Fortnite Songs: New Jam Tracks, Season 16 and How to Use Them

When people search “Fortnite songs” right now, they usually mean Jam Tracks: the licensed songs you play in Fortnite Festival and equip as lobby music, emotes and victory music across Fortnite. The biggest news this week is Fortnite Festival Season 16, which started on November 12, 2026, with virtual singer Kasane Teto as headliner and a new Music Pass that adds four Jam Tracks.

Below is what’s new, how Jam Tracks work, and how to get and use them. Everything here is accurate as of November 14, 2026; Fortnite’s shop and seasons change often, so check in game before you spend V-Bucks.

What’s new: Festival Season 16 with Kasane Teto

According to Epic’s official announcement from November 11, 2026, Kasane Teto headlines the next Music Pass. The Pass unlocks four Jam Tracks, including:

• “BIRDBRAIN” by Jamie Paige, OK Glass feat. Kasane Teto
• “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon
• “Chronicles of Destiny” by The Home of Happy, James Corbin

We could not confirm the fourth track from the sources available to us, so look at the Music Pass tab in game for the full list.

A few more details, from coverage by Prima Games and Beebom:

• Season 16 went live on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
• Teto takes over from Lil Tecca, who headlined Season 15.
• Separate Teto cosmetics were scheduled for the Item Shop on November 14. These are bought on their own and are not part of the Music Pass.
• Reports disagree on whether Teto also appears in the regular Battle Pass. The more detailed reports say the Music Pass and Item Shop are the ways to get her items, which matches Epic’s own framing.

As of our research, we had not found a confirmed price for the Season 16 Music Pass. For reference, Season 15’s Neon Dreams Music Pass was reported at 1,200 V-Bucks and included with Fortnite Crew, but don’t assume Season 16 matches until you see it in game.

Recent Jam Tracks in the Item Shop

Outside the Music Pass, Epic adds new Jam Tracks to the Item Shop most weeks. Recent drops reported by the fan-run tracker Netto’s Game Room include:

The tracker lists the A$AP Rocky tracks at 500 V-Bucks each, with a free-to-play window starting on release day. This is a single fan source, so treat dates as approximate and confirm in the shop.

How Jam Tracks work

Epic’s Jam Tracks help page describes them as music items you own and can use across Fortnite, not only in Festival. Once you own one, you can:

• Play it in Fortnite Festival on the Main Stage, on any instrument part.
• Set it as lobby music from the Lobby section of your Locker.
• Use it as Battle Royale Game Moments music: intro music plays when you jump off the Battle Bus, and celebration music plays when you win a Victory Royale.
• Play it from the emote wheel during a match, using the Jam Track player.
• Mix it in Jam Stage, where tracks give you Jam Loops to build mashups with other players.

Ways to get Jam Tracks

A note on availability: one report described Epic moving Jam Tracks to a curated, rotating shop model, similar to the regular Item Shop, where only some tracks are available at a time. We could not confirm the date of that change, but it explains why an older song may be missing from the shop today.

How to buy and equip a Jam Track

1. Open the Item Shop from the Fortnite lobby and find the Jam Tracks or Festival section.
2. Select the song and confirm the purchase with V-Bucks. Only buy V-Bucks through Fortnite’s official in-game store or your platform’s official store.
3. Go to your Locker.
4. To change lobby music, open the Lobby section and pick the Jam Track.
5. For Battle Royale intro or victory music, open the Game Moments section and assign the track.
6. For the emote wheel, add the track to your Jam Track slots in the Locker.

How to play a song from the emote wheel

Epic’s Jam Track player guide explains how to play your music in a match:

1. During a match, open the Emote Wheel.
2. Switch to the Jam Tracks section.
3. Pick a track and choose Listen mode to hear it without playing an instrument.

You can equip up to eight Jam Tracks for quick access.

Tips before you spend V-Bucks

• Try it free first. New shop tracks often have a free play window in Festival. Play a few rounds to see if you like the chart and the song before buying.
• Check the Music Pass list. If a song you want is in the current Pass, you may unlock it through progression instead of buying it separately.
• Don’t rely on future rotations. Because the shop rotates, a song you skip today may take a while to come back.
• Ignore “free song” or “free V-Bucks” offers outside the game. Jam Tracks only come from the official Item Shop, the Music Pass and Epic’s free rotations.

Bottom line

For “Fortnite songs” in mid-November 2026, the headline is the Kasane Teto Music Pass in Festival Season 16, with “BIRDBRAIN”, “Shut Up and Dance” and “Chronicles of Destiny” among its four tracks. Weekly Item Shop drops, recently A$AP Rocky, Yeat, Ken Carson, Elvis Crespo and Cake, add more. Whatever you pick up works across Fortnite as lobby music, Battle Royale moments and emote-wheel music, not just in Festival.