--- ---  # Where to Listen to Kendrick Lamar's New Album _DAMN_ by [Joseph Hincks](https://time.com/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Apr 14, 2017 7:06 AM UTC  Kendrick Lamar performs on the Samsung Stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016 at Zilker Park on Oct. 1, 2016 in Austin, Texas. Kendrick Lamar performs on the Samsung Stage at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016 at Zilker Park on Oct. 1, 2016 in Austin, Texas.Rick Kern—Getty Images for Samsung by [Joseph Hincks](https://time.com/author/joseph-hincks/) ## Joseph Hincks Apr 14, 2017 7:06 AM UTC [Kendrick Lamar](http://time.com/collection-post/4301242/kendrick-lamar-2016-time-100/) officially dropped his highly anticipated new album _DAMN_ just after midnight on Friday. The follow up to his [critically acclaimed ](http://time.com/3747392/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-review/)2015 _To Pimp A Butterfly_ and 2012’s [g_ood kid, m.A.A.d. city_](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/04/top-10-albums/slide/kendrick-lamar-good-kid-m-a-a-d-city/), expectations are already sky-high for _DAMN_. The album comes on the back of the previously released “[Humble](http://time.com/4721121/kendrick-lamar-humble-video-stretch-marks/)” — track #8 on the new LP that debuted at No. 2 on the _Billboard_ Hot 100 — and his diss track “[The Heart Part 4](http://time.com/4712220/kendrick-lamars-the-heart-part-4-drake-diss/).” Before it’s official release, Lebron James shared clips of himself [previewing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N%5FrKRfh%5FXhs) the album on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kingjames/). DAMN is available on streaming services, including [Apple Music](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/damn/id1223592280), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4eLPsYPBmXABThSJ821sqY?play=true&utm%5Fsource=open.spotify.com&utm%5Fmedium=open&play=true), and [Tidal](https://listen.tidal.com/album/72694579). It features Rhianna, U2 and, Los Angeles-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Zacari. There are also credits for The Alchemist, 9th Wonder, and BADBADNOTGOOD, among others. 'DAMN': Kendrick Lamar's New Album Has Dropped ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4739698/kendrick-lamar-damn-listen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4739698/kendrick-lamar-damn-listen/"},"headline":"Where to Listen to Kendrick Lamar's New Album DAMN","datePublished":"2017-04-14T07:06:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:24:37.694Z","description":"His previously released track \"Humble\" debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100","url":"https://time.com/4739698/kendrick-lamar-damn-listen/","keywords":["Music","Kendrick Lamar","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd693ef48160db4e/6988c2c92dce015e0c9ed09a/gettyimages-611919442.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph Hincks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-hincks/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd693ef48160db4e/6988c2c92dce015e0c9ed09a/gettyimages-611919442.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Samsung At Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016","caption":"Samsung At Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016","creditText":"Rick Kern—Getty Images for Samsung","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4739698/kendrick-lamar-damn-listen/","name":"Where to Listen to Kendrick Lamar's New Album DAMN"}}]}] ```