Will Smith is not the one one engineering a grand musical comeback, because it looks like his son Jaden Smith is selecting up the tempo along with his personal return.
The 26-year-old musician and mannequin dropped a string of lead-off singles earlier this yr, and has now seemingly introduced the grand undertaking to tie all of it collectively.
Earlier on Wednesday, September 25, which additionally occurred to be his dad Will's 56th birthday, Jaden took to social media to announce an upcoming undertaking.
“2024: A Case Study Of The Long Term Effects Of Young Love. October 18,” his caption merely learn, with a clip of somebody placing up a poster with the title inside a lightweight sales space.
Many of his followers rapidly believed {that a} new album was lastly on the horizon, his first in 4 years, because the 2020 file CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3. He teased the LP with the only “Roses” in June, which was his first single in three years since 2021's “Bye.”
The publish additionally obtained a like from his sister Willow Smith (who occurs to be releasing a deluxe model of her acclaimed sixth album, the jazz influenced empathogen, this Friday), plus fan responses like: “This better be an album title ISTG,” and: “WE GETTING NEW JADEN IN THE BIG 2024,” in addition to: “IS THIS THE ALBUM IVE BEEN WAITING ON!?”
Jaden's upcoming music — what he is stated
While there isn't any official affirmation whether or not that is an precise album, one other single, or another form of undertaking, followers on social media have taken to assuming it's going to be his latest LP.
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During a current dialog with High Snobiety (wherein he was additionally requested whether or not an album was on the horizon and he merely replied: “What album?”), he spoke about what followers can count on from the brand new musical period.
© Beltran Dryhouse“I'm just trying to continue the story,” he shared, additionally referencing the title of his upcoming undertaking. “That's really what it comes down to.”
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“This is a case study of the long-term effects of young love. And I've been doing my own self-reflecting on everything I've gone through in my life. And now, I'm ready to start revealing what I figured out.”
© Getty ImagesBirthday boy Will's upcoming music
Earlier this yr, Will launched his comeback single, “You Can Make It,” an inspirational piano ballad that serves as an empowerment anthem. He carried out the only the identical night time on the BET Awards as effectively.
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He was additionally one of many headline performers on the current Rock in Rio competition in Brazil, giving him one other likelihood additionally to carry out the monitor “Work of Art,” his newest launch that occurs to characteristic Jaden as effectively.
© Britton Sear“Work of Art” was really Will and Jaden's first official musical collaboration, except for a featured flip on the Reggaeton remix of Jaden's 2018 single “Icon” with Nicky Jam. The pair have beforehand labored collectively on display screen, although, most notably in 2006's critically acclaimed The Pursuit of Happyness and 2013's critically panned After Earth.
Will's earlier releases
“You Can Make It” was Will's first little bit of authentic music since 2017, when he launched the track “Get Lit,” which did not find yourself making as a lot of a splash as anticipated. While he has been a featured artist on a couple of tracks within the 2010s (and sang for the 2019 Aladdin soundtrack), his final charting singles had been in 2005.
© InstagramIn 2005, Will dropped his fourth and to-date most up-to-date studio album, Lost and Found, which continued his streak of top-ten information within the United States. The album produced lead single “Switch,” which was the third and most up-to-date of Will's top-ten hits, and “Party Starter,” which charted significantly in Europe. It is unclear whether or not his two newest releases are ushering in an album, nonetheless.
