The album was released with four singles, a music video, and a world tour and gathered generally positive reviews.

When asked about her influences, she stated: "We consume heavily through the media, which, in turn, tries to curate our thoughts and dictate how we as humans are supposed to live and behave.

This album plays off this idea and invites people to become hypnotized, allowing their brains to be manipulated by my music in the hope they might see things through a new perspective (perhaps an outer world viewpoint).

[7] After the album's official release, Rezz began her Mass Manipulation World Tour on September 2, 2017.

It received support from various artists including BlackGummy, Bleep Bloop, Crywolf, Drezo, Dr. Fresch, Electric Mantis, Eprom, Haywyre, K?d, Mad Zach, No Mana, The M Machine, and Zeke Beats.

[16] Will McCarthy of Dancing Astronaut wrote that the album had put forth her "innate, authentic sound with greater strength and clarity than ever before in her career.

[20] On March 25, it was announced that Rezz had beat out Blue Hawaii, CRi, Dabin and Kid Koala to win the award.