Upcoming Music Releases in 2026

January 16, 2026 Ben Pagani

There is no shortage of upcoming music releases in 2026, so be sure to take a look at what’s new this week and what’s ahead this year. We’ve put together a list of new albums and EPs that will come out later in the year. Notable records include new music from Harry Styles, Charli xcx, BTS, Bruno Mars, Arlo Parks and more. Also, be sure to check out insider details on the biggest new album each week by keeping up with our popular New Music Friday column. Scroll down to view the full list of new records coming out soon.

Upcoming Music Releases in 2026:

January 16

A$AP Rocky – Don’t Be Dumb [AWGE/RCA]

Xiu Xiu – Xiu Mutha F****n’ Xiu: Vol. 1 [Polyvinyl]

January 21

Maria Somerville – Luster Remixes EP [4AD]

January 23

Alan Vega – Alan Vega (Deluxe Remastered Edition) [Sacred Bones]

Alan Vega – Collision Drive (Remastered) [Sacred Bones]

Cat Power – Redux EP [Domino]

Gesaffelstein – Enter The Gamma [Columbia]

Lucinda Williams – World’s Gone Wrong [Highway 20]

Megadeth – Megadeth [Tradecraft]

January 30

Blackwater Holylight – Not Here Not Gone [Suicide Squeeze]

Geologist – Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights? [Drag City]

Joyce Manor – I Used to Go to This Bar [Epitaph]

The Soft Pink Truth – Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever? [Thrill Jockey]

February 6

Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Laughter in Summer [Transgressive]

Daphni – Butterfly [Jiaolong]

J. Cole – The Fall-Off [Interscope]

Mandy, Indiana – Urgh [Sacred Bones]

Ratboys – Singin’ to an Empty Chair [New West]

February 13

Angel Du$t – Cold 2 the Touch [Run for Cover]

Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights [Atlantic]

Converge – Love Is Not Enough [Epitaph]

Danny L Harle – Cerulean [XL]

Jill Scott – To Whom This May Concern [The Orchard]

February 20

Peaches – No Lube So Rude [Kill Rock Stars]

February 27

Bill Callahan – My Days of 58 [Drag City]

Blackpink – Deadline [YG]

Bruno Mars – The Romantic [Atlantic]

Buck Meek – The Mirror [4AD]

Deathcrash – Somersaults [Untitled (Recs)]

GENA (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins) – The Pleasure is Yours [Lex]

Gorillaz – The Mountain [Kong]

Heavenly – Highway to Heavenly [Skep Wax]

Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth [Sub Pop]

Lala Lala – Heaven 2 [Sub Pop]

Maria BC – Marathon [Sacred Bones]

Nothing – A Short History of Decay [Run for Cover]

Voxtrot – Dreamers in Exile [Cult Hero]

March 6

Bonnie “Prince” Billy – We Are Together Again [No Quarter]

Harry Styles – Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. [Columbia]

Morrissey – Make-Up Is a Lie [Sire]

Shabaka – Of the Earth [Shabaka Records]

March 13

Alexis Taylor – Paris in the Spring [Night Time Stories]

Anjimile – You’re Free to Go [4AD]

Elucid – I Guess U Had to Be There [Rhymesayers/Secretly]

Kim Gordon – Play Me [Matador]

PUP – Megacity Madness (The Official Live Recordings) [Little Dipper/Rise]

March 20

BTS – Airirang [Hybe]

March 27

Charlotte Cornfield – Hurts Like Hell [Merge]

Fcukers – Ö [Ninja Tune]

Flea – Honora [Nonesuch]

José González – Against the Dying of the Light [Mute]

Paula Kelley – Blinking as the Starlight Burns Out [Wharf Cat]

Robyn – Sexistential [Konichiwa/Young]

April 3

Arlo Parks – Ambiguous Desire [Transgressive]

Makthaverskan – Glass and Bones [Run for Cover]

Sunn O))) – Sunn O))) [Sub Pop]

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Ben Pagani

Music Projects Manager at Beyond The Stage Magazine

Ben is a music journalist living and working in Chicago. They joined Beyond The Stage as an intern and have stayed on the staff for several years. Now serving on the editorial board, Ben is proud to be BTS' Music Projects Manager, coordinating coverage between international record labels and our staff. Ben has interviewed, photographed and written about bands from across the world. Ben has lived all over the United States working in television and media. They are an Emmy Award-winning writer. Ben can be found spinning records as 'DJ Wearing Sunglasses' in clubs and basements across the US.