Ari Lennox has revealed her third album, Emptiness, will launch Jan. 22, 2026, by way of Interscope Data.
The D.C. native took to Instagram to share the information. “My new album Emptiness might be yours on Jan 23 and my new single Below The Moon is out now,” Lennox wrote in a joint put up with Emptiness Motel, an account that serves as a hub for her new period.
Emptiness is preceded by the title observe and “Comfortable Lady Period,” each produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. As Lennox famous within the announcement, the album can even embody the newest single, “Below The Moon,” which is out right this moment (Oct. 23).
The classic soul observe, produced by longtime collaborator Elite, Ron Gilmore, Dave James and Tommy Parker, howls with emotion as she recounts a deadly attraction she will’t escape — one which leaves her spellbound.
“He was candy to a tea,” she sings within the opening verse earlier than turning into hooked on his love, at the same time as she admits, “Know I ought to go, pulling me shut / I don’t really feel proper.”
Emptiness, which consists of 15 tracks, is on the market for presave on digital service suppliers like Apple Music and Spotify. It’ll mark Lennox’s first physique of labor since parting methods with J. Cole’s Dreamville imprint, and can comply with 2022’s age/intercourse/location.
The latter album included her No. 1 hit “Strain,” additionally produced by Dupri and Cox. Age/intercourse/location additionally featured collaborations with Summer season Walker, Fortunate Daye and Chlöe. Lennox described her second LP as “the transitional area earlier than my present eat pray love journey.”
In between eras, Lennox launched standalone singles “Get Shut” and “Smoke,” plus collaborated with Camper and Jeremih (“Struggle“), Jessie Reyez (“Simply Like That”) and, most lately, Eric Benét (“Gaslight“).
Stream Ari Lennox’s new music “Below The Moon” and presave Emptiness beneath.
Presave Ari Lennox’s new album Emptiness, out Jan. 23, 2026, right here.
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