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Everything Is ‘Falling Into Place’ for Aqyila: Rising R&B Star Details Debut LP
Rising Canadian R&B star Aqyila speaks with Billboard about "Bloom," her debut album and her plans for 2025.
She earned that recognition for her debut single, “Vibe for Me (Bob for Me),” and she’s now competing in the same category at this year’s awards with “Bloom” — the song that took her from local talent to one of the most alluring, ascendant R&B stars of the 2020s so far. Falling Into Place, which arrived Friday (March 28), is a thrilling amalgam of sultry jazz, heart-baring soul, sizzling Caribbean riddims, and a painstakingly particular approach to vocal stacks informed by musical giants like Brandy. Instead of rushing out a project to capitalize on the success of “Bloom,” Aqyila bided her time and spent months fine-tuning the lush, soulful soundscape of Falling Into Place, which she crafted alongside key collaborators like Maya J’an B, Jonathan Elkær, Kasey Phillips and Thomas-Ray “Rex” Armstrong.
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