Donald Glover Surprise-Releases New Album Featuring Ariana Grande and SZA (Listen)
No information about the album, which is accompanied by a four-panel illustration depicting a crowd of people celebrating and/or panicking, was immediately available. Reps for Glover did not immediately respond to Variety‘s requests for more information, although NME reports that a member of his management team retweeted a link, apparently confirming its authenticity.
While it is unclear whether the collection is the long-percolating “final” Childish Gambino album that the actor-singer apparently has had in the works for several years, it does include three songs that appeared under Gambino auspices: the 2018 single “Feels Like Summer” (performed on “Saturday Night Live” and on tour), “Warlords” (also performed live) and “Algorythm” (also performed on tour, and used in a Google Pixel commercial).
Glover/Gambino was essentially everywhere during 2018-2019, with his hit series “Atlanta”; several singles riding the success of his 2016 album “Awaken My Love,” including the Grammy-winning anthem “This Is America”; a high-profile North American tour that included appearances at last year’s Coachella festival; roles as Lando Calrissian in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and as the voice of Simba in Disney’s live-action version of “The Lion King”; and a short film starring Rihanna called “Guava Island.” However, he surprisingly dropped off of the radar after the last dates of his tour without releasing a long-expected and teased album. Perhaps this is it.
Variety will have more on the album soon.
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