NEXT year is shaping up to be a very busy one for reggae singer Etana. She is preparing for her Spread Love World Tour which begins January with shows in Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand. She is also in studio recording her seventh yet-to-be-titled album which will be released during the summer 2020.

“The year 2020 is already shaping up to be a challenging but exciting one as I will be working with several producers on my new album project,” Etana told the Jamaica Observer.

The singer also took time to thank her fans for their support throughout the years.

“I appreciate all my fans who bought the music I create. I want to thank my fans for streaming the music and coming to all the shows. All the people in the music who voted for my album to be nominated, you are awesome for doing so. One of my most fantastic memories was walking that red carpet. I can’t thank you enough for thinking of the first album produced solely by Freemind Music as good enough to be nominated in the best Reggae album category,” she said.

It was an eventful year for Etana as her year-long Reggae Forever World Tour closed December with shows in Qatar and Carricou.

The tour had begun in March 2019 in the US and saw Etana going through 36 states. She also played in Kenya; Leeds, UK; Germany; Denmark; Austria; Canada.

“One of my most memorable stage performances of the year was in Nairobi, Kenya, which was dubbed ‘Etana Returns’ and the show brought out 7000 fans at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi,” she said.

While in Kenya, Etana made humanitarian stops at Amnesty International Kenya and visited and performed at a school in the slums of Kibera in Nairobi.

“Another notable performance was Black Music Festival in Leeds, the crowd was warm, when the power went out around three times, I began singing acappella and the crowd started signing with me until the power came back, and the show ended with high energy, that was a really great moment,” she said.

In November, Etana released an eight-track EP dubbed Dimensions that landed at number two on iTunes UK and number four on iTunes US. Etana released a music video for Rock My Body which is currently in rotation.

“The EP is called Dimensions for a reason, it’s a collection of moods, there are so many sides to me musically that I want to share some more with my fans,” she said.