Ken Carson EP 'cartunez' Out Now on Xperimenting Tour

# Ken Carson Drops EP 'cartunez' Mid-Tour With Destroy Lonely, ApolloRed, and OsamaSon

Ken Carson released his new EP cartunez on August 27, 2026, a 13-track project featuring collaborations with Destroy Lonely, ApolloRed, and OsamaSon. The release comes while Carson is already on the road for his U.S. headline Xperimenting Tour, which kicked off August 27 at Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago.

cartunez is Carson's first project since xperiment, his fifth studio album, which dropped in July 2026 and debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200, according to the press release. xperiment followed More Chaos (2025), which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and A Great Chaos (2023), which the press release says has surpassed 3 billion global streams and is RIAA-certified Platinum. Carson is signed to a major label deal through Universal Music Group, with Kevin Young listed as label contact.

What Is on the cartunez Tracklist

The full cartunez tracklist is:

1. scrape 2. swag jack 3. off a bean 4. rare creature 5. 50K 6. roxy reynolds (with Destroy Lonely) 7. 005 8. eaters 9. 9 bitches (with ApolloRed) 10. vamp city (with OsamaSon) 11. fake news 12. disturbing the peace 13. yvngvmp

Destroy Lonely also appears on xperiment's track "shopping" and joined Carson on stage at European festival dates including Splash! Festival in Germany. ApolloRed and OsamaSon are both Atlanta-area artists who have appeared in Carson's orbit, though their individual discographies are not detailed in the release. Production credits for cartunez were not included in the press release.

On xperiment, Carson worked with producers AM, F1LTHY, Lucian, Clif Shayne, and 2hollis, who produced "shadeson," the track Carson closed with at Rolling Loud California 2026. xperiment features guest appearances from Destroy Lonely, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, and Playboi Carti. The Carson and Carti collab "wedidit" has nearly 4 million views on its official music video, directed by Frankie Watts and filmed in Atlanta, according to the release.

When Ken Carson Plays Near You on the Xperimenting Tour

The Xperimenting Tour is a 17-date U.S. run with support from xaviersobased, prettifun, and DJ Moon. The run closes in Carson's hometown of Atlanta at State Farm Arena. Remaining dates are:, 8/29 Philadelphia, PA at Stateside Live!, 9/1 Boston, MA at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 9/3 Brooklyn, NY at Barclays Center, 9/5 Washington, DC at The Anthem, 9/9 Charlotte, NC at Bojangles Coliseum, 9/11 Miami, FL at FPL Solar Amphitheater, 9/12 Orlando, FL at Orlando Amphitheater, 9/13 Atlanta, GA at State Farm Arena, 9/15 Austin, TX at Moody Center, 9/16 Irving, TX at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, 9/19 Phoenix, AZ at Arizona Financial Theatre, 9/20 San Diego, CA at Gallagher Square, 9/23 San Francisco, CA at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

After the tour wraps, Carson is scheduled to headline ComplexCon in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 3, as part of the festival's 10-year anniversary. Tickets are on sale now.

On the international side, Carson recently played Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Splash! Festival in Germany, Openair Frauenfeld in Switzerland, Clout Festival in Poland, and Frequency Festival in Austria.

The xperiment Era and What cartunez Adds

xperiment launched in July 2026 and, according to the press release, pulled nearly 16 million global streams on its first day. Billboard is quoted in the release calling the album a project that "solidifies the 26-year-old as a true niche superstar." The album is accompanied by a six-episode short film series directed by Joy Divizn, built around a sci-fi visual concept centered on a USB drive inserted into Carson's neck.

cartunez functions as an extension of that era rather than a hard pivot, giving the audience new material while the tour is live and attention is already high. The timing is deliberate: drop supplemental music while you have a captive audience in arenas every other night. It is a move independent artists can study regardless of scale. If you have a release coming, dropping a companion piece or a bonus track run during an active live campaign extends the news cycle without requiring a full rollout.

If you are an independent artist trying to stay top of mind between releases, the cartunez timing is worth paying attention to. The EP did not need a red carpet. It dropped the same day the tour started. The tour is the campaign.

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