{"id":136358,"date":"2026-02-17T17:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/136358\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:59:07","slug":"bebe-rexha-shares-new-music-off-upcoming-album-dirty-blonde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/136358\/","title":{"rendered":"Bebe Rexha shares new music off upcoming album &#8216;Dirty Blonde&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NHQKN2R5IBF7DI7YXDG7MW7TJM\">Bebe Rexha announced the title of her upcoming album, \u201cDirty Blonde\u201d and gave fans an extended preview of the new direction her music is taking, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bebe-rexha-announces-upcoming-dirty-blonde-visual-album-11905974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bebe-rexha-announces-upcoming-dirty-blonde-visual-album-11905974\">according to PEOPLE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LIGD3UDGBZE7DMRCJ2IKMDRLPI\">On Thursday, Feb. 12, the pop star and former Staten Islander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kMdtoTrUlKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kMdtoTrUlKs\">uploaded a supercut of new music<\/a>, teasing parts of all 13 of the songs and music videos that will feature on her soon-to-be released visual album. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KFVIF6W2HFGCVMELKONUNMKCEY\">From the snippets released, Rexha\u2019s \u201cDirty Blonde\u201d album, which also represents her first with a new record label, will feature a mix of sounds and genres as each song is released one by one, the outlet reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FMEMEKPPHZF6PP4CTRUFO6R5YI\">Rexha has said that the new album also represents a chapter of creative freedom, describing it as \u201ctrusting my instincts, trusting my voice, and finally doing things the way I\u2019ve always wanted to,\u201d in a statement to PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TPBVFALCRZDJRK64QBK2IIAUOQ\">&#8220;\u2018Dirty Blonde\u2019 is me owning exactly who I am,&#8221; Rexha continued in the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VA2WCIZOZVAIPDADLATP6XMUJM\">\u201cDirty Blonde\u201d is set to release in June, according <a href=\"https:\/\/bebe.ffm.to\/dirtyblonde?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn5YwHbTt3SmXvGpjfHRhtkaVvUov8y1SVnMkqfGKtHtm-fXa62A9MuMEtiZ8_aem__SeFJJ_DkmQERd55yK4sEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bebe.ffm.to\/dirtyblonde?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn5YwHbTt3SmXvGpjfHRhtkaVvUov8y1SVnMkqfGKtHtm-fXa62A9MuMEtiZ8_aem__SeFJJ_DkmQERd55yK4sEA\">to pre-order dates listed<\/a> for the album. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UKCJ5UFCHBF4ZPUA3J3U4ZBZWA\">The singer has seemingly been teasing this new direction leading up to the announcement of the album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"T5NDYG5XNBH5VAMJIERWYDPMCI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/entertainment\/2026\/01\/bebe-rexha-says-goodbye-to-the-people-pleaser-era-and-promises-a-hotter-bolder-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/entertainment\/2026\/01\/bebe-rexha-says-goodbye-to-the-people-pleaser-era-and-promises-a-hotter-bolder-2026.html\">Rexha shared a playful but pointed \u201cins and outs\u201d list<\/a> on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beberexha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/beberexha\/\"> Instagram <\/a> in January, signaling what she described as a personal reset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"76U27CFVMJBORNBT64PPWY62GM\">The post showed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/11\/bebe-rexha-just-dropped-a-new-hairstyle-and-the-internet-is-obsessed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/entertainment\/2025\/11\/bebe-rexha-just-dropped-a-new-hairstyle-and-the-internet-is-obsessed.html\">Rexha, 36<\/a>, standing in sunglasses and a gray sweatshirt, marker in hand, in front of a whiteboard filled with blue lettering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6XPFJ5B7HBCULABHJ5X7N4SLJY\">On one side of the board, she outlined the traits she said belonged to the \u201cold\u201d version of herself: \u201cVictim, people pleaser, yelling, assault hit in face at concert, fatter.\u201d That entire column was crossed out with a large X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7MAXDHKKUVGHFERHFXJ6NUMMZA\">The other side focused on what she said she is manifesting instead: \u201cUnapologetic, hotter, richer, confident, I don\u2019t give a f&#8212; attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"L4I4Q2FAMZB2BDXHQT7G7S55VE\">Rexha\u2019s post quickly drew attention from fans, many of whom applauded the singer\u2019s candid and self-aware tone. The list was cheeky, but it also reflected several real-life moments that have shaped her public narrative in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B32HUW5W55BYVP25FILKWAZ6U4\">One of the phrases \u2014 \u201cassault hit in face at concert\u201d \u2014 referenced a 2023 incident in which Rexha was struck in the forehead by a cellphone thrown from the crowd during a performance in New York City. The impact split her eyebrow, left her with a black eye and required stitches at a hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"M4FDIPP665BAPDASSHV3R5QQIQ\">The Instagram update was paired with a subtle brand refresh. Rexha changed her bio to \u201c#EXTRADIRTY\u201d and linked to a new website titled \u201cAre U Dirty?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BEW7WS6JTFBDRD7K3G7KAS2HU4\">The site features the phrase in bright pink lettering and invites fans to sign up to \u201ctalk dirty\u201d with the singer, hinting at the broader creative rollout.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bebe Rexha announced the title of her upcoming album, \u201cDirty Blonde\u201d and gave fans an extended preview of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-136358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}