{"id":118,"date":"2026-10-16T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.hyperstation.example\/?p=118"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:30:00","slug":"fireboy-dml-zuko-album-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ng\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Fireboy DML Releases Fifth Album ‘ZUKO!’ via YBNL Nation and EMPIRE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fireboy DML has released ZUKO!<\/em>, his fifth studio album, on Friday, October 16, 2026. The 13-track record is out through YBNL Nation and EMPIRE and is his first full-length solo project since Adedamola<\/em> in 2024.<\/p>\n

The rollout began over the summer with two singles: “CLAAT!”, a collaboration with Jamaican dancehall artist Masicka, and “IMALI”, which features JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela from South Africa’s amapiano scene.<\/p>\n

A wider palette<\/h2>\n

The early singles suggest an album that reaches beyond Nigerian Afropop into Caribbean and Southern African sounds, something Fireboy has hinted at in previous projects. Other names attached to the album include Lojay and Judah Earl. Fans have followed the build-up closely on social media since the summer.<\/p>\n

Since emerging from YBNL, the label founded by Olamide, Fireboy has built a reputation for heartfelt songwriting and big choruses, and his 2021 global hit “Peru” remains one of the most successful Nigerian songs of the decade.<\/p>\n

Key points<\/h3>\n
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  • Album:<\/strong> ZUKO!<\/em>, 13 tracks.<\/li>\n
  • Release date:<\/strong> October 16, 2026.<\/li>\n
  • Labels:<\/strong> YBNL Nation and EMPIRE.<\/li>\n
  • Singles:<\/strong> “CLAAT!” with Masicka and “IMALI” with JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela.<\/li>\n
  • Previous album:<\/strong> Adedamola<\/em> (2024).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Watch<\/h2>\n

    The official video for “CLAAT!” with Masicka:<\/p>\n