Sade is back!

The “Smooth Operator” hitmaker is preparing to release her first song in nearly six years, which is dedicated to her transgender son, Izaak Theo Adu.

The single, “Young Lion,” is set to appear on Transa, a new compilation album from the activist music group Red Hot. The 46-track album will be released on Nov. 22 and features collaborations from more than 100 artists, including André 3000, Sam Smith, Laura Jane Grace, Devendra Banhart, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Bartees Strange, Faye Webster, Julien Baker, Moses Sumney, Hunter Schafer, Arthur Baker, Fleet Foxes, Teddy Geiger and more.

According to a press release, the project has been in the works since 2021. Since 1989, Red Hot has raised over $15 million for HIV/AIDS relief and awareness. The organization described it as “a spiritual journey across 8 chapters and 46 songs, spotlighting the gifts of many of the most daring, imaginative trans and non-binary artists working today alongside contributions and collaborations from allies such as Sade, Sam Smith, André 3000, Clairo, Moses Sumney and many more. It softens the edges of the world we know, and invokes powerful dreams of the futures that might one day thunder from its cracks.”

The statement continued, “Trans people have always existed, with many different names across time and culture, often as spiritual healers and leaders. As global systems continue to fail humanity and all life on Earth, the journey taken by trans people – and all peoples who have been oppressed – is a blueprint of possibility. May this be a glimpse of our collective liberation, and the light inside all of us.”

While Sade typically maintains a private personal life, she has publicly shared her support for him. “It’s been a long hard road but We did it!!” Izaak wrote in an Instagram post back in September of 2019. “We are coming home!!!! Thank you for staying by my side these past 6 months Mumma. Thank you for fighting with me to complete the man I am. Thank you for your encouragement when things are hard for the love you give me. The purest heart. I love you so much. Queen of queens.” 

The Nigerian-born British singer hasn’t released a full-length album since 2010's Soldier of Love. Her most recent singles are "Flower of the Universe" from the 2018 A Wrinkle in Time soundtrack and "The Big Unknown" from the soundtrack of Steve McQueen's drama Widows.