- 2025-09-21
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MUSIC
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Alexander Stewart & Lauren Spencer Smith Team Up for New Song “Friends Don't”
Los Angeles-based Canadian singer-songwriter Alexander Stewart joined forces with Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith to release a new song “Friends Don't” on September 19, 2025.
This marks the first collaboration between Alexander Stewart and Lauren Spencer Smith.
The song is the fourth single off of his upcoming sophomore album “What If?”, which is set to be released on October 24, 2025.
It was written by Alexander Stewart, Jake Torrey, and Adam Yaron, who also produced the track.
Alexander Stewart said of the song, “'Friends Don't' is truly one of my favourite songs I've ever written. I wrote it about what it's like to navigate a complicated relationship and harbor those unspoken feelings and pain one experiences in trying to keep something going despite knowing it's never gonna work…something I think so many of us have experienced. The song already had so much emotion in it, but Lauren's voice takes it to a whole new level. She and I have developed such a special friendship over the years from touring together and both of us living in LA, and I couldn't have asked for a better friend to be on this song with me.”- The new album comprises 12 tracks, featuring a guest appearance from Lauren Spencer Smith, produced by Adam Yaron, Whakaio, and Phil Cook. It is his first album in over a year since the 2024 debut album “bleeding heart”.
Alexander Stewart said he album, “As writing this album is truly about my experience growing up the last 2 years and the difficulties i faced. I spent so much of last year second guessing my life, my career, relationships, and self worth. I was constantly asking myself what if nothing works out the way I thought it would...? but as i continued writing this album I started changing my mindset and sitting with the discomfort and realized, what if everything is working out exactly as it's supposed to?” - source : Apple Music
