Kehlani’s feature‑loaded album

Kehlani is releasing a self-titled album on April 24, and the guest list is stacked with rap and rhythm-and-blues stars. (billboard.com) Billboard reported April 20 that the album includes Cardi B, Clipse, Usher, Brandy, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, Big Sean, Leon Thomas, Lil Jon and T-Pain. Kehlani revealed the lineup in a Spotify trailer released Monday. (billboard.com) Kehlani’s official store lists the self-titled project as shipping April 24, 2026, and Spotify’s pre-release page lists 17 songs. Apple Music also shows the album scheduled for April 24. (store.kehlani.com, spotify.com, music.apple.com) The feature list widens the album’s reach across several lanes at once: Cardi B, Clipse, Lil Wayne, Big Sean and Lil Jon come from rap, while Usher, Brandy, T-Pain, Leon Thomas and Missy Elliott pull from rhythm-and-blues and pop. Kehlani has used that crossover mix before, including earlier collaborations with Cardi B, T-Pain, Leon Thomas and Lil Wayne. (billboard.com, yahoo.com) The album arrives after “Folded” became the biggest chart hit of Kehlani’s career. Billboard said the song reached the Hot 100 top 10 in November 2025 and gave Kehlani a first No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. (billboard.com, billboard.com) That momentum carried into the 2026 Grammy Awards, where “Folded” won Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance. Grammy.com lists Kehlani with two wins through the 2026 awards. (grammy.com, grammy.com) Kehlani has already put three songs from the album cycle into the market: “Folded,” “Out the Window,” and “Back and Forth” with Missy Elliott. Spotify and Kehlani’s official site both show “Out The Window” and “Back and Forth” as part of the current rollout. (spotify.com, spotify.com, spotify.com, kehlani.com) The self-titled release follows two 2024 projects in Kehlani’s catalog, the studio album “Crash” and the mixtape sequel “While We Wait 2.” Apple Music lists “Crash” as a 17-song album released June 21, 2024. (music.apple.com, wikipedia.org) Friday’s drop now looks set up as both a follow-up to Kehlani’s biggest commercial stretch and a showcase built around big-name co-signs. After the feature reveal, the next marker is simple: whether the full album lands on April 24 with the same 17-song lineup now showing on streaming services. (spotify.com, music.apple.com)