DRAKE DROPS 3 ALBUMS AT MIDNIGHT MAY 15 2026
By Music Team | Approved by Will Nichols, Editor in Chief | 5/15/2026
Drake is #17 on the FO Pulse (2026-08-12 close).
Drake dropped three albums simultaneously at midnight on May 15, 2026: ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR. The announcement came at the end of his ICEMAN Episode 4 livestream on YouTube, where fans had only expected the one previously announced project. During the livestream, Drake also revealed that his father Dennis Graham is battling cancer.
Key Points
- Drake announced three simultaneous album drops at the finale of his ICEMAN Episode 4 livestream on May 14, 2026
- Spotify confirmed all three albums, ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR, would release at midnight May 15, 2026
- ICEMAN is Drake's ninth solo studio album and his first solo LP since For All the Dogs in October 2023
- During the ICEMAN Episode 4 livestream, Drake revealed his father Dennis Graham is battling cancer with the lyric: 'My dad got cancer right now, we battling stages'
- The ICEMAN rollout launched July 4, 2025, spanning nearly 300 days and including a downtown Toronto ice sculpture stunt where streamer Kishka won $50,000 for finding the May 15 release date inside
Nobody Came for Three Albums. Drake Brought Three Albums.
The ICEMAN Episode 4 livestream started at 9:45 p.m. EST on May 14, 2026. Fans tuned in to YouTube at 9:45 p.m. EST, the same platform that had aired the previous episodes. They expected previews. Maybe a cinematic sequence. Possibly a features reveal.
They got a gut punch instead.
In the finale of the ICEMAN Episode 4 livestream, Drake revealed he is dropping a total of three albums that night. Not one. Not the expanded edition nobody asked for. Three full projects, each with its own title, each confirmed by Spotify before midnight.
Spotify confirmed all three Drake albums would release that night: ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR, out at midnight.
The internet did what the internet does. But before anyone could process the triple-album reveal, Drake had already handed them something heavier.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Drake's three new albums in 2026?
Drake released three full projects at once: ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR.
When did Drake drop the three albums?
At midnight on May 15, 2026, after revealing the surprise during the ICEMAN Episode 4 livestream on YouTube on May 14.
How many albums did Drake release at once?
Three full albums in a single night, each with its own title, all confirmed by Spotify before midnight.
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