 In an interview in July 2015 Ayọ said that she has left the label Universal after ten years of cooperation because artists become objects in the music industry and she wants to be free.In 2017 Ayọ released two singles, each accompanied by a music video, from her fifth album announced to be released in October that year.The first single, "I'm a Fool", was released in June and the second single "Paname" (a nickname for Paris and its suburbs) in September.