[Pre Order] Meshell Ndegeocello - Synonym - LP *

Release Date: October 2, 2026

Meshell Ndegeocello's third Blue Note album — a 2LP set of duets pairing icons across genres and generations.

Meshell Ndegeocello returns with Synonym, her third Blue Note album, featuring stunning duets on beloved songs that span genres, moods, and eras. Exploring themes of love, identity, friendship, and selfhood, each track pairs two singers for striking musical chemistry. Guests include Cynthia Erivo, Cat Power, Robert Glasper, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, Lianne La Havas, Moses Sumney, ANOHNI, WILLOW, and more.

Features

• 2LP
• Label: Blue Note

Track Listing

Side A:

1. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (with Cynthia Erivo)
2. Don't You Want Me (with Cat Power)
3. Don't Stop The Music (with Nick Hakim, Robert Glasper)
4. Islands In The Stream (with Chaka Khan)

Side B:

1. It Ain't Me Babe (with Madison Cunningham)
2. Always On Time (with Laura Lee)
3. Be Real Black for Me (with Emily King, Lizz Wright)

Side C:

1. Don't Look Any Further (with Lianne La Havas)
2. The Closer I Get To You (with Destin Conrad, Moses Sumney)
3. Golden Ring (with Brandi Carlile)
4. I Got You Babe (with ANOHNI)
5. Here We Come (Here He Comes) (with Evann McIntosh)

Side D:

1. Guilty (with Ink)
2. Hunger Strike (with WILLOW)
3. With God on Our Side (with Bill Callahan, Chris Thile)