Sipho Magudulela releases 'Xola' single

Sipho Magudulela released “Xola” on Wednesday, September 2, according to music platform listings and the singer’s own social posts. The track arrived as an advance release ahead of *My Thoughts In Song III*, the next installment in his “My Thoughts In Song” series. Social posts around the release circulated clips, reactions and rollout notes identifying “Xola” as the first pre-release single tied to the project. Beatport listed the song under Sipho Magudulela, Noex, Smash SA and DJ ALE, while Deezer listed it as a Sipho Magudulela release. ### When did “Xola” come out, and how was it announced? September 2 is the release date shown for “Xola” on Beatport and Deezer. Beatport’s listing gives the label as SM Productions and names Noex, Smash SA and DJ ALE alongside Sipho Magudulela, while Deezer lists the track at 6 minutes and 22 seconds. A TikTok post from Sipho Magudulela’s account, crawled by search tools before release day, said “Xola” was “dropping on the 2nd of September.” That post framed the song as part of the artist’s ongoing “My Thoughts In Song” run of releases. (beatport.com) ### What is “Xola” attached to in the broader rollout? Sipho Magudulela’s TikTok account said *My Thoughts In Song III* will be released on September 18, 2026, on “all major DSPs.” The same post described the album as “Part III of the My Thoughts In Song series” and included a pre-save link. (beatport.com) The album timing places “Xola” as an advance release 16 days before the full project. (tiktok.com) Social briefing material tied to Wednesday’s rollout also described the song as the first pre-release single from Magudulela ahead of the album. ### Which credits and details are already public? Beatport’s release page credits “Xola” to Sipho Magudulela, Noex, Smash SA and DJ ALE and shows SM Productions as the label. (tiktok.com) Deezer’s track page lists writer Nkosinodumo Moreblessings Ngwabi and composers Sipho Magudulela, France Sindimba and Mandla Nkabinde. YouTube Music’s artist page and the artist’s topic channel show that Magudulela has already released projects including *SIBANI* in 2026 and *MY THOUGHTS IN SONG (CHAPTER II)* earlier in 2026, placing the new album within an active release schedule. (tiktok.com) ### How did the release move across social platforms? X posts highlighted by the source briefings amplified the release with snippets, user reactions and album-promo discussion on Wednesday. (beatport.com) The briefing also said threads around the song included fan polls and sample breakdowns linked to the broader *My Thoughts In Song III* campaign. TikTok appears to have been part of the formal rollout. (music.youtube.com) Sipho Magudulela’s account used one post to flag the September 2 single date and another to set September 18 as the album date and direct listeners to a pre-save page. ### What comes next in the rollout? September 18, 2026 is the next dated milestone in the campaign, with *My Thoughts In Song III* scheduled for release on major digital streaming platforms, according to Sipho Magudulela’s TikTok post. (tiktok.com) The pre-save link for the album was already live as of that announcement, giving listeners a direct path to the full project after “Xola.” (tiktok.com)