Erykah Badu and the Alchemist Team Up for New Song “Next to You”: Listen

Erykah Badu and the Alchemist have come together for a new song, “Next to You.” It arrives ahead of the artists’ joint tour of Japan, and the Alchemist has also suggested that it’ll appear on a new album called Abi & Alan. Find the new song below.

Badu has not released an album since 2010’s New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh. She followed that with the 2015 mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone.

The Alchemist releases projects and singles quite often. This year, he shared a collaboration with Larry June and 2 Chainz titled Life Is Beautiful.

Read the Sunday Review of Erykah Badu’s Baduizm.

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Erykah Badu:

06-24 Osaka, Japan – Billboard Live Osaka *
06-28 Tokyo, Japan – Billboard Live Tokyo *
06-30 Yokohama, Japan – KT Zepp Yokohama *
07-05 New Orleans, LA – Caesars Superdome (2025 Essence Festival of Culture® Presented by Coca-Cola®)

* with The Alchemist