Chris Brown, Kelela, FLO, Teyana Taylor and Wale, Action Bronson, PinkPantheress, 6LACK, T.I., and more stars unleash new sounds
℗ 2026 RCA Records, under exclusive license from Chris Brown Entertainment; Warp Records; ℗ 2026 Universal Music Operations Limited
Today is Friday, which means there are tons of new releases to look forward to from some of your favorite hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, and afrobeats artists. To help you unwind and enjoy the weekend, check out VIBE’s picks of songs and albums you should hear and add to your soundtrack of weekend festivities.
Chris Brown – ‘BROWN’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 RCA Records, under exclusive license from Chris Brown Entertainment Kelela – “linknb”
Image Credit: Warp Records FLO – “Therapy At The Club”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Universal Music Operations Limited Teyana Taylor, Wale – “Bed Of Roses”
Image Credit: © 2026 Taylormade Enterprises, Inc./Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Action Bronson – ‘Planet Frog’
Image Credit: © 2026 All Rights Reserved Baklava Industries. Queens, New York. PinkPantheress – “Girl Like Me”
Image Credit: © A Warner Records UK Release, © 2025 PinkPantheress 6LACK, Young Thug – “Ashin the Blunt”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 LVRN/Interscope Records French Montana, Max B, Rick Ross – “Smoking Pt. 2” “
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Coke Boys Records T.I. – “MR HIM”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE Key Glock – “Go”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Paper Route Empire, LLC, under exclusive license to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. DJ Premier, The Alchemist – “FOR THE GIG”
Image Credit: © 2026 TTT Anderson .Paak Feat. DEAN – “Aftertaste”
Image Credit: CORE ARTIST Little Simz – ‘Sugar Girl’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Little Simz under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings Ltd Durand Bernarr – “Am I Okay?!”
Image Credit: © 2026 Durand Bernarr / DSING RECORDS / Create Music Group Inc. Young Nudy – “Ya Dig”
Image Credit: © 2026 38 Spesh Feat. Method Man – “The Main Line”
Image Credit: © 2026 T.C.F. Music Group Tank and The Bangas Feat. David Shaw, Austin Brown – “Nighttime”
Image Credit: © 2026 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. The Womack Sisters – “Chauffer”
Image Credit: Rosie Cohe Lelo – ‘Mastiff’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 10K Projects Cash Cobain – “I Wanna Rock”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Giant Music ROE – “Body”
Image Credit: Faniel LLC / Venice Music AZ – ‘Doe or Die III’
Image Credit: © 2026 Mass Appeal, under exclusive license from Quiet Money Music DDG – “Top Of The Hill”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 DDG Entertainment Inc., under exclusive license to Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Fat Nwigwe – “QUEEN”
Image Credit: LaTroya Brooks Deante’ Hitchcock – ‘Junkie in The Sun’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Do Better Records, LLC/195 Oak Inc. YG Kayboe Feat. Finesse 2Tymes – “By The Way”
Black Fortune – ‘Road To Osshland: The Series’
Image Credit: ℗ 2025, 2026 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment and Livin In Full Entertainment. Hil St Soul – ‘Nasalifya (Thank You)’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Shanachie Ent. Corp. HotBlock Jmoe Feat. Jacquees – “I Will”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Velcro Records Ray Vaughn Feat. Isaiah Rashad – “Vibe Responsibly”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Top Dawg Entertainment JPEGMAFIA – “War Over Land”
Image Credit: © 2026 PEGGY Under Exclusive License to AWAL Recordings America, Inc. Lithe – ‘Jezebel’
Image Credit: GSL Trap Dickey – ‘The Ville’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Top Dawg Entertainment/11 Music Group, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc. YG Marley – “FIYAH”
Image Credit: © 2026 YG Marley Music/Hitmaker Music Group/Hitmaker Distro Flyana Boss – “FEELIN IT”
Image Credit: © 2026 broke Lancey Foux – “BODY’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 RCA Records, under exclusive license from Human Re Sources Armani White – “[PRESS]”
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Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Legendbound, LLC, under exclusive license to Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings Inc Young Chris, MadeinTYO Feat. Freeway – “Too Strong”
Image Credit: MNRK Records LP Trim – “Coconut Water”
Image Credit: © 2026 BuVision Naomi Sharon – “Better Days”
Image Credit: © 2026 OVO Sound under exclusive license to Santa Anna Label Group okay coleman! – “Let Me Go”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 okay coleman! Myles Smith – ‘Hold Me In The Dark’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from It’s Okay To Feel Limited Ovrkast. – “Play This”
Image Credit: three times LOUDER BigWalkDog – “Forehead”
Image Credit: © 2026 BigWalkDog under exclusive license to UnitedMasters LLC Terri Lyne Carringnton + Social Science Feat. Ledisi, Tank from Tank and the Bangas, J. Ivy, and Brandee Younger – “Autonomy Song”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Candid Records, LLC. Uncle Waffles, Royal MusiQ – ‘4 DA STREETS’
Image Credit: © 2026 KO-SIGN PTY LTD., Distributed exclusively for the world by Encore Recordings KB – ‘Left Hand’
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Essential Sound, a div. of Sony Music Entertainment, under exclusive license from HGA MusicEntertainment Sam Pounds Feat. Family Company – “Queen”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Death Row Records Jawan Feat. SIS – “Always On My Mind”
Image Credit: ℗ 2026 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. DreamDoll – “Too Established/Maybelline”
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 MNRK Records LP
