Rising Singer, Songwriter, & Producer Izza Releases New EP A Night at the Ballet: Act I

July 17, 2026 - Rising singer, songwriter, producer, and creative director Izza transforms ballet into a modern pop universe on her new EP A Night at the Ballet: Act I , out now. Inspired by her studies at Central Saint Martins in London, the seven-song project reimagines the 500-year-old art form through the lens of modern womanhood, blending music, fashion, and visual storytelling into an immersive creative world.

Rooted in Izza's backgrounds in dance, fashion, and visual design, the EP unfolds like a runway presentation, with each song serving as its own vignette within a larger narrative. Blurring fantasy and reality, Act I explores friendship fallouts, the chaos of dating in your twenties, ambition, and the pursuit of identity in male-dominated spaces. The project marks the beginning of Izza's most ambitious creative era, with A Night at the Ballet: Act II arriving this winter.

The EP arrives alongside the release of Izza's new single and music video, "blood on my shoes," a theatrical anthem about outgrowing betrayal, embracing ambition, and refusing to apologize for success, measuring victory in independence, confidence, and a pair of red-bottoms.

LISTEN TO A Night at the Ballet: Act I HERE

LISTEN & WATCH "blood on my shoes" HERE

Directed by Nas Bogado (Royal & The Serpent, Meg Myers, G Flip), the video for "blood on my shoes" expands the EP's theatrical world through striking choreography, fashion, and cinematic storytelling. Featuring cinematography by Jay Kaufman (Avatar), creative direction and styling by Izza herself, and choreography by Dani Burd, the production follows Izza and an ensemble of five dancers through a bold, emotionally charged performance.

Written by Izza who co-produced alongside Noah Barer, mixed by Serge Courtois (LISA, Tyla), and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer John Greenham (Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga), A Night at the Ballet: Act I showcases Izza's evolution as both a songwriter and multidisciplinary creative, balancing theatrical storytelling with polished contemporary pop production.

"I wanted to take something as timeless as ballet and use it to tell modern stories about ambition, heartbreak, friendship, and becoming the person you're meant to be," says Izza. "Every song feels like its own scene, but together they tell one larger story."

Izza first broke through online with a self-staged billboard stunt outside her ex-boyfriend's Los Angeles neighborhood, generating more than 4.3 million TikTok views and brand engagement from companies including Tinder and European Wax Center. She has continued building that momentum through inventive, self-directed campaigns, including a viral moment earlier this year when 500 Louis Vuitton ballet shoes ordered for her "Prima Ballerina" music video arrived a day after filming wrapped. Rather than scrapping the concept, she transformed the shoes into striking cover art and social content, generating more than 4 million Instagram Reel views .

Previous singles have steadily expanded Izza's immersive creative universe, rooted in fashion, performance art, ambition, and emotional honesty. "Swan Lake" generated over 373K YouTube views and 400K+ Spotify streams, while "Criminal Behavior" surpassed 431K YouTube views, "Prima Ballerina" has already amassed over 294K YouTube views, and her most recent single, " Louder" , has a whopping 237K YouTube views, released just under 3 weeks ago. Along the way, Izza has cultivated a rapidly growing audience drawn to her theatrical world-building, cinematic visuals, and fearless self-directed artistry. It's no wonder Galore previously named her one of its "Artists To Watch In 2026," praising her ability to turn pop into "a space for personal affirmation and self-expression."

A NIGHT AT THE BALLET: ACT I TRACKLIST:

1. Swan Lake
2. Prima Ballerina
3. LOUDER
4. blood on my shoes
5. cars with the horse
6. Criminal Behavior
7. Another Lesson

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ABOUT IZZA

Outsider turned auteur, Izza creates fashion-forward nocturnal pop rooted in discipline, ambition, and high art. Producer, songwriter, and creative director, Izza approaches her artistry with an athlete's mentality, a classical pianist's discipline, and entrepreneurial persistence. Her forthcoming EP, A Night At The Ballet: Act I, channels dance, art history, and visual design, into stream-of-consciousness and immediate songwriting - candidly detailing ambition, competition, and female empowerment, with an unchecked bravado. Her magnetic stage presence and approachable personality has breaded international success for her, supporting other pop acts like Leah Kate and NERIAH on tour across the US, UK, EU, and Canada. Izza prides herself on creating music that encourages everyone to be their most authentic self regardless of what others might say. "Swan Lake", a bombastic yet intimate theatrical journey of true love and heartbreak, marks the debut single from 'A Night at the Ballet: Act I', the beginning of a more "ambitious sonic and visual phase" as stated by Galore Magazine. Following a year of tremendous audience growth, radio support from iHeart Media, and extensive touring, Izza sets her sights on 2026 being her breakthrough year.

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