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[oph.]

SHE looks amazing but the styling is atrocious

[RAY7]

Yea I agree with OAF she is beautiful as always but the clothes...

[oph.]

edit

not worth it

[RAY7]

 

[I. Hate. Monica.]

wtf is on her head

[Lazarus]

Gorgeous as usual but not feeling some of these.

[Lazarus]

Mya's most recent album currently stands with 2018's T.K.O. (The Knock Out). Many singles and collaborations have since followed. However, fans have been asking for a new studio release for quite some time. Finally, the wait is nearly over. "The album is scheduled for later this year," she says with determination. The album, whose title she is keeping a secret for now, has been many years in the making, and for a handful of reasons. "Legal processes and paperwork take a long time. Featured artist agreements and label clearances can take a long time. Funding everything yourself, as the label can also take a while. There's a lot that goes into it," she says. Mya and her production partner were also hit with a tragedy during the production process. "Our mixing engineer passed away, so we also needed some time to grieve and begin the mixing process over from scratch. Rest in peace to Malcolm Tariq Smith. We miss him dearly," she says. "I do believe in divine timing, so in the interim, we released several singles after the T.K.O. project, just to hold the fans over."

Showcasing a huge variety, the album is set to be a celebration of all the sounds Mya has loved over the years. "There's some funk, but it's also going to be contemporary. There's so many influences from the late '70s to the '80s from my childhood. There is still hip hop on there, there is still R&B on there. There's pop. It's a blend of that combined era from over the years with contemporary sounds," she says.

Mya states the album has been technically complete since 2021. However, she is still in the process of mixing the whole thing in Dolby Atmos. "I've played the album for Terry Lewis, of Jam and Lewis, just to give his ear since I'm honoring a lot of the pioneers of the funk era, so it's only right that I make sure it's right if I'm gonna do a homage," she says. "He gave me some pointers and mixing engineer pointers as well to make sure the things that need to be brought up sonically are brought out. He's giving it extra legendary ears before the world hears it.

As our conversation closes out, Mya teases that artists have been jumping on board to feature on the record. But how many can we currently expect? She begins to count on her fingers. "Right now, we have, I would say, four or five," she says. So, how many tracks in total? That answer, she is gatekeeping. On that note, let's all watch this space.

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[Harlem]

This is a start but I really need better publications to feature her and give her the budget and creative she deserves

[M-Rocka]

Face card is TEA tho