Lalah Hathaway Readies VANTABLACK: Expansion Pack Remix Album + Bold New Single “Poison + The Cure”

Following her two 2024 Grammy nominations—Best R&B Album for VANTABLACK and Best Traditional R&B Performance for “No Lie” featuring Michael McDonald—five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway returns with a thrilling new project. VANTABLACK: Expansion Pack—a remix companion loaded with fresh reinterpretations and bold new originals—will be released worldwide next Friday, July 18, 2025, via Hathaway Entertainment/SRG‑ILS/Virgin Music 

Hathaway shares:

“Reimagining music has always been at the core of my artistic journey. This project is a heartfelt tribute to the transformative power of the REMIX, and a celebration of the timelessness of great SONGS!”

True to the wide-ranging sonics of the original VANTABLACK—which dropped June 14, 2024—Expansion Pack dives into house vibes (“Myth of Being”, “Clearly”), funk-pop rhythms (“Uptown”, “Mood For You”), and smooth grooves courtesy of Robert Glasper’s “Returning” remix and Amber Navran’s take on “#BITMFW.” Meanwhile, the rebellious “Poison + The Cure” and its visual counterpart mark a bold new chapter for the Chicago-born artist 

Lalah Hathaway is tied with Beyoncé for the most Grammys in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category (three each), and every solo album she’s released in the past decade has been nominated for Best R&B Album. Her 2017 Lalah Hathaway Live took home the win . The title VANTABLACK—named after the darkest substance on earth—reflects Hathaway’s deeply personal exploration of identity (“the blackest I’ve ever been”), while Expansion Pack turns that inward intimacy outward, emphasizing collaboration, community, and an electrifying summer vibe 

Hathaway on her artistic essence:

“VANTABLACK was always the name of the project… being the blackest I’ve ever been… similar to how all the music around me informs the black music that I create. So, it’s all a melting pot of all of me.”

VANTABLACK: EXPANSION PACK – Tracklist

1. THE BLACK [Phil Beaudreau Remix]

2. THE MACHINE [Butter Remix]

3. YOU DON’T KNOW [Mr. Talkbox & JayJ Remix]

4. VANTABLACK [Pikfunk & Jubu Remix]

5. MOOD FOR YOU [Complexive Remix]

6. UPTOWN

7. SO IN LOVE [Misha Remix]

8. TUNNELS [Ariza Remix]

9. THE ENERGY [Mocean Worker Remix]

10. MYTH OF BEING [Mark Francis Remix]

11. NO LIE [Phil Beaudreau Remix] feat. Michael McDonald

12. CLEARLY [Phil Beaudreau Remix]

13. I AM [Misha Remix]

14. POISON + THE CURE

15. #BITMFW [Amber Navran Remix]

16. RETURNING feat. Robert Glasper [Lalah Hathaway & Phil Beaudreau Remix]

17. YOU DON’T KNOW [A Cappella] feat. Mr. Talkbox

A five-time Grammy awardee, Hathaway shares the record for Best Traditional R&B Performance Grammys with Beyoncé (three each). With eight solo albums and collaborations spanning Pharrell Williams to Esperanza Spalding, she has been invited onstage by legends like Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock. Daughter of the late Donny Hathaway, she continues her legacy with soul, versatility, and authenticity.