A new feature from Billboard notes the project, which will be Badu’s first album in 15 years, will be produced entirely by The Alchemist. The piece also notes the project has “been taking up most of” Badu’s time, and that she “says she can’t wait until she’s done.”

Erykah Badu was the subject of Billboard's Women In Music series as its latest icon for 2025, and shared details of her creative endeavors.

Erykah Badu ’s fans won’t have to wait until the next lifetime for new music. In a recent Billboard interview, the Dallas-born R&B legend shared she is working on a studio album, her first full-length project in 15 years since 2010′s New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh.