New Music Drops: January 16, 2026

As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of January 16th. We know it can be a task, so let’s help you cut through.

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Albums / Deluxe / EPs

• Madison Beer: locket

• Youngtones: Midnight Sun

• A$AP Rocky: Don’t Be Dumb

• Wiz Khalifa: Khaotic

• Lexa Gates: I Am

• Ady Suleiman: Chasing

• Girlfriend: Honey Water

• Elijah Blake: THE GEMINI

• The James Hunter Six: Off the Fence

• Queen Key: HARD

• Dina Ayada: IDENTITY

• Baby Gas: Ghetto Vato 2: Siempre Ghetto

• Izaya Tiji: Opp Chaser Gang Station*

• smokedope2016: THE COMEDOWN

• EBK Young Joc: END OF THE W2R1D

• Dee Mula: Suffering from Success

• BIGBABYGUCCI: Serotonin

• Nef The Pharaoh: ChangSzn 4

• BXKS: FEAR OF ECLIPSE

• Baby Gas: Ghetto Vato 2: Siempre Ghetto

• GrindHard E & FTOS Twan: Unk & Neph

• Shawny Binladen: Last Grinch Standing / WICK THE WIZARD 2

• elibanss: Wingspan

• Lil Wudy: AYLA

• DJ Chose: Purpose

• BXKS: FEAR OF ECLIPSE

• cropscropscrops & Vaygrnt: we’ve been after each other

• Jackiem Joyner: Every Part of Me

• The Sha La Das: Your Picture

• Woo Da Savage: SAY NO MO

• Wakko The Kidd: In Airheadz We Trust

• one2nine3: gravest

• James Jordan: Reflections

• Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps: Bad at Being Good

• Nowaah the Flood & Bombay da Realest: TRILL LIFE MATHEMATIKS III

• Dope Knife: Dark Woke

• cropscropscrops & Vayrnt: We’ve Been After Each Other

• Zootzie: I AM JUST A HEAD

• Nola Secret Sesh: Nola Secret Sesh

• YOUNGTONES: Midnight Sun

• Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: Tragic Magic

• Peaer: Doppelgänger

• Xiu Xiu: Xiu Mutha F****n’ Xiu: Vol. 1

• Hassan Khaffaf: The Second Coming

• Pruven: Stay Vigilant

• JasonMartin & Mike & Keys: A Hit Dog Gon Holla (Instrumentals)

• Al Green: To Love Somebody (EP)

• Lu’: Desert Files (EP)

• JELISA: Melancholia (EP)

• Kyla Imani Hills and Heartbreak (EP)

• 80 Empire: PAIN INTO POETRY (EP)

• Bald Halfwit: BREAKING GROUND (EP)

• NSG: Sounds Of The Diaspora (EP)

• hako: on the wall (EP)

• Walkerboy: GHETTO KID (EP)

• Raf Saperra: VENOMZ: VOL II (EP)

• ShooterGang Kony: Make The Trenches Great Again (EP)

• evilgiane: Giane 2 (EP)

• Kevin Lemnah & Gotdamnitdupri: Winners Hang With Winners, Vol. 1 (EP)

• 163Margs: Health Is Wealth (EP)

• Bryce Bishop: Exit (EP)

• Seepy: Lights, Camera, Action Season 3!!! (EP)

• Dragnutz: ARCHIVE (EP)

• Lil Playa: headphones music! (EP)

• Bald Halfwit: BREAKING GROUND (EP)

• newjusa: Flowstate (EP)

• Eric Dingus: Dust (EP)

• xxffcyuvcui & fleafriends: Cat Tornado Rampage (EP)

• in53ct: Pop Music (EP)

• Jovan: go (EP)

• q no rap name: MISO (EP)

• 16Heads: Something for the Children (EP)

• Paris Hilton: Infinite Icon: Live from the Hollywood Palladium (EP)

• BlazeYL: The Boy On Fire (Deluxe)

