Imogen Heap Unveils New Single “Aftercare” Reflection on Identity and the Digital World feat. The Voice of Her AI Alter Ego: Mogen

Entirely written, produced, and mixed by Imogen Heap herself, Speak For Yourself  redefined what an independent artist could accomplish creatively and commercially, and continues to see charting and sales success. Speak For Yourself was JUST confirmed as an RIAA certified Platinum album in addition to the RIAA certified Gold single “Hide and Seek” and RIAA certified Platinum single “Headlock”. This special new release celebrates the record’s cultural impact and legacy – from “Hide and Seek” being parodied in Saturday Night Live’s “Dear Sister” 2007 digital short, to Ariana Grande reimagining “Goodnight and Go” on her 2018 album Sweetener with Heap credited as a co-writer, and most recently “Headlock” going viral on TikTok in late 2024, leading to a Billboard Hot 100 debut in Jan 2025. “Headlock” was also recently sampled by ONEFOUR feat The Kid Laroi in their collab “Distant Strangers”.   Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster) will be released for the first time on heavyweight 180g double black vinyl, the most high-fidelity physical format the album has ever received. The record’s iconic artwork has also been reimagined, amplifying its original spirit while embracing the passage of time. Under Heap’s direction, the playfully filtered portrait is reborn with richer colours, and a refreshed halftone pattern that vibrates with new life – much like the record itself. Twenty years later, Speak for Yourself still sounds unmistakably like the future.   Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster) album art | dl hi-res HERE   Imogen Heap is a British artist who has spent 30 years self-producing music, releasing four solo albums and one with Frou Frou. She has collaborated with Taylor Swift, Deadmau5, and others. Her songs appear in film, TV, and are widely sampled in rap and dance. Heap has won two Grammys, an Ivor Novello, and pioneered the MiMU gloves for gestural music control. Her innovation and contributions to music and technology have earned her three honorary doctorates. She’s passionate about using AI to connect family life and creativity, enhancing her workflow and balancing the personal with the professional.   Imogen’s latest innovationAuracles not only highlights Imogen’s desire to embrace emerging technologies but to protect independent artists, like herself, along the way. Built upon 10 years of foundational work with The Creative Passport, an Auracle ID is a sovereign digital ID for artists that will help them retain visibility and control of their creative IP in an increasingly opaque digital world. Auracles provides both a home for their creative works and supports the future tools to declare permissions and ethically do business with future services. One immediate win with this approach is “sampling made easy” turning licensing into a collaborative and streamlined process. Imogen’s own music has been widely sampled, both with and without her permissions, and with Auracles she aims to encourage collaboration by connecting creators directly and fairly with the other artists or entities that may wish to license or sample their work.

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