Doja Cat mentioned remedy twice every week helped form her new pop album Vie and let her flip private development into feel-good music.
Doja Cat is pulling double responsibility at remedy and the studio and it’s all coming collectively on her subsequent album Vie, which she says was closely formed by her twice-a-week psychological well being periods.
In a sit-down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the rapper-turned-pop-star acquired sincere about how remedy gave her the readability to modify up her sound and mindset.
“I believe remedy has been my principal [source]. This album actually grew from my periods in remedy and being so gung-ho on being there twice every week and doing it and studying in regards to the human expertise and the way our brains operate subconsciously and consciously,” she mentioned in the course of the chat.
Vie, her fifth studio album, is about to drop September 26, 2025 and marks a return to a pop-heavy vibe after her final rap-focused venture, Scarlet, in 2023.
She’s leaning into themes like love, lust and relationship chaos, with lighter themes. Suppose ’80s pop.
“It’s really, for lack of a greater phrase, enjoyable. And I believe that’s what individuals want proper now could be to keep in mind that life may be enjoyable and that it’s not at all times so severe on a regular basis,” Doja mentioned.
She added that whereas severe subjects matter, she needed to make one thing individuals might vibe to with no need a remedy diploma to decode it.
The lead single, “Jealous Sort,” dropped on Thursday (August 21). The album’s complete rollout is giving French stylish, with a Paris-shot trailer and a glam album cowl revealed on August 20.
Even the title Vie is French for “life.”
“I really feel attractive and I really feel impressed, and I really feel like I’ve realized so much in remedy and I can convert that into one thing constructive,” Doja added.
She’s kicking off the Ma Vie World Tour later this yr, beginning in Asia and Oceania with 11 reveals already on the schedule.
