New Music Drops: April 18, 2025

Here’s your upcoming rundown of albums/singles releasing on April 18th, featuring Davido, Alex Isley, Jae Stephens, bLAck pARty, and many others.

Albums / Deluxe / EPs

• Davido: 5ive

• Alex Isley: When (EP)

• Wiz Khalifa: Kush & Orange Juice 2

• Mozzy: Intrusive Thoughts

• The War and Treaty: Live With the War and Treaty

• Godfather of Harlem: Godfather of Harlem — Season 4 (Original Series Soundtrack)

• midwxst: archangel

• Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson: What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow

• Isabel LaRosa: Raven

• Julien Baker & TORRES: Send a Prayer My Way

• Superheaven: Superheaven

• Tunde Adebimpe: Thee Black Boltz

• quickly, quickly: I Heard That Noise

• Adrian Younge: Something About April III

• G Perico & DJ Drama: LA Gangster — Gangsta Grillz

• Millyz: Blanco 7

• Scrim: via crucis

• Too $hort: Sir Too $hort Vol. 1 — Freaky Tales

• Neffa: Canerandagio: Parte 1

• Chip: Grime Scene Saviors

• Blu & August Fanon: Forty

• Kool Keith: Karpenters

• The Underarchievers: Homecoming

• That Mexican OT & Sauce Walka: Chicken & Sauce

• Keri Hilson: We Need to Talk

• Nathan & Noah East: Father & Son

• Hieroglyphic Being: Dance Music 4 Bad People

• Beirut: A Study of Losses

• Mr. King: Silent River Blues

• George Winston: Beloved (A Celebration of Professor Longhair)

• Sol Messiah: War of the Gods (Bandcamp Exclusive)

• EMJAY: MeEstoyVolviendoLoca

• Dave Blunts: You Can’t Say That

• TEDE: Vox Veritatis

• Jordan: It’s Gritty Up North

• 2Sdxrt3all: Yn Athem

• TH: Algorithme

• HavinMotion: Fuck You Pay Me

• Stixx & Sledgren: The One They Doubted

• Loqiemean: Accept All Cookies

• YSR Gramz & Eightball Tank: 8Ball Gramz

• Mac Critter: BACK DOOR MUSIC

• Death Souljah: Boy Toy

• Lunchbox: LB Cooper

• Crunch Lo: Crunch Lo 2.0

• 1010!: Beats Collection, Vol. 1

• Duckboy: Coping Strategies to Combat the Algorithm: Vol. 7 (EP)

• Philantrope: No Love Lost (EP)

• Big Ghost Ltd.: Ghosts Don’t Die

• 82MAJOR: Silence Syndrome (EP)

• Trim: No Caller ID (EP)

• Blackwater Holylight: If You Only Knew (EP)

• Mayday Parade: Sweet (EP)

• Melvins: Thunderball (EP)

• Westside Gunn: Heels Have Eyes (EP)

• Hus KingPin: Threesomes 5.5 — Bulletproof Models (EP)

• chlothegod: I Feel Different Every Day (Deluxe)

Singles / Maxi-Singles

• Morgan Wallen: I Ain’t Comin’ Back (feat. Post Malone)

• J.I.D: WRK

• Addison Rae: Headphones On

• Leon Thomas: Rather Be (feat. Halle)

• Tommy Richman: Actin Up (feat. Sexyy Red)

• Jae Stephens: SMH

• Destin Conrad: Kissing In Public

• Ovrkast.: Small Talk (feat. Samara Cyn)

• Statik Selektah: The Louvre (feat. Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks & Westside Gunn)

• bLAck pARty: Distant Lover

• Lana Del Rey: Bluebird

• Tamar Braxton: You On You

• Solya: Not Sorry

• Bas & The Hics: Everyday Ppl

• Dom Dolla & Kid Cudi: Forever

• Tee Grizzley: They Shot at Trump

• Yella Beezy: In My Head

• Mario Judah: Never Again

• Hailey Kilgore: Dangerous Game

• Nelly Furtado: GODMARRIAGE (Maxi-Single)

