Keeping track of all your favorite artists’ upcoming releases can be a little difficult. It’s not uncommon for musicians to tease an album and then reveal a release date, but often LPs just get postponed for one reason or another (sometimes multiple times) and no new release date is attached. Additionally, some albums are announced days before their release.
But we have you! As the new year has just begun, musicians across genres have begun to preview new projects and announce the release dates of their albums for the new year. And just like our last few trips around the sun, we’re building a calendar to keep track of all the year’s notable releases.
One of the most anticipated releases was Hilary Duff’s first album in 10 years, Luck…or Something, which came out in February. The singer and actress first announced her return to music in September, when she revealed a new label deal with Atlantic Records, new music and a documentary series following her return.
BTS also provided ARMY news to celebrate a few days after the new year began. On January 4, the K-pop supergroup revealed that their long-awaited next album will be released in March, coming after the members complete their mandatory duty in the South Korean military and take a year off as a group to focus on their solo careers.
Not to be outdone, fellow K-pop supergroup BLACKPINK released their own new song in early January, and DEADLINE ended in February.
The next day, Harry Styles announced his own album following BLACKPINK’s announcement. The pop superstar’s fourth studio album debuted in March.
As winter turned to spring, female superstars not only teased, but also announced their long-awaited albums. among them? All three projects for Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande are expected to arrive by the end of July.
These are just a few of the big releases for 2026. To help you keep track of everything, we’ve organized this calendar chronologically by month and week, and we’ve also added a section for albums that have been announced but don’t yet have a release date.
Keep checking back for the latest album release dates in 2026.
January
January 9th:
The Kid LaRoi, Before I Forgest (Columbia Records) Zach Bryan, With Heaven on Top
January 12th:
DxS (SEVENTEEN), Serenade (PLEDIS Entertainment)
January 16th:
A$AP Rocky, Don’t Be Dumb DaBaby, Be More Grateful ENHYPEN, THE SIN : VANISH (BELIFT LAB) Heated Rivalry Soundtrack Madison Beer, Locket (Epic Records)
January 23rd:
Louis Tomlinson, how did we get here? Megadeth, Megadeth (Tradecraft/BLKIIBLK) XG, THE CORE – Nuclear\
January 30th
Don Toliver, Octane (Cactus Jack/Atlantic) DaBaby, Be More Grateful (SCMG/Interscope)
February
February 6th:
J. Cole, The Fall Off KMFDM, ENEMY Nick Jonas, Sunday Best (Republic Records) Puscifer, Normal Is’t (Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG)
February 13th:
Brent Faiyaz, Icon (ISO Supremacy) Charlie xcx, Wuthering Heights companion album Jill Scott, To Whom This May Concern (Human Re Sources/The Orchard)
February 20th:
Baby Keem, Ca$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)
February 27th:
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 6th:
Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, sometimes Juanes, Juanesteban
March 13th:
Jack Harlow, Monica Lamb of God, Into Oblivion (Epic Records)
March 20th:
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 27th:
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 (Colombia)
April
April 3rd:
Charlie Crockett “Age of the Lamb”
April 10th:
Ella Langley, Dandelion (SAWGOD/Columbia Records) Snoop Dogg, 10 Til’ Midnight
April 14th:
They may be giants, the world is digging
April 15th:
John Summitt, CTRL Escape (Experts Only/Darkroom Recording)
April 17th:
MIA, MI7 (OHMNIMUSIC) Nine Inch Nails, Nine Inch Noise Zayn, Konakol (Mercury Records/Island Records UK)
April 22nd:
Akon, Beautiful Day (Convict Culture)
April 24th:
Demi Lovato, It’s Not That Deep (Unstressed 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 30th:
Health, Appendix (Loma Vista Recordings)
May
May 1st:
Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere (Lost Highway/Interscope) Mel C, Sweat (Virgin Music Group) Rita Wilson, The Sound of a Woman Toad, The Charmer (Spaceflight Records)
May 8th:
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 15th:
All American Reject, Sandbox Drake, Iceman Maluma, Loco x Volbert
May 18th:
May 21st:
JPEGMAFIA, experimental wrap
May 22nd:
Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa (Live from Mexico) (Warner Records) LE SSERAFIM, “PUREFLOW” pt.1
May 29th:
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 1st:
SHINee, Atmos (SM Entertainment)
June 5th:
Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You a Tower (ANTI- Records) Evanescent, Sanctuary Lizzo, Bitch Niall Horan, Dinner Party (Capitol Records)
June 8th:
June 12th:
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 16th:
Muse is amazing! Signal (Warner Records)
June 26th:
The Pretty Reckless, Dear God (Fearless Records)
July
July 3rd:
Madonna “Confessions II” (Warner Records)
July 10th:
Adam Lambert, Adam My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Deluxe Edition) (Reprise Records) The Rolling Stones, Fallen Tongues (Capitol Records)
July 17th:
DJ Khaled, Ahlam of God Gracie Abrams, Daughter of Hell (Interscope Records)
July 24th:
charlie xcx, music, fashion, film fro, therapy at the club (republic records) shania twain, little miss twain (republic nashville)
July 31st:
August
August 3rd:
Pichorin (SEVENTEEN DINO), Yoshi Board (Gil Board)
August 7th:
Role Model, Chuck Timely and the Hourglass (Polydor)
August 14th:
Wild Cat’s Eye (HYBE x Geffen)
August 28th:
Little Big Town, It’s a Dying Art (MCA)
september
September 18th:
Anthrax, Cursum Perficio (Megaforce Records) Luke Bryan, Signs Tove Lo, Estrus
Forecasted in 2026
These albums have been teased, but exact release dates have not yet been determined.
4 non-blonds, [title not yet announced] (Kill Rock Stars) Lana Del Rey, Stove William Shatner, [as yet untitled metal album]
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