Giveon returns with 'Beloved' album after three-year hiatus

Giveon has been on a quest for musical and personal growth since releasing his studio debut three years ago.

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But the more things have changed, they've also stayed the same. “The girls didn't stop,” he said with a sly smile. “I don’t even know if I grew in that area.” That's not necessarily bad news for the “Heartbreak Anniversary” singer, because when it comes to emoting about the complexities of love and romance, the business of Giveon is always booming.

“I don't wanna get to a point where I start talking about the same thing, but there’s so much still left to say,” he said.

The seven-time Grammy nominee says plenty on his anticipated sophomore album, “Beloved,” out on Friday. He won't argue that it’s another heartbreak manifesto, but he insists this project is more nuanced and introspective.

“I like to write songs about what people are thinking, but they don’t want to say out loud,” said the Drake and Justin Bieber collaborator. “Some of these experiences aren't that unique. I'll Google something random, like, ‘Yo, my elbow itches on Thursday — what is that?’ Somebody'll be like, ‘My elbow's itching on Thursday, too!’ So, I'm like we all going through the same thing.”