Doja Cat - Planet Her (LP)

Label: Kemosabe Records – 19439-94568-1, RCA – 19439-94568-1
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition
Country: US
Released: May 27, 2022
Genre: Hip Hop, Pop
Style: Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B, Dance-pop, Trap

 

Planet Her is the third studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, sees the artist experimenting with sounds that were new and unfamiliar to her, in an attempt to depart from the mainstream trends expected of pop artists. To further explain the name, she likened her musical style's shift in the record to travelling outside of Earth and into outer space.

The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, JID, and SZA, with Eve and Gunna featuring on the deluxe edition.. Doja Cat served as Planet Her's executive producer alongside frequent collaborator Yeti Beats. Both worked with producers Al Shux, Dr. Luke, Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Mayer Hawthorne, Kurtis McKenzie, and Y2K, among others. A record that explores and incorporates a wide variety of genres, Planet Her is an amalgamation of pop, R&B, and hip hop styles. Lyrically, the album touches on several topics and themes, focusing on femininity, solitude, romance, and sexual relationships.

The album has spawned five singles: "Kiss Me More", "You Right", "Need to Know", "Woman", and "Get Into It (Yuh)". The first four songs all charted within the top 15 of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Planet Her reached number one in New Zealand and spent four nonconsecutive weeks at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Landing inside the top ten in a dozen other countries, it finished 2021 as the tenth best-selling album worldwide. It also broke the record for the biggest opening day for an album by a female rapper on Spotify.

Upon release, Planet Her received highly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised Doja Cat's musical versatility and her vocal deliveries. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, while "Need to Know" was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance. The single "Kiss Me More" received nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.