Erykah Badu and The Alchemist Are a Dream Team on Ethereal New Single "Next To You"
The first glimpse into their ‘Abi & Alan’ collab album.
Summary
- Erykah Badu and The Alchemist have dropped their first collaborative track, “Next To You”
- The song is reportedly the first offering from the duo’s collab album Abi & Alan
For Erykah Badu‘s first lead single of this decade, she’s elected to team up with The Alchemist for a hypnotic new single entitled “Next To You.”
Badu wrote, composed, arranged, and produced the single, as well as assisting Alc in the executive production. Per a press release, The Alchemist described the creative process as “him tossing the beats to Badu, who made the alley-oop,” ultimately “The Alchemist providing the foundation and Badu putting her ‘izm’ on it.”
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The first credited collaboration between the pair, “Next To You” also signals the start of the rollout for the pair’s highly anticipated collab project Abi & Alan.
For the first time ever, Badu and Alc will take the stage together for a brief series of Japan shows billed The Abi & Alan Tour. The tour kicks off on June 24 at Billboard Live Osaka, continuing on June 28 at Billboard Live Tokyo, and concluding on June 30 in Yokohama.
Stream “Next To You,” out on all streaming services now.
