Chloë Bailey is gearing up to release her second studio album, Trouble in Paradise , and she's getting inspiration from some iconic singers, including her mentor , Beyoncé . Talking with NYLON in a wide-ranging interview, the 25-year-old shares that her sophomore album has a markedly different sound from her 2023 debut project, In Pieces . The former was about "appreciating the sadness of heartache," whereas Trouble in Paradise is "a coming-of-age celebration of being a woman and having fun, not taking life too seriously.
" "The story of this album is like when you have a summer fling," Chloë tells the outlet about Trouble in Paradise . "You're a hopeless romantic and you fall in love, deep. You know it won't last forever, but it feels too good to really care.
" As an artist who was very candid about how she's struggled with the public's reaction to her shedding the kid-friendly image she established early in her career and how comparisons to her younger sister, Halle Bailey , added to her frustration, Chloë explains how she's looked to barrier-breaking Black artists that came before her as inspiration for her new era. Her GRAMMY-record-breaking mentor is an obvious inspiration, but so is the late Whitney Houston , still known for having one of the best voices in the music industry . Chloë notes that, similar to Whitney, she's caught flak from those questioning her musical direction.
An experience that her mentor, Beyoncé, has experienced as well, most recently with.
