Published: 15 May 2026

British/Ghanian artist Nectar Woode returns today with her new single ‘Rivers End’, which will feature on her new mixtape Naturally, released in June.

Written with Jamie Rendle, ‘Rivers End’ is a gorgeously lush soul-pop song with a driving beat and a beautiful vocal from Woode that glides over the soundscape, bringing warmth and texture to the song. Lyrically, Woode sings of a generation that has lost their way - ‘Isolation over validation / We let ourselves fall down…a lost generation’ - but ultimately finds her way using the life giving properties of water as a metaphor. ‘To the rivers end / I’m gonna be my best friend…drifting on I’ll find my way.’

“This song is about me going on a walk to the Rivers End, passing all my previous mistakes and fears,” Wonder says. “The Rivers End is where I accept myself for who I am, flaws, mistakes, uniqueness and all.”

‘Rivers End’ follows the singles ‘Stick Fight’ and ‘Lights Off’, which both blended disco into her signature neo-soul pop. All three songs will feature on Woode’s mixtape Naturally which is due for release on 26 June.

After collaborating with Mom Tudie and Eriksson Kaner on two singles in 2021 and 2022, Woode released her debut solo single ‘For The Best’ in late 2022. Critical acclaim and commercial success has steadily increased in the intervening four years, with a high profile fan in the form of Elton John, who played her music on his Apple Music show. She has performed at Glastonbury, and supported Olivia Dean at the BRITs War Child Show, and in 2024 her single ‘Good Vibrations’ created waves online with currently close to 30 million streams on Spotify alone.

Nectar Woode is one of those special artists that after just one listen to her music you feel like that niggling gap in your music collection has instantly been filled. She has a charisma, voice and presence - not to mention perfectly created melodies and songs - that mark her out as one of music’s greatest young artists. With the release of Naturally, expect her rise to continue in 2026.

‘Rivers End’ is out now. You can download and stream here.
’Naturally’ will be released in June. You can pre-order and pre-save now
Follow Nectar Woode on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

UPCOMING SHOWS

May 14th - The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
May 18th - Jazz Cafe, London SOLD OUT
May 21st - Le Badaboum, Paris (NOTION tour)
May 22nd - Laval, Les 3 Elephants Festival
May 23rd - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NOTION tour)
May 25th – Mikropol, Berlin (NOTION tour)
May 30th - Les Nuit Botanique, Brussels
June 26th - Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, London
July 3rd - Cognac Festival, France
July 5th - Down The Rabbit Hole, Ewijk
July 8th - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
July 11th - Bastille (support), Scarborough
July 26th - Rock Oyster Festival, Cornwall
Aug 1st - Good Vibrations Society, Sussex
Aug 7th - Haldern Pop Festival, Germany
Aug 8th - Weinturm Open Air Festival, Germany
Aug 14th - Summer Sonic, Osaka
Aug 16th - Summer Sonic, Tokyo
Aug 28th - Bastille (support), Halifax
Aug 29th - Lost Village, Lincolnshire
Sept 16th - 19th – Reeperbahn, Germany