After stealing the show during the 2025 BET Awards opening medley, Mýa is keeping her momentum going with a new album.
On Monday (Feb. 2), the D.C.-bred ’00s R&B icon announced her forthcoming tenth studio album, Retrospect, during an appearance on Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show. Featuring collaborations with several buzzy names, including 21 Savage and Joyner Lucas, Retrospect will also serve as Mýa’s first full-length release since 2018’s T.K.O. (The Knock Out). The new album will arrive this spring via Planet 9, Mýa’s independent label, in partnership with Virgin Music.
“Music wasn’t just a part of my life; it was the heartbeat of my home, the foundation of my joy,” the Grammy winner said. “This album is a celebration of that and the kind of funk that never fades. It’s a bridge between the past and the future, honoring the greats, my inspirations, while forging something new.”
To kick off the album campaign, which she previewed with Billboard on the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards red carpet, Mýa shared “ASAP,” the set’s lead single, on Friday (Jan. 30). Built around sultry, ’80s-informed midtempo groove, the new track finds Mýa crooning of an undeniably red-hot love that’s always worth fighting for. Co-produced by LaMar “MyGuyMars” Edwards and Mýa herself, the new single is the first taste of a project that first began in 2016. During that time, Mýa looked to ’70s and ’80s funk and soul to inform her latest contribution to the contemporary R&B landscape.
Outside of last year’s buzzy BET Awards performance, Mýa also celebrated the 25th anniversary of her sophomore LP, Fear of Flying, in 2025. She commemorated that album, which produced her classic Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 hit “Case of the Ex,” with a vinyl reissue and a Dolby Atmos streaming release. Last fall, she delivered electrifying sets at select dates on Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine Tour.
Mýa has earned three top 10 hits on the Hot 100: 1998’s “It’s All About Me” with Sisqo, 2000’s “Case of the Ex” and 2001’s classic “Lady Marmalade” with Christina Aguilera, P!nk and Lil’ Kim. In 2003, she earned her first and only Billboard 200 top 10 album to date: Moodring (No. 3). In 2018, T.K.O. reached No. 41 on Independent Albums.
Watch Mýa discuss her forthcoming new Retrospect album below.