While the record has received praise from fans and critics for its experimental sound and Apollo’s immersive lyricism, the EP has also garnered attention for its NSFW artwork. On 6 October, the 26-year-old talent released the follow-up to his debut album Ivory with his fourth EP, Live for Me. So yeah, he paints from observation,” the signer said, which resulted in a gleeful reaction from the crowd. Featuring four songs, including his hit single ‘Ice Slippin,’ the alt-R&B record explores themes of grief, heartbreak and acceptance.

In an interview with NPR, the “Evergreen” singer said he used to try to be mysterious, but now he publicly identifies as “very gay.” I don’t really care. I feel like in the beginning, I was trying to be mysterious and stuff, but now I’m just like — I’m very gay, so I’m just like, whatever. It’s funny, every time I’m doing an interview, they’re like, ‘You don’t like to…’ I’m like, ‘D***, do I really come off like that?’ But no, I’m totally about it. Maybe I was trying to keep the mystique, you understand? But I don’t even care anymore.” In response, the ‘Pretty Boy’ singer admitted to being nervous about the whole thing despite being a “confident guy”. With the EP continuing to make waves among fans, Apollo opened up about creating the cover with artist Doran Langberg during the Live For Me Immersive Listening Experience event at New York City’s MoMA PS1.The front cover of the vinyl is innocent enough, featuring a painted version of Apollo lying down shirtless. Landberg added that Apollo seemed nervous about doing the portrait, stating: “I was like, ‘How do I encourage this to make you feel comfortable?'” Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Towards the end of their statement, Apollo revealed that they took inspiration from Peter Hujar and his popular nude photography artwork.

We got into this studio which I’ve already been in, we hung out, we talked, we had a great time, we connected,” the ‘Useless’ singer explained (via a video taken by X user @kwprime).