Ye has announced that BULLY Deluxe will arrive on June 19, 2026, confirming the release date through the description of his new single “GEMINI SEASON,” which dropped on his 49th birthday on June 8.
The expanded edition of BULLY caps months of speculation about a deluxe version of the album. Fans now have a firm date, even if the full tracklist and features remain under wraps.
GEMINI SEASON
— ye (@kanyewest) June 8, 2026
Directed by Bianca Censori
Out Now pic.twitter.com/JKreaXTID5
What we know about BULLY Deluxe
Details on the BULLY Deluxe project are still thin. Ye revealed the June 19 date in the YouTube description for the “GEMINI SEASON” video rather than in a formal announcement, which is in keeping with the rollout style he has used across recent releases.
“GEMINI SEASON” is expected to appear on the deluxe edition, positioning the track as the first taste of the expanded project. The song leans melodic, built on horns and wind instrumentation with no drums, and serves more as a teaser than a fully developed record.
Talk of a deluxe had circulated almost since the album first dropped. An unreleased collaboration with Don Toliver was reportedly played at an after-party following Ye’s SoFi Stadium show in early April, and his label later signaled that an expanded version was on the way. The June 19 date now gives that rumor a concrete finish line.
The “GEMINI SEASON” video
The “GEMINI SEASON” visual was directed by and stars Ye’s wife, Bianca Censori. In it, Censori appears in a white outfit on a stylized set with a mountain backdrop and artificial moving clouds, a look widely compared to Ye’s “Bound 2” video from the Yeezus era.
The clip marks Censori’s continued move into directing. Her first credit came on the video for “FATHER,” the Travis Scott collaboration that arrived alongside the original album. She also publicly marked Ye’s birthday on her Instagram Story.
The “GEMINI SEASON” title carries some history. Ye previously used the phrase in a since-deleted Instagram post referencing Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Grammy run, and he has nodded to his zodiac sign in older material, most notably on “Saint Pablo.”
How the original album performed
BULLY arrived on March 28, 2026, through Larry Jackson’s Gamma label, serving as Ye’s twelfth studio album. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, landing behind BTS with 152,000 album-equivalent units in its opening week.
That debut made BULLY Ye’s first solo album in two decades to miss the top spot, and its chart run proved short by his standards. The lead single “Father,” featuring Travis Scott, emerged as one of the project’s most-discussed tracks, with additional appearances from CeeLo Green, Peso Pluma, and others.
A deluxe edition gives the album a second commercial window and a fresh push, a tactic artists increasingly use to extend a project’s chart life. For Ye, BULLY Deluxe lands during an active touring stretch rather than a quiet period.
What’s next
Ye’s announcement of BULLY Deluxe comes in the middle of an overseas run. He celebrated his birthday with a stadium show in the Netherlands and is next scheduled to perform in Tbilisi, Georgia on June 12, an event expected to draw a crowd of roughly 70,000, before returning to the United States for further dates.
Fans should watch for the full BULLY Deluxe tracklist and feature list as June 19 approaches, along with any additional singles in the lead-up. Streaming availability is expected across major platforms, including Spotify, on release day.
For now, “GEMINI SEASON” is out and BULLY Deluxe has a date — the rest of the package is the open question heading into release week.
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