Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026

We'll be updating our list as musicians announce their new music, so keep checking back for the latest! 7/27/2026 Ariana Grande Katia Temkin Keeping track of all the upcoming releases from favorite artists can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. It’s not unusual for musicians to tease an album, then reveal a release date, only for the LP to be delayed for one reason or another (in some cases, multiple times), often without a new release date attached. Then there are albums that are announced mere days before they drop! But we’ve got you! Musicians from across genres started teasing new projects and announcing album release dates for the new year as it barely started. And like the last several trips around the sun, we’re keeping a calendar to keep track of all the notable releases of the year. One of the most highly anticipated releases was Hilary Duff’s Luck…or Something — her first album in 10 years — which dropped in February. The singer-actress first announced her return to music in September, when she revealed a new label deal with Atlantic Records, as well as new music and a docuseries that will follow her musical comeback. BTS also gave its ARMY news to celebrate just days after the new year kicked off. On Jan. 4, the K-pop supergroup revealed that its highly anticipated next album — which comes after the members took a yearslong break as a group to complete mandatory duties for the South Korean military and focus on solo ventures — would arrive in March. Not to be outdone, fellow K-pop supergroup BLACKPINK also announced its own new music in early January, with DEADLINE dropping in February. Harry Styles then followed up BLACKPINK’s announcement the next day with his own album reveal. The pop superstar’s fourth studio album made its debut in March. As winter moved into spring, women superstars not only teased, but announced highly anticipated albums. Among them? Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande, with all three projects slated to arrive before the end of July. That’s just several of the big releases of 2026. To help you stay on top of it all, we’ve organized this calendar chronologically by month and week, and have also included a section for albums that have been announced, but do not yet have a release date. Keep checking back for the latest 2026 album release dates! January Jan. 9: The Kid Laroi, Before I Forget (Columbia Records) Zach Bryan, With Heaven On Top Jan. 12: DxS (SEVENTEEN), Serenade (PLEDIS Entertainment) Jan. 16: A$AP Rocky, Don’t Be Dumb DaBaby, Be More Grateful ENHYPEN, THE SIN : VANISH (BELIFT LAB) Heated Rivalry soundtrack Madison Beer, Locket (Epic Records) Jan. 23: Louis Tomlinson, How Did I Get Here? Megadeth, Megadeth (Tradecraft/BLKIIBLK) XG, THE CORE – 核\ Jan. 30 Don Toliver, Octane (Cactus Jack/Atlantic) DaBaby, Be More Grateful (SCMG/Interscope) February Feb. 6: J. Cole, The Fall-Off KMFDM, ENEMY Nick Jonas, Sunday Best (Republic Records) Puscifer, Normal Isn’t (Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG) Feb. 13: Brent Faiyaz, Icon (ISO Supremacy) Charli xcx, Wuthering Heights companion album Jill Scott, To Whom This May Concern (Human Re Sources/The Orchard) Feb. 20: Baby Keem, Ca$ino EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Soundtrack (Legacy Recordings) Hilary Duff, Luck…or Something (Atlantic Records) Megan Moroney, Cloud 9 Mumford & Sons, Prizefighter (Glassnote) Yungblud, Idols II (Capitol Records/Locomotion) Feb. 27: BLACKPINK, DEADLINE Bruno Mars, The Romantic Gorillaz, The Mountain (KONG/The Orchard) Mitski, Nothing’s About to Happen to Me (Dead Oceans) Paul McCartney, Man on the Run soundtrack March March 6: Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally Juanes, JuanesTeban March 13: Jack Harlow, Monica Lamb of God, Into Oblivion (Epic Records) March 20: BTS, Arirang (BigHit Music) Luke Combs, The Way I Am, Sony Music Nashville The Dandy Warhols, Pin Ups (Beat The World/Little Cloud Records) March 27: Fetty Wap, Zavier RAYE, This Music May Contain Hope (Human Re Sources) Robyn, Sexistential (Young) The Twilight Sad, It’s the Long Goodbye (Rock Actions Records) Ye, Bully (gamma.) Charlie Puth, Whatever’s Clever (Atlantic) Yeat, ADL (Capitol) Melanie Martinez, Hades (Atlantic) Central Cee, All Roads Lead Home (Columbia) April April 3: Charley Crockett, Age of the Ram April 10: Ella Langley, Dandelion (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records) Snoop Dogg, 10 Til’ Midnight April 14: They Might Be