{"id":2280546,"date":"2026-02-13T14:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2280546"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:45:21","slug":"new-music-this-week-jill-scott-alex-isley-victoria-monet-more-essence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-this-week-jill-scott-alex-isley-victoria-monet-more-essence\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music This Week: Jill Scott, Alex Isley, Victoria Mon\u00e9t & More – Essence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Friday, folks\u2014and happy Valentine\u2019s Day weekend. Whether you\u2019re spending it with a partner, your friends, or keeping things low-key, there\u2019s no shortage of fresh music to set the mood.<\/p>\n

This week, Jill Scott<\/a>, returns with To Whom This May Concern<\/em>, her first album in a decade. The project finds the Grammy winner welcoming collaborators like Trombone Shorty, J.I.D., Ab-Soul and Tierra Whack into the fold. Elsewhere, Alex Isley offers a soft preview of what\u2019s ahead with \u201cSweetest Lullabye,\u201d while Victoria Mon\u00e9t<\/a> steps into 2026 with \u201cLet Me,\u201d and Jamie Foxx makes his return to music with \u201cSomebody. Today\u2019s list also includes releases from Brent Faiyaz, Mary J. Blige, Larry June, and more.<\/p>\n

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\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 \u2018To Whom This May Concern\u2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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