Rina Sawayama will release her new album ‘Hold The Girl’ later this year.

The singer-songwriter, who last year collaborated with Elton John on a duet version of her song Chosen Family, announced the title of her sophomore effort with a cinematic trailer. 

The visual features snippets from her forthcoming record along with footage of the star. 

The single This Hell is out now.

‘Hold The Girl’ is available to pre-order now.

It comes after she shared a series of banners and leaflets, featuring the words “Rina Is Going To Hell”. She later wiped her Instagram page to mark the new era.

Rina previously opened up about her new LP, revealing: “I wrote a record during lockdown, which was really difficult.

“I felt I just didn’t have anything to write about because, like a lot of people, I wasn’t doing anything. 

“But I managed to do it and it is coming out this year.”

Adding that she got the seal of approval from pal and collaborator Elton John, she continued: “We spent some time in the summer together and he has this humongous boombox which he listens to music on. 

“I played him my songs and he loved them.”