For the first time in almost a decade: Jamiroquai have signed a global deal with BMG and are preparing a ninth album
The band’s last full-length came out in 2017.
Jamiroquai have inked a global recording agreement with BMG. The group is preparing its ninth studio album — its first full-length project in nearly a decade.
Digital Music News reported the deal.
The British act arrived on the scene in 1992 and has since moved more than 26 million albums. Its most recent full-length, ‘Automaton’, came out via Virgin EMI back in 2017.
No firm release date has been set, but the work has been under way for some time: Jamiroquai debuted at least three new songs live during the Heels of Steel Tour. The band says the forthcoming album is up there with their very best work of the last thirty years.
What BMG says
“Jamiroquai’s success over many years is extraordinary,” said Jamie Nelson, BMG’s UK-based SVP of new recordings. “Pioneering and progressive in their output, they have continued to evolve while others have stood still. In Jay Kay, they have a truly global, iconic frontman.”
What Jay Kay himself says
The frontman set out his reaction to the deal in the label’s statement.
“Let me say how amazing it feels to find a home at BMG in 2026. It’s been humbling to navigate the interest in the new album from some great companies, but after working so hard on it for the last two years, I know that the super people at BMG are the right team for us.”
“It’s important to feel comfortable and be able to keep a hand in the creative process, not only musically, but visually too. Jamie, with his huge experience and in-depth knowledge of my musical journey so far, definitely understands where I want to go — boldly into the future on what feels like an exciting new chapter.”
For Jamiroquai this is a change of label after a long association with Virgin EMI.
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