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- Summary: The third full-length release from American-Ghanian singer Amaarae features guest appearances by Naomi Campbell, PinkPantheress, Bree Runway, Starkillers, and Charlie Wilson.
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- Record Label: Golden Angel/Interscope
- Genre(s): R&B, International
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Aug 8, 2025Next to Fountain Baby’s splashy bombast, Amaarae’s embrace of tension and restraint is both audacious and inspired.
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Sep 5, 2025The Ghanaian-American pop star unabashedly embraces her Ghanaian roots and queer identity with a fun and often humorous collection of Afrobeat earworms and dance-pop bangers.
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Aug 8, 2025Sleek and hugely enjoyable.
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Aug 8, 2025‘Black Star’ isn’t the diasporic spectacle she originally hinted at – it’s a hedonistic pop recalibrator that hits no matter where you’re from.
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Aug 13, 2025It’s a sweaty, lusty thrill ride with Amaarae firmly in control of the pleasure sensors — for her and for any amorous targets she might pick up.
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Aug 12, 2025At its best, Black Star shows an artist amplifying Afrodiasporic club music with modern verve, unlocking a new wave of Black pop stardom all the while.
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Aug 8, 2025It’s strange then that in its opening stages it feels so lifeless. .... Then there’s the one-two of immaculate singles Girlie-Pop! and S.M.O., and it’s like the record has put its finger in a plug socket.