How Did I Get Here? (Louis Tomlinson album)

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How Did I Get Here?
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Studio album by
Louis Tomlinson
Released23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)
Recorded2025
Label BMG
Producer
  • Louis Tomlinson
  • Nico Rebscher
Louis Tomlinson chronology
Live
(2024)		How Did I Get Here?
(2026)
Singles from How Did I Get Here?
  1. "Lemonade"
    Released: 30 September 2025

How Did I Get Here? is the upcoming third studio album by the English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson. It will be released on 23 January 2026. Cryptic posters were found in several cities around the world to begin promotion of the album. The first single, "Lemonade", was released on 30 September 2025. The album is notably thematically lighter than his previous record, Faith in the Future (2022), and took inspiration from a trip to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica.

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Background and production

How Did I Get Here? is Tomlinson's third studio album and follows Faith in the Future (2022). [1] [2] In January 2024, he said that he had "started drawing the outline in [his] head". [3] In April 2025, Tomlinson described the album as "sunny". [4] [2] In May, Tomlinson posted a photograph of him inside a recording studio in front of a microphone. [5] By July 2025, the album was finished. [2]

The album drew inspiration from Tomlinson's 2025 visit to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. [6] In addition to Costa Rica, parts of the album were recorded in Los Angeles and England. [7] It was co-produced with Nico Rebscher. [8] Tomlinson described the album as "the record [he] always deserved to make". [9] Tomlinson will commence on the How Did We Get Here? World Tour in 2026 to support the album. [10] [11] Describing the album, Tomlinson stated it was thematically more lighthearted that his previous record. [7]

Release and promotion

On 16 September 2025, Tomlinson released a website, "louis-lemonade.com", and posters bearing the words "Louis' Lemonade" were found around the world in cities, [12] [13] including in Soho. [14] The first single for the album, "Lemonade", was released on 30 September 2025. Tomlinson announced the release on 23 September through a 15-second snippet posted to social media. [15] The album will be released on 23 January 2026. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (11 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Prepping Third Solo Album He's Got a 'Really Really Good Feeling' About". Billboard . Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Skinner, Tom (10 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson on his next solo album: "I've got a really, really good feeling this time round"". NME . Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Louis Tomlinson [@Louis_Tomlinson] (24 January 2024). "Started drawing the outline in my head" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2025– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Louis Tomlinson [@Louis_Tomlinson] (3 April 2025). "Sunny" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2025– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (15 July 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Says Recent Online Criticism of His Relationship, Family Has Been 'Too Much and Too Hurtful For Me to See'". Billboard . Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason (30 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Sets Third Solo Album for January 2026: Hear Lead Single 'Lemonade'". Billboard . Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Louis Tomlinson on the need to 'protect' himself from the pressures of fame". Rolling Stone UK . 6 October 2025. Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (30 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Announces New Album 'How Did I Get Here?' and Drops Single 'Lemonade'". Variety . Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Mier, Tomás (30 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Will Embrace Full 'Confidence' on His Third Album, 'How Did I Get Here?'" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Aswad, Jem (1 October 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Announces 'How Did We Get Here?' World Tour Dates". Variety . Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Dunworth, Liberty (1 October 2025). "Louis Tomlinson shares funk-inspired single 'Lemonade' to announce new album 'How Did I Get Here?' and 2026 UK and Ireland tour". NME . Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Denning, Reagan (16 September 2025). "Is Louis Tomlinson gearing up to release LT3?". Melodic . Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Is Louis Tomlinson's next album called 'Louis' Lemonade'? Fans think so". The Express Tribune . 16 September 2025. Archived from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Persad, Max (24 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson announces new single Lemonade". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  15. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (24 September 2025). "Louis Tomlinson Gives a Little Taste of Sweet New 'Lemonade' Single". Billboard . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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