Don’t expect any sad divorced-dad music here. Joe Jonas, who is still finalising his split from Sophia Turner, just announced a brand-new solo album, and it sounds as if he’s looking on the bright side of life.
Music for People Who Believe in Love, due out October 18, “is a celebration of gratitude, hope, and love,” according to Jonas’s announcement. “These songs reflect on my life from a bird’s-eye view acknowledging the many blessings around me.”
Good to know.
The almost-divorced dad was photographed hitting the beach with a new pal.
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While he didn’t directly acknowledge anything about his personal life (fair ’nuff), the JoBro did share that “it's okay to cry and mourn a loss” and that “this album speaks to the experiences of being a father, being a friend to oneself and others, and the happiness I’ve found in doing what I love for a living.” Fans in the comments are ecstatic and congratulatory.
Jonas previously teased that new music was on its way, seemingly hinting that “Work It Out” would drop on July 19, which would make it the first single from MFPWBIL.
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He also premiered the chorus of the song on his podcast (?), and it’s upbeat.
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While we have to wait for the rest of the album to drop before we start parsing the lyrics for gossip (I mean, uh, meaning), let’s spend the next three months reminding ourselves that no matter what, Joe Jonas’s ex Turner is not a bad mum.
“I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother.”
Because yes, people are still giving her shit on social media for the tabloid coverage of their divorce, and Turner’s alleged “partying.” As she explained to British Vogue in an interview earlier this year, as anonymous sources were claiming Turner was at the club instead of parenting her two children, she was actually working in the UK.
“I was contracted to be on set for another two weeks, so I couldn’t leave. My kids were in the States and I couldn’t get to them because I had to finish Joan. And all these articles started coming out,” Turner said. “It hurt because I really do completely torture myself over every move I make as a mother—mum guilt is so real! I just kept having to say to myself, ‘None of this is true. You are a good mum and you’ve never been a partier.’”
Just saying.
This article originally appeared on GLAMOUR (US).
