Overview

• Erykah Badu told fans on Instagram Live that the joint album would not arrive at midnight, saying The Alchemist asked her to relay the delay.
• She captioned a post blaming @alanthechemist for the postponement and did not provide a new release date.
• The Alchemist posted on X that he never announced a date and challenged circulating materials and aggregator listings that pointed to Aug. 29.
• The pair previewed new songs on a 10-date summer tour after premiering the single “Next To You” at Badu’s Juneteenth concert in Dallas, which was livestreamed on Prime Video.
• Reports highlight expected contributions from Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kamasi Washington, and note earlier pushback to AI-generated art for the lead single.