“It’s jokingly the worst rap album in history because there are no lyrics on it at all”: It turns out there’s a reason why André 3000 turned up at the Met Gala with a grand piano on his back

Andre 3000.

We can’t fully explain why André 3000 rocked up at last night's Met Gala with a grand piano strapped to his back - how could it ever make sense? - but it turns out that there was a reason. To coincide with the fashion spectacular, the star has released 7 piano sketches, a brief collection of what sound like improvised piano jams.

This mark’s 3000’s first release since 2023’s New Blue Sun, the jazzy instrumental wind album that was nominated for three Grammy Awards. The roots of 7 piano sketches go back almost a decade, though, when André was staying in a house in Texas with his son that contained only a piano, their beds and TV screens.