Music / NewsSolange drops new album, A Seat at the TableFeaturing Sampha, Kelela, Dev Hynes, Tweet and moreShareLink copied ✔️September 30, 2016MusicNewsTextAnna Cafolla After an announcement of new music earlier in the week, Solange has finally unveiled her third studio album, A Seat at the Table. Three years since her last recorded contribution, the album includes a range of 21 tracks, with guest features from Kelela, Lil Wayne, Q-Tip, Sampha, Tweet, The-Dream and Dev Hynes. Her debut album Solo Star came out in 2003. A Seat at the Table follows her 2008 release Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams and her 2012 EP True, as well as the compilation Saint Heron back in 2013. Prior to the album drop, Solange emailed 86 fans a book of poetry and song lyrics, which can now be found interactively on her website. The artist described it as “a project on identity, empowerment, independence, grief and healing.” It was back on her 30th birthday in June that the musician announced on Instagram she had completed the album, calling it her “most proud body of work.” “I say all of that to say…don’t eveeer let anyone write your story for you,” she wrote. “They can talk, they can doubt, and they can say what they wanna, but only you have the words to narrate this ting we call life.” Listen below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREKneecap, Erika de Casier, Smerz and more call to boycott Eurovision Ethel Cain’s Coachella stage was a ‘graveyard of American industry’Oakley What Went Down at Oakley’s Field Gear Line Collection launch TOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything elseA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy