Miguel’s return to the highlight along with his new album Caos marks the top of an eight-year stretch with out a full-length launch, however he’s already setting his sights on what comes subsequent. The singer revealed in a latest Genius interview that one other accomplished album is sitting within the vault, and he believes it surpasses the one he simply dropped. When requested whether or not followers ought to anticipate one other lengthy pause between albums, he responded instantly: “No.” He went on to share that the unreleased music is “better” than Caos, and that if he had the ability to maneuver freely, followers would have already got a launch date. “If it was up to me, I’d put another album out before the tour starts,” he defined.

However, Miguel says label restrictions are holding every thing up. Because of contractual phrases with RCA Records, he isn’t allowed to launch new music till late subsequent yr. Although he acknowledges there are folks at RCA who “understand and want to do the right thing,” he believes the construction of his present deal is essentially flawed. “I would sooner release it independently than to allow them to pick up the deal without it being a fair deal,” he mentioned. “And it’s not a fair deal, and I’m happy to go on record about that.”

For Miguel, the battle is a part of a broader business sample he not needs to accommodate. He has possession of his mental property, and the following part of his profession, he says, must be centered on independence. “There’s absolutely things that need to happen that I would prefer to happen as an independent artist,” he added.

Looking forward, he hopes to make use of the following decade to uplift different creatives. “My next 10 [years] is me really taking what I’ve learned and hopefully educating and stewarding other artists,” he mentioned.

Releasing Caos after so a few years stirred feelings he hadn’t anticipated. “It’s been such a long time since I put music out that I forgot how you can never explain or expect all of the emotion,” he shared. The response from his friends has been overwhelming. “I’ve gotten more notes about this album … than I’ve ever gotten for any of my projects,” he mentioned. “It’s been really, really dope, and it’s a really endearing and reassuring thing.”