‘BLACK STAR’ is out now, Amaarae powers a youth culture rally with bold global club textures

Amaarae’s ‘BLACK STAR’ lands on Interscope Records with collaborators, ‘Fineshyt’ visual, and a message to worldwide baddies.

Amaarae’s new album ‘BLACK STAR’ is out now via Interscope Records, and it channels a youth driven spirit rooted in Ghana while moving confidently across global club sounds. Long celebrated for a boundary pushing blend of alternative, pop, R&B, and Afrobeats, she extends that vision further with a diaspora hopping approach and an ear for futurist dance textures. The set is stamped by signature softness and hypnotic vocals and includes contributions from PinkPantheress, Naomi Campbell, Bree Runway, Starkillers, and Charlie Wilson.

The album’s framing centers on recontextualizing Ghanaian and African music with pop and club sounds across time and space, linking these ideas to the roots of modern day dance music, house and techno. Alongside the release, the ‘Fineshyt’ video offers a visual entry point. Shot in Ghana, the film follows a magnetic young woman through club scenes and city streets with sensual, self assured quiet confidence.

Amaarae shares about ‘Fineshyt’, “1998 had Blue by French Duo Eiffel 65, 1999 had Believe by Cher & at the turn of a new millennium Modjo gave us Lady. Now, we’re at the mark of a quarter century, and Fineshyt is my contribution to a sound and feeling that not only took over clubs but minds, bodies and souls alike. Music is such a beautiful and special medium and being an artist has been God’s greatest gift to me. I remember being a little girl in Ghana hearing Believe by Cher and immediately being entranced. The hard tuned vocals, the glittery dance beat, and that hook! Do you believe in life after love! What a sentiment. A true manifesto of life. My favourite thing to do as an artist is take an inspired concept and flip it on its head. In this case, Fineshyt is Believe’s bad ass play cousin or maybe its evil twin sister!”

‘BLACK STAR’ is dedicated to the alternative youth of Ghana who are finding their footing day by day, and to Black baddies everywhere. The recent run up includes July’s ‘Girlie-Pop’ and a video directed by Omar Jones. Visually, ‘Girlie Pop’ presents a bold and sensual glimpse into the beat driven ecstasy when two souls collide and the music provides the necessary alchemy, in and out of the club. June introduced ‘S.M.O’ with the album announcement, exploring sexual liberation and empowerment through highlife, kpanlogo, and zouk music. On ‘B2B’, Amaarae uses DJ lingo to craft a playful idea about “love that is taken but given back at the same time,” she explains. With lilting melodies and cool girl energy, ‘Fineshyt’ speaks to women and femmes and highlights “the confidence of being feminine and feeling beautiful.”