Kelela News & Updates

Kevin Hart joining a Gen Z bachelor trip, "Hadestown" on the big screen, and Kelela’s new album top this week’s must list

The “Lost Boys” cast recording and Vans Warped Tour round out our picks for the weekend of July ...

Jul 24, 2026 • Entertainment Weekly on MSN

Kelela Had an ‘Existential Crisis’ Over Her Late Start in Music. Now, She’s Moving ‘Astronomically Fast’ (Exclusive)

Kelela tells PEOPLE about harkening back to her early days as an “indie girl” to create her late...

Jul 13, 2026 • Yahoo

new avatar

Weaving psych rock and shoegaze textures into her mellifluous R&B ethos, Kelela’s new album turns ...

Jul 15, 2026 • Pitchfork

‘We can find renewal despite the bullshit we navigate as Black women’: Kelela on stan armies and speaking up for Gaza

The genre-bending R&B artist’s new album finds fresh focus for her uncompromising vision, blending...

Jul 12, 2026 • The Guardian

Kelela effortlessly switches from jazz to indie rock with New Avatar

Kelela manages the rare trick of being at once eclectic and consistent. She follows the R&B traditio...

Jul 10, 2026 • Financial Times

The Last Song That Made Me Cry, and 4 Other Recommendations

If you’re still crying about it, I’ll join you in today’s playlist — a hodgepodge of recomme...

Jul 21, 2026 • The New York Times

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 Returns With First New Song in Five Years, ‘Washed Away’

Five years after the release of her debut album, Take Me Apart, Kelela is finally back with new musi...

Sep 13, 2022 • Rolling Stone

Kelela's 'new avatar' Offers a Glimpse of Another World

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Jul 14, 2026 • Exclaim!

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 07, 2023 • The Atlantic

Kelela on Boundaries, Collaboration, and Her Latest Album, New Avatar

When Kelela released “idea 1,” the lead single from her latest album, New Avatar, it was clear s...

Jul 10, 2026 • Vogue

Album Of The Week: Kelela Raven

In the wake of the 2020 demonstrations, Kelela cut many of her business ties, resolving not to work ...

Feb 07, 2023 • Stereogum

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 03, 2017 • The Fader

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 08, 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 08, 2018 • The Hoya

12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Kelela, Jack White, and More

Jack White has been up to a lot more over the past year than cutting the president down to size and ...

Jul 10, 2026 • Yahoo

New Music Fix Week: Kelela

Nathan sits down with acclaimed R&B and electronic artist Kelela to discuss her highly anticipated n...

Jul 07, 2026 • BBC

The Expanding Universe: New Avatar by Kelela

The new album from the Washington DC-born singer makes a strong case for the argument that R&B is th...

Jul 08, 2026 • The Quietus

Jack White, Future, Kelela, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

This week, Jack White rocks out on the stunning coda to his new album, Future minces no words and pr...

Jul 10, 2026 • Yahoo

The top albums from New Music Friday for July 10

Today's new releases include genre-bending R&B from Baby Rose and Kelela, plus the latest from Panda...

Jul 10, 2026 • Radio Milwaukee

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 Shows Off Her Range for COS

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Sep 19, 2023 • ELLE

New Album Fix with Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Kelela and Show Me The Body

Panda Bear (of Animal Collective) and Sonic Boom discuss their latest collaboration, Kelela on her '...

Jul 09, 2026 • BBC

Kelela and PinkPantheress Take It to “The Bridge” on New Song

This Friday, Kelela will finally release New Avatar, her long-awaited third album. She’s satiating...

Jul 06, 2026 • Yahoo

Kelela can’t work it out with AK Paul on new single “Outta Time”

It was originally written for her 2017 album, Take Me Apart ......

Jun 16, 2026 • Pitchfork on MSN

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

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

Kelela Releases Sophomore Album ‘RAVEN’

After a little over five years, Kelela’s long-awaited sophomore album, RAVEN, has finally arrived....

Feb 09, 2023 • Hypebeast

Kelela On ‘Raven,’ the Elusive Artist’s First Album In Five Years

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 39-year-old Ethiopian-Amer...

Nov 18, 2022 • Yahoo

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