’s album has been a long time in the making — six years, in fact. The former member first that she had decided on her album title in 2018, the same year that she and the rest of the group — , and — went their separate ways. ( had exited the group in 2016.
) She also kicked off her career as a solo artist that year with “Love Lies,” a single featuring . In the years since, Normani teamed with for “Dancing With a Stranger,” threw it back to ’90s R&B with “Motivation,” opened for on the and linked up with for “Diamonds” from the soundtrack. The one thing she didn’t do during that time? Release the album.
Normani left fans hanging until February 21, 2024. That was the day she finally shared the project title, , along with the artwork. Two months later, Normani shared , “1:59,” featuring .
Normani told in an April 2024 interview that the six-year delay was due to her not wanting to release something she didn’t believe in 100 percent. Her experience as part of Fifth Harmony left a bad taste in her mouth because she felt the band didn’t have “a real opinion” on their career path until the end, and often “put out music and records that I don’t wholeheartedly believe in.” She didn’t want to repeat that as a solo artist.
As fans prepare for Normani to finally drop her album, scroll down for a complete timeline of all the delays and false starts: Normani announced she had settled on a title for her debut LP. ”I have my album title, y’al.
