Maxwell is readying an album with teenage-era songs but first ‘NIGHT’ must fall

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — R&B icon Maxwell says he’s preparing a future album that will include teenage songs before his professional music career began, as well as songs he loved that weren’t included on early albums. But before that project drops, his long-awaited “blacksummers’NIGHT” album will arrive, marking his first since 2016. The three-time Grammy winner will also take fans on Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite Cruise, a four-night Norwegian Pearl ocean voyage that will take place in February 2024. The cruise will make stops at Great Stirrup Cay and Nassau in the Bahamas and will features performances from Musiq Soulchild, Ledisi and other artists. Maxwell will have two performances.