Brent Faiyaz is back. The R&B powerhouse announced on Tuesday (Feb. 3) that his highly anticipated third studio album, Icon, will arrive just ahead of Valentine’s Day on Feb. 13.
Faiyaz’s new set will be released via his own imprint, ISO Supremacy, in partnership with UnitedMasters, marking his first full-length offering since 2022’s Wasteland, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Executive produced by Grammy-winning multihyphenate Raphael Saadiq, Icon is currently available for pre-order, along with exclusive merchandise and a plethora of physical album formats.
To announce his forthcoming album, the Maryland singer shared a trio of posts on his Instagram page, including a cinematic trailer that followed several ordinary human beings going about their day in the DMV area. In the caption of both the YouTube upload and a separate Instagram post debuting the official album artwork, Faiyaz wrote the word “icon” in 17 different languages, ranging from English to Chinese. Icon is expected to explore Faiyaz’s journey in balancing authenticity with how the world perceives, and its executive producer is currently nominated for the 2026 best original song Oscar (“I Lied to You” from Sinners).
The “All Mine” singer has kept busing since Wasteland, launching ISO Supremacy in 2023, which coincided with the release of his Larger Than Life mixtape. That project reached No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and spawned a pair of minor hits in “WY@” and the Coco Jones-assisted “Moment of Your Life.” The following year, Tommy Richmann, whom Faiayaz signed to ISO the year prior, scored a breakthrough smash in the Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 hit “Million Dollar Baby.” In 2025, Faiyaz released several singles, including “Peter Pan,” “Have To” and “Tony Soprano.” After lending Summer Walker an assist on “Number One” from her album Finally Over It in November, he guested on “Stay Here 4 Life” from A$AP Rocky’s Billboard 200-topping Don’t Be Dumb in January.
Brent Faiyaz has landed 15 Hot 100 entries over the course of his career, including 2016’s “Crew” (No. 45, with GoldLink and Shy Glizzy), 2022’s “Rolling Stone” (No. 84) and 2024’s “For Me” (No. 78, with Loe Shimmy).
Check out Brent Faiyaz’s Icon album trailer below.
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