Brief
Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, Drake and Miranda Lambert debut new music this week
Billboard lists four major releases—including a Hunger Games soundtrack single and a Drake album expansion—for the week of Oct. 2, 2026.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide, published Oct. 2, 2026, lists four high‑profile releases slated for the week: Noah Kahan’s lead single for the upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack, Victoria Monét’s second album Frequency of Love, an expanded version of Drake’s Habibti EP and Miranda Lambert’s country‑meets‑disco project Crisco.
What happened
Kahan’s song “Draw You Out,” co‑written and co‑produced with Aaron Dessner, arrives today as the lead track for the film’s soundtrack, which is scheduled for release on Nov. 13, 2026, with the movie hitting theaters on Nov. 20, 2026. Victoria Monét follows her Grammy‑winning debut with a 22‑track album titled Frequency of Love, featuring guests such as Bruno Mars, SZA and her daughter Hazel Monét. Drake adds four new songs to his R&B‑leaning Habibti collection, debuting the tracks in a short film called “FOMO” on YouTube; the additions include Don Toliver on “Solar Eclipse” and Yebba on “Cold Shoulder.” Miranda Lambert’s new record, Crisco, blends country and disco influences and includes a collaboration with Ella Langley, though the guide does not specify a single release date beyond the week’s launch.
What the report adds
The guide notes that Kahan’s single aims to balance the emotional tone of his own style with the cinematic scope of the film, a balance he described to Billboard as requiring “a lot of love” in the studio. Monét’s album is described as a “sweeping, swooning odyssey” covering “every kind of love imaginable,” and the piece highlights the breadth of featured collaborators. Drake’s expansion is framed as a continuation of his historic Billboard 200 achievement earlier in the year, when he debuted three albums in the chart’s top three spots. The guide questions whether “there is really such a thing as too much Drake,” reflecting the volume of his output.
What was said
“If I have to sit there in the studio and put a lot of love into it, I don’t know if I can connect with it if I don’t feel like parts of me are in there … I really do feel proud of being able to find that balance on this song,” Kahan told Billboard. No direct quotes from Monét, Drake or Lambert appear in the guide.
How it came about
The guide follows earlier Felo News coverage of Lambert’s collaboration with Ella Langley on the single “Snakeskin Boots” (link) and Langley’s recent personal milestones, including her Dandelion Tour stop in Columbus (link). Kahan’s single release builds on Felo’s Oct. 2 article announcing the track (link).
Key facts
- Noah Kahan released "Draw You Out" as the lead single for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack (billboard.com)
- Victoria Monét released her second album "Frequency of Love" featuring 22 tracks and multiple guest artists (billboard.com)
- Drake added four new tracks to his "Habibti" EP, debuting them in a YouTube short film (billboard.com)
- Miranda Lambert’s new album "Crisco" blends country and disco and includes a collaboration with Ella Langley (billboard.com)
Sources
- [1] billboard.com — originally reported as “Noah Kahan, Victoria Monét, Drake & Miranda Lambert with Ella Langley: New Music Friday Guide”
