After a four-year break from music, Diamond White has stepped again into the highlight with objective. Her new single, “ALLERGIC,” is greater than only a comeback—it’s an announcement.
Launched right now (4/30/2025) independently, this hypnotic alt-R&B monitor finds Diamond tapping right into a uncooked, emotional frequency that feels each developed and deeply private.
“ALLERGIC” opens a daring new chapter in Diamond’s sonic journey. The manufacturing pulses with temper and restraint, wrapping her vocals in an environment of longing and stress. She sings like somebody strolling the tightrope between want and distance, making an attempt to carry onto one thing that retains slipping away. The chorus hits particularly laborious: “Reality is I’m allergic / I’m allergic / To like, I can’t contact it / I’m allergic.” It’s poetic, painfully sincere, and delivered as solely a real vocalist can pull off.
The visible for the monitor is stripped down however hanging. Directed by Keitaro Cloward with choreography by Sayeh and Ja Collective (whose work contains The Weeknd and Olivia Rodrigo), the video finds Diamond shifting in a sun-drenched, empty warehouse—her physique telling the story as a lot as her voice. There’s a push-and-pull within the choreography, a way of being caught within the ache, and it completely mirrors the emotional weight of the tune.
“This tune is about actually feeling like I’m allergic to like,” Diamond shares. “Can’t contact it, can’t belief it. Each time I get near it, one thing occurs and makes it poisonous.”
“ALLERGIC” additionally marks her first new launch since 2021’s Summerland, an alt-pop debut that featured fan favorites like “Oh No!” and “Digitally Yours”—tracks that collectively earned over 1,000,000 streams throughout Spotify and Apple Music. Add to that the haunting cowl of Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down” and the Brian Kennedy-produced “Love Songs 4,” and it’s clear: Diamond’s all the time been fearless in fusing vulnerability with vocal excellence.
Whereas she’s been quiet musically, her display screen presence has been something however. She’s continued making waves on CBS’s The Daring and the Lovely, and her groundbreaking voice efficiency as Marvel’s first Black feminine animated lead in Moon Lady and Satan Dinosaur earned her the Greatest Voice Appearing Award on the 51st Annie Awards. Sharing the highlight with legends like Laurence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard, Diamond held her personal—after which some.
Now, with a task in Tyler Perry’s upcoming ‘Madea’s Vacation spot Marriage ceremony’ (coming to Netflix in 2025) and a brand-new EP slated for later this 12 months, “ALLERGIC” feels just like the opening observe of one thing huge. Not only a return, however a reclamation.
Watch the official music video for Diamond White’s” Allergic beneath.