Ravyn Lenae announces third studio ‘Blue Island’

Ravyn Lenae has announced her third studio album, Blue Island, set to be released on 7th August via Atlantic Records, further sharing her brand new single “Handle”.

Executive-produced by Bird’s Eye collaborator and GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dahi, Blue Island is an immersive world shaped by poise, playfulness, and the quiet confidence of an artist who knows momentum is only the beginning.

Speaking on the album she shares, “‘Blue Island’ is a point of arrival, and feeling set in my ways and in who I am, and feeling free of any of those preconceived notions about Blackness or what I had to be in the past. So I think now it’s fun to challenge the idea of what R&B is supposed to sound like, what pop is supposed to sound like… and really say ‘fuck all of that’ and do my own thing.”

“Handle,” alongside the previously released songs “Reputation” with Dominic Fike and “Bobby,” paint the portrait of an artist evolving in real time. On “Handle,” Ravyn expands beyond expected genres and themes with a seductive new verve that forces you to hold on tight as the Chicago artist hopscotches through her mind’s inner workings on love.

Check out “Handle” below: