Alessia Cara – Love Or Lack Thereof
Showcasing yet another side of her artistry, GRAMMY® Award-winning history-making superstar Alessia Cara announces a new compilation album entitled Love Or Lack Thereof coming March 20 via Def Jam Recordings. For the collection she revisited, reimagined, and reinvented various staples from her catalog as new jazz and soul-inspired versions, distilling a decade-plus musical journey into an intimate, yet essential body of work.
This time around, she cut everything with a cohort of elite Toronto-based jazz musicians in the studio, leaning into some of her most formative influences across soul, jazz and blues. Simultaneously, this endeavor also spoke to years of demand from her fans who have clamored for such stripped-down renditions. The result is indicative of Alessia’s versatility, vitality, and vibrancy as both a timeless songstress and performer.
Alessia recently partnered with Pepsi Canada for a new rendition of the iconic “Joy of Pepsi” campaign — a song and commercial previously brought to life by Britney Spears, Faith Hill, and Tori Kelly. The spot launched nationally during the GRAMMY® Awards and Super Bowl broadcasts in Canada.
2025 was nothing short of a banner year for Alessia. She delivered a powerful rendition of the Canadian National Anthem during Game 2 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. She also uncovered deluxe edition of Love & Hyperbole. She notably added eight previously unreleased songs, including “Nighttime Thing” [feat. Julia Michaels], “(Isn’t It) Obvious” [feat. Lucky Daye], and more. Not to mention, she launched a sold-out North American headline tour. The original Love & Hyperbole earned widespread acclaim. GRAMMY.com raved, “Love & Hyperbole is Cara’s most emotive album to date,” and DIY awarded it “4-out-of-5 stars,” proceeding to applaud, “Placed against a landscape of infectious basslines, sensual strings, and irresistible hooks, the record is a lesson in timings, accepting the past, and embracing an unwritten future.” Atwood Magazine christened it “her most intimate and raw work yet.” CLASH professed, “‘Love & Hyperbole’ is anthemic, self-aware and shows listeners how confident Alessia is in herself as an artist.”
She paved the way for Love & Hyperbole with the single “Slow Motion.” EUPHORIA. wrote, “Cara has been experimenting more and more with jazz elements with this upcoming album, and “Slow Motion” is no different,” going on to profess, “The beauty is in the general song.” Billboard attested, “For Alessia Cara, emotion and connection is at the heart of her creative endeavors — hence why each of her three studio albums live in a unique world full of signature concepts, colors and themes built around them. Her music isn’t just a listening experience, it’s a feeling.” It arrived on the heels of the standout “(Isn’t It) Obvious,” which featured a guitar solo from John Mayer. The latter has already generated millions of streams and counting in addition to earning critical praise. Not to mention, she delivered a showstopping performance of the track on Good Morning America. .
Thus far, Alessia Cara has generated billions of streams, earned dozens of multi platinum certifications around the world, and notably made history as “the first Canadian to win ‘Best New Artist’ at the GRAMMY® Awards.” At the same time, she has sold out tours on multiple continents and emerged as the rare force equally comfortable on a track with Logic and Khalid or Juanes, Bastille, Major Lazer, and The Warning.
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