US EditionKehlani Teams Up With Missy Elliott For Aaliyah-Tributing ‘Back and Forth’ Single
The single is the final preview of her self-titled album, due April 24, and follows her 2024 LP Crash.
- Kehlani officially released the new single 'Back And Forth' featuring Missy Elliott yesterday, serving as the final preview of the upcoming album KEHLANI, due April 24.
- 'Back And Forth' pairs Kehlani's signature soulful vulnerability with Missy Elliott's charisma, bridging generations of Music while the chorus pays homage to Aaliyah's 1994 hit of the same name.
- Following an epic 2025 run, Kehlani released the track via Atlantic, building on the success of 2024's Crash and the Grammy-nominated 'After Hours.'
- Kehlani will receive the Impact Award at Billboard Women in Music 2026 on April 29 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, with Keke Palmer hosting.
- For Missy Elliott, this collaboration marks the latest of her sporadic studio forays in recent years, following her previous guest work with Skrillex and Anitta.
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Kehlani Teams Up With Missy Elliott For Aaliyah-Tributing ‘Back and Forth’ Single
Kehlani and Missy Elliott aren’t afraid to indulge in a little “Back and Forth” on the “Folded” singer’s sensual new single. The track from Kehlani’s upcoming self-titled album due out on April 24 is the latest preview of the two-time Grammy winner’s fifth album, the follow-up to 2024’s Crash. It finds Kehlani in their signature lights-low R&B groove, with Elliott kicking thing off with some bold bars, boasting, “You know it’s some hot s–t/ Le…
Kehlani & Missy Elliott Share New Single 'Back And Forth': Listen
Kehlani is following up the massive success of “Folded” with a new self-titled album due later this month. The album has “Folded” and “Out The Window,” and today we get a third preview with a noteworthy special guest. None other than Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott graces “Back And Forth,” Kehlani’s appealing new single out today. Miss…
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