New Music Drops: May 1, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of May 1st. We know it can be a task, so let’s help you cut through.
Albums / Deluxe / EPs
Kacey Musgraves: Middle of Nowhere
Various Artists: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music from the Motion Picture)
American Football: LP4
The Black Keys: Peaches!
Melanie C: SWEAT
Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Harry Fraud: Roofless Records for Drop Tops: Disc 2
Isaiah Rashad: It’s Been Awful
Lil Tjay: They Just Ain’t You
Asake: M$NEY
Durand Bernarr: BERNARR.
Jarrod Lawson: Just Let It
Taj Mahal & Phantom Blues Band: Time
Oteil Burbridge & Lamar Williams Jr.: The Offering
The Nth Power: Never Alone
Farma G & Relense: Nearly Nothing’s Enough
Oddisee & Heno.: From Takoma with Love
duendita: existential thottie
CK the Spitta: Strictly 4 the Underground
Bally Baby & Hoodrich Keem: BABY DRANK: REFILL
Grafh: Sometimes Money Cost Too Much
La Doña: Corrientes
Nu Genea: People of the Moon
Rita Wilson: Sound of a Woman
BONES & Lyson: ETC.
Skrilla: Z
Kneecap: FENIAN
Ealuhri: YOU’RE WELCOME WORLD
Edward Skeletrix: Body of Work
BandGang Lonnie Bands: Motor City Slicker
SHARP. & Tha God Fahim: The Blacker The Berry
Mak Sauce: FINALLY
Oodaredevil: SKURF’d UP
YSR Gramz: The Right Rapper
Saiah Woes: sorry 4 the fate
Four50: The Four Hoursemen
CODENINE & ???: THEFIRSTSUPPER
Truie Fiend: prod jetski55555
Supreme Cerebral & O the Great & Alpha_Betic: Clash in Cairo
Reno RX: Rap Ain’t a Young Man’s Game
esteban.: ZAPOFALLTRADEZ!
Dream On, Dreamer: Heavens
Safety Trance: sacrificio
Jay Montana: Montana 3
Truie Fiend: prod jetski55555
Ana Roxanne: Poem 1
1k Phew: Any Given Sunday
Traetwothree & OG Parker: Sorry, I’m Not Sorry
Daddyphatsnaps: Mission Impossible
Tha God Fahim: Dump Gawd: Hyperbolic Time Chamber Rap
Ziggy Marley: Brightside
Onra: After Dark
Luhh Dyl: A Time to Heal, A Time to Hurt (ATH²)
Hekt: Forever
BLARF: Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist
Seefeel: Sol.Hz
Maya Hawke: Maitreya Corso
Emma Louise: Sunshine for Happiness
Octo Octa: Sigils for Survival
Piero Umiliani & Chet Baker: Smog (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Tori Amos: In Times of Dragons
Young the Giant: Victory Garden
shteppi: are you lonely?
Lip Critic: Theft World
Deadharrie: Eternity, Make Believe
Modern Woman: Johnny’s Dreamworld
Hiss Golden Messenger: I’m People
India Shawn: Subject to Change (EP)
Tiara Thomas: Make It Make Sense (EP)
Dewey Bryan & Elaquent: Higher Plan (EP)
Shoreline Mafia: BIDNESS IS BOOMIN’ (EP)
Essosa: Crush! (EP)
Hudson Ingram: The Long Way Home (Vol. 1) [EP]
Canti: Citrus (EP)
Jahson Paynter: is anybody home! (EP)
Maya Law & Freya Ray: Tall Tales (EP)
North West: n0rth4evr (EP)
PlaqueBoyMax: CRASH DUMMY (EP)
LUCKI: DAYSB4BAD* (EP)
K Suave: AfterHours (EP)
kels!: Live Like This (EP)
Slug † Christ: Little Dier (EP)
Nate X: Suite Life on X (EP)
B.o.B: The Morning Bang (EP)
Razakel: The Possession of Razakel (EP)
Sakkright Hinch & Enphmaus: I-85 (EP)
Truie Fiend & Shawn Ferrari: Bijou Boyz Sports Center (EP)
Hester Valentine: This is Phil Spector (EP)
Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun: Girls Trip
Meghan Trainor: Toy With Me (Deluxe)
Kehlani: Kehlani (Uncut Edition)
Louis Tomlinson: How Did I Get Here? (Extended Edition)
Singles / Maxi-Singles
Maroon 5: Heroine
Chris Brown: Fallin’ (feat. Leon Thomas)
AZ: Uniqueness
Joyce Wrice: Crack Me Open
Mýa: Just a Little Bit (feat. Too $hort)
Bella Kay: Promise?
