The long, long, LONG journey to Normani's debut album release

By A Mystery Man Writer

It's been a very, very, VERY long road, but Normani's debut album is almost here!
It's been a very, very, VERY long road, but Normani's debut album is almost here!

Normani first became a household name as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony along with Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Camila Cabello, and Lauren Jauregui. After six years together, the group officially split in 2018, with members saying they were going to focus on their solo careers.

Normani’s first single as a solo lead artist was the collab with Khalid “Love Lies” from the Love, Simon soundtrack. The song was her first top ten solo hit, peaking at number nine on the Hot 100.

In 2019, Normani continued the collaborations, dueting with Sam Smith on the song “Dancing With A Stranger.” To date, this is Normani’s biggest solo artist hit, peaking at number seven on the Hot 100.

2019 also saw Normani’s first true solo song, the bop “Motivation,” which reached 33 in the Billboard Hot 100.

After featuring on the soundtracks for the 2019 Charlie’s Angels and 2020’s Birds of Prey, Normani released another single, “Wild Side” with Cardi B. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard charts. Still, after four top 40 singles over as many years, we had no new news at all about an album.

In March of 2022, Normani released her single “Fair,” performing it on The Tonight Show.