Three years is a long time in R&B. But for Syd — the once-Internet frontwoman turned Grammy-winning songwriter, Beyoncé collaborator, and all-round alt-R&B tastemaker — time moves differently. Today, she’s back with ‘Die For This’, her first solo track since 2022, and it’s a reminder of everything that made her voice essential in the first place.
Premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record, ‘Die For This’ is pure Syd: quietly devastating, endlessly cool and completely in her own lane. Playing with tempo and restraint, it’s a slinky love song perfect for a sun-soaked fling. “Just a fun one for summer,” she says, casually, as if it doesn’t already feel like one of the more confidently addictive songs we’ll hear this season.
The release lands just as Syd kicks off a run of UK shows supporting Billie Eilish on the Hit Me Hard and Soft tour — including three nights at London’s O2 Arena — before joining Renee Rapp’s Bite Me US tour this autumn.
Syd 2025 Tour Dates
With Billie Eilish (UK/IE):
7 July – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
8 July – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
10 July – The O2, London
11 July – The O2, London
13 July – The O2, London
19 July – Co-op Live, Manchester
20 July – Co-op Live, Manchester
22 July – Co-op Live, Manchester
23 July – Co-op Live, Manchester
26 July – 3Arena, Dublin
27 July – 3Arena, Dublin
With Renee Rapp (US):
27 Sept – Freedom Hill, MI
29 Sept – Madison Square Garden, NY
2 Oct – TD Garden, Boston
6 Oct – Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
8 Oct – Nationwide Arena, OH
10 Oct – The Armory, Minneapolis
13 Oct – Theater of the Clouds, Portland
15 Oct – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, SF
17 Oct – The Kia Forum, LA
In between, she’s still running the show, producing and engineering her own work, just as she always has. Since her 2017 debut ‘Fin’, Syd’s built a catalogue that’s sensitive, stylish and always a step ahead. There’s ‘Hive Mind’ with The Internet. A Grammy win for co-writing ‘Plastic Off the Sofa’ for Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’. Collabs with Zayn, Kehlani, Disclosure and more. Not to mention modelling campaigns for Valentino and Adidas, and building her own LA studio from the ground up.
All of which is to say: ‘Die For This’ might be the first taste of what’s next, but Syd’s never been one to overexplain. She just releases when she’s ready. And when she does, it always hits.