• Vedo: Fine Shyt

• Jacob Latimore: Win Win

• Pink Sweat$: Scared In Love

• Eli Derby: Slow Down (feat. J.O.N)

• Dee Gatti: Back of Your Mind

• Lefty Gunplay: Menace (feat. The Game)

• Foggieraw: Prairie View (feat. Monaleo)

• Fred Hammond, Marcus Miller, Khristian Dentley, Gabriel Preisser & Tomb Slayer: Via Dolorosa

• Lizzie Berchie: Company

• Madison McFerrin: I Don’t

• TRY & RZA: The Art of Listening

• Etta Bond: Make Me Cry

• Alex Jean: Stand Firm, You’ll Win

• Kilo Kish: Negotiate (feat. Miguel)

• Naomi Sharon: The Only Love We Know

• Vandell Andrew: The Sauce

• Katie Tupper: Original Thoughts

• Omen: Alibi

• Marvin Sapp: Close the Door

• Masspike Miles & J’Rell Moore: Bankrupt Millionaires

• Montana: Nuchter

• Solya: Not Sorry

• iyla: Skin Hurt (Redemption)

• Kota the Friend: Michigan (feat. Big Sean)

• IMRSQD: Abacus

• FACTORY: Sticky Tongue

• Joy Guidry: Hold and Be Held

• Mourning [A] Blackstar: Let Em Eat (feat. Fatboi Sherif)

• Jabee: God Made Rap Too (feat. Oddisee)

• Lady Gaga: Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)

• IMYOUNGWORLD: GUAGM (feat. Sole)

• MRCY: Wandering Attention

• Your Grandparents: Conversations

• Girlfriend & Tierra Whack: Bon Voyage

• Reuben Aziz: Me + Me (feat. BackRoad Gee)

• Theo Croker: We Still Wanna Dance (feat. D’LEAU)

• Psiryn: The Softest

• Shai Maestro: 3 Colors

• Jay Prince: Ace (feat. Elujay)

• Craig David: Wake Up

• Boldy James & Real Bad Man: Come Back Around / It Factor (feat. El-P)

• Maile Brady: Fragile Heart (feat. Trevor Jackson)

• Dee-1: My Enemies (feat. B.G.)

• MIKE & Tony Seltzer: Prezzy

• 0llywood1: Whatcha want

• VonOff1700: Neva Cared

• DTM Life & RRoxket: Krank Up

• LAZER DIM 700: Presher / USA Drugs / Hood Asian / Cap Anger

• B’lon & Slimmy B: One Ina Million

• Cypress Moreno & YoungThreat: Loaded

• IMYOUNGWORLD: Guagm (feat. Sule)

• Theo Martins: Rare Flowers Grow Wild

• HiTech & George Riley: Take Yo Panties Off

• Banditdamack: Critical

• ksuuvi: not tuesday

• Kwengface: Ready Set Go / 2 Conspiracies

• Geeijoe: Him Pt. 2 (feat. Cootie)

• Nicholas Ryan Grant & KAMAAU: Just Us

• Swelly & DJ.Fresh: Rushin’ In

• Lonni Monae: How It Happened

• M-Dot, Confidence, Big Shug & Royal Flush: Primavera

• Jpay: R. Kelly

• Kidwild: Victory Lap

• Big Steff: O Dog

• Tion Wayne, LeoStayTrill & MJ Cole: Crazy Love

• ThirstyOwe3k: Baby

• BabyChiefDoIt & Luh Tyler: Why Would I?

• RiskTakerLeek: Bags Still Slammed

• Lil 6: PSA

• BabyDrill: Murk Sum

• Milc: Crayons (feat. Open Mike Eagle & Something Something Brax)

• Pinky Notes & Tempa T: WOW

• Kipp Stone: Blue Collar Freestyle

• Leuca & Lippy Lind o: I Shoulda Known

• Mac Mikes, ZayBang, Lil Yee, Icewear Vezzo & Baby Money: NBTTP

• 2Sdxrt3all: On 1

• Xhristiann, KARAHBOOO & Jace!: Fly!

• Lelo: On the Wall (feat. Babyface Ray)

* = Music not released on streaming platforms. Remember that we don’t always get everything right, as many releases and announcements come through at the last minute.