Jill Scott Announces First Album In Over A Decade

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Jill Scott performs during the second night of the Cincinnati Music Festival at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, July 21, 2023. © Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Soulful balladeer Jill Scott is making a full-fledged return to music sooner than you think. "To Whom It May Concern" will be LP number six.

Philadelphia's own Jill Scott is making her grand return to music in 2026. Per Variety, the powerful R&B voice has announced her sixth studio album, To Whom It May Concern," on her social media. The 53-year-old will be releasing it through Blues Babe Records, Human Re Sources and The Orchard.

With great excitement, the songwriter wrote on her Instagram, "Finally my new album entitled TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN drops Feb. 13th!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE and THANK YOU for your patience and your listening ears. Presave link available in my bio now! Much Love, Jilly from Philly."

Jill's actually discussed To Whom It May Concern already, doing so at the tail end of December. Speaking with Million Dollaz Worth Of Game, she told Wallo and Gillie, "It’s a lot of living in this album. It’s a lot of revelation. Musically, it’s a full spectrum. Had some wonderful musicians come in. I feel touched all over, literally… The musicianship on this project and the people that gravitated towards it, I couldn’t be happier. I couldn’t have ever even imagined who is on this album."

Speaking of features, Jill didn't spare any expense. Ab-Soul, J.I.D., Tierra Whack and Too $hort will be the guest vocalists. All of them should lend some intriguing performances to the album's tracklist.

As for the noteworthy producers, they include DJ Premier, Adam Blackstone, Om’Mas Keith, Camper, Andre Harris, Trombone Shorty, Seige Montracity, Eric Wortham, DW Wright and VT Tolan.

Om'Mas Keith's contributions can actually be heard already as Jill Scott has also dropped the lead single for To Whom It May Concern today. "Beautiful People" kicks off the rollout on a high note (no pun intended) as Jill's still got it and them some vocally.

As we shared, circle February 13 on your calendars. The album will consist of 19 songs.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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