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Hilary Duff Announces New Album, luck... or something
2026 is officially the year of the Duffissance.
Wake up, wake up: Hilary Duff’s return to music is in full swing. On Nov. 21, the singer unveiled her sixth studio album, luck... or something, marking her first new album in over a decade, since 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. She teased the announcement with posters in London, Paris, and Tokyo, the cities she named in her 2005 hit single “Wake Up,” which led to a countdown on her website.
Duff kicked off her new music era on Nov. 6 with the lead single “Mature,” a pop-rock anthem that calls out a mysterious former flame and got the Internet buzzing. Duff will preview the new album on her upcoming series of special intimate shows, “Small Rooms, Big Nerves,” her first headlining concerts since 2007’s Dignity Tour, which sold out nearly instantly.
The album is part of her new deal with Atlantic Records, which was announced in September. Duff will chronicle her comeback in an upcoming docuseries, helmed by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie director Sam Wrench, which will show how she balances “raising a family, recording new music, live show rehearsals, and preparing to perform on stage for the first time in over a decade.”
Below, catch up on everything you need to know about Duff’s comeback album.
Hilary Duff’s luck... or something Release Date
Duff’s new album luck... or something will be released on Feb. 20, 2026. Along with the album announcement, Duff also unveiled the cover art, which depicts her lying on vintage carpet in an oversized sweater, biker shorts, and sheer stockings, perhaps looking back at how far she’s come.
Hilary Duff’s luck... or something Tracklist
On Feb. 17, just days before its release, Duff unveiled the luck... or something tracklist, featuring 11 new songs all co-written and produced with her husband Matthew Koma. The album will include her singles “Mature” and “Roommates,” as well as the three tracks she previewed at her “Small Rooms, Big Nerves” shows. Read the full tracklist below.
- “Weather For Tennis”
- “Roommates”
- “We Don’t Talk”
- “Future Tripping”
- “Growing Up”
- “The Optimist”
- “You, From The Honeymoon”
- “Holiday Party”
- “Mature”
- “Tell Me That Won’t Happen”
- “Adult Size Medium”
The Meaning Of Hilary’s Album Title
In a press release, Duff explained the inspiration behind her album title, stating that it’s a response to one of the questions she’s asked most about her career.
“I am often asked how I still have my head on straight after growing up in this industry,” she said. “The album title is my way of answering that question. It’s luck, but there’s also a lot of weight in the ‘…or something’. Many of the things I’ve been through along the way are held there, and I feel like ultimately that’s what’s shaped me.”
In true Swift-ian fashion, Duff left an Easter egg that hinted at her album title back in September, writing in an Instagram post that she was working on “new music... or something.”
