Over a decade since he first exploded onto the scene with “Animals,” award-winning Dutch DJ Martin Garrix is finally unleashing his debut pop album.
MARTY, a 14-track project that finds him stepping in front of the microphone, is out March 5, 2027, via STMPD Records/Darkroom Records. Garrix confirmed the news during an exclusive Spotify Pop-Up show kicking off Amsterdam Dance Event on Wednesday (Oct. 21), where he treated his top listeners to a first listen of several forthcoming new songs.
“Even though I’ve been doing this for most of my life, I still feel like I’m just at the beginning,” he said. “That’s really what this album is about – growth, moving through different chapters of life, and understanding that the love we give and the energy we put out into the world don’t just disappear when we’re gone. I want to take people with me on that journey and let them experience all those different stages of growth alongside me.”
MARTY takes its title from his first-ever DJ alias, DJ Marty, a nod to both his early slogan, “Party with DJ Marty,” and the child who’s dreams are being fully realized today. The album opener, “Catharina,” functions as a tribute to Garrix’s mother that also kicks off the record’s larger narrative, with each track serving as a new chapter in his story.
A prolific DJ and producer with multiple aliases, Garrix has collected quite the treasure chest of top-shelf collaborators — and several of them are set to appear on MARTY, including Madonna, U2, Ed Sheeran and Aitana. Notably, Garrix threw Madge an assist on “Bizarre,” a deep cut from her Billboard 200-topping, summer-dominating Confessions II album, while he shared new collaborations with both Sheeran (“Repeat It”) and U2 (“Fireflies”) this year. “This Dream of You,” a progressive house track that arrived earlier this month during the intro to his Tomorrowland headlining set, is the set’s latest single.
Garrix is currently on his Martin Garrix Americas Tour, which recently wrapped its first leg. He’ll kick off the next leg on Oct. 31 at Las Vegas’ OMNIA Nightclub, visit several cities across Central and South America, and conclude with the three-day Ultra Music Festival in Miami on March 26-28.
Martin Garrix is one of the most successful crosssover dance acts of his class. He’s landed six career Billboard Hot 100 entries, including the top 40 hits “Animals” (No. 21) and the Bebe Rexha-assisted “In the Name of Love” (No. 24). He’s also racked up a whopping 32 Dance Airplay entries, including the No. 1 hits “Higher Ground” (with John Martin), “Told You So” (with Jex) and “MAD” (with Lauv).
Check out Martin Garrix’s MARTY announcement below.
