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Tori Kelly Details New Album ‘God Must Really Love Me,’ Drawing on Faith, Marriage & Motherhood

In an exclusive interview, Tori Kelly reveals the three core inspirations behind her new album, "God Must Really Love Me": her faith, marriage, and motherhood.

Variety Music·May 5, 2026·via Variety Music

Tori Kelly Details New Album ‘God Must Really Love Me,’ Drawing on Faith, Marriage & Motherhood

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Tori Kelly Announces New Album ‘God Must Really Love Me,’ Inspired by Faith, Marriage and Motherhood (EXCLUSIVE)

By Steven J. Horowitz

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When she first started putting the pieces together for her upcoming album, Tori Kelly took a write-what-you-know approach . “I was pretty clear on what I wanted to say, which were three pillars: My faith, my marriage and then motherhood,” the singer-songwriter tells Variety about “God Must Really Love Me,” due June 12 via Epic Records. “I was like, this is the album and where I’m at. From there, it just really started taking shape.”

“God Must Really Love Me,” exclusively announced on Variety , marks Kelly’s sixth studio album and her first following 2024’s “Tori.,” a record steeped in the traditions of Y2K pop and R&B. But “God Must Really Love Me” is a step back from the bombast of its predecessor, instead embracing the warm, acoustic-leaning R&B that powered much of her earlier work. In anticipation of the album, Kelly is giving the first taste of the set with a pair of singles — “Control” and “Dive” — both releasing this Friday.