Normani Addresses Debut Album ‘Dopamine’ Rollout Issues & What She Would Have Done Differently

Normani Addresses Debut Album ‘Dopamine’ Rollout Issues & What She Would Have Done Differently

Former Fifth Harmony singer Normani has heard your comments, criticism, and concerns.

The 28-year-old got candid about her debut album Dopamine during a newly released interview with media personality Terrell Grice. As previously reported, after years of hurdles and hiccups, Normani finally dropped her first full-body project as a solo artist on June 14. The 13-track, highly anticipated album debuted at number 91 on the Billboard 200, selling 12,000 album-equivalent units. Prior to the album’s release, Normani faced heavy criticism over its delay, with many questioning what caused the years-long hold-up after she shared on X in 2018 that she had a name for the record.

When asked if the promotion and overall rollout for Dopamine came together as she desired, Normani truthfully shared,

“Absolutely not. It’s hard to answer [what I would have done differently] only because I feel like there has been so much prior to even the rollout that has kind of affected the outcome. I think that we were doing the best that we could with the cards that we were dealt and what was given.”

In a previous interview, Normani touched on how both her parents being diagnosed with cancer within a year of one another played a hand in her (temporarily) stepping back from the music industry. She added,

“I’m a human being, and the pain that I experience takes away from me being able to be creative and having the motivation to get up and be productive. That was something that I really struggled with. I’ve definitely been tested throughout this process, but there’s a beautiful side to it, too. I’ve given up a lot to be in the position I’m in.”

Normani and her mom

Continuing in her recent appearance, she said,

“In terms of the business, on my behalf, things could have just been handled more responsibly. And then things happened that were kind of inevitable in terms of like, my team switched. Which, was for the better by the grace of God, but in real time, it didn’t feel very good. Especially with trying to put this album out and that feeling like another road block.” 

And then expressed,

“There had been plenty of times where I really didn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel and I wasn’t necessarily sure how this was going to come out for real.” 

Normani

During the chat, Normani also made it very clear that the “misconception” that she doesn’t care about her music or “do enough” for her career does bother her.

She added,

“I’ve dedicated my entire being to this. My real life, the human part of me, has kind of been stifled because of my trying and desperately wanting to make this right for my fans who have waited for such a long time because they deserve that.”

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