she was able to capture her creativity and productivity as she worked on her seventh studio album. Speaking with TODAY.com on Thursday, the day she announced upcoming album “7” was set to drop on Sept.
20, Furtado says she to her advantage while making the record. “I always credit my ADHD because it can be so debilitating in your home life, but when you’re in your creative life, at work — for me — it’s amazing,” she says. “It’s like a superpower.
” Furtado, 45, says she wanted to have a “festive process” while making the album, so she was able to bring “as many friends and collaborators by the studio at all hours of the night.” “I can be like, OK — 500 songs, three rooms, 15 people making music with me, today! And to me it’s like, normal,” she says. Furtado shares that she worked on the record across multiple continents with as many people that she could get together.
For example, the album’s was created in Colombia with Bomba Estéreo, she says. “Naturally, through this festive environment, I have more and more people in the studio listening to the songs, and I think just naturally, the cream rises to the top, and then you’re like, ‘Oh, I feel more passionate about finishing this.’” The “Maneater” singer’s latest album features 14 tracks, which Furtado she whittled down from 400 to 500 songs she made over the past four years.
“My ADHD doesn’t always allow for me to organize creations in a methodical way, so it’s h.