Upcoming Music Releases in 2026

April 24, 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 The Strokes, Olivia Rodrigo, horsegiirL, Boards of Canada, Bleachers 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:

April 24

Friko – Something Worth Waiting For [ATO Records]

Foo Fighters – Your Favorite Toy [Roswell/RCA]

Kehlani – Kehlani [Atlantic Records]

Meghan Trainor – Toy With Me [Epic Records]

Miss Grit – Under My Umbrella [Mute]

May 1

American Football – LP4 [Polyvinyl]

Kacey Musgraves – Middle of Nowhere [Lost Highway]

Kneecap – Fenian [Heavenly Recordings]

Lip Critic – Theft World [Partisan]

Maya Hawke – Maitreya Corso [Mom + Pop]

Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun: Girls Trip [Epic/Sommer House]

Aldous Harding – Train on the Island [4AD]

Basement – Wired [Run For Cover]

Black Milk – Ceremonial [Computer Ugly]

Broken Social Scene – Remember the Humans [Arts & Crafts]

Cola – Cost of Living Adjustment [Fire Talk]

The Lemon Twigs – Look for Your Mind! [Captured Tracks]

Muna – Dancing on the Wall [Saddest Factory/Secretly Group]

May 15

horsegiirL – NATURE IS HEALING [RCA Records]

Peter Frampton – Carry the Light [UMe]

Rostam – American Stories [Matsor Projects]

Smerz – Easy EP [Escho]

May 22

Aja Monet – The Color of the Rain [Drink Sum Wtr]

Bleachers – Everyone for Ten Minutes [Dirty Hit]

Visible Cloaks – Paradessence [RVNG Intl.]

May 29

Boards Of Canada – Inferno [Warp]

Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane [MPL/Capitol]

Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser [Legacy Records]

Young M.A. – Kween [M.A. Music / 3D]

June 5

Death Cab for Cutie – I Built You a Tower [Anti-]

DJ Seinfeld – If This Is It [Ninja Tune]

horsegiirL – Nature Is Healing [RCA Records]

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Spatial, No Problem [Domino]

Of Montreal – Aethermead [Polyvinyl]

June 12

Baauer – U [LuckyMe]

Olivia Rodrigo – You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love [Geffen]

Ruth Garbus – Profound [Orindal]

Sublime – Until the Sun Explodes [Atlantic]

June 19

Tucker Zimmerman – Dream Me a Dream [Big Potato]

Warning – Rituals of Shame [Relapse]

June 26

Beth Orton- The Ground Above [Partisan]

Book of Love – Book of Love [reissue] [Rhino Records]

Born At Midnite – Eternal BAM Nation – [Arbetus]

The Strokes – Reality Awaits [RCA Records]

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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.