Childish Gambino Wide-Releases New Album '3.15.20'

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On March 15, Donald Glover released—then removed—what seemed to be a new Childish Gambino album on a website called DonaldGloverPresents.com. Now, 3.15.20, a full-length LP featuring Ariana Grande and 21 Savage, is here. Find the record on streaming platforms below, via Wolf+Rothstein/RCA.

A week after giving fans a surprise, sneak preview of his new full-length over at DonaldGloverPresents.com, Childish Gambino has released his released his new album, 3.15.20.

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Childish Gambinoshocked his fans in the earliest hours of Sunday morning when he released a batch of new music in the middle of the night. Though it's currently absent from streaming services,Donald Glover Presentsis available atdonaldgloverpresents.com, which features little more than the music — with no identifying information for each track — and artwork for the release.