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Mýa Sets May 15 Release for ‘Retrospect,’ Her First Album in Eight Years

The project channels the Minneapolis sound to deliver a no‑sample, feel‑good set shaped by pandemic reflection.

Mýa's 10th studio album, "Retrospect," is out Friday, May 15, via her independent label Planet 9.
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Overview

  • Retrospect is Mýa’s tenth studio album and her first full-length release in eight years.
  • The set leans into 1970s and 1980s Minneapolis funk and soul, echoing artists like Prince, Rick James, and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
  • Guest spots include 21 Savage, Joyner Lucas, Snoop Dogg, and Too Short, and D‑Nice introduces the opener “Give It To You.”
  • Mýa says the album uses no samples, citing Prince’s push for original recordings.
  • She frames the project as a joyful, communal listen shaped during the pandemic, and she and producer MyGuyMars remixed and remastered the album multiple times.