Scottish singer songwriter Lewis Capaldi dropped his new track “Stay Love” as a part of his EP Survive which was released in 2025. “Stay Love” makes for the 5th single of the EP alongside “Survive’, “Something In The Heavens”, “Almost” and “The Day That I Die”. The piano-led ballad is Capaldi’s first song of the year and was produced by The Monsters & Strangerz and Michael Pollack, whom he worked with previously on his album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent.
He performed the new track for the first time on the 16th of April in Madison Square Garden and released it the following day with a visualiser that can be seen on Youtube.
The new release comes after a mysterious vinyl arrived in record stores. The plain white record was distributed in shops all over the UK and US without any artist name or title. According to NME, employees had described the record as a teaser by a “major artist”, which wasn’t far from the truth. Although the vinyl was given out for free to customers, a few of them have been sourced on eBay for up to £2000.
Although some suspected the unidentified voice belonged to Niall Horan and James Arthur, Capaldi confirmed the pitched-down record was him. After much speculation, with fans recognising his accent and lyricism, the “Someone You Loved” singer posted a snippet of him lip-syncing to “Stay Love” affirming he was behind the unnamed vinyl.
This tour is especially meaningful to Capaldi fans, being the first set of tour dates after a two-year hiatus. Unfortunately, Capaldi had to cut his Glastonbury performance in 2023 short due to his mental and physical health. After a well-deserved break, he returned to Glastonbury in 2025 to finish his set and is now back to continue his artistry on his 2026 tour. He has since contributed to mental health organisations like BetterHelp offering 734,000 hours of free therapy.
The 29-year-old musician is currently touring North America but will be back to do shows in UK & Ireland in June. The first UK show will take place in Exeter on the 27th of June and will end his tour in Manchester on the 22nd of August. This will include headlining at London’s BST Hyde Park and Roundhay Festival in Leeds which will be supported by Conan Gray and Jacob Alon.
While many of his shows have sold out, some locations still have tickets up for grabs on ticketing platforms.
