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Julz West — 2026 Release Arc

Singles · Albums · EPs · Deadlines

Release date
Submit to AWAL
Received by DSPs
Pitch deadline
Action / production
Writing / pitching window
— April
Live ✓ Apr 17
shining.
Single 01 Released
Feel-good pop/R&B · InterFM + Radio GBC confirmed airplay
Streams 26,845 Track PI 36 Artist PI 17 MAL 1,800
— May
Live ✓ May 29
スパークル (Sparkle)
Pre-release Single Released
RADWIMPS cover · Lead single from covers album · Drives MAL and presaves ahead of Jun 26 album
Live ✓ May 30
shining. — Music Video
Released
Official music video · YouTube premiere
— June
Submit to AWAL Jun 12–13
"home" — deliver to AWAL
6-week window to Jul 31 release
Submit to AWAL Jun 19
"yes I do" — deliver to AWAL
7 weeks to Aug 7 release
Release Jun 26
a few j-pop covers / カバー集
Album · 7 tracks
Piano / guitar / strings · Stripped back · Warms Japanese Spotify base ahead of "home"
— July
Submit to AWAL Jul 3
"recuerdos" — deliver to AWAL
Feature must be recorded & cleared · 7 weeks to Aug 21
Release Jul 10
home
Single 02
Late night summer · Not wanting it to end · Lands into warmed-up Japanese base from covers album
✦ Writing & pitching window opens — July through November
2027 Album + Songs for Other Artists
2027 Album Begin writing & demoing — build the body of work
Catalogue Write & pitch songs for other artists · separate publishing pipeline
Wraps All writing sessions conclude by end of November
Production sessions continue on weekdays while releases roll out on schedule
— August
Submit to AWAL Aug 6
"campfire sessions" — deliver to AWAL
Beach shoot + live recording must be complete · 7 weeks to Sep 18
Release Aug 7
yes I do
Single 03
Fun, upbeat · Meghan Trainor energy · Keep summer momentum alive
Release Aug 21
recuerdos
Single 04
Spanish · Slow Latin / reggaeton · ft. [Latin artist TBC] · LATAM expansion anchor
— September
Submit to AWAL Sep 3
"still time" — deliver to AWAL
7 weeks to Oct 16 · Book Japan trip for video shoot by now
Release Sep 18
campfire sessions
EP
Live on a beach · 4–5 musicians · Tiny Desk energy · Natural pause after the singles run
— October
Release Oct 16
still time
Single 05
Reflective · Melancholic · Life is short · Video shot in autumn Japan — Tokyo or Kyoto
— November
Submit to AWAL Sep 18
Japanese Covers vol.2 — deliver to AWAL
Deliver by Sep 18 for Nov release
Release Nov 2026
Japanese Covers vol.2
EP / Album
End-of-year gift to Japanese fanbase · Deepens relationship ahead of 2027 Japan shows
⬦ Hard deadline — all 2027 releases locked & delivered to AWAL
Nov 13, 2026
Single 06 might be you
2027 album & further singles all queued and ready
Catalogue pitches song pitches for other artists wrapped up
Everything written, produced, mixed, mastered and submitted by this date. Writing window closes.
— 2027
Release Jan / Feb 2027
might be you
Single 06
First shot of the album era · Leads into 2027 campaign · Written Jul–Nov 2026