• Young Gun Silver Fox: Live from the Troubadour & Paradiso

• Sol Messiah, John Robinson & Invizible Handz: Beat Life (Live from ATL)

• Jennifer Lopez: J.Lo (25th Anniversary Edition)

Singles / Maxi-Singles

• J. Cole: The Fall-Off… Disc 2 Track 2*

• Hilary Duff: Roommates

• Leigh-Anne: Most Wanted (feat. Valiant & Rvssian)

• Labrinth: God Spoke

• Bentley Robes: Phantom Feelings (feat. Frankie Grande)

• Sydney Rose & Tom Odell: Over

• Charlie Puth: Beat Yourself Up

• Corbyn Besson: Ruin Me

• Jill Scott: Don’t Play

• Don Connon & Wale: James Freestyle

• Ella Mai: 100

• Lecrae: My Everything

• Tiana Major9: Energy! (feat. Keyon Harrold)

• Saint Harison: Bad

• Elmiene: Reclusive

• Charlotte Day Wilson & Saya Gray: Lean

• Ego Ella May: What You Waiting For

• Maxo Kream: Fake Jeezy (feat. Denzel Curry & JPEGMAFIA)

• Fivio Foreign: Sexy (feat. Lil Tjay & Tory Lanez)

• G-Eazy: Heat Check

• PlaqueBoyMax: WYD (feat. Bryson Tiller)

• YoungBoy Never Broke Again: Creep Up On Ya / Baby Boo

• Shaé Universe: Journey to the Sun (feat. Ariel J.)

• Nija: In Between (feat. Jordan Adetunji)

• James Bambu & Durand Bernarr: Antidote

• Destin Conrad: Nothing Is Real (feat. Terrace Martin)

• Arlo Parks: 2SIDED

• Les Imprimés: You & I

• ELUCID & Sebb Bash: First Light

• Guapdad 4000: Champagne Showers

• GENA: Lead It Up

• Ragz Originale: Couture

• Pale Jay & Erick the Architect: Dos Uvas (PJ’s Flip)

• Eddie Brett: Common Kalos

• RIOPY: Be Love

• Kevin Gates: Dangerous

• Eloh Kush & Sol Messiah: The Upper Room

• Junetober: Call Me Baby

• Emmy Meli: Other Things

• Realestk: Save Me

• RAAHiiM & Karri: SLIDE4U (Hating)

• GoGo Morrow: Hard to Love

• Marc E. Bassy & Nic Nac: Numb

• Peach PRC: Back to You

• Bertie Newman: What’s Not Mine

• Bratz: If I’m Being Honest (Chloe Solo)

• Jagwar Twin & sir lucius: welcome to the circus

• spill tab: Suckerrr

• 1K Phew: Hey Man Say Man

• Gabby Simone: Complicated

• Hollyn: Aren’t We All (feat. Foggieraw)

• Khalil: Lost in My Bed

• Bali Baby: Dead 2 Me

• By Storm: And I Dance

• T.K. Soul: Make It Right (feat. Jake Carter)

• Paris Nights: 1-Luv

• Brianna Castro: MATERIAL GIRL!

• Protoje & Damian Marley: At We Feet

• Snoop Dogg: Slid Off

• Anike: He’s Been Good

• Ray Lozano: i still/two cups

• Ebubé: Mr. Postman

• AJ Suede: Drawing Bored

• Olivia Escuyos: Deny

• S. Fidelity & Dawn Richard: Play

• Shabaka: A Future Untold / Marwa the Mountain

• Reuben Aziz: Shotgun

• Shai Maestro & Michael Mayo: Strange Music

• Soless: Panse

• Halima: Laundromat

• H33RA: 25 to Life

• L’Eclair & Erin Kimberly: Ring My Bell

• Ras Kass: Miss Me Yet? (feat. Timothy Bloom)

• Noah Guy: Again

• Annahstasia: Satisfy Me (Live at Glasshaus)

• Deante’ Hitchcock: Reminders (feat. 6LACK, Childish Major & Anna Field)

