Rapper Jack Harlow releases his fourth studio album, Monica, on March 13, 2026, coinciding with his 28th birthday. The album headlines New Music Friday, alongside James Blake's seventh studio effort, Trying Times, and various singles from artists like The Pussycat Dolls and Luke Combs. Releases become available at 9:00 p.m. PT on streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
New Music Friday on March 13, 2026, brings a slate of anticipated releases, led by Jack Harlow's Monica. This marks Harlow's first full-length project since Jackman in 2023, following his 2020 breakout with the diamond-certified single "Whats Poppin." Harlow, who has earned a Billboard Music Award, four MTV Video Music Awards, and six Grammy nominations, recorded Monica at Electric Lady Studios in New York City after relocating from Louisville, Kentucky, in 2025. The album, announced on February 10, features tracks including "Trade Places," "Lonesome," "Prague," "My Winter," "Move Along," "All of My Friends," "Living Alone," "Against the Grain," and "Say Hello."
James Blake contributes his seventh studio album, Trying Times, comprising 12 songs and his first since Playing Robots into Heaven in September 2023. Grammy winner Blake's release adds electronic and experimental depth to the day's offerings.
Singles highlight includes "Club Song" by The Pussycat Dolls, tied to their announced 65-date reunion tour after months of rumors. Luke Combs delivers "I Aint No Cowboy," while Melanie C shares "Undefeated Champion," the third teaser from her upcoming album Sweat. Other notable tracks are "Undefeated Champion" by Melanie C, "Fantasy" by Natasha Hamilton from her EP Extraction due in June, "The Visitor" by Sienna Spiro following her Top 10 hit "Die on This Hill," "Get Go" by Arlo Parks, "Home" by Charlie Puth featuring Hikaru Utada, and "Cruel World" by Holly Humberstone, the title track of her second album arriving next month.
Additional albums include Play Me by Kim Gordon, her third solo effort blending hip-hop, krautrock, and industrial noise; Into Oblivion by Lamb of God, their 12th studio album; and Hoggar by Grammy-winning Tuareg blues band Tinariwen. The Fray release their fifth album, A Light That Waits, and Ms Banks drops her debut, SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL. Eden Hunter's EP The Circus Man explores themes of artistic obsession, with Hunter stating, "The Circus Man EP is my acceptance of the obsession, passion and pain of being an artist trusting in the industry where everything can be romanticised, even the worst possible situations."
These releases, dropping on a Friday the 13th, offer diverse sounds across genres, available starting at midnight ET.
