Snoh Aalegra's Legendary Love is out today, her first album in five years

If your R&B playlist runs from Sade to Frank Ocean to SZA, there is a fair chance Snoh Aalegra is already in it. Today, 13 November 2026, she gives you a whole new album to put next to them: Legendary Love, 13 songs, released through her own Feels Run Free imprint and distributed by Stem.

It is her first full album since Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies in 2021, so this is a five-year wait ending. Aalegra, born in Iran and raised in Sweden before moving to Los Angeles, built her name on cinematic, slow-burning soul, and the early signs are that Legendary Love stays in that world while sounding warmer and more played-in.

What we know going in

The singles. "Karma" arrived first this autumn, her first new solo single in about three years. It is the one to press play on if you want the quick version of where she is now: a melodic, neo-soul lead that reads as the first page of a new chapter. Its artwork and listing are on Apple Music.

The guests. "I Love You" is the preview with the big names attached: Nile Rodgers, the Chic guitarist whose playing sits under half the disco and pop you know, and Raphael Saadiq, the bassist and producer behind some of the best modern soul records. Josh Grant is credited as producer, with Aalegra and Joel Compass among the writers and producers on the song. The video, directed by Alfred Marroquín, shows her performing it.

The scale. Thirteen tracks on the Apple Music listing, in the R&B and soul lane. We have not yet seen an official tracklist with every credit, so we are not going to guess at the deep cuts. Check the credits on your streaming app of choice after the first listen.

Where to start

1. "I Love You": Rodgers' guitar and Saadiq's bass are the hook. Start here if you love live-band R&B.
2. "Karma": the slow-burn, late-night single.
3. The rest, in order: this is an album built for a start-to-finish listen, so let it run once with the lights down.

Why it matters for you

R&B fans have been waiting on a lot of big records. Snoh Aalegra is one of the few artists in the genre whose albums feel like a place you can live in, closer to Sade's hush than to a playlist single. A long gap and a real band behind her is exactly the kind of record that tends to grow on you over a month, not a weekend.

We are linking it here as a guide, not a verdict. Listen first, then tell us where you land.

If you like her, go deeper into Snoh Aalegra's ADMC page, and try Pimmie, whom we spotlighted yesterday, for a younger take on the same late-night register.