Yaya Bey shares new single + new album ‘Ten Fold’ out 5/10
Yaya Bey shares the final single, “me and all my n****s”, from her forthcoming album Ten Fold, out May 10th via Big Dada. On Ten Fold, Yaya unfurls an in-depth account of her journey as a musician and her personal history as it relates to the evolving landscape of the world around her. “me and all my n****s” is a song that embodies a collective strength and resilience in the face of her path as a career musician, which is often far from glamorous, and the state of her community and peers that support her. The song is accompanied by a Chassidy David-directed visual that Yaya choreographed, styled, and conceived herself. Speaking on the video’s conception she shares, “this video is an ode to my dad and his style from his first album.”
Yaya’s upcoming album, Ten Fold, has been touted as a must-listen in Spring Album Previews from NPR and Pitchfork and includes previously released singles “sir princess bad bitch,” “chasing the bus,” “crying through my teeth,” which she first debuted with a COLORS performance and “the evidence.” Ten Fold brims with the nuances of Yaya’s identity and interests, which she’s poured into every aspect of this album’s rollout, serving as the creative director, co-director, and stylist across all of the project’s visuals.
As a second-generation artist, Yaya’s learned the lessons to feel resolute in her relationship to music and root her songwriting in a realistic portrait of what it means to be an artist. On Ten Fold, she’s bringing her unadulterated truth to the forefront, with the faith that music is her calling and that the world will receive her truth and she’ll reap the fruits of her and her family’s labor tenfold.
Yaya recently took the stage for several unofficial showcases at SXSW, captivating audiences at The Politics House and the Marshall Funhouse. Rolling Stone likened Yaya’s performance at The Politics House to iconic figures Nina Simone and Roberta Flack, and highlighted Yaya’s ability to instantly connect with the crowd, transforming the venue into an intimate “nightclub atmosphere in the daylight.” Following the release of her album in May, Yaya will embark on a series of Spring tour dates, including four special release shows with dates in Brooklyn and LA and Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here Festival in August.
Born Hadaiyah Bey, Yaya first started writing songs at the age of nine and emerged onto the scene as a reinvigorating voice in the new vanguard of R&B storytellers with her breakout 2020 album Madison Tapes. Her widely praised 2022 LP Remember Your North Star earned critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NPR, ESSENCE, and more. Recently, she starred alongside Immanuel Wilkins in an ad campaign for Converse’s recent collaboration with New York-based brand AwakeNY.
Yaya Bey 2024 Live Dates:
5/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
5/25 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage
5/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
6/1 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
8/16 – Dorset, England @ We Out Here Festival
Yaya Bey
Ten Fold
May 10, 2024
Big Dada
1. crying through my teeth
2. the evidence
3. chrysanthemums
4. sir princess bad bitch
5. east coast mami
6. chasing the bus
7. all around los angeles
8. slow dancing in the kitchen
9. so fantastic (feat. Grand Daddy I.U.)
10. eric adams on the club (feat. Exaktly)
11. me and my n****s
12. iloveyoufrankiebeverly
13. career day
14. carl thomas sliding down the wall
15. yvette’s cooking show
16. let go
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