Summer Walker Closes Out an R&B Era With Her New Album Finally Over It

passdaaux
Nov 14
3 min read

Summer Walker has officially wrapped up one of the most defining trilogies in modern R&B. The Grammy-nominated singer has released Finally Over It, her third studio album and the final chapter following 2019’s Over It and 2021’s Still Over It. The project arrives during a career-high moment for Summer: her standout single “Heart Of A Woman” is currently up for two Grammys, including Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance.

A New Era of Liberation

If her earlier albums captured heartbreak and healing, Finally Over It is Summer at her most free. The rollout alone signaled a shift—fans watched her lean into playful, nostalgic, and creative ideas: a 90s-style hotline commercial, blurred digital covers on streaming services, a lie detector video teasing features, and even a fully built Summer Walker escape room in Atlanta. She also sent a branded dump truck across the city, encouraging fans to throw away items from their exes. A cleansing experience, to say the least.

Just days before release, Summer revealed the album’s full collaborator list with a wedding-reception-styled seating chart. The lineup? A who’s who of the genre: Chris Brown, Latto, Mariah the Scientist, Bryson Tiller, Teddy Swims, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Brent Faiyaz, 21 Savage, Anderson .Paak, The Dream, Jeremih, Troy Taylor, Jean Baptiste, Nineteen85, Bryan-Michael Cox, and more.

Two Sides of the Story: For Better and For Worse

The album is split into two discs, each representing a different emotional universe.

Disc 1: For BetterReflective, honest, and rooted in self-worth. These tracks dig into what love could look like when it’s healthy, mutual, and rooted in growth.
Disc 2: For WorseA look into the darker, colder side of relationships—where luxury might replace intimacy and where survival becomes the priority.

Across 18 tracks, Summer explores the tension between growth and temptation, peace and chaos, closure and possibility. It’s her boldest storytelling yet, and the final bow to a journey fans have lived through with her for six years.

A Cinematic New Visual

Alongside the album, Summer dropped the music video for “FMT,” directed by Child. Set in a haunting, almost spiritual wasteland, the video opens with Summer soaking in a bath surrounded by women. A powerful voiceover from an elder grounds the moment in ancestry and renewal, reminding her of what she carries—and what she’s ready to release.

Summer, Recentered

Leading up to the album, Summer shared a deeply personal message on Instagram:

“I came out of my funk. I’m gonna live life to the fullest and get everything I deserve… I can finally take the baggage off and just be happy.”

That clarity shows. Over the past year, she’s delivered one of her strongest performance runs—from a standout set at Wireless Festival to joining Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller on their sold-out stadium tour. Her features on Cardi B’s Am I The Drama? (“Dead” and “Shower Tears”) both charted on the Hot 100, reaffirming her consistent impact.

With Finally Over It, Summer Walker closes a cultural chapter that reshaped R&B, proving once again that her vulnerability, pen, and perspective set her apart.