Gwen Stefani flashes her toned tummy in a crop top with a leather jacket and fringed skirt for new single Slow Clap
She’s never been afraid to play with her fashion.
And Gwen Stefani was dressed for success as she flashed her toned tummy in a crop top for a new Instagram Story shared on Sunday morning.
The 51-year-old singer threw a high kick before dancing a bit while her newly released single Slow Clap played in the background.
Getting it out there: Gwen Stefani took to her Instagram account on Sunday morning to promote the release of her new single Slow Clap
The Just a Girl performer posed against a white brick wall while wearing a leather jacket and a fringed skirt.
She also wore a set of fishnet leggings and a pair of heeled boots, which also had multiple strands of fringed fabric attached.
The musician accessorized with two necklaces and multiple rings in the Instagram posts; her gorgeous blonde hair contrasted well with her jacket’s dark color.
Dressed for success: The No Doubt singer wore a leather biker jacket and a skirt that featured numerous strands of fringed fabric during the photoshoot
Watch out! In a video posted to her Instagram Story, Stefani threw a high kick at the camera
Stefani first referenced her new single in a post made to her account on Wednesday, where she wrote that the song would be released the following day.
She also released the cover art for the song, which featured a western-inspired outfit, which led many to believe that the song would have a country sound.
However, critics were pleased to hear that the song had a reggae-tinged feel, which some saw as reminiscent of her output with No Doubt.
Slow Clap is the second single released from Stefani’s upcoming fifth studio album, which currently has no set debut date.
Big news: Last Wednesday, the performer made a post to her Instagram account and announced that she would be releasing Slow Clap the following day
The first single from the forthcoming project, entitled Let Me Reintroduce Myself, was released in December.
She released You Make It Feel Like Christmas in 2017, which she collaborated on with her husband, Blake Shelton.
Stefani recently told Stereogum that after feeling confident in a song she had recorded just over a year ago, she was ready to enter the recording studio.
The singer noted that she ‘had written one song, and if it’s good you know it’s good. It’s addictive, you want to share it. By just doing that one session — right before the pandemic — I thought I needed to do some more songs.’
First things first: Stefani’s first single from her forthcoming first album, entitled Let Me Reintroduce Myself, was released last December; she is seen performing at Machaca Fest 2019
The performer also noted that her upcoming project was partially inspired by her early career and that she wanted her longtime fans to be able to recognize her growth as a songwriter.
‘The intention of this whole album was to write music that was nostalgic to the people who actually did follow me all these years, that they could listen to it and it’d be new but it’d be familiar,’ she said.
Stefani concluded that the songwriting process was ultimately fruitful and that everyone she worked with was enthusiastic about the results.
‘Once I told the people I was starting to collaborate with that that was the direction, it was sort of a wildfire. Everyone was so into it. The songs were coming out so easily.’
Putting in work: During a recent interview with Stereogum, Stefani expressed that, once she decided on the musical direction she wanted to follow, her new ‘songs were coming out so easily’; she is seen singing during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2020