Bully: Kanye West confirms release date and track list for new album

Kanye West has revealed the track list for his highly anticipated new album Bully that is set to release late on Friday, while knocking back rumours the project had been made with AI.

The controversial rapper sent fans into a frenzy on Friday morning after West broke his online silence to announce the upcoming album’s release on social media.

He revealed the 13-song track list in a hand written note posted online, captioned “BULLY ON THE WAY NO AI” to quash any previous rumour the production being AI-assisted.

Eagle eye fans would be quick to notice so familiar titles from a version of Bully that had previously been leaked or released as singles, including Preacher Man, Beauty and the Beast, Last Breath and Father (featuring Travis Scott).

A showman and headline generator on past projects, the 48-year-old announced listening parties for the upcoming album around the world in various locations.

While there is no party kicking off in Australia, fans in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Korea, Netherlands, Turkey and Chicago will be treated to a early listen of the highly anticipated release.

Although many are sceptical that the album will actually be out by Saturday, West has famously been coy in the past with release dates and frequently postpones releases for months.

The rappers 12th studio album had originally been slated to drop on June 15, 2025.

West had teased fans with work-in-progress releases on his X account last year, snippets released with vocals recorded entirely with AI audio deepfakes - which is why the rapper has promised “NO AI”.

Fans who hold faith that the rapper will stick to his word went crazy online, sending prayers that the sudden announcement would not be followed by more delays.

“Mr Ye please bro I need you to please drop this album please, don’t cancel,” one said.

“I need you to drop Bully!” another eager commentor said.

While a third excited fan simply said, “FINALLY”.