Glorious (GloRilla album)
Glorious is the debut studio album by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on October 11, 2024, through Collective Music Group and Interscope Records. The record is preceded by two singles: "TGIF" and "Hollon". A follow-up to her second mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang, released in April 2024, Glorious features guest appearances from Latto, Sexyy Red, Muni Long, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Kierra Sheard, Maverick City Music, Megan Thee Stallion, BossMan Dlow, T-Pain, and Fridayy. Production was executively handled by her CMG label boss Yo Gotti, alongside Ace Charisma, Go Grizzly, London Jae, Timbaland, and SkipOnDaBeat, among others.
Glorious was nominated for Outstanding Album at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, Album of the Year at the 25th BET Awards and Best Rap Album at 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
Promotion
Tour
On January 31, 2025, GloRilla officially announced the tour dates for the Glorious Tour, with Real Boston Richey and Queen Key; at that time, the Memphis date was still being determined. On April 30, 2025, GloRilla announced the Memphis date, set to be held at the FedExForum on July 25, 2025, dubbed as "GloRilla & Friends: 1st Annual Glo-Bash".Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 5 reviews. Vivian Medithi of Pitchfork rated the album 7.2/10 and wrote in a review, "The 25-year-old rapper has grown as a lyricist, but what’s most exciting about GLORIOUS is its idiosyncrasy. Expanding beyond playlistable trap prerequisites and the wistful soul chops that signal A Serious Rap Album, GloRilla channels the music of her youth, cycling through crunk and gospel with aplomb."| Publication | List | Rank | |
| NPR | The 50 Best Albums of 2024 |