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TKAY MAIDZA
announces new album
SWEET JUSTICE
out Friday, November 3
PRE-SAVE HERE
+ Shares new single and video
“RING-A-LING”
WATCH HERE
BUY/STREAM HERE
Out now via DEW PROCESS & UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA
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Photo Credit: Dana Trippe
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Tkay Maidza, the first female rapper signed to Dew Process, announces details of her highly-anticipated new album, Sweet Justice – out Friday, November 3. The follow-up to her 2016 self-titled debut includes the recent Flume-produced, earth-
“I’m never choosing compliance,” a defiant Maidza utters on “Ring-a-Ling”; a warning from the Zimbabwean-born, Australian-raised, Los Angeles-based rapper, singer and producer and a mantra for Sweet Justice. Produced by Two Fresh, Tkay says of “Ring-a-Ling”: “I wanted to make an empowering song that tells others that my biggest focus are my goals.”
Watch the high-octane “Ring-a-Ling” music video below.
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The result of a dark night of the soul – and ensuing epiphany – that led to a series of professional and personal reckonings, Sweet Justice isn’t a revenge album, but it does stem from a profound sense of karma. In a traditional sense, it’s a breakup record: about Tkay splitting off from her self-doubt and warped sense of self; the toxic figures that populated the last chapter of her life; and the idea that she should stick to any one lane.
After severing ties with old friends, she found some new ones on the same creative wavelength: Canadian producers Stint and Kaytranada, and fellow Australian Flume, all of whom contribute production. Sweet Justice is an album that embodies the beautiful contradictions of Tkay’s art: it’s a coming-of-age record by someone who’s mastered the game; an album about karmic justice and accountability that’s bright, breezy and incredibly fun. In Tkay’s mind, it’s a rebirth album, a record about harnessing the feminine power that was innate in her the whole time.
Tkay Maidza says, “Sweet Justice was a way for me to channel my emotions from what I’ve experienced in the last two years. It’s a diary of things and thoughts I’ve kept to myself. Making the record was a healing experience and I’m grateful to have worked with producers who have inspired me throughout my career.”
Sweet Justice follows the 3-year-long, 24 song-strong genre-bending Last Year Was Weird trilogy – an exploration of Maidza’s own African-Australian experience. The project saw her take home a 2021 ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release and an NME Award for Best Solo Act from Australia in 2022. Following on from tours with Billie Eilish and Dua Lipa, Tkay is currently in the southern hemisphere for arena shows with Lizzo and recently played a headline set at Australia’s Splendour in the Grass Festival – ahead of sets at Spilt Milk and to-be-announced headline shows.
This Friday, July 28, Tkay Maidza will be making her triple j Like A Version debut – tune-in from 7:30AM AEST on triple j’s Breakfast with Bryce and Concetta.
Dive into the fierce empowerment of “Ring-a-Ling” today, ahead of Tkay Maidza’s forthcoming Sweet Justice – released on Friday, November 3 digitally and on transparent red vinyl (Australia/New Zealand exclusive).
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“RING-A-LING” is out now
WATCH HERE
BUY/STREAM HERE
+ SWEET JUSTICE is out Friday, November 3
via DEW PROCESS & UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA
PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER HERE
SWEET JUSTICE
Track List
Love and Other Drugs
WUACV
Out of Luck (ft. Lolo Zouaï & Amber Mark)
What Ya Know
Won One
Love Again
WASP
Ghost!
Ring-a-Ling
Free Throws
Silent Assassin
Our Way
Gone to the West (ft. Duckwrth)
Walking On Air
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TOUR DATES
Wednesday, July 26 – Spark Arena, Auckland *Supporting Lizzo
Friday, September 8 – The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA *With Flume
Friday, November 10 – Pitchfork Festival, Paris, France
SPILT MILK
MORE INFO HERE
Saturday, November 25 – Exhibition Park, Canberra, ACT
Sunday, November 26 – Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Gold Coast, QLD
Saturday, December 2 – Victoria Park, Ballarat, VIC *SOLD OUT*
Sunday, December 3 – Claremont Showgrounds, Perth, WA
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