WHAT IT IS: Hailing from Toronto, RealestK returns with “Save Me,” the first single from Forgive to Forget, his first major release in three years. Built around the push and pull of moving on, the project traces a clear emotional arc as grief and heartbreak give way to perspective, acceptance and self-understanding. Rather than treating loss as a dead end, RealestK frames it as part of the work—sitting with what hurt, figuring out why it did and learning how to let it go. The result is a reflective album that documents growth in real time without forcing closure.

ALBUM: Forgive to Forget

RELEASE DATE: 2/27

SINGLE: “Save Me”

LIVE: On tour with Bryant Barnes this spring, dates include Toronto’s Opera House (3/21) Montreal’s Le Belmont (3/22), Philadelphia’s The Foundry (3/25), Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg (3/27), Atlanta’s Terminal West (4/1), more

INTERNET: 2.4m+ combined social followers; nearly 800k Instagram followers; 1.7m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 433k+ YouTube subs, 245k+ combined video views

PRESS: Complex, Genius, Revolt, Rated RnB, ThisisRnB, more

MANAGEMENT: Deon Douglas & Clay Barmore/Standard Projects