- 2026-02-13
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MUSIC
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Bebe Rexha Announces New Album “Dirty Blonde”, Shares New Song “I Like You Better Than Me” & New Music Video for “Dirty Blonde [The Super Dirty Cut]”
American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha has announced her upcoming fourth studio album “Dirty Blonde“ will be released on June 12, 2026 via EMPIRE.
The album comprises 13 tracks. It is her first album in three years, following the 2023 album “Bebe“. Also, it is the first release as an independent artist.
Last month, She left Warner Records and singed to independent company Empire Distribution.
Alongside the announcement, she unveiled a music video for a 4-minute mashup of her 13 upcoming singles, created by American DJ Diplo.
Bebe Rexha said of the album, “This next chapter is about creative freedom - trusting my instincts, trusting my voice, and finally doing things the way I've always wanted to. I've learned a lot, I've lived a lot, and I'm fully tuned into myself now. Following my gut has been one of the best decisions I've made in my career. This era is fearless, loud, and unapologetic - no filters, no limits. DIRTY BLONDE is me owning exactly who I am.”
From the album, she released a new song “I Like You Better Than Me” on February 13, 2026.
The track was written by Bebe Rexha, John Morgan, Will Lansl, Jake Torrey, and Nate Ferraro. Produced by Punctual, Karl Rubin, Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, and Victor Thell.- She told Billboard about her new chapter, “When you're signed to a major, it's a little bit stressful, you know? 'Cause you're trying to always make everybody else happy. A lot of the big songs that I had, too, were always in my computer - I'd always written them - and they were all basically 'No's' from whichever label I was at. Honestly, I haven't been able to show [this] side of me until now. Now I have a label, EMPIRE, that just is allowing me to be myself purely, and they celebrate that, and that's really cool.”
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She said of her music, “I've always loved writing about one really specific feeling and sealing it inside a song. That's what I did with 'I'm a Mess' and 'I'm Gonna Show You Crazy.' And that's what I wanted to do with "I Like You Better Than Me." Those songs capture one emotion and let you live inside it for three minutes. There have been so many moments in my life where I've looked at other women or just other people in general and thought, how do they make it look so easy? Like they just have their shit together. It's hard not to compare. Social media makes it louder. The world makes it louder. Sometimes even just being a woman makes it louder. For me, the power of music is taking something that feels vulnerable, ugly, or even embarrassing and giving it life through lyrics and melody. Struggling with these feelings doesn't make us weak. It makes us human.”
Photo by Nate Guenther - source : beberexha.com
