Kehlani releases new album Crash

American singer-songwriter Kehlani has released their latest album CRASH, marking her first full-length album released in over two years.

Leading up to the release of CRASH, Kehlani released their single ‘After Hours’ which earned over 40M streams worldwide and 4.6M US streams in its first week, the strongest debut of Kehlani’s career.

The 13-track album features collaborations from Young Miko, Omah Lay, and Jill Scott.

“A crash, in any form, is the peak height of the moment,” Kehlani said in regards to the new album. “It isn’t the anxiety of the before, or the lament after. It is the ever so imperative present. A space with no reminisce, no remorse, and no afterthought. CRASH is here. At my most free, most fun, most loud, most fueled, so far.”

 

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An official music video was dropped for ‘After Hours’ following its release, directed by Amber Park and shot on location at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, with a special appearance by Cordel “Scatta” Burrell, whose ‘Coolie Dance Rhythm’ is sampled on the acclaimed track.

Kehlani has over twenty Gold and Platinum RIAA certifications, tallied 9 billion streams, and garnered a pair of Grammy Award nominations in the categories of Best Urban Contemporary Album for the gold-certified mixtape You Should Be Here and Best R&B Performance for the platinum single 'Distraction.'

The artist's 2020 album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t reached #2 on the Billboard Top 200, and was included in over a dozen year-end lists from Billboard, Esquire, Hypebeast, Nylon, Seventeen, and more.

Earlier this month Kehlani also released a single entitled ‘Next 2 U’ in support of Palestine and the ongoing struggle in Gaza, with an accompanying music video featuring palestinian flags and keffiyeh-inspired clothing.

Listen to the new album below.