Nelly Furtado, 45, poses TOPLESS on sultry cover for upcoming album 7... as Maneater singer prepares for another comeback
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Nelly Furtado officially announced her new album, 7, on Instagram on Thursday - and went topless while posing on the black and white cover for the upcoming LP.
The Maneater songstress, 45 - who recently revealed how her eldest daughter Nevis, 20, is involved with the new album - uploaded the image to her 1.3 million followers in preparation for the release on September 20.
The black and white cover shows the beauty turning away from the camera as she opted to only wear a pair of low-rise jeans.
The number seven covered her entire back and sparkled under the bright lights on set during the photo shoot.
She additionally donned a pair of flashy, hooped earrings as well as chunky bracelets on each of her wrists.
Nelly Furtado, 45, announced her new album, 7, on Instagram on Thursday - and went topless while posing on the black and white cover for the upcoming LP
The Maneater songstress uploaded the image to her 1.3 million followers in preparation for the album which will drop on September 20
Furtado's dark locks were parted in the middle, and effortlessly flowed down straight past her shoulders.
In a lengthy caption, Nelly opened up about her upcoming single titled, Corazón, which will be released on Friday, July 12.
She also got candid about the process of putting her seventh studio album together which took four years - and also revealed she had created a whopping '400-500 pieces of music' during that span of time.
'How do you explain a song that took 2 years to make, in three different cities, with an army of people, and that's just the ONE SONG named CORAZÓN,' the star began.
She explained that creating music is not a 'job' for her, but is rather something 'personal.'
'Music is my whole language and life and love and blessing, so sometimes it's hard for me to wrap that up in a bow.'
The I'm Like A Bird songstress added, 'I first felt the energy of what Corazón would become on a trip to Colombia with a couple of friends and then I kept on recording and four years later I have an album.'
'And it's really always about the journey, honestly. That's the sad part because you can't relive the journey - the magic and lessons happen DURING the journey.'
She also got candid about the process of putting her seventh studio album together which took four years - and also revealed she had created a whopping '400-500 pieces of music' during that span of time
When it came to 7, Furtado later explained that her, 'only intention was to provide some portals to trip out and release and escape'; seen in June in Munich
Nelly then told her fans that she had created around 400-500 'pieces of music' over the course of four years, and added that her 'ADHD doesn't always allow for me to organize creations in a methodical way.'
However, out of the large amount of pieces that had been made, 14 songs were chosen for the new album.
'Phew - they come together just by nature of being in the same collection, 7, kind of like random seashells that may be similar but not at all alike.'
When it came to 7, Furtado later explained that her, 'only intention was to provide some portals to trip out and release and escape.'
'I badly need music every single day. I badly need songs to listen to every single day. My brain doesn’t even work without music,' the singer expressed.
In regards to the process of creating the album, Nelly admitted that she 'experienced it all and cried the tears and made the friendships and felt the joy and fear and pain and I learned a lot and that's all that matters.'
'What is cool though, every time I would doubt myself I would see the number 7 everywhere,' she continued, possibly hinting at what was behind the title of the album.
In conclusion, Nelly gave a special shout out to all that were involved in bringing the album to life, and revealed that the music will drop later this year on September 20.
'What is cool though, every time I would doubt myself I would see the number 7 everywhere,' she continued, possibly hinting at what was behind choosing the title of the album; seen in April in Hollywood
During an appearance on Today on Thursday, Nelly opened about the 'life' of her new album
Furtado's last album drop occurred six years ago back in 2017 with Ride - which became available to fans on March 31, 2017 and contained 12 tracks.
Ride landed the #25 spot on the U.S. Independent Albums Chart, but did not reach a spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 Charts.
During an appearance on Today on Thursday, Nelly opened about the 'life' of her new album.
'I cried a lot in the studio,' she admitted. 'But it's not a sad album. Because quickly, my Friday nights at the studio became my whole social life...It quickly became like, a celebration, you know?'
'You can show up to the studio with a little bit of heartbreak, and you can quickly turn it into - it's like you're mining for gold.'
She added, 'You're kind of mining and then you see a glimmer of gold, and then all of a sudden, it's a gold rush of passion and inspiration, joy, tears, celebration...'
Furtado also talked about her eldest daughter, Nevis - who is studying at NYU - helping her on the album.
'In her spare time, she would come to the studio and she even wrote some songs with me. Total blessing. I could've never imagined that.'
'In her spare time, she would come to the studio and she even wrote some songs with me. Total blessing. I could've never imagined that,' Nelly gushed of her daughter
She recently teased the upbeat track on her main Instagram page as she showcased her dance skills while grooving to a snippet of the song
The songstress shares Nevis with her ex, Jasper Gahunia, and is mother to another son and daughter, whom she welcomed with ex and rapper, Hodgy.
Ahead of her album, 7, being dropped in the fall, Furtado is preparing for the release of her new single, Corazón, on July 12.
She recently teased the upbeat track on her main Instagram page as she showcased her dance skills while grooving to a snippet of the song.
During the short reel, the beauty flaunted her toned frame in a white, cropped top and a pair of baggy, black trousers.
Also on Thursday, the star showed off her sense of style as she visited SiriusXM Studios in NYC
She sported a fashionable white shirt that was tucked into the waist of light blue, denim jeans with a flared hem
Also on Thursday, the star showed off her sense of style as she visited SiriusXM Studios in NYC.
She sported a fashionable white shirt that was tucked into the waist of light blue, denim jeans with a flared hem.
The Say It Right hitmaker layered the look with a vibrant, yellow jacket which was partially draped down off her shoulders.
Nelly slipped into a pair of open-toed, tan heels and allowed her brunette locks to flow down past her shoulders in light waves.
