Destin Conrad Unveils Love On Digital: New Single “Kissing In Public” Drops
With the newest single release, this feels like a natural extension of Love On Digital’s theme: love lived out loud, in a world where every moment can be screenshotted and shared.
Destin Conrad announces his long-awaited debut album, Love On Digital, arriving April 25 via EMPIRE, marking a point of convergence between early‑2000s R&B nostalgia and a forward‑leaning, digital‑first sensibility. Across 15 genre‑blurring tracks, Conrad reframes the modern love story through the lens of FaceTime calls, voice‑notes, time‑zones and touchscreens—“an ode to the digital age of music,” as he puts it—balancing humor, heartbreak and vulnerability in every hook. The project leans into the nostalgic textures of sparse, late‑’90s/early‑’00s soul—warm chord stabs, intimate vocal layering—while applying a cinematic, diary‑like production that makes the listener feel like a confidant to an online‑only romance
Before this LP, Conrad built momentum with a string of acclaimed EPs and singles—2021’s Colorway (120 million+ streams), 2022’s Satin, 2024’s Submissive × Submissive 2—and co‑wrote on Kehlani’s Billboard‑No. 2 album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t. He’s also honed his live chops: sold‑out headlining runs across Europe and the UK in 2023, followed by a 47‑city, international tour this past year. All of that groundwork sets the stage for Love On Digital to stake his claim as one of R&B’s most magnetic new voices.
His newest single, “Kissing In Public,” surfaced as a playful teaser on TikTok (March 18), where a clip of Conrad planting spontaneous smooches in everyday settings racked up over 2,500 likes. While an official streaming release date hasn’t been announced, the snippet hints at a mid‑tempo groove—warm bass, crisp finger‑snaps, and Conrad’s signature falsetto—celebrating the thrill (and vulnerability) of turning private affection into a public moment, both IRL and online. It feels like a natural extension of Love On Digital’s theme: love lived out loud, in a world where every moment can be screenshotted and shared.