KEM and Robert Glasper Release "Love Calls (The Alkemy Session)"

By Miles Carter, November 15, 2026

KEM has gone back to a song from his debut album. "Love Calls (The Alkemy Session)," a 7:37 reworking made with pianist and producer Robert Glasper, came out Nov 13, 2026, on Kemistry Records under exclusive license to Candid Records. KEMTV, the singer's official YouTube channel, posted an official video the same day.

Glasper nearly passed. "KEM said he really wanted to redo 'Love Calls,'" Glasper told ESSENCE, as quoted by Complex. "He talked me into it, but at first I was like, 'man, I do not want to touch that masterpiece.'" KEM's view of the result: "He made it another classic."

KEM, "Love Calls (The Alkemy Session)"

Where ALKEMY came from

KEM traces the project to Al Jarreau. "ALKEMY is actually rooted in conversations that I used to have with Al Jarreau," KEM said, as quoted by Complex. Jarreau, who died in 2017, had proposed an album together and even suggested the title, according to Complex. KEM called the missed chance "one of the biggest musical regrets that I've had."

Complex describes ALKEMY as a full project of reworked KEM songs, originals, covers and a Jarreau tribute. "Love Calls (The Alkemy Session)" is out as a single. The original "Love Calls" appeared on his debut album, Kemistry.