Overview

• Doja Cat unveiled the official Vie artwork on Sept. 22, showing her in a tattered white gown suspended from a yellow parachute caught in a tree.
• Responding to criticism on X, she wrote that critics cannot make her feel bad about a cover with “visceral meaning,” calling love and integrity her “greatest armor.”
• She elaborated that the parachute signifies curiosity, happiness and adventure, while the tree represents life and wisdom, later adding on Instagram Live, “I’m the boss” and calling it “the perfect cover.”
• Reactions were mixed, with some fans calling the visual low-budget or off-brand from earlier ’80s-styled alternates, while peers like SZA reposted the image and praised it as “nuts.”
• Vie is positioned as a pop-driven project due Sept. 26, following the August single “Jealous Type,” with Doja crediting Jack Antonoff for helping shape the album’s sound.