“It’s things I wasn’t able to do before”: Doja Cat tells CBS Sunday Morning she’s very proud of new album ‘Vie’

Doja Cat is opening a new chapter with Vie, and she sounds more confident than ever. In her latest appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, she reflected on how this album pushed her into places she hadn’t dared go before hitting riffs she couldn’t before, challenging herself as a vocalist, and treating her singing more seriously.

We’ve known for some time that Vie, her fifth studio album set for release on September 26, 2025, is more pop-driven. The album marks a return from the harder rap leanings of Scarlet. Doja was clear she wanted something more melodic, more expressive not just bars but big vocals, romantic themes, the works.

Doja Cat’s Vie : A new era where she does “things I wasn’t able to do before”

When Doja Cat said in her CBS interview that Vie contains things she

“wasn’t able to do before”

she wasn’t just talking about experimenting. She meant pushing her vocal range, embracing pop fully again after Scarlet, and letting herself be vulnerable.

The lead single, Jealous Type, dropped August 21, and it already hints at the emotional texture Doja is going for jealousy, desire, self-reflection, all woven into lush ‘80s-tinged production. The visuals are bold, sensual, nostalgic everything that tells you this era is stylistically rich.

There’s been a lot of fan interest in what Vie will contain. Doja has teased track lists, changed them, shared snippets. Some songs have come and gone in the lineup over time. The full tracklist was recently revealed and confirms songs like Cards, Jealous Type, AAAHH MEN!, Couples Therapy, Gorgeous, Stranger, All Mine, Take Me Dancing, Lipstain, Silly! Fun!, Acts of Service, Make It Up, Happy, One More Time, and Come Back.

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Why it’s going viral: firstly, fans love seeing this shift. Doja Cat is known for surprising people when she leans into pop, or when she flips genres; there’s always chatter. Her honesty about her past doubts (“I couldn’t hit certain riffs or runs… I used to joke about that”) gives Vie a deeper emotional pull. People resonate with an artist taking her craft seriously. The promo has also been smart: retro aesthetics, fashion tie-ins, cryptic teasers, performances, and visuals that feel cinematic. All of that builds momentum in a way that gets people talking.

Doja Cat’s Vie feels like more than just another album drop. It’s a personal statement about growth, about shedding self-doubt, about returning to things she loves (melody, singing, romance) and doing them better. The September release looms, and the pieces are aligning: vocals, songwriting, image, self-belief. If this is her way of staking claim to a new phase in her career, she seems more than ready.

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