Spring sprang into action this month and, by the looks of it, so has everyone’s release schedules. From rage rap golden child Yeat’s gargantuan sixth album, A Dangerous Lyfe, to Underscores remaking pop with U and Slayyyter’s undeniably infectious Wor$t Girl in America (past transgressions notwithstanding), March 2026 has seen releases from the full spectrum of music. But what should you be tuning into? What artists, at this early stage, might define the summer? Below, we highlight five tracks you can’t afford to miss from March 2026. 

“1000 QUESTIONS” – BLOODZ BOI AND JACKZEBRA

Delve deep into the internet and over the Chinese firewall and you’ll find a radical new movement taking hold – the Nu China scene, which blends American rap influences with hyper-local Chinese references. The new BloodZebra tape unites the movement’s biggest influence, Bloodz Boi (who, last year, told Dazed about how he spent hours reuploading old Drain Gang and Raider Klan tracks inside the Chinese internet in the early 2010s), with one of its premier figures today, jackzebra (most recently becoming Surf Gang’s first Asian signee). 

True to the spirit of both of their discographies, BloodZebra is chock full of post-industrial ennui, setting Bloodz Boi’s yearning melodies and jackzebra’s bit-crushed rap verses against dusky cloud rap production. Jackzebra’s girlfriend, hpsb, also dropped a beautiful new single this month – “祈祷” – which you should also check out if this tape catches your interest.

“UNKNOWN LOVERZ” – SLAYYYTER

29-year-old American singer Slayyyter got the premium pop star treatment with her new album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA. With videos for every single one of its 14 tracks (including no less than nine dropping with the album today), and soundscapes that cover the full breadth of pop sonics – from Azealia Banks-esque rap vocals on “Crank” to thumping electroclash on “Brittany Murphy.” and beyond – Slayyyter is being hard-launched back onto everyone’s timelines after a controversy surrounding her old tweets caused her to retreat from the limelight in 2019. A particular highlight of the project, however, is dreamy pop-punk cut “Unknown Loverz”, which forms a standout intimate moment among the hedonism. It’s undeniable fun. 

“FIRE 2” – GRACE IVES

Bedroom pop, art pop, indie pop, synth pop; a lot of labels have been thrown about in regards to New York singer Grace Ives, but what they all gesture at is how her music inhabits the exact moment that pop euphoria hits something darker and more introspective. This trait is on full display on her third album, Girlfriend, which was created following Ives’ pursuit of sobriety and soul-searching in the three years since Janky Star dropped in 2022. It’s got all the bodily catharsis of Lorde’s Virgin and the alt-rockiness of Sky Ferreira, packaged with lyrics that feel deeply personal and profoundly relatable. 

“WARNING” – CAMERON WINTER

The Geese frontman continues his campaign to be the youngest star inducted into Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Appearing on WarChild’s HELP (2) compilation album, which brought together everyone from Olivia Rodrigo and Beabadoobee to Arctic Monkeys and Pulp to raise money for children affected by war, Cameron Winter’s “Warning” is consciously unsettling. Featuring Winter delivering a powerful admonishment of evil in the world today against nothing but grating violin strings, the track is both strongly aligned with HELP (2)’s central message, as well the biggest standout on the project. 

“IDK IDK” – JIM LEGXACY

Given the discrepancy between the Spotify and YouTube upload titles, this track poses a problem: how many “IDK”’s do we actually write here? We dunno. What we do know, however, is that any day that Jim Legxacy drops a song is a good day. His first release since Black British Music last year, “idk idk” has all the hallmarks of a great Jim Legxacy track: an all-star lineup (Natanya’s on the backing vocals and there’s a YT cameo in the music video), a choice sample (this time coming in the form of a fan interview UK Ug page Outsider Voices UK), and, of course, a snus reference. The lyrics are wrought with uncertainty about the increasing pressure he's feeling from major labels and his life direction after  the passing of his sister in 2024. But sonically, at least, Jim seems surer of himself than ever. 

Although we post these round-ups at the end of every month, we update the playlist regularly for our subscribers – so be sure to follow us on Spotify for the hottest new tracks.