Fireboy DML Sets October 16 Release for Fifth Album ZUKO!

Fireboy DML will release his fifth studio album ZUKO! on October 16 via YBNL Nation and EMPIRE, teasing a red-suit bandage visual after recent Afro House single “Imali.”

MMub Music Staffat 10/4/2026 - 5:25:18 PM

Fireboy DML Sets October 16 Release for Fifth Album ZUKO!

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</p> <p>Nigerian star Fireboy DML has locked Friday, October 16, 2026 as the release date for his fifth studio album <em>ZUKO!</em>, confirming the news on Instagram with a cinematic teaser that shows him in a tailored red suit with bandages around his head. DancehallMag reported the 13-track set will arrive via YBNL Nation and EMPIRE, the same partnership that backed his global rise after “Peru” and its Ed Sheeran remix.</p> <p><em>ZUKO!</em> follows 2024’s <em>Adedamola</em>, after earlier albums <em>Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps</em> (2019), <em>Apollo</em> (2020), and <em>Playboy</em> (2022). Recent singles point in mixed directions: “Imali,” with Jazzwrld and Thukuthela, moves into South African three-step Afro House, while “Dopamine” and “Story” sit closer to the melodic Afrobeats sound that built his audience. No full tracklist or confirmed guest list has been published yet.</p> <p>Fireboy has not explained the bandages or the album title, leaving the visual campaign open to interpretation as the October 16 street date approaches. The rollout continues a steady album cadence of roughly every one to two years as he balances hometown songwriting with wider African and international collaborations.</p> <p><em>Image: Fireboy DML ZUKO! teaser — DancehallMag / artist Instagram — https://www.dancehallmag.com/2026/10/03/news/fireboy-dml-sets-october-16-release-for-fifth-album-zuko.html</em></p> </div></div></div></div></div></div></main><footer class="border-line-bottom mt-5 flex w-full flex-row border-t px-0 pt-7.5 pb-2.5 text-center max-sm:mt-12.5"><div class="mx-auto w-full max-w-300 px-4"><div class="mb-4 flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-2"><p class="typography-responsive font-open text-text-4" style="font-weight:400;--typo-font-size:16px;--typo-line-height:24px;--typo-xs-font-size:16px;--typo-xs-line-height:24px">Mub Music - All rights reserved.</p><a href="/privacy-policy/" class="text-subtitle hover:text-primary text-sm underline-offset-2 hover:underline">Privacy Policy</a></div></div></footer><script 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