D’Angelo Aiming New Album For September

So D’Angelo is making a return. Back in October, friend Questlove said D was in the final stages of completing his new album. Whether that is still the case is less important at this point. D did his first photoshoot in more than a decade and an insightful interview with GQ where he has talked about his return to the studio, problems with drug abuse in the past, dreaming about Marvin Gaye and much more. After his sold out shows in Europe earlier this year, he’s now working on the album which his label says may come out in September. So when will he release his new album? D can’t say for sure. His managers and his label are pushing hard for September, before the Grammy deadline. But nobody’s banking on it. Sounding like a man who’s all too familiar with D-time, Tom Corson, RCA’s president and COO, says simply, “This year would be nice.” In mid-April, D and his band are back in the studio, this time in Los Angeles, supposedly adding the final touches. But everything hinges on D letting the music go. D is also part of Jay-Z’s Made In America festival happening on September 1st & 2nd in Philly.