Nick Jonas & Brandon Lake: Hope (Remix)
Robyn & CAR7RIEL & Paco Amoroso: Blow My Mind (CAR7RIEL & Paco Amoroso Version)
BANKS: With You Around
Keith Urban: Summer Breeze
Claire Rosinkranz: Just a Man
Heidi Montag: IV Drip
Isabel LaRosa: Hallucination
tig3r lewis: Too Easy
Robin Packalen: Running Through My Head
Alina Baraz: Take Care of You
DOE: Know Your Name
Kenny Mason: Bounce Wit Me
Jon Onabowu: The Emergence
HILLARI: How Does It Feel
Vince Staples: Blackberry Marmalade
Meek Mill: In My Eye Freestyle*
Bryson Tiller: IT’S OK
NAV: Mutt (feat. Quavo)
JPEGMAFIA: babygirl
Love Spells: Crutch
Chenayder: Wonder
Calvin Richardson: Radio Rodeo
La Reezy: Melanate It
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley: With Every Breath I Take
Mack Keane: Cherry Red (A COLORS Show)
Pearl & The Oysters: Doom Mood
Chxrry: Bottles & Lights (feat. Mariah the Scientist)
Charlie Bereal: When You’re Around
Lizzo: BITCH
Rio Sterling: Die On Me
Lucy Park: BLUE SASHIKO
Sondae: Rushing
Joy Oladokun: Zombie
Dayo Bello: Stand Still
OT The Real: 750
Bobby V: Both Ways
Cory Henry & Rafael Labate: Dance (Remix)
Lex Aura: Gravity
Aaron Cole & Tenroc: usher in the spirit
Young Chris, MadeinTYO & Freeway: Too Strong
Lil Skies: No Fear
DaBaby: POP DAT THANG (Official Remix) [feat. GloRilla, Yung Miami & YKNIECE]
KenTheMan: Popular
Big K.R.I.T.: Sunset Vet
KAYAM: Deja Vu
Kid Travis: Diamonds On Your Neck
Moio: Just a Man
Odessa A’zion: Maybe I’m Not What You Need
GAWD: GTA
Ama: So…
Aiyana-Lee: Pretty Picture
Claire Brooks; LIKE LOVERS DO
James Berkeley: back again
Maz B: Running Out
Isaiah Kaleo & ROME: lead me on
Jaz Elise: Move Mountain
38 Spesh & Dave East: Heavy Burden
Switch & Planet Asia: Serpent’s Tongue
Nick Grant: Back Up (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)
Lord Sko & Statik Selektah: HANGMAN
Anna Margo: Brainrot
Kavi Synatra: Calling for You
BJ Swayed: Downtown
Ariel J: Forever
Tyler Watts: Number One (#1)
Mike Teezy & Kierra Sheard: TIME4U
Jessica Tori: Curious
Pan Tèrra: Quit My Job
ace hashimoto, kenya fujita: TOP NOTCH (Japanese Version)
Jessie Reyez & Muni Long: AIN’T U TIRED
The-Dream: Bring That Body
Felix Ames: Crack a Smile
Real Boston Richey: Bitch You Weird
Southsidesilhouette: Dojo
Devstacks: Him
Babystaydown: Saint Soprano
Chow Lee & Cash Cobain: 2C
Jamal Roberts: Perfect for Me
ANKHLEJOHN & V Don: KING, PAWN & ROCK (feat. CRIMEAPPLE)
mango heist & KALLITECHNIS: as the world turns
James Savage: Higher Power
Phoenix James: Company
CTLN: Headspace
Budgie & The Alchemist: Prosperity Gospel (feat. Knucks)
Eddie Kaine & MillsSkillz: Know the Rules
Anjali Asha & Khrysis: Big Deal
Tanna Leone: Skin
Ibibio Sound Machine: Return to Sender
Patrick Paige II: Let Me Down Easy
Roberta Flack: I’d Like to Be Baby to You (Live at Montreux, 1990)
Zae France: Said Summ (feat. K Camp)
Roderick Porter: Roll the Dice
Elmiene: Honour (feat. Baby Rose)
Junetober: Like You Need It
FIG: Day One
S!MONE: The Worst Part
H33RA: SHOOK
Zohar & Adam: winter in america (feat. Sam Sellers & Nory)
Freya Everest: Moniqué
Levina: Spectacular Society
Ceebo: Parable of a Skinnyman
Heidi Montag: IV Drip
Sorana: SKINcare
XTINA GG: Good Knight