Celebrating the release of the album, 'I Forgive You,' the one and only Cynthia Erivo joins us inside the Hard Rock Hotel New York for an Audacy Check In. The GRAMMY, Emmy, and Tony award-winning artist's sophomore effort shows her more vulnerable than ever, from the bare cover to the passionate and open music within.

Carefully curated by Cynthia herself, 'I Forgive You,' features co-writing from Erivo on every track and is filled with captivating vocals and relentless talent. Split into 4 unique sections, Erivo explores "a breakup, something new, the deepening of a connection, and acceptance," on the new album.

"I'm feeling excited about being able to share a little bit more about myself," Cynthia tells Shelley Wade. "Obviously, there's trepidation because you never know what people will take from it, but there's nothing that I can necessarily control. I just know that I have been as honest as I possibly can, and I'm going to continue doing that and hopefully people will be encouraged to do the same."

Erivo admits she was scared when releasing her debut 4 years ago, but the release of 'I Forgive You' leaves her more nervous this time around. "I think I'm really proud of what I've written, proud of what I've managed to create this time, and I think I'm way less scared than I was the last time because now it feels like it's really mine."

"I think I want people to understand that I'm as human and as fallible as everybody else," she shares with Shelley on what she hopes listeners take away. "I think sometimes we project onto people what we want of them, so I think often the imperfections aren't necessarily what people want to see of me, but they're there. They are what makes me human, so I'm hoping people are welcoming of those things too,"

Just a vowel away from an EGOT, Cynthia often projects pure confidence in her performance, but she cautions that there's moments before that help create that command. "When I'm singing, I'm very comfortable because that's a place that I sort of know very well and I use it to connect, and love doing it, but I don't think people realize that right before the moment that feels really confident, I'm nervous and I spend the day trying to make sure I'm prepared and ready to be able to deliver something that I can be proud of. But again, as a human being, I have vulnerabilities. I have moments of quiet and I think this is a moment for me to be able to share that with people."

In discussing the album with Shelley, Erivo shares the message of 'I Forgive You,' an album dedicated to those trying to figure it out, and to those struggling to say 3 other "hard words" to ourselves or to someone else, ensuring that you no longer have to do it alone.

"When we go through things in our lives we are either really hard on ourselves about them, we don't give ourselves the choice of letting them go, and we're not very good at giving that grace to other people when things have been done to us," admits Cynthia. "So when I had written it, I kept trying to figure out what I wanted to call it. And yes, there are love songs in it, there are songs about heartbreak, there are songs about loss, there are songs about finding love, there's songs about passion, but all of those things are human experiences that we sometimes sort of color with shame or guilt or those sort of harder feelings to deal with, and we don't necessarily look at them through eyes that are forgiving."

"So when I finished writing the album and had sequenced it and put it in the right order and saw the story, I realized that actually the bigger overarching theme of all of it was in the end, forgiveness for yourself, if anything has happened and for the things that you might have done that you haven't really let go of, or for the things that have happened to you that you haven't necessarily let go of."

Ahead of their new album, 'I Beat Loneliness,' out everywhere July 18, Bush has offered another preview and join us for an Audacy Check In as Gavin Rossdale talks with Audacy's Abe Kanan about "The Land Of Milk And Honey," the group's upcoming tour with Shinedown, and his surprising cooking show.

Step into "The Land of Milk and Honey," the latest soaring, anthemic single from Bush, who have a busy 2025 on the books already. The band returns with the electrifying new album, I Beat Loneliness, on July 18, and then immediately hits the road with Shinedown on their 'Dance, Kid, Dance' tour.

"I intentionally kept the record short so that there's 12 songs," says Gavin. "People are tailing off by the 14th song, you know what I mean? I don't get really long records of people do 22 song albums. I don't wanna hear anyone, 22 songs. It's really concise and so I hope that feeling spreads across the whole record."

With two singles to sink into already, Abe ventures to ask, "What can we expect on the album? Are the other 10 songs as good as these 2, or you just put out the 2 and you're like, 'the rest is garbage,'" he laughs. "Oh hell no. The rest of the album's better," exclaims Rossdale. "Every song can't be kind of a piledriving 'Land Of Milk And Honey,' but it's just got a range. What's weird about it is it just sits organically together."

"It's meant to represent everybody, who sort of finds a way to get through these crazy times that we're in," reveals Gavin. "That people have the courage to get through when times are really hard and you feel like every day is a struggle, and worse, you feel like everyone else has it way easier. There's a real common misconception, I feel that people look at social media, people read the sort of pages where they wanna be, and they have a lot of fear of their own lives of passing them by and they haven't got themselves together. When most of the time they're really carefully orchestrated images, not really what reality is. So it's really cool to have a record that definitely speaks to people and not expecting you to meet me on your yacht."

The album is also a moment to look back on the totality of Bush, as I Beat Loneliness marks their 10th studio LP. "There's a certain sense of just like continuing on and keeping it very, very connected to reality, and connected to the ground," shares Rossdale. "That's how we've been able to make all those records I think, and tour and not fall apart."

Along the way to their 10th album, Gavin has also become somewhat of a cooking celebrity with his show, 'Dinner with Gavin Rossdale,' inspiring fans like Abe with simple dishes and preparation like his take on cauliflower. "The best cooking's really simple," he says, going on to detail a basic but delicious cauliflower recipe. "People think you're a genius, and that's it!"

To hear more about Gavin's cooking, prepping for tour, and the new album, check out the full Audacy Check In interview above.

With a voice like GIVĒON, you would assume he was always destine for success, but it took a while for the R&B star to "make it make sense" as he was growing up. The "RATHER BE" singer joined DJ Buck for an Audacy Check In at the Hard Rock Hotel New York recently, to preview his album, 'BELOVED,' and share some insight into his journey.

Growing up in California, GIVĒON says he would "visualize" the spot he's in now, "but it was hard to make it make sense because I had no idea the steps that it would take," he shares. "I would imagine it all the time, but did I believe it? I don't know."

"This is also a space where If, if you're a doctor, you're the best doctor in the world, you're gonna end up being a great doctor somewhere. If you're an amazing basketball player, you're gonna end up in like at least a professional organization. But music, I feel like you can be so talented and still there's a chance that you just won't get into a certain position because of circumstance."

Now that he's a leader in this new school of R&B, it seems like it was always meant to be for GIVĒON, even if his mom is still in shock. "I want her to stop saying she can't believe it," he jokes. "I'm like, 'all right, it's been 5 years.' I'm getting offended now."

Maybe it will finally sink in on July 11, when GIVĒON releases him latest project, 'BELOVED,' which has been years in the making. "I'm super excited and like, relieved," he reveals. "It's hard working on something for 3 years because year 3 don't feel the same as year 1. Year 1 is a little more relaxed. Year 3 is like, 'OK, you're on the clock.' It's up to you be like, 'yeah, but I'm gonna be an artist that takes its time.' I'm that, but I also really care about my fans and the people who take the time to listen and people who spend their money to go see me for for 80 minutes to however long, so I just want to give them something too."

Hear more from GIVĒON as he shares stories behind "Heartbreak Anniversary," linking up with Drake, and more during our Audacy Check In.