Dirty Blonde (album)

Dirty Blonde
Studio album by
Bebe Rexha
ReleasedJune 12, 2026 (2026-06-12)
LabelEmpire
Bebe Rexha chronology
Bebe
(2023) 		Dirty Blonde
(2026)
Singles from Dirty Blonde
  1. "New Religion"
    Released: March 6, 2026

Dirty Blonde is the upcoming fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, set to be released on June 12, 2026, through Empire Distribution. Marketed as a visual album, its tracks will be accompanied by their music videos and treated as individual releases. "New Religion" was released as the album's first official single.

Development

After releasing her third studio album Bebe (2023),[1] Rexha had embarked on her accompanying Best F*n Night of My Life Tour, beginning on May 30, 2023.[2] While performing on stage, an incident occurred where she was assaulted by someone who threw a cell phone at her face, causing a black eye which required stitches. The man was quickly identified and was arrested for assault and battery;[3] under interrogation, the assailant admitted to the act where he believed it was a funny prank and later received a restraining order from Rexha.[4] The next year, she had released her song "I'm the Drama" (2024),[5] which later caused her to rant online on July 2 about the mistreatment she had in the music industry and with Warner Records for not receiving budgetary resources.[6] Afterwards, there was no development in music for the following year, until Billboard reported that Rexha had signed with Timeline Management on December 16, 2025.[7]

Rexha made various posts through Twitter on January 11, 2026, about wanting to leave the "Khia asylum" and shared an image depicting the Grim Reaper "freeing" artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Zara Larsson, whom all had recent career breakthroughs.[8] A fan later asked Rexha about her situationship with Warner Records and responded that she had departed from the record label,[9] revealing her partnership with Empire Distribution as she is going "independent". With this sudden announcement, Rexha spoke with Variety where she described her excitement believing that "this new era is about embracing every part of myself [while being] comfortable in my own lane."[10]

She uploaded an image on social media on January 22, showing herself and a whiteboard giving a list of "ins and outs"; this included the words "fatter" and "victim" all crossed-out, which referenced the fatphobia Rexha received online and her 2023 head injury.[11] On the other list, she had written "unapologetic" and "confident", motivating herself to move on rather than reapproaching her old-self. In the same post, she also revealed a website titled areudirty.com, hinting at a music release soon.[12]

Composition

Dirty Blonde will feature a variety of genres, such as pop, EDM, country and hip-hop, among others.[13] The album's first promotional single, "I Like You Better than Me", features dance-pop production.[14]

Promotion and release

Rexha announced her fourth album Dirty Blonde with a thirteen-second teaser, showcasing the track listing on February 11, 2026. The teaser showed that every song from the record would be supported by a music video.[15] She then uploaded a "supercut" video which featured a snippet of each song being remixed, produced by American DJ Diplo, treating it as a promotional trailer.[13] Rexha soon told Billboard that she intends to release each song as singles since she does not want "to be conformed by a certain sound or certain boundaries."[16]

"I Like You Better than Me" was released as the first promotional single of Dirty Blonde, on February 13. On the same day, it was announced that the album is set to be released on June 12.[14] "Çike Çike" was released on February 20 as the second promotional single,[17][18] and "New Religion" was released on March 6 as the album's first official single.[19][20] On March 10, Rexha performed "New Religion" for the first time on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[21]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Çike Çike"
  • DJ Snake
  • Rockywhereyoubeen
  • Vlado
  • Rubin
  • Baptiste
  • Buendia
  • Daniel Cullen
  • Rob Moreno
2:19
2."Shit" (featuring Fetty Wap)    
3."Tokyo"    
4."Hysteria"    
5."New Religion" (with Faithless)
2:54
6."Time"    
7."I Like You Better than Me"
  • Rexha
  • Ferraro
  • Torrey
  • Morgan
  • Lansley
2:38
8."Nobody's There"    
9."The Way I Want You"    
10."Drink and a Little Love"    
11."Nightfalls"    
12."One Day"    
13."Sad Girls"    

Notes

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Spotify.[a]

