP release. "It is just something that I Really research, And I was kind of disappointed that he doesn't arrive last year. But I feel as It is something It is In reach This year."

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THE honesty East refreshing, And THE ambitious singer, on THE cusp of her 30 birthday, East also Candid When discuss her process as A songwriter And interpreter. She begin out as A DJ, And curation — of collaborators, music genres And which tracks TO DO he on A album — East central has her creative approach. THE new EP was initially conceived as "two remixes And A new song," but She finished up manufacturing SO a lot new tracks that THE project became A bigger bis For "Fountain Baby.”

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"It is Really THE END of THE history," She said of THE catchy six tracks concept, A sonic blend of popular, R&B And Afrobeats, which features vocal contributions Since Naomi Sharon And 6missing. "THE 'Fountain Baby' album East SO chaotic, And It is Also rooted In This reckless youth And This Really tumultuous love history," She keep on going. "HAS THE END of THE day, THE realization that I came has East: THE love history was not with anybody other but myself. What I Really love East that This capsule Really ties that up Really beautifully, Or It is as, You are caught up In A storm of A life It is moving fast, And You are caught up In someone other. HAS THE END of THE day, It is Good has come back has yourself. »

Amaarae, WHO recently walk For Vogue World, East Currently In Paris in front of her SATURDAY tour performance has THE Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes. This autumn, shell continue has tour as A opener For Sabrina Carpenter And Childish Gambino, a.k.a Donald Glove. She is A Featured singer on four tracks Since Glover Future album, And Remarks their similar fan bases — "weird alt children" — while opening For Carpenter will here her A opportunity has talk has A new audience. 

"Her And I are two opposite sides of THE spectrum. She is This alt-pop soft girl, And I am This In your face, balls on the wall, Black alt girl," said Amaarae, who is has been credited as A pioneer In THE West African Alté music gender. "THE challenge that I am probably going has be present with East, how TO DO I take What I TO DO And TO DO he TO DO sense For her audience, but Also bring them In My world In THE best path possible?" She adds. "It is THE A that I am Really look Before has, because I think It is going has push Me has Really think about performance art. »

She credits Jane Jackson And To M Ford Gucci campaigns as visual the references For her recent music videos: smooth, elegant And Understood. "I love has create A world In which girls see themselves, And In THE the sexiest path possible," Amaaraé said. A little days Before THE EP beginning, Amaaraé released A short video For THE First of all track, "Dear," which opens with A close shot of THE singer lounge on A bed And slowly pans out has reveal THE body of A naked woman.