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Doja Cat Returns to Pop With ’80s-Inspired Album Vie

Vie blends dream-core ’80s pop melodies with explorations of love, romance, sex, relationship dynamics.

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Overview

  • Doja Cat describes Vie as a pop-driven project in her V Magazine cover interview, reversing her 2023 stance against mainstream pop
  • The album’s concept focuses squarely on love, romance, sex and the discourse of interpersonal and self-relationships
  • Vie channels dream-core ’80s aesthetics through lo-fi samples and nostalgic pop arrangements
  • Despite its pop orientation, Vie features substantial rap sections that underscore Doja Cat’s genre-blending versatility
  • Vie is slated for an autumn 2025 release with Doja prioritizing technical sound quality and artistic integrity over commercial benchmarks