Musicians

  • Bebe Rexha – vocals (1, 5, 7)
  • Faithless - main artist (5)
  • DJ Snake - drums (1), keyboards (1)
  • Rockywhereyoubeen - drums (1), keyboards (1)
  • Vlado - drums (1), keyboards (1)
  • John Morgan - synthesizer (5, 7), drums (5, 7), bass (5, 7)
  • William Lansly - synthesizer (7), drums (7)

Technical

  • Leo Butler - mixing engineering (1, 5, 7)
  • Daniel Cullen - recording engineering (1, 5, 7), sound engineering (5)
  • Alex Gomme - assistant mixing engineering (1, 5, 7)
  • Kevin Grainger - mixing engineering (1, 5, 7), mastering engineering (1, 5, 7)
  • Rob Moreno - assistant recording engineering (1)
  • Ghazi Shami - mixing engineering (5)
  • Cameron Hogan - assistant recording engineering (5), assistant sound engineering (5, 7)
  • Alex Lee - assistant mixing engineering (5, 7)
  • Jake Rene - assistant recording engineering (5), assistant sound engineering (7)

Release history

List of release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various June 12, 2026
Empire [22][23][24]

Notes

  1. ^ Spotify sources:
    • "Çike Çike". Spotify. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
    • "New Religion". Spotify. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
    • "I Like You Better Than Me". Spotify. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

References

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  2. ^ Grein, Paul (February 22, 2023). "Bebe Rexha to perform at 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. ^ Ashford, Joy (June 19, 2023). "New Jersey man charged with assault after throwing phone at Bebe Rexha during show". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil (June 20, 2023). "Bebe Rexha phone thrower told police he tossed his cell at singer because he thought 'it would be funny'". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Saunders, Angel (August 15, 2024). "Bebe Rexha unveils her new "I'm the Drama" music video — Watch!". People. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 2, 2024). "Bebe Rexha rails against music biz: 'I've been silenced and punished by this industry'". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  7. ^ Eggertsen, Chris; Mims, Taylor (December 16, 2025). "Signed: Bebe Rexha inks with new management, Big K.R.I.T. finds distributor for new album". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 30, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  8. ^ Dailey, Hannah (January 13, 2026). "Bebe Rexha wants Taylor Swift's help getting her 'flop a–' out of the 'Khia asylum'". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  9. ^ Eggertsen, Chris (January 27, 2026). "Signed: Bebe Rexha partners with Empire; Death Cab for Cutie returns to indie roots with Anti-". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 28, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
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  13. ^ a b Irvin, Jack (February 12, 2026). "Bebe Rexha says she's done being a 'perfect, clean-girl pop star' ahead of upcoming Dirty Blonde visual album". People. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  14. ^ a b Stickler, Jon (February 13, 2026). "Bebe Rexha announces new album Dirty Blonde with first single I like you better than me". Stereoboard. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  15. ^ "Bebe Rexha reveals the songs of the new album, including one in Albanian - "Çike Çike"". Telegrafi. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  16. ^ Dailey, Hannah (February 12, 2026). "With a new album & label deal, Bebe Rexha can finally 'be myself purely' — and maybe even break free from the 'Khia asylum' at last". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  17. ^ "Bebe Rexha talks about the song "Çike Çike": I grew up thinking I had to be "All American", but now I realize that being Albanian was my superpower". Telegrafi. February 20, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  18. ^ "Çike Çike - Single". Apple Music (US). February 20, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  19. ^ Rexha, Bebe [@beberexha] (March 4, 2026). "How excited are you for my first official single "New Religion?" Out this Friday 3/6" (Tweet). Retrieved March 4, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  20. ^ "New Religion - Single". Apple Music (US). March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  21. ^ "Bebe Rexha – New Religion". March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ "Dirty Blonde Standard Cassette". Bebe Rexha Shop. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  23. ^ "Dirty Blonde Standard CD". Bebe Rexha Shop. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  24. ^ "Dirty Blonde Standard Vinyl". Bebe Rexha Shop. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
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