Kid Cudi Opens ‘New Era’ With Reflective Single ‘Neverland’

Kid Cudi has shared an evocative new single, “Neverland.” It marks the musician’s first new music of 2025 and comes ahead of the premiere of his short film, Neverland, directed by Ti West and produced by Monkeypaw Productions, at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.

The pensive song builds to a rousing chorus as Kid Cudi reflects, “This universe has common ground/ Just takes a while to come around/ When I’m feeling up and I’m feeling down/ Reminds me that I’m still alive.”

“’Neverland’ marks the beginning of an exciting new era for me,” Kid Cudi said in a statement. “I’m really proud of this new sound, and I can’t wait for fans—old and new—to experience what’s coming. With the album and the short film premiering at Tribeca, this is just the start of something much bigger.” A press release notes that fans should “stay tuned for more from Kid Cudi” this year.

Kid Cudi’s most recent LP, Insano, dropped last January. He later released Insano (Nitro Mega), a partner album to Insano that featured Wiz Khalifa, Chip tha Ripper, Pusha T, Steve Aoki, and more. In September, he shared “Don’t Worry,” featuring Chip Tha Ripper. The single accompanied issue #4 of Kid Cudi’s comic book series, Moon Man.

The rapper reunited with West, his director on horror film X, for Neverland. Kid Cudi and West co-wrote the script for the 11-minute projects, which stars Kiernan Shipka, Brittany Snow, Haley Joel Osment, Cary Elwes, and Brandon Scott. “I am so damn excited for u all to see what we cooked up for u,” Kid Cudi noted on Instagram. “This was a huge passion project, its different and something u haven’t seen before.”