{"id":2228048,"date":"2026-01-09T07:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2228048"},"modified":"2026-01-09T07:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:27:35","slug":"new-music-this-week-jill-scott-bruno-mars-aap-rocky-more-essence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-this-week-jill-scott-bruno-mars-aap-rocky-more-essence\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music This Week: Jill Scott, Bruno Mars, A$AP Rocky & More – Essence"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n
<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Happy Friday, folks. As we release the first \u201cNew Music Friday\u201d of 2026, this lineup definitely builds anticipation for the rest of the year. This week there\u2019s the return of some R&B powerhouses, as well as well-needed rap tunes.<\/p>\n

Today, Bruno Mars drops \u201cI Just Might,\u201d his first solo single in quite some time, building anticipation for his upcoming album, which he confirmed was finished via social media<\/a> earlier this week. Jill Scott<\/a> releases, \u201cPressha,\u201d her second song of 2026, A$AP Rocky unveiled the alternative track \u201cPunk Rocky,\u201d and Ari Lennox gifts her listeners with \u201cTwin Flame.\u201d The great thing about all<\/em> of these aforementioned artists is that they\u2019ve got new albums set to hit shelves later in the year. This roundup also includes music from SAULT, REASON, Larry June, and more.<\/p>\n

Take a look at this week\u2019s best new music releases below.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cI Just Might\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA$AP Rocky \u2013 \u201cPunk Rocky\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cPunk Rocky\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSAULT \u2013 \u2018Chapter 1\u2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to <\/span>Chapter 1<\/span><\/i> HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tW5SNUIT5RHHLRBNTQ3PWSX37RA.0.1-0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIDK ft. Pusha T \u2013 \u201cLiFE 4 A LiFE\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cLiFE 4 A LiFE\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAri Lennox \u2013 \u201cTwin Flame\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cTwin Flame\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREASON \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t Play With My Heart\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cDon\u2019t Play With My Heart\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJill Scott \u2013 \u201cPressha\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cPressha\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPHABO ft. Kiana Led\u00e9 \u2013 \u201cWin Or Lose\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cWin Or Lose\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQRW6WDXCRXYMKMI74CQW26DSLY.0.1-8\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrench Montana ft. Max B \u2013 \u201cEver Since You Left Me\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cEver Since You Left Me\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n
\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLarry June \u2013 \u201cWho Coppin\u2019\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n

Listen to \u201cWho Coppin\u2019\u201d <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\"New<\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.essence.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Friday, folks. As we release the first \u201cNew Music Friday\u201d of 2026, this lineup definitely builds anticipation for the rest of the year. This week there\u2019s the return of some R&B powerhouses, as well as well-needed rap tunes. Today, Bruno Mars drops \u201cI Just Might,\u201d his first solo single in quite some time, building […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2228049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-Music-This-Week-Jill-Scott-Bruno-Mars-AAP-Rocky.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2228050,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228048\/revisions\/2228050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}