Nick Jonas Rings in New Year With Emotionally Charged ‘Gut Punch’ Single: Listen
"Here’s to being kinder to ourselves in 2026," the singer wrote in a post.
1/1/2026
"Here's to being kinder to ourselves in 2026," the singer wrote in a post.
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Nick Jonas is welcoming 2026 with brand new music.
On Thursday (Jan. 1), the 33-year-old singer released his emotionally charged new solo single “Gut Punch,” along with an accompanying lyric video on YouTube.
“Gut Punch is out now everywhere,” Jonas wrote on Instagram. “Couldn’t ask for a better way to ring in the new year than hearing these lyrics that mean so much to me being sung back. Here’s to being kinder to ourselves in 2026. Thank you. Love you.”
The Jonas Brothers member shared a short clip of himself performing the song live as the crowd sang along. He’s been performing “Gut Punch” throughout the JoBros’ Jonas20: Greetings From Your Hometown anniversary tour, which launched Aug. 10 in their native New Jersey and wrapped Dec. 22 in Brooklyn.
“Hit me like a gut punch/ I hurt my own feelings/ How did I get so good at being mean to myself?” he sings on the song’s driving chorus.
Fans first got a taste of the moody ballad in mid-December, when Jonas debuted it during one of his Sunday Best Brunch events in Toronto. He was joined onstage by his younger brother Franklin Jonas (who is not part of the Jonas Brothers), as well as album collaborator JP Saxe.
“I tend to be hyper critical of myself, not typically about my appearance or getting older, but I was wondering, ‘Am I doing everything to be the best version of myself? Am I a present and thoughtful husband? Am I a good father?’” Jonas said in a statement about the song. “As time goes by, the stress and complications of life will weigh on you. It’s important to remember there was once a version of you who was carefree and loved the world.”
“Gut Punch” will appear on Sunday Best, Nick’s first full-length solo album in five years. The 11-track project explores his life as a husband to actress Priyanka Chopra and a father to their daughter, Malti. The set is scheduled for release on Feb. 6 through Republic Records.
A previous news release described the album as drawing inspiration from Jonas’ musical roots and early years singing in church choirs, featuring “unguarded storytelling and moments he has never previously shared publicly,” while offering listeners “an intimate look into his world and [exploring] honesty, growth and rediscovery.”
Meanwhile, the Jonas Brothers rang in the New Year with a two-hour performance at Florida’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Wednesday (Dec. 31). The show was livestreamed exclusively on Samsung TV Plus and featured a mix of early hits, fan favorites and tracks from their latest album, Greetings From Your Hometown.
Check out the lyric video for Nick Jonas’ “Gut Punch” below.
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