CeeLo Green has confirmed that he and Danger Mouse have new music on the way.
In an interview with HipHopDX at the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the rapper/singer revealed that fans of Gnarls Barkley, his acclaimed group with the elusive producer, will be blessed with new material in 2024.
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When asked what the “greatest song” he’s ever written is, the Goodie Mob legend replied: “I haven’t written it yet! A really good one is ‘Crazy’ from Gnarls Barkley. New Gnarls Barkley this year, okay?”
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The last fans heard from Gnarls Barkley was back in 2008 when they released their second album The Odd Couple.
That followed-up the duo’s hugely successful 2006 debut St. Elsewhere, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified platinum.
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Home to the aforementioned hit “Crazy,” St. Elsewhere won Best Alternative Music Album at the 2007 Grammys and was also up for Album of the Year.
CeeLo first began teasing new Gnarls Barkley music in 2022, telling HipHopDX that a long-awaited new album was in the works.
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“I’m so glad that I can really say for fact that we are at work on some new music,” he shared. “I’ve been alluding to it over the last few years, you know, keeping the fans abreast of what our aspirations are. We tried to get it together, but scheduling wise, it was a little difficult to do.
“We’re both ambitious guys and because we’re not an actual group, we have to take the time to get together. And if you have the time, you might not be in the mood or you might need some rest and recuperation from some other prior obligations.”
He added: “A fun fact is that we basically got an album’s worth of material done. We might not utilize those first initial renderings, but we have the template. I don’t know if what we’ve done yet will be the album itself, but it’s a really good start.”
More recently, CeeLo shared his thoughts on Universal Music Group and TikTok’s music licensing dispute, which has seen the former remove its entire catalog from the social media app.
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“As an artist, I can definitely say those streaming numbers are less than favorable for the artists,” he told TMZ. “So maybe the split will be able to make a difference in the profit share and the way that it affects artistry and their income and sustainability.”
