For those seeking a summer full of beats, bars and lyrics with a whole lot of attitude, GloRilla’s got you covered.
The rapper (real name Gloria Hallelujah Woods) exclusively shared with Us Weekly a taste of what fans can expect from her upcoming album.
“I wanted it to have a summer vibe, so it’s gonna be fun, for sure. It’s gonna be turnt — like, you know, I like to produce turnt music,” GloRilla, 26, told Us during an interview to promote her new collaboration with Reese’s Puffs.
“I got some pretty good features on there that I’m excited [about], but I’m not gonna say,” she went on to tease. “And it’s gonna be coming soon. Before the summer is all the way over.”
While the six-time Grammy nominee is staying tight-lipped on specifics, she did reveal one collaboration with a member of Destiny’s Child: “I’m a big fan of Destiny’s Child. Like, I love all three of them [Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams], and so that’s major to me. Like, I’m a huge, die-hard Destiny’s Child fan, so that’s one of them.”
In 2024, GloRilla released her debut studio album, Glorious, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week.“It’s crazy, because I’ve been trying not to overthink it too much, because Glorious, I just feel like that was an amazing body of work for me. Like, I feel like that was in a peak time for me,” she explained.
“I think with this album that I’m doing right now — because on Glorious I touched a lot of different topics, but it was, like, some that was serious and then some that was, like, not serious,” she said. “But on this album that I’m working on, I’m not that serious. It’s just everything gonna be fun. I think that’s gonna be the only difference.”
Before fans can shift their attention to her upcoming project, there’s one more flavor GloRilla is mixing into her discography, partnering with Reese’s Puffs and Lyrical Lemonade to release a remix of “Eat ‘Em Up”. The track drops at midnight on Friday, June 26, with a music video that brings GloRilla’s “unmistakable energy” and delivers “nostalgia, playful indulgence and peanut butter-chocolatey goodness that today’s fans will eat up,” according to a press release.
Fans will also have the chance to purchase a limited-edition cereal box designed for the partnership, which launches on Monday, June 29, at 1 p.m. ET at ReesesPuffs.com (while supplies last).
To milk the momentum ahead, Us asked GloRilla to curate a summer mixtape of songs that have defined her story.
Song That Reminds Her of Childhood
“Countdown” by Beyoncé. I never realized how crazy the beat sounds, because that was, like, Beyoncé always picking crazy instrumentals. But I love the beat, I love the video, and I was so mad because she didn’t perform that song. She didn’t perform that song at the Super Bowl. I was so mad because that was my favorite song, because she had just dropped the album. This one reminds me of my childhood. [One of] my top 15 favorite songs of all time.
Song That Makes Her Cry
“Gangstas Cry” by G Herbo. Because with the song called “Gangstas Cry,” he’s talking about, like, have you ever seen a gangsta cry? And you know, I feel like I’m so gangsta and stuff like that. So when I have been with it, I’m telling myself it’s OK to cry, I have to go play that song, because that’s gonna make you feel like it’s OK to cry.
Song That She Listens to First Thing in the Morning
First thing in the morning, I probably listen to some MJ, to some Michael Jackson. “Beat It” is the best Michael Jackson song in history, and I would not be arguing with nobody about it. I think that’s the best beat laid in the history of our music. Like, that beat is immaculate. I wish I could, somebody could make another version of it.
Song That People Would Be Surprised She Loves
Celine Dion, “Because You Loved Me.” I guess I’ll give my mama props. My mama used to always play that song when I was younger, and she used to be talking about God. Like, she referenced the song as in, like, she’s talking to, you know what I’m saying, to God, but I just, I just feel the song. Like, because it’s different people in my life that I feel like that about, like, they’ve been there for me.
Song That Reminds Her of a Favorite Place
I don’t know if I got a favorite place no more. But a song that I like about a place… I got two. ‘We in Miami turnin’ up another notch’ [“Somebody Loves Me” by Drake and PartyNextDoor], it’s either gonna be that, or ‘Walking in Memphis.’
Song That Reminds Her of Summer
“TGIF” by GloRilla.
Song by an Idol Who Inspires Her
I’d probably say it’s a lot by Beyoncé, but I’m not gonna say Beyoncé. I’m gonna say MJ again and “Man in the Mirror.” I think that’s pretty self-explanatory. I love “Man in the Mirror.” It’s a self-reflecting song that I really like. I do a lot of self-reflecting.
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