Kiana Ledé is not slowing down. Days after releasing new music, the singer-songwriter has revealed her sophomore album, Grudges, releases June 16 via The Heavy Group/Republic Records.
“Sometimes you gotta face yourself,” wrote Ledé in an Instagram caption for a photograph of her album artwork.
Grudges will contain 17 tracks. Among those tracks are “Irresponsible,” “Jealous” featuring Ella Mai and the freshly-released “Deeper.”
Ledé debuted the former track in September 2022. “Irresponsible,” produced by Cardiak and Wu10, was gifted with a music video shortly after. Michelle Parker directed the visual.
This year, Ledé dropped the Mai-assisted track “Jealous” and “Deeper.”
In an April interview with Rated R&B, Ledé explained the inspiration behind her collaboration with Mai. “I wanted to have a strong R&B girl moment like I did with Kehlani and Ari [Lennox]. I’m such a big fan of them and bringing R&B artists together. Once I heard it, I was like, ‘I know she’ll f*ck with this — and she did,” Ledé told Rated R&B.
Ledé’s latest track, “Deeper,” was released on May 12. Rated R&B described it as an “intimate track” that has a co-writing and co-production credit from Nija Charles, one of the inaugural Songwriter of the Year nominees at the 65th Grammy Awards.
Grudges is Ledé’s first studio album since 2020’s KIKI (Deluxe) and its standard version. She gave a hint of her second album’s narrative to Rated R&B.
“I’ve been through a lot of drama and trauma, but I am looking at everything from a more mature, balanced perspective. Music is a space that I like to have to get some relief, and you’ll definitely hear the space I’ve been in and the things I’ve been through in the last two to three years,” Ledé stated to Rated R&B.
Ledé’s next album will not include “Ur Best Friend” featuring Kehlani. It was initially released as the first single back in July 2021. Its official video and audio can be viewed and streamed.
Kiana Ledé Grudges Tracklist
- “Bitter Bitch”
- “Irresponsible”
- “Promise Me”
- “Gone”
- “Gemini Slander”
- “LMK”
- “Jealous” feat. Ella Mai
- “Focus”
- “Damage”
- “Too Far”
- “Deeper”
- “Grudges”
- “Deserve”
- “Same Type”
- “Where You Go”
- “Closure”
- “Magic”
Grudges is available for pre-save/pre-add.
