The curtain has officially risen on 2026, and the year is already shaping up to be packed with major album releases.
Beyond the opening stretch, anticipation continues to build for new projects from Zayn, Robyn, Meghan Trainor, Ye, Niall Horan, and Bebe Rexha. Several long-awaited releases are also expected to finally materialize. Drake spent much of 2025 laying the groundwork for ICEMAN, which is widely rumored to arrive in the first quarter of the year.
Lana Del Rey has also confirmed that a new record is on the way, while Olivia Rodrigo appears to be entering her OR3 era following the conclusion of the GUTS World Tour. Adding to the excitement, Madonna is set to return with the highly anticipated Confessions on a Dance Floor Part 2, marking one of the most iconic comebacks of the year.
From pop to rock, from rap to reggae, from country to R&B, there is something for everyone in this diverse and exciting lineup of musical projects. Here are the most anticipated albums on the way, sorted by their release dates.
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March
27th:
- TBA – Nicki Minaj
- This Music May Contain Hope. – RAYE
- Hades – Melanie Martinez
- Whatever’s Clever! – Charlie Puth
- Bully – Ye
- ADL – Yeat
- All Roads Lead Home (EP) – Central Cee
- Sexistential – Robyn
- Wor$t Girl in America – Slayyyter
- Honora – Flea
- Zavier – Fetty Wap
- Ö – Fcukers
- Candy – Justine Skye
April
3rd:
- Porcelain – Preach PRC
- Ambiguous Desire – Arlo Parks
- Distracted – Thundercat
- The Weight of the Woods – Dermot Kennedy
10th:
- Dandelion – Ella Langley
- Cruel World – Holly Humberstone
- Superbloom – Jessie Ware
- Ten Til Midnight – Snoop Dogg
17th:
- Konnakol – Zayn
- God Forbid a Girl Spits Out Her Feelings – LØLØ
- Mother Mary – Greatest Hits – Anne Hathaway
24th:
- Kehlani – Kehlani
- The Great Divide – Noah Kahan
- Toy with Me – Meghan Trainor
- Songs About Us – Jason Aldean
- Your Favorite Toy – Foo Fighters
- Long Long Road – Ringo Starr
May
1st:
- Middle of Nowhere – Kacey Musgraves
- Sweat – Melanie C
- Peaches! – The Black Keys
- Maitreya Corso – Maya Hawke
8th:
- Dancing on the Wall – Muna
- The Afterparty – Lykke Li
- Love, Love, Love – Stephen Sanchez
- Wild – Ashley McBryde
15th:
- Florescence – Maisie Peters
- Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge – Genesis Owusu
22nd:
- Everyone for Ten Minutes – Bleachers
- Love Is the New Gangsta – 6LACK
29th:
- Big Mama – Latto
- Eight – Shinedown
June
5th:
- Dinner Party – Niall Horan
- Sunriser – Lee Brice
12th:
- Dirty Blonde – Bebe Rexha
- My Mess, My Heart, My Life – Myles Smith
- Kicking & Screaming – Ruel
26th:
- The Wow! Signal – Muse
TBA
- Iceman – Drake
- Stove – Lana Del Rey
- TBA – Ludacris
- Pretty B***h Music – Saweetie
- Megan: Act III – Megan Thee Stallion
- Alarm of God – DJ Khaled
- Love In Real Life – Lizzo
- Confessions on a Dance Floor Part 2 – Madonna
- TBA – Evanescence
- TBA – Olivia Rodrigo
- A-POP – Tyla
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