Fans of Erykah Badu are going to have to wait longer for new music from the Dallas R&B legend.
Badu said on Instagram Thursday night that her upcoming album release is being delayed. The album, her first in 15 years, was expected to drop on Friday.
In her Instagram post, she chalked up the delay to the Alchemist, her collaborator on the project, who, she said, told her to share the news. It’s unclear when the music will be released.
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Badu and the Alchemist, the stage name of Alan Maman, had been performing from the record, called Abi & Alan, on a 10-city North American tour that recently wrapped in Austin. They released their first song from the album, “Next to You,” in June.
Abi & Alan marks Badu’s first full-length project since 2010’s New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh. She also released a mixtape, But You Caint Use My Phone, in 2015.
Badu revealed that she was working on the new album in a March story from Billboard. She also told the outlet then about her focus as an artist.
“I tour eight months out of the year for the past 25 years,” she said. “That’s what I do. I am a performance artist. I am not a recording artist.”
Her last hometown show was in June, when she headlined a Juneteenth concert at the Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum. She also premiered then another new song, called “Echos 19 (mix 122).”
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