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 Ariana Grande, Tyla, and KATSEYE. Several long-awaited releases are also expected to finally materialize. Olivia Rodrigo returned with her third album You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love. Drake’s new album Iceman dropped on May 15. Ariana Grande returns with her highly anticipated eighth album Petal.
Lana Del Rey has also confirmed that a new record is on the way. 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.
Related
June
26th:
- The Wow! Signal – Muse
- Reality Awaits – The Strokes
- Dear God – The Pretty Reckless
- Heartcore – Au/Ra
- Banks of the Trinity – Cody Johnson
- No Sleep in Paradise – Naomi Sharon
July
3rd:
- Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II – Madonna
- Visitor – Sienna Spiro
- Xperiment – Ken Carson
6th:
- We Made – i-dle
10th:
- Count Your Blessings I Repented – Bring Me the Horizon
- Foreign Tongues – The Rolling Stones
- Loveland – Suki Waterhouse
- New Avatar – Kelela
- Adam – Adam Lambert
- Fire from the Hip – Fin Wolfhard
- Highway 79 – Ne-Yo
- Frozen Charlotte – Jack White
17th:
- Daughter From Hell – Gracie Abrams
- Aalam of God – DJ Khaled
- Oh Yeah? – Steve Lacy
- Act III – Kasabian
- Roots – Niko Moon
- Set in Stone – Rick Ross
24th:
- A-POP – Tyla
- Music, Fashion, Film – Charli xcx
- Therapy at the Club – FLO
- Little Miss Twain – Shania Twain
- The Thread – Willow
- Emotional Junglist – Nia Archives
31st:
- Petal – Ariana Grande
- The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales – Shaboozey
- Soft Pop – Amy Shark
- Dream Inside a Dream – R3hab
- Ahhcade – Pnau
August
5th:
- Chin Up, Beautiful – Jutes
7th:
- This & That – Stray Kids
- Blue Island – Ravyn Lenae
- Chuck Timely & the Hourglass – Role Model
14th:
- Wild – KATSEYE
- Lost Weekend – Phoebe Bridgers
- Starr Girl – Ayra Starr
- Sunshine – Jungle
- Ritual – Icona Pop
- Thelonious Monk: Monk Meditations (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 3) – Jon Batiste
- Thelonious Monk: Monk Movements (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 4) – Jon Batiste
- Ashley Cooke – Ashley Cooke
- The User’s Guide to Being Human – The Script
21st:
- Hazel Eyes – Sam Smith
- Young – Dan + Shay
- Weezer (Gold Album) – Weezer
- Thrasher – Brandon Flowers
- Peace to Make – Ruth B.
28th:
- Wildchild – Alex Warren
- Timeless – Princess
- Don’t Look Down – Rod Wave
- Stages – Lauren Alaina
- It’s a Dying Art – Little Big Town
- Good Grief – Sara Bareilles
- Everything’s Falling – The Warning
- Honest Woman – Carly Pearce
September
4th:
- I Know Too Much – Ellie Goulding
- Algorithm – Natalie Imbruglia
- The Fatal Flaw – Paris Paloma
18th:
- Pylon – beabadoobee
- Day and Night – Carly Rae Jepsen
- Signs – Luke Bryan
- Estrus – Tove Lo
- That’s Just Me – Riley Green
- Here Because of Hope – Ezra Collective
- Chakzilla – Chaka Kahan
25th:
- Rebecca – Becky Hill
- Stray Dogs – Nothing But Thieves
- Silver Sands Marina – Kenny Chesney
TBA
- The Eternal Buzz – Post Malone
- Stove – Lana Del Rey
- TBA – Ludacris
- Pretty B***h Music – Saweetie
- Megan: Act III – Megan Thee Stallion
- TBA – Cardi B
Leave a Reply