''Ljubav'' () is the second studio album by

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n singer-songwriter

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, released by Bassivity Digital on February 11, 2023. ''Ljubav'' was initially announced as ''Sama'' () in February 2020. Vunturišević co-wrote the album, while the production was handled by her former Svi na Pod! bandmate Ivan Mirković Bambi, Luka Jovanović Luxonee and

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. According to Vunturišević, the album was creatively influenced by the loss of her father, the

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and the copyright infringement lawsuit with her previous label. Lyrically, ''Ljubav'' explores the artist's different perspectives on

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. The album was preceded by three singles: "Money" (2021), "Madrina" and "Ljubav" (2022).

Background

Following the release of her debut album '' Daljine'' under Mascom Records in 2017, Vunturišević released a standalone single, titled "Promašaj", in June 2019 through Bassivity Digital. The single was subsequently taken off the music platforms by company Tim Drum Music, which is associated with Mascom and is supposed to represent artist's copyright. Subsequently, Vunturišević stated that TDM was negligent with her music and enforced censorship on her work outside Mascom, which made her take a break from releasing music. After eventually reaching a settlement with TDM in March 2020, Vunturišević made her comeback with the release of the album's lead single "Money" in May 2021 through Bassivity Digital. The single was released alongside a music video, which was directed by Ivan Stojiljković. Vunturišević described it as the biggest production experience in her career so far. The video displays images of opulence, which correspond to the song's lyrics and Vunturišević's concept of "capitalistic

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". Subsequently, in June 2022, "Madrina" was presented at the Skale pop music festival in

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. The album's title track, "Ljubav", was released as the third single in December of the following year. The song samples "Počnimo ljubav ispočetka" by

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singer Beti Đorđević. "Ljubav" was enlisted by ''Balkanrock'' among the top 10 regional singles of 2022. Nikola Stojanović directed the music video for the single, which features scenes from her hometown

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and recordings of her parents' wedding, symbolizing the sense of community and the idea of "pure love".

Promotion

On 30 March, Vunturišević performed at the MENT showcase festival in

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, Slovenia. The music video for the track "Care", directed by Nikola Stojanović, was released on 8 April. It showcases a relationship breakup through depiction of traditional

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rituals native to Serbia. The video has been described as the "juncture of tradition and pop culture" by '' Nova.rs''. On April 12 and 13, Vunturišević held sold-out shows at the

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Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

- lead vocals * Andrijana Belović - background vocals (1) * Anjuta Janković - background vocals (1) * Milica Tegeltija - background vocals (1) * Mina Tegeltija - background vocals (1) * Katarina Mitić - background vocals (1) * Tamara Novaković - background vocals (1) *

Ivana Peters Ivana Pavlović ( sr-cyr, Ивана Павловић; born August 22, 1974), better known as Ivana Peters ( sr-cyr, Ивана Петерс) or Ivana Negativ ( sr-cyr, Ивана Негатив), is a Serbian singer-songwriter. Initially recognis ...

- background vocals (2) * Daria Hodnik - background vocals (10) * Peđa Militinović - drums (1) * Ivan Mirković Bambi - bass guitar (1, 3), guitar (2) * Vuk Starinac - bass guitar (1) * Miloš Nikolić - trumpet (1)

Technical

* Luka Jovanović Luxonee - production (all tracks) *

- production (1, 4, 7, 10) * Ivan Mirković Bambi - production (3, 5)

Art

* Mladen Teofilović - photography * Milica Kolarić - creative director

Release history

References

{{Reflist 2023 albums