This week's New Music Friday on January 30, 2026, brings a diverse slate of releases, including Don Toliver's fifth studio album Octane and Labrinth's Cosmic Opera Act I. UK acts like The Molotovs and Only The Poets debut full-length projects, while singles from Melanie C and Noah Kahan highlight upcoming albums. The roundup also includes home entertainment drops and emerging talents.
New Music Friday for January 30, 2026, offers a packed lineup of singles, albums, and DVDs, spotlighting established and rising artists across genres.
On the album front, Texan rapper Don Toliver releases his fifth studio LP, Octane, via Cactus Jack, Atlantic Records, and Donnway & Co. The 18-track project follows his 2024 album Hardstone Psycho and refines his melodic trap sound, previewed by singles like “Tiramisu” and “ATM.” London siblings Matthew and Issey Cartlidge, known as The Molotovs, drop their debut full-length Wasted On Youth ahead of supporting YUNGBLUD on tour in April. Reading rockers Only The Poets deliver their long-awaited debut And I'd Do It Again, seven years in the making; lead vocalist Tommy Longhurst tells Official Charts, "It's the truest and best representation of what we believe and want to sound like."
Labrinth returns with Cosmic Opera Act I, while Liverpudlian band Cast serves up their eighth album Yeah Yeah Yeah. Other notable albums include Buzzcocks' Attitude Adjustment, a punk record from the 1975-formed group, and Softcult's When a Flower Doesn't Grow, grungey debut from Canadian twins Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn.
Singles dominate with South London singer MEEK's debut fabulous from her EP Brixton, a bold self-belief anthem. Boy band December 10, formed on Netflix's Simon Cowell: The Next Act, releases Run My Way; the members say, "It's the perfect song for December 10 as it has the energy that we have...The song is full of joy, like we are." Noah Kahan unveils The Great Divide, title track from his April album described as an "attempt to delve deeper into the people, places, and feelings that have made me who I am."
Melanie C previews her ninth album Sweat with What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, noting, "It's a tongue in cheek look on taking risks and trusting yourself to take that leap anyway. I think a lot of people will relate!" Melanie Martinez drops Possession, abandoning her Cry Baby alter ego for darker themes. Ella Langley announces her sophomore album Dandelion for April 10, with the title track as the second single.
DVD releases include Scream (1996) Steelbook, Minority Report 4K, and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
