Today, John Legend has announced his forthcoming studio album, Muse, will be out on October 23, through Republic Records. Produced in full and co-written by Grammy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated musician and filmmaker, philanthropist and Louis Vuitton menswear Creative Director Pharrell Williams, the album is the first project the two have undertaken together in more than two decades of friendship, which is a cinematic and lush body of work that weaves together the strands of Black music, from gospel and the standards to doo-wop, classic soul, Afrobeat and hip-hop.
Muse is a different kind of John Legend record. More than twenty years into a body of work defined by the ballads audiences have made their own, Legend set out to make an album no one expected of him, himself included. “I think my repertoire has always been very diverse, but the piano-driven ballads have gotten the most traction throughout my career,” he said. “I wanted to shake up the formula and do something fresh and new.”
Alongside today’s announcement, Legend has released the album’s lead single, “Daylight,” which the artist previewed last night with a performance from Nashville during CBS’s America’s Tailgate special marking the start of the NFL season. As a whole, the ditty is amazing by how the artist’s vocal performance adds more emotional depth that blends in nicely with the beautiful music. “Daylight” is a musical treat that is filled with endless creativity and surely, the album will sound just as good.
Muse Track List
- Muse (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Pray For Ya
- Her Introduction
- Her (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Daylight
- Get Back (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Are You OK? (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Under The Bridge Introduction
- Under The Bridge
- Next Time (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Bodies On The Floor – Taps Introduction
- Bodies On The Floor (feat. Clipse)
- Doing Me
- Fireflies (feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Everything
- Sail Off
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