Nelly Furtado is back, y’all—like a musical phoenix rising from the ashes of your old CD collection! You know, that collection you swore you’d never outgrow but then Spotify happened? Yeah, that Nelly. The “Maneater” icon herself is here, with a brand new studio album, because apparently, slaying hearts with catchy bangers never goes out of style.
She’s dropped her new album called 7, on the very specific and totally random date of Friday, September 20th, and guess what? It’s got more sass and sparkle than your grandma’s holiday fruitcake. Described in press releases as a “liberated pop” masterpiece, it’s basically a collection of tunes where Nelly’s like, “I’m grown, I’m fabulous, and I don’t have time for your nonsense. Byeee!”
7 is 14 tracks deep, featuring a guest list so long it might as well be a Hollywood premiere. We’ve got Tove Lo, SG Lewis, Bomba Estéreo, and even a guest appearance from Tynomi Banks (who, let’s be real, probably has the best name on this list). It’s a buffet of talent, y’all. And Nelly is the head chef, serving up piping hot tracks with a side of sass, as if to say, “I made 400 songs in four years, so y’all better appreciate this playlist!”
Let’s pause there for a second—FOUR HUNDRED songs, people. In the time it took us to finally finish cleaning out that junk drawer, Nelly wrote 400 songs. Now, she didn’t drop them all, which means 7 is like the greatest hits of the music-making marathon she’s been on. Talk about productivity goals!
She said she found her tribe of creatives, and it was basically like an artist slumber party with all the feels. They kept the studio vibes just right—amps, echo, reverb—because when you’re Nelly Furtado, you don’t just “record an album,” you create portals to another dimension. A dimension where the reverb is strong, the echoes are endless, and the tracks are so fire, they might just melt your earbuds.
At one point, Nelly apparently thought she could live without music, and everyone gasped dramatically. But then she was like, “JK, I’m back, y’all. Music is my jam!” She calls it her passion, her craft, her love letter to the universe. And let’s be honest, if music were a vice, it’s probably the only one that won’t give you weird looks at family gatherings. Nelly’s back, rediscovered her mojo, and 7 is here to prove it!
Now go listen to it, because trust me, you don’t want to miss out on this sonic rollercoaster of sass, passion, and unapologetic queen energy.