India Shawn has shared her second single of 2025, “Cotton Candy Blvd,” a smooth and soulful collaboration with Lucky Daye that explores the delicate in-between of friendship and love. Produced by D’Mile and Chiiild, the track arrives as another step in Shawn’s growing artistic evolution under D’Mile’s VANTA Music imprint.

Built on a soft, floating groove, “Cotton Candy Blvd” leans into the fantasy of what could be, without rushing to a conclusion. Shawn opens the song with an airy, confident tone, imagining a sugar-coated future with someone she’s not quite with—yet. “Take me up on sweet lane / Down a sticky avenue,” she sings, sketching the metaphor of romance as a slow drive through temptation.

Lucky Daye steps in with a response that doesn’t overcomplicate the mood. His verse deepens the emotional current, adding a sense of tenderness and restraint. It’s not a grand declaration; it’s the kind of quiet admission that makes the moment feel real. Together, their voices blend effortlessly, keeping the focus on the tension and vulnerability of not knowing what comes next.

Shawn describes the track as “a summer night, a slow drive, and a long-awaited yes.” It’s a departure in tone from her previous single “Kill Switch,” which tackled the emotional chaos of unreciprocated love and the decision to walk away from what isn’t mutual. “Cotton Candy Blvd” moves in the opposite direction toward connection, curiosity, and hope.

Both songs signal a new direction for Shawn, who has long been a respected voice in modern R&B but is now building something more personal. There’s a deliberate softness to this new era—one that allows space for ambiguity and emotion to coexist.