Kelela News & Updates

Kelela Lines Up North America and Europe Tour

In “Point Blank,” Kelela sings about the misogynoir she’s experienced in relationships with me...

Jun 01, 2026 • Yahoo

Kelela shares "point blank," announces fall tour

Yet the more we pour into men, the more entitled they become.” Kelela has also announced a fall to...

Jun 01, 2026 • BrooklynVegan

YouTube Music unveils 2026 Foundry Class: Julia Wolf, RaiNao, Kelela

Over the past decade, YouTube Music's "Foundry Class" has become a trademark of quality for independ...

Jun 03, 2026 • Variety on MSN

Kelela Shares New Song, ‘point blank’

Kelela has released a new song, titled ‘point blank’. It’s the third track to be shared from f...

Jun 01, 2026 • The Quietus

Kelela Announces Third Album New Avatar

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May 05, 2026 • Yahoo

Concert Review: Kelela at the 9:30 Club

In a performance at the 9:30 Club that was equal parts intimate and transcendent, Kelela returned to...

Mar 07, 2018 • The Hoya

Kelela Offers a Radical Reinterpretation of R&B on ‘TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES’

Released on the one-year anniversary of her debut album, “Take Me Apart,” Kelela’s “TAKE ME ...

Oct 07, 2018 • The Hoya

Kelela Knows What Intimacy Sounds Like

The elusive R&B singer wants to help you feel your feelings: “If you came to the club to dissociat...

Mar 06, 2023 • The Atlantic

Kelela Is Ready For You Now

It's rush hour in Midtown Manhattan, but Kelela is safe from the frenzy. She’s nude and lying acro...

Oct 02, 2017 • The Fader

Kelela Shows Off Her Range for COS

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Sep 19, 2023 • ELLE

Kelela’s New Live Album ‘In The Blue Light’ Will Be A Jazzy Take On Her Past Hits

Washington, DC-born alt-R&B singer Kelela is best known for blending spacey takes on soul and R&B wi...

Jan 27, 2025 • Uproxx

Kelela's Debut Album Is a Hugely Bold Invitation

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Oct 11, 2017 • ELLE

The Black Femme Renaissance: Kelela Is Making Her Own Rules

As Kelela got ready to shoot the music video for her latest album, Raven, she had a dilemma. The “...

Mar 23, 2023 • Essence

Kelela Announces Her Second Album ‘Raven’: It’s ‘My First Breath Taken in the Dark’

In September, Kelela re-emerged with new music after a four-year hiatus. Of “Washed Away,” her f...

Nov 14, 2022 • Rolling Stone

Who is Kelela? Singer Explains Why ‘Very Personal’ Debut Album ‘Take Me Apart’ Took So Long to Finish

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Oct 06, 2017 • Newsweek

YouTube Music Unveils Indie ‘Foundry Class’ of 2026: Julia Wolf, RaiNao, Kelela and More

YouTube Music's annual 'Foundry Class' of star indie artists includes Julia Wolf, RaiNao, Kelela and...

Jun 03, 2026 • Variety

Review: Your Body Is Not Ready for Kelela’s Take Me Apart

Though Kelela’s art proudly exists left-of-center, she’s never come off like a peculiarity or a ...

Oct 06, 2017 • Yahoo

Kelela Shares New Single ‘On the Run’ From Her Upcoming Sophomore Album ‘Raven’

Kelela rose to prominence in the mid-2010s, starting with her Cut 4 Me mixtape and Hallucinogen EP a...

Nov 15, 2022 • Forbes

With Raven , Kelela Reclaims Dance Music for Black Artists and Looks to the Future

Alternative R&B and electronic polymath Kelela has always sounded like the future. In the last decad...

Feb 15, 2023 • Teen Vogue

Kelela is Featured in The New Ferragamo Campaign

Singer Kelela is part of Ferragamo’s “New Renaisance” fashion campaign. The “LMK” singer i...

Aug 15, 2023 • Yahoo

Sincerely Kelela

Kelela’s 2013 debut mixtape, Cut 4 Me, is a wondrous recombinant of flesh and tone, metal and conc...

Feb 13, 2023 • Vulture

Kelela Returns With Reflective Album 'Raven'

On Raven, Kelela blends pop, R&B, jazz, and club music and creates a moody soundscape that is perfec...

Feb 10, 2023 • Okayplayer

Kelela’s Spacey R&B Is the Antidote to Tinder

A lot of great things have been happening to Kelela lately. And one of the greatest, according to he...

Oct 31, 2017 • Willamette Week

For D.C. Native Kelela, Musical Empowerment Comes From Vulnerability

There’s a moment during Kelela’s new single “Waitin” where she sings, “It’s all I dreame...

Nov 15, 2017 • Washington City Paper

Album Of The Week: Kelela Raven

Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on Email Share on Bluesky Kelela is coming back to a changin...

Feb 07, 2023 • Stereogum

Kelela Shined Bright In A Performance Of ‘Enough For Love’ On ‘Fallon’

At long last, Kelela‘s sophomore album, Raven is upon us. Yesterday, she finally released Raven ne...

Feb 10, 2023 • Uproxx

Kelela announces new album 'new avatar:’ tracklist, features, and more

Kelela says her new album new avatar will be out on July 10. It's the singer-songwriter's third albu...

May 05, 2026 • The Fader

Kelela, Boards of Canada, GB, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on...

May 11, 2026 • Pitchfork on MSN

Kelela Drops Brand New Single 'Enough for Love'

Kelela today released "Enough for Love," the fifth and final single off her upcoming album RAVEN whi...

Feb 06, 2023 • BroadwayWorld

New music on our radar this week: gyrofield, Conducta, Kelela

gyrfofield has announced the launch of her own record label Field Research with a brand new three-tr...

May 10, 2026 • Mixmag