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)
June
June 5:
Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You a Tower (ANTI- Records)
Evanescence, Sanctuary
Niall Horan, Dinner Party (Capitol Records)
June 12:
Bebe Rexha, Dirty Blonde
Olivia Rodrigo, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (Geffen Records)
Sublime, Until the Sun Explodes
June 16:
Muse, The WOW! Signal (Warner Records)
June 26:
The Pretty Reckless, Dear God (Fearless Records)
July
July 3:
Madonna, Confessions II (Warner Records)
July 17:
July 31:
August
Aug. 14:
KATSEYE, WILD (HYBE x Geffen)
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]
