Mahalia has returned with a new single, Whenever You're Ready.
Produced by Two Inch Punch and co-penned by the 23-year-old and MNEK, the track taps into a '90s R&B aesthetic while sampling Montell Jordan's classic hit Get It On Tonight. She said:
"I’m so gassed to be releasing this song. I remember the first time hearing Montell Jordan's Get It On Tonight in Save The Last Dance when I was a kid. It’s been a song that has made me wanna dance ever since and sampling it in Whenever You're Ready is really special to me. I had so much fun writing it with MNEK and Two Inch Punch. I was going through a breakup at the time and really wanted to capture this part of that process. It’s my new summer jam. I hope everyone loves it as much as I do!"
MNEK added: "I've known Mahalia for years. I resonate with her as someone who also started in this industry in my early teens and had to navigate and essentially develop professionally and personally at the same time in that way. There always has been something so special about what Mahalia brings to music and I'm glad the world is seeing it. Her pen, her voice, her vulnerability, her vibe - I love her and this song a lot."
It follows the Leicester-born artist's Jealous collaboration with Rico Nasty earlier in 2021. In 2020, she put out her MOBO Award-winning 'Isolation Tapes' EP, following up her 2019 debut album 'Love & Compromise'.
Mahalia will appear at a string of UK and European festivals this summer, including Boardmasters and All Points East in London. She also plays a rescheduled headline show at London's O2 Brixton Academy in November.
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