Giants, The World Is to Dig April 15: John Summit, CTRL Escape (Experts Only/Darkroom Records) April 17: M.I.A., M.I.7 (OHMNIMUSIC) Nine Inch Nails, Nine Inch Noize Zayn, Konnakol (Mercury Records/Island Records U.K.) April 22: Akon, Beautiful Day (Konvict Kulture) April 24: Demi Lovato, It’s Not That Deep (Unless You Want It to Be) (DLG Recordings/Island Records) Foo Fighters, Your Favorite Toy (Roswell Records/RCA Records) Kehlani, Kehlani (Atlantic Records) Noah Kahan, The Great Divide (Mercury) Jason Aldean, Songs About Us (Broken Bow) Meghan Trainor, Toy With Me (Epic) April 30: Health, Addendum (Loma Vista Recordings) May May 1: Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere (Lost Highway/Interscope) Mel C, Sweat (Virgin Music Group) Rita Wilson, Sound of a Woman Toadies, The Charmer (Spaceflight Records) May 8: Chris Brown, Brown (Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records) Jason Mraz, Grandma’s Gospel Favorites (Interrabang/BMG) Josh Groban, Cinematic (Reprise Records) Muna, Dancing on the Wall (Saddest Factory Records/Secretly Group) May 15: All-American Rejects, Sandbox Drake, Iceman Maluma, Loco x Volver May 18: Taeyong, WYLD May 21: JPEGMAFIA, Experimental Rap May 22: Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa (Live From Mexico) (Warner Records) LE SSERAFIM, ‘PUREFLOW’ pt.1 May 29: aespa, LEMONADE Dogstar, All In Now (Dillon Street Records) Paul McCartney, The Boys of Dungeon Lane (MPL/Capitol Records) Shinedown, EI8HT (Atlantic Records) June June 1: SHINee, Atmos (SM Entertainment) June 5: Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You a Tower (ANTI- Records) Evanescence, Sanctuary Lizzo, Bitch Niall Horan, Dinner Party (Capitol Records) June 8: BOYNEXTDOOR, HOME June 12: Bebe Rexha, Dirty Blonde BLXST, Labor of Love (EMPIRE and International BLXST) Olivia Rodrigo, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (Geffen Records) Sublime, Until the Sun Explodes Tori Kelly, God Must Really Love Me (Epic Records) June 16: Muse, The WOW! Signal (Warner Records) June 26: The Pretty Reckless, Dear God (Fearless Records) June 29: V8 (SEVENTEEN subset), V8 July July 3: Madonna, Confessions II (Warner Records) Sienna Spiro, Visitor (Capitol) July 10: Adam Lambert, Adam Future, The Real Me Jack White, Frozen Charlotte (Third Man Records) My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Deluxe Edition) (Reprise Records) The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues (Capitol Records) YEONJUN, NO LABELS: PART 02 (BIGHIT MUSIC) July 17: Gracie Abrams, Daughter From Hell (Interscope Records) July 24: Charli xcx, Music, Fashion, Film Flo, Therapy at the Club (Republic Records) Shania Twain, Little Miss Twain (Republic Nashville) Tyla, A*Pop (Epic) July 31: Ariana Grande, Petal August Aug. 3: Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s DINO), 吉BOARD(Gilboard) Aug. 7: Role Model, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass (Polydor) Stray Kids, THIS & THAT (Republic Records) Aug. 14: Becky G, Baraja Bendita Camp Rock 3 Soundtrack KATSEYE, WILD (HYBE x Geffen) Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend (Dead Oceans) Aug. 21: Chelsea Wolfe, The Dark (Loma Vista) ENHYPEN, THE SIN : BLISS (HYBE) Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes (Capitol Records) Weezer, Self-Titled (Reprise/Warner Records) Aug. 24: NCT 127, BLINGY (SM Entertainment and Virgin Music Gro Aug. 28: Dinosaur Jr., There Near (Jagjaguwar) Little Big Town, It’s a Dying Art (MCA) Mike D 5D, Thank You (Capitol Records) Prince, Timeless (Legacy Recordings) The Linda Lindas, Gotta Get Out (Reprise/Warner Records) September Sept. 18: Anthrax, Cursum Perficio (Megaforce Records) beabadoobee, Pylon (Dirty Hit and Interscope Records) Beck, Ride Lonesome (Capitol Records) Carly Rae Jepsen, Day and Night (Interscope Records) Luke Bryan, Signs Orville Peck, Mule (Warner Records) Tove Lo, Estrus Sept. 25: Kenny Chesney, Silver Sands Marina (Hey Now Records) Tinashe, Popstar October Oct. 1: Pablo Vittar, Lost in Lust (The Orchard) Oct. 2: Miranda Lambert, Crisco (MCA) Victoria Monet, Frequency of Love (Lovett Music/RCA Records) Wynonna, The Hard Truth (ANTI- Records) Oct. 30: Ministry, Hate to Go (Cleopatra Records) Nickelback, Everything Under the Sun (Virgin Music Group) Expected in 2026 These albums have been teased, but do not yet have an exact release date. 4 Non Blondes, [title not yet announced] (Kill Rock Stars) Lana Del Rey, Stove William Shatner, [as yet untitled metal album] Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up