Jesse James
The one and only, Aluna is back. You may be familiar with her as the frontwoman of the duo, AlunaGeorge. The British-born artist is gearing up to drop off a solo effort in August, and she returns with a new single called “Get Paid.” Aluna links up with Princess Nokia and Jada Kingdom, providing something unique and infectious that serves as an “aspirational celebration about black women and women of color.” With her solo debut Renaissance set to arrive soon, the artist opened up in an open letter on Instagram.
She wrote, “When I started looking at all the challenges I face being a black woman making dance I realized I wanted to do more than just create a space for myself – I want all black people to know that the genre of Dance is their heritage and they should feel included and encouraged to create under that banner by expanding the genre to be culturally and racially inclusive.” She also recently spoke about the new single, “Get Paid.” She stated that the track arrives “in opposition of the reality that we are consistently undervalued for our work.”
She went on to add, “On the other hand, this is a song about believing we deserve to get paid because as society keeps telling us we are worthless, we internalize that notion, which is almost more damaging because it stops us from advocating for ourselves.” While we patiently await Renaissance on August 28th, this one will hold us over.
Check out the new single in the stream below and look for more from Aluna coming very soon. In the meantime, keep it locked with The Culture Curators for more new music coming very soon.
