BELOVED

Beloved is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Giveon. Released through Epic Records and Not So Fast on July 11, 2025, production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Matthew Burnett, Jahaan Sweet, Gitty, Sevn Thomas, and Maneesh. Recorded with a live band, Beloved draws from 1970s rhythm and blues and soul music, and the music evokes Al Green, Isaac Hayes, The Delfonics, and Philadelphia soul. With Beloved, Giveon intended to convey where he is as an artist sonically and the time he built on his craft, and to add to the Black American male perspectives on relationships in music. An autobiographical album, the album tells a raw and realistic love story inspired by multiple relationships Giveon had. It was preceded by two singles, "Twenties" and "Rather Be". It debuted and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and at number four on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and received positive reviews. Rolling Stone and Variety ranked the album number 57 and nine on their Best Albums of 2025 lists. The album was nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and the 57th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Album. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloved...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)