‘BLACK STAR’ blends ghettotech, house, techno, baile funk, African dance, with collaborators and the ‘Fineshyt’ video.
With ‘BLACK STAR’ now available via Interscope Records, Amaarae presents a body of work that reimagines connections between Ghanaian heritage and contemporary club culture. Recognized for a mold breaking fusion of alternative, pop, R&B, and Afrobeats, she amplifies that blend into her boldest mix yet. The album’s diaspora hopping scope is a futuristic statement of cultural pride shaped by ghettotech, house, techno, baile funk, and African dance genres. It carries Amaarae’s signature softness and hypnotic vocals and welcomes contributions from PinkPantheress, Naomi Campbell, Bree Runway, Starkillers, and Charlie Wilson.
As a concept, ‘BLACK STAR’ recontextualizes Ghanaian and African music with pop and club sounds across time and space, connecting these currents with the roots of modern day dance music, house and techno. Alongside the album, the official ‘Fineshyt’ video arrives. Shot in Ghana, the visual trails a magnetic young woman as she moves through club scenes and city streets with sensual, self assured quiet confidence.
Amaarae shares about ‘Fineshyt’, “1998 had Blue by French Duo Eiffel 65, 1999 had Believe by Cher & at the turn of a new millennium Modjo gave us Lady. Now, we’re at the mark of a quarter century, and Fineshyt is my contribution to a sound and feeling that not only took over clubs but minds, bodies and souls alike. Music is such a beautiful and special medium and being an artist has been God’s greatest gift to me. I remember being a little girl in Ghana hearing Believe by Cher and immediately being entranced. The hard tuned vocals, the glittery dance beat, and that hook! Do you believe in life after love! What a sentiment. A true manifesto of life. My favourite thing to do as an artist is take an inspired concept and flip it on its head. In this case, Fineshyt is Believe’s bad ass play cousin or maybe its evil twin sister!” 
The album is dedicated to the alternative youth of Ghana who are finding their footing every day, and to Black baddies around the world. In July, the single ‘Girlie-Pop’ was released with a video directed by Omar Jones. Visually, ‘Girlie Pop’ offers a bold and sensual glimpse into beat driven ecstasy when two souls collide and the music provides the necessary alchemy, in and out of the club. Prior to that, June brought ‘S.M.O’ and the album announcement, exploring sexual liberation and empowerment across a mix of highlife, kpanlogo, and zouk music. On ‘B2B’, Amaarae uses DJ lingo to create a playful song about “love that is taken but given back at the same time,” she explains. With lilting melodies and cool girl energy, ‘Fineshyt’ becomes a soundtrack for women and femmes, highlighting “the confidence of being feminine and feeling beautiful.”
