New music friday - December 12th.

JAZ KARIS

As the year edges toward its close, the second-to-last release week offers a final surge of discovery from the emerging artists who have shaped 2025’s sonic landscape. Far from slowing down, this week brings a wave of fresh voices, bold experiments, and quietly brilliant projects that slipped in just before the cutoff. Let’s check out one more time who has blessed us with brand new music.

Samara Cyn is back with a new single.

Samara Cyn, the Tennessee-born, Los Angeles-based rapper, singer and songwriter, just dropped her new single What Will They Say, adding another chapter to a breakout year. Known for her genre-blending mix of hip-hop, neo-soul and R&B, Cyn has been building momentum with projects like The Drive Home and her 2025 EP Backroads, plus notable features with artists like Smino. What Will They Say showcases her signature blend of warm, hazy production and thoughtful lyricism, continuing her rise as one of the most compelling emerging voices in contemporary hip-hop.

9DAYS releases deluxe version to African Girls Do Cry.

British R&B/Soul artist 9DAYS has just expanded her acclaimed project African Girls Do Cry with a new deluxe edition featuring three previously unreleased tracks, reinforcing her blend of emotive vocals and genre-fluid production. Originating from Edmonton/Enfield (London), 9DAYS has built a reputation for soulful storytelling and rich, vulnerable soundscapes that resonate across cultures. The deluxe edition adds fresh dimensions to the original, weaving in new moods and textures while staying true to the project’s core themes of resilience and identity. With songs like Poison Ivy and Under Yellow alongside the others, African Girls Do Cry Deluxe offers an even deeper dive into her emotional and sonic world.

Adrian Daniel drops new EP Wolf Pack.

Brooklyn-born Adrian Daniel, a rising force in alternative R&B, has dropped his new EP, Wolf Pack, after announcing it on wednesday. Building on projects like FLAWD and Requiem, Wolf Pack deepens his very distinctive signature sound, intimate, modern, and atmospheric.

Read more here.

More releases to close the year out in style.

This week’s releases are highlighted by brand new singles from Vienna Vienna, Swavy, Makeout Shinobi, Lekan, Asma or Izzy Escobar just to name a few, and by a fresh new full length project by Chris Patrick.

Have a great weekend!

Find out all about the new releases here.