Erykah Badu and The Alchemist Drop Release Date for Joint Album ‘Abi & Alan’

Erykah Badu has set Friday, August 29, as the release date for Abi & Alan, her new collaborative album with The Alchemist.

According to Consequence of Sound, before it lands on streaming, the pair are previewing the whole project live on the Abi & Alan Luv Is Tour.

Those shows feature Badu performing with The Cannabinoids—RC Williams, A1, Rob Free, S1, and Jah Born—using her signature digital-analog fusion.

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The first song from the album, “Next to You,” arrived last month.

Abi & Alan is Erykah Badu’s first album in 15 years, following 2010’s New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh).

After wrapping the August run with The Alchemist, Badu will return in the fall for a separate slate of Mama’s Gun 25th-anniversary dates under the banner Mama’s Gun ’25: The Return of Automatic Slim Tour.

Erykah Badu 2025 Tour Dates:
(* =Abi & Alan Tour Date, # = Mama’s Gun Anniversary Performance)

08/08 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
08/10 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen *
08/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
08/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore *
08/15 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *
08/17 – Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore *
08/19 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore *
08/20 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues *
08/21 – Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore *
08/24 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live *

10/03 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl #
10/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre #
10/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre #
11/16 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena #
11/18 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway #
11/20 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre Detroit #
11/22 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center #
11/23 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre #
11/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre #
11/28 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall #
11/29 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall #
12/02 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre #
12/03 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre #
12/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre #
12/06 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre #
12/08 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle #
12/10 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory #