LOS ANGELES, CA — R&B has spent the last few years reclaiming its place at the center of the culture, and few new voices capture that resurgence with as much honesty as Drea Dominique.
The Miami-based singer, songwriter, and Bad Girls Club alum released “Roll” this New Music Friday, out now on Apple Music, Tidal, and Spotify. The single arrives as the latest cut from her sophomore album, Romantic Tragedies, and by Drea’s own account, it’s the one that means the most.
“The entire album is very special,” Dominique said. “But I think the song that sticks out the most is ‘Roll.‘”
That’s saying something, considering the emotional ground Romantic Tragedies covers. Drea has been open about the album being her ‘tragic romantic’ story—a project that moves through the thrill of new love, the wreckage of heartbreak, and the grief that follows. The record was written in the aftermath of losing someone she loved, and Drea has described the process as therapeutic as much as artistic.
“It is part of getting your mental health together,” she’s said. “It’s very healthy for you to put your thoughts down, and a great outlet is to do it musically. As opposed to crying out all the time, let me go put it on a song.”
Roll distills that philosophy into three minutes. Where much of Romantic Tragedies sits inside the ache, “Roll” is the moment the record exhales — a song about surrendering to a feeling instead of fighting it. It’s less about heartbreak and more about what comes after: the decision to let something good in.
Romantic Tragedies was built with producers Maroon and Muzic Junkiez, the latter tied to Pitbull’s Mr. 305 camp. The album dropped July 4th after a live performance at Miami’s FIFA Fan Fest, a date Drea chose deliberately for a record she calls the most honest music she’s made.
Beyond the studio, Drea has been equally candid about the rest of her life — as a mother to a daughter on the autism spectrum, an advocate, and an entrepreneur building out a broader brand alongside the music. Her message to other women juggling it all is simple: “You don’t have to be just one thing.”
Stream “Roll” now on Apple Music, Tidal, and Spotify, and keep an eye out as Romantic Tragedies continues its rollout.
