Alter Ego (Lisa album)

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Alter Ego
Lisa - Alter Ego.png
Digital and standard cover
Studio album by
Lisa
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2025 (2025-02-28)
Recorded2023–2024
Studio
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Label
Producer
Lisa chronology
Lalisa
(2021)		Alter Ego
(2025)
Singles from Alter Ego
  1. "Rockstar"
    Released: June 28, 2024
  2. "New Woman"
    Released: August 16, 2024
  3. "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)"
    Released: October 4, 2024
  4. "Born Again"
    Released: February 7, 2025

Alter Ego is the upcoming debut solo studio album by Thai rapper and singer Lisa. It is scheduled to be released on February 28, 2025, through Lloud and RCA Records. The album will mark her first solo release since departing from YG Entertainment and Interscope Records in 2023. The album consists of twelve tracks and features guest appearances from Rosalía, Doja Cat and Raye. It was supported by four singles: "Rockstar", "New Woman", "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)", and "Born Again".

Contents

Background

In December 2023, Lisa announced her departure from YG Entertainment for her solo work, while remaining with YG to continue her activities as a member of Blackpink. [1] She established her own management company named Lloud in February 2024 and signed with RCA Records two months later to release solo music in partnership with Lloud. [2] [3] She first teased the title of her upcoming album in the music video for the single "New Woman" in August, in which multiple women were shown reading a magazine named Alter Ego. [4] In an interview for her Billboard cover story in November, she shared that she was working hard on the album "trying to figure it out, the track list and everything, what I can change in there" and played unfinished songs said to evoke M.I.A. and Loose -era Nelly Furtado. [5]

Concept and title

Lisa emulates five different characters on Alter Ego, with each one having their own names and personality traits. [6] The five "alter egos", named Roxi, Kiki, Vixi, Sunni, and Speedi, each correspond to various tracks and feature on album versions with their own cover art. [7] According to Lisa, the concept came about as she was "trying so many different kinds of music styles while I was recording." Wanting to incorporate various genres into one album, she thought, "Oh, well I’ve never done this kind of stuff before, but it sounds great. Why not just kind of like put all the different styles into the album and call it Alter Ego?" [6]

The album's promotional campaign uses a five-point star as a recurring emblem to represent the five alter egos, while its trailer video features the rapper in five locations, one for each persona: a black rock structure, an outer-space catwalk, an enchanted garden, a green laser-beam motorcycle track, and a volcanic red runway. [8] The first alter ego Roxi is inspired by the song "Rockstar" and is depicted on cover art holding a guitar in an enchanted garden, with an accompanying description describing her as a rockstar that lives to "entertain and always command the stage". [9] The second alter ego Sunni, deriving from "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)", is shown with brown curly hair and described as a free-spirited French speaker who has a "je ne sais quoi for sun-kissed days and sea-breezy nights". [10] The third alter ego Kiki, based on "New Woman", is an Internet lover with a sassy Y2K aesthetic who "live[s] for the thrill" and is styled with pink hair and a pink wardrobe. [11]

Promotion and release

On November 11, during the Lisa Fan Meetup in Asia 2024 tour, a snippet of a cinematic teaser video for an upcoming project was released in which Lisa plays guitar in a desolate cyberpunk landscape and summons a neon purple light from the sky. [12] The teaser's caption revealed one letter of the project's title, while a countdown also appeared on Lisa's website due to complete one week later on the 19th. [13] Further segments of the teaser were released during the tour alongside another letter of the project's name. After the final Hong Kong show on November 19, Lisa released the full three-minute trailer and officially announced her first studio album Alter Ego would be released on February 28, 2025. [14] She also revealed the album's cover art, featuring a close-up photo of Lisa in a black hood bringing her hand to her face and showing off spiky black nails. [8]

Singles

Three singles supported Alter Ego. The lead single, "Rockstar", was released on June 28, 2024. [15] The song debuted at number four on the Billboard Global 200 and number one on the Global Excl. US, earning her third top-ten hit on the former and her first chart-topper on the latter. [16] It debuted became her highest-charting entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 70. [17] The album's second single, "New Woman" featuring Spanish singer Rosalía, was released on August 16. [18] It debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Global 200 and number six on the Global Excl. US, becoming Lisa's fourth top-ten hit on the latter. [19] [20] It also debuted at number 97 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [21] The third single, "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)", was released on October 4. [22] The song peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Global 200 and number 14 on the Global Excl. US. [19] [23] The fourth single, "Born Again" featuring Doja Cat and Raye, will be released on February 7, 2025. [24]

Live performances

On September 11, 2024, Lisa debuted "New Woman" and "Rockstar" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York. [25] She presented both songs and "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)" before its release as a headliner for the Global Citizen Festival in New York City on September 28. [26] On October 15, she performed "Rockstar" and "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024. [27] She also showcased the three singles on the Lisa Fan Meetup in Asia 2024 tour, which comprised five shows between November 11 and 19. [28] On New Year's Eve, Lisa performed "Rockstar", "New Woman", and the "Santa Baby" remix of "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)" as a headliner for Amazing Thailand Countdown 2025 in Bangkok. [29]

Track listing

Alter Ego track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rockstar"
  • Tedder
  • Homaee
2:18
4."New Woman" (featuring Rosalía)
  • Ilya
  • Martin
2:59
7."Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)"
Rykeyz2:35

Notes

Release history

Release dates and formats for Alter Ego
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousFebruary 28, 2025 [32]

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