Tori Kelly has new music on the way. The expectant mother announced her new single, “Make a Baby” featuring Lucky Daye, will release Aug. 22.
The singer announced the news on Monday (Aug. 11) in a social media post. “This song perfectly captures the joy I’ve been feeling throughout my pregnancy and it’s already been the soundtrack to so many sweet moments,” Kelly said.
She continued, “Every time it plays, I can’t help but smile — I still can’t believe this is real life. Releasing new music in the middle of such a beautiful season feels extra special and I’m so grateful to share it with you.”
Aside from Daye, the upcoming song includes contributions from producer and musician Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, MarcLo and Mike Baretz, whom Kelly all thanked for “helping me bring this 1 to life.”
Kelly teased the new track last week (Aug. 5) in an Instagram video post showing her in the studio with Daye, giving fans an inside look at him soulfully singing, “Let’s make a baby.”
Kelly announced in July that she and her husband, André Murillo, were expecting in a video that showed the two lovebirds in each other’s arms in various locations before ending with a final shot revealing her baby bump.
“Make a Baby” marks the Grammy winner’s first single as a lead act since releasing TORI. (+ a little more), an expanded version of 2024’s TORI., the full-length version of her 2023 EP,tori.
As for Daye, the “Make a Baby” is a continuation of his feature run, with recent collaborations including D Smoke (“Frequency”), India Shawn (“Cotton Candy Blvd“) and Kehlani (“When He’s Not There“).
In 2024, Daye released his third album,Algorithm, a progressive R&B project with features from Teddy Swims and RAYE.
Presave Tori Kelly’s new single “Make a Baby” featuring Lucky Daye here. Listen to a snippet of the track below.