• Elkka: Believer

• Roderick Porter: Lip Lock

• Zeina: Dalou3a (Nari)

• Loose Threads, Umair, Smino & Calm: Stadium Coupe

• saüd: Be the Way (feat. Bas & The Circle)

• Flashbang Jimmy & B1 the Architect: Broken Stairways (feat. Daniel Son)

• DJ Muggs & Cynic: El Dia de Gracias (feat. Geassasin)

• Joyner Lucas: Monsters

• Dc2Trill: CANT GO UNDER (feat. Rio Da Yung OG & RMC Mike) / Awesome Stuff / LONG LIVE BANKROLL

• Smoke: Guac (Remix) [feat. Paul Wall & Ouija Mac]

• Outchea TV: Bangers & Mash (feat. Blanco, Busy & Hitman)

• Buckshot & Asa Nisi Masa: M-TRAIN

• LAZER DIM 700: Lunatiks

• Smiley: Heartless (feat. Baka Not Nice)

• DC The Don & LouieOnTheKeys: Lie2Me

• Hit-Boy: WHO KNOWS*

• Ab-Soul: WORRY. (“Why Worry” Freestyle)*

• Boldy James & DeevoDaGenius: PRO BALL

• Lil Vada & DonnySolo: BEEP BEEP

• cwill2smooth: Medusa Head (feat. Sada Baby)

• Chip: BEEHAVE

• Jaii Flipp: Take It Different (feat. lou deezi)

• JELEEL! & Ricky Remedy: Hellcat (feat. Batoma Lagare)

• Slugga Black & Slim Thug: Ain’t Bout Money

• Dom Corleo: JUMPIN’

• Lackvill: Beatbox

• GrindHard E: Up (feat. Louie Ray & ATM ALEE)

• Rx Papi: Dranc Wars

• 1up Tee: OK I Lied…

• Lethal Bizzle, European 305 & Terminal 4: Hold On (Bacardi Yardi)

• Ron Suno: CLICK CRACK POW

• Trapmat Savior & Nicholas Craven: Pillz

• SAVAGE 4, Novelist & Smallgod: GHRIME RIDDIM I: ABONTEN

• Jesse Desean, Tay Lorence, Andy Savoie & Blu: Sapphires

• Kool John: On a Sick 1

• jvon & Yhapojj: my mutual

• PlayThatBoiZay: GANG

• TyFontaine: I Still Think Bout U (everyday, all night) / stay young forever

• sixbill: OUTTA HERE

• Conker, 2slimey & Shimmyhimi: Dranky

• PhillNRich & LE$: Fade

• DoRoad & Pacman TV: The Hatch

• Pooskii Hussle & Enphamus: Rob Me

• Akeem Ali: Latex

• N-I-N-E (Concxpt & ICECOLDBISHOP): 2 Stories

• DAZA & ICECOLDBISHOP: heavy

• Lil 26: It Is What It Is

• Kai Ca$h: Sag Harbor*

• USvsTHEM & Emilio Rojas: Front Lines

• FLAMEE & Rooga: Just Watch

• OoMiz & Oodaredevil: Mr. Rawr

• Cartier: Know You Bad

• Butchey pinnicle: Butchey pinnicle (feat. Smokingskul)

• lvke: Reach You

• dälek: Better Than

• Samosthated & ATL Smook: Handyman

• Jobe: IMUMH (feat. Samosthated)

• Nutty Brainz & Pookie F’n Rude: GOOFY GOOBER

• Perubaby: the cost

• Stanclickin: family guy

• Curtisy & owin: My Friends / Knotted

• billi0n: SEX SYMBOL

• Alfred Nomad: Motherland (feat. Nappy Nina)

• Moskino: GENERAL GADAFI

• dolo2000: phony

• GREA8GAWD: Streets Don’t Love Me No More (feat. C-LOW)

• Xang & Zel: Camry / Groupie

• 4TheWinn: Going Up

• Lilkixkdor: Kønquer

* = 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.