It is New Music Friday. Here are five releases to know for Oct. 30, 2026, starting with our illuminet pick.
Seven No 6: “The Avarice” (illuminet pick)
Release: Official video premieres Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 11 a.m. Central on YouTube
Genre: Electronic rock/rap
“The Avarice” is the newest official video from Seven No 6 on the illuminet Creative YouTube channel. The player below goes live when the premiere starts.
Queens of the Stone Age: Perfecth
Release date: Oct. 30, 2026
Genre: Rock
The band’s ninth studio album is out on Matador Records. It has nine tracks and was produced by Josh Homme and Michael Shuman.
Listen: Perfecth on Spotify
Nickelback: Everything Under the Sun
Release date: Oct. 30, 2026
Genre: Rock
The band’s 11th studio album has 12 tracks and is its first release with Virgin Music Group. The single “Rattle the Cage” features guitarist John 5. The band’s 2027 tour includes a stop at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul on Tuesday, March 30, 2027, with Don Broco.
Listen: Everything Under the Sun on Spotify
Kirk Franklin: I Am What I Am
Release date: Oct. 30, 2026
Genre: Gospel
The 14-track album comes out through Fo Yo Soul and Uptown Records. Guests include Jelly Roll on “Free Me Tonight,” GloRilla on “This Time,” Davido on “Hope In You” and Tobe Nwigwe on “It Gets Better.”
Listen: I Am What I Am on Spotify
Kaitlin Butts: Hello, Honky Tonk
Release date: Oct. 30, 2026
Genre: Country
The singer-songwriter’s new 14-track album is out on Republic Records.
Listen: Hello, Honky Tonk on Spotify
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Music by illuminet: Watch “Falling Apart” by StarShot.Rocks on the illuminet Creative YouTube channel.
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