"Back When You Were Mine" Released: 2 January 2026
Before I Forget is the upcoming second studio album by Australian singer and rapper The Kid Laroi. The album follows his 2023 release The First Time. It is set to be released on 9 January 2026 through Columbia Records. The album contains guest appearances from Lithe, with two other rumored features. The album's production was handled by KBeazy,[1]Omer Fedi, Andrew Aged, Daniel Aged, Jack Karaszewski, and Jack Mello, Zack Secoff, Austin Howard, Nick Weiss, FnZ, Vegyn, Devin Workman, Billy Walsh, Sean Phelan, Dopam!ne, Matt Cenere, and Eddie Benjamin.[2]
In October 2024, The Kid Laroi performed at the NRL Grand Final where he wore a jacket which read "Watch This" with fans attributing it the name of a release and the launch of a website thewholeworldswatching.[3] where he appeared wearing a jacket that said "WATCH THIS!"[4] The single "Aperol Spritz" was released on 11 October 2024.
In 2025, The Kid Laroi released "All I Want Is You", "How Does It Feel?" and "Hot Girl Problems" before the artist saying the Watch This! era as the album had been scrapped, saying "I didn't feel comfortable releasing it."[5] To replace it, Laroi recorded Before I Forget, an album largely driven by his July 2025 breakup with girlfriend Tate McRae.[5] The official lead single "A Cold Play" was released on 5 September 2025. The album was officially announced on 20 November 2025, along with the release of "A Perfect World"[6]
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