Normani Announces Release Date of “Dopamine” & Drops Lead Single

Normani at the Fourth annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn benefit concert in October 2018
Normani at the Fourth annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn benefit concert in October 2018. Photo by William Volcov/Shutterstock (9943118al)

Normani’s fans spent years asking the singer to drop her debut studio album, and we finally know when it’s hitting the shelves. Dopamine will be released on June 14, and Normani gave us a taste of things to come with the lead single “1:59” ft. Gunna.

The former Fifth Harmony singer has been working on her debut album since going solo in 2018, and she finally announced it back in February. She shared the album’s title and cover at the time, and her fans have been pushing her to give us more ever since.

She finally answered their prayers this Friday, when the lead single “1:59” ft. Gunna hit the shelves. She also announced that Dopamine would be released on June 14 via RCA Records.

Normani discussed the release of her debut album with Elle and revealed she went through several different titles, including Butterfly Effect and 1906, which was the address of her grandmother’s house where she was raised.

Dopamine represents the highs and the lows I’ve endured. It’s been such an emotional roller coaster… I really wanted to have a title that felt like it definitely encompassed everything that I feel I’ve been through in my journey to get to the point that I’m in right now,” she explained.