Real Power is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Gossip.

[2] Recording began in 2019 at Rubin's home studio in Kauai, Hawaii, following a brief tour reunion for the 10-year anniversary of Music For Men.

[4] Ditto explained that Real Power was originally intended as a follow-up to her debut solo album Fake Sugar but that, when she invited Gossip member Nathan Howdeshell to participate in writing some songs for the project, the duo realised that it actually needed to be a Gossip album rather than a Beth Ditto album.

Gossip described working with Rubin as "a true gift", saying that they felt "genuinely cared about and supported" as he "creates calm, positive, open spaces".

[6] Real Power was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics.