Nelly Furtado to release seventh studio album [Video]

Nelly Furtado’s comeback train is making a pit stop at lucky No. 7.

The pop hitmaker and Victoria native has marked Sept. 20 for the release of her seventh studio album, which she’s appropriately named “7.”

Her record label describes the long-awaited project as “four years of artistic discovery” that followed a period when Furtado dedicated most of her time to motherhood.

Last year, Furtado told The Canadian Press the album was effectively finished. 

She described her return to the recording studio as an experience that thrived on a “community mindset” as she collaborated with fellow Canadians Alessia Cara, Charlotte Day Wilson and homegrown producers WondaGurl and T-Minus. 

A tracklist for the album hasn’t been revealed.

Furtado’s release announcement comes after more than a year of gradually wading back into the entertainment industry.

Over that time, the “I’m Like a Bird” and “Promiscuous” singer built a stronger social media presence, issued a number of standalone singles, and hosted …