Watch Ari Lennox cheer for her “Soft Girl Era” in the official video. Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox produced “Soft Girl Era,” and they have given it a throwback feel with a sample of The New Birth’s “You Are What I’m All About,” famously sampled in the Junior Mafia’s “Players Anthem.” Video director Chris Robinson taps into that energy with a visual of Lennox surrounded by her team of dancers, all of them in colors that pop and change, reminiscent of Lil Kim’s “Crush On You” video. Lennox was just seen performing at the Dreamville Festival. Lennox announced “Soft Girl Era” back in February on her Instagram page when she was in the studio recording it and she also revealed that an album to follow Age/Sex/Location is on the way. 

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Afro Nation debuted in Detroit over the weekend with a roster of Afrobeats, hip-hop and R&B artists. The two-day event featured Burna Boy, Masego, Ari Lennox, Latto, Coi Leray, Dej Loaf and others. The Detroit festival is the second US date following Afro Nation Miami which took place in May. Artists performed at the historic Brewster-Douglass location which is the site of the former housing project where Diana Ross grew up. Launched in 2019, Afro Nation is a global celebration of the Afrobeats genre and Black music from the diaspora. Nigerian entrepreneurs Obi Asika, and Smade founded the festival in association with BBC 1 Xtra. 

Burna Boy headlined on Saturday and Afrobeats legend Davido closed the festival on Sunday. The successful event will be returning to the United States in 2024 and fans can signup at USA.afronation.com.