The Ultimate Release Calendar for 2026, Including Upcoming Releases

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October 13, 2026

Find out the complete release roster of international music for 2026, including the released projects and the upcoming releases in the last quarter of this year.

The music industry is perhaps the most dynamic industry of all, where something is happening all the time. Every month, several artists drop new album projects, EPs, and singles with the anticipation of an upcoming release. It can be overwhelming to keep track of all music releases, even for the fans. While music artists keep teasing their music projects to keep fans updated, there are various artists, and a music lover can become a fan of multiple artists.

2026 is one of the most fruitful years in the music industry, with numerous music releases throughout the entire year. This year has already witnessed the emergence of many new artists along with the epic returns by some of the legends. Not just the American pop industry in the West, but K-pop from South Korea in the East has also offered several new releases.

Starting from Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Nickelback to Miley Cyrus and BLACKPINK, 2026 has offered some of the high-octane releases that fans have been eagerly waiting for. Let’s take a closer look at the music released across various genres in chronological order, along with the upcoming releases in the coming months of 2026.

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:

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:

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)

MAY

May 1:

Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere (Lost Highway/Interscope)
Mel C, Sweat (Virgin Music Group)
Rita Wilson, Sound of a Woman
Toadies, The Charmer (Spaceflight Records)

May 8:

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 15:

All-American Rejects, Sandbox
Drake, Iceman
Maluma, Loco x Volver

May 18:

Taeyong, WYLD

May 21:

JPEGMAFIA, Experimental Rap

May 22:

Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa (Live From Mexico) (Warner Records)
LE SSERAFIM, ‘PUREFLOW’ pt.1

May 29:

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 1:

SHINee, Atmos (SM Entertainment)

June 5:

Death Cab for Cutie, I Built You a Tower (ANTI- Records)
Evanescence, Sanctuary
Lizzo, Bitch
Niall Horan, Dinner Party (Capitol Records)

June 8:

BOYNEXTDOOR, HOME

June 12:

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 16:

Muse, The WOW! Signal (Warner Records)

June 26:

The Pretty Reckless, Dear God (Fearless Records)

June 29:

V8 (SEVENTEEN subset), V8

JULY

July 3:

Madonna, Confessions II (Warner Records)
Sienna Spiro, Visitor (Capitol)

July 10:

Adam Lambert, Adam
Future, The Real Me
Jack White, Frozen Charlotte (Third Man Records)
My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Deluxe Edition) (Reprise Records)
The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues (Capitol Records)
YEONJUN, NO LABELS: PART 02 (BIGHIT MUSIC)

July 17:

Gracie Abrams, Daughter From Hell (Interscope Records)

July 24:

Charli xcx, Music, Fashion, Film
Flo, Therapy at the Club (Republic Records)
Shania Twain, Little Miss Twain (Republic Nashville)
Tyla, A*Pop (Epic)

July 31:

Ariana Grande, Petal

AUGUST

Aug. 3:

Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s DINO), 吉BOARD(Gilboard)

Aug. 7:

Karol G, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto
Role Model, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass (Polydor)
Stray Kids, THIS & THAT (Republic Records)

Aug. 14:

Becky G, Baraja Bendita
Camp Rock 3 Soundtrack
Carly Simon, Comes in Waves
Icona Pop, Ritual (Ultra Records/Iconic Sound Recordings)
KATSEYE, WILD (HYBE x Geffen)
Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux, Prolific (All Money In/Out The Blue/Atlantic Records)
Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend (Dead Oceans)

Aug. 19:

Feid, El Club de las 19 Flores

Aug. 21:

Brandon Flowers, Thrasher (Island Records)
Chelsea Wolfe, The Dark (Loma Vista)
Dan + Shay, Young (Warner Records Nashville)
ENHYPEN, THE SIN : BLISS (HYBE)
Sam Smith, Hazel Eyes (Capitol Records)
Stella Lefty, Long Way Home (Atlantic Outpost)
Weezer, Self-Titled (Reprise/Warner Records)

Aug. 24:

NCT 127, BLINGY (SM Entertainment and Virgin Music Gro

Aug. 25:

Busta Rhymes, Dillagence 2

Aug. 28:

Dinosaur Jr., There Near (Jagjaguwar)
Erykah Badu and The Alchemist, [joint album, title not yet announced] (Control FREAQ Records/Young Recordings)
JENNIE, Fallen Angel
Lauren Alaina, Stages
Little Big Town, It’s a Dying Art (MCA)
Mastodon, Marrow Deep (Loma Vista Recordings)
Mike D 5D, Thank You (Capitol Records)
Prince, Timeless (Legacy Recordings)
Rod Wave, Don’t Look Down (Alamo Records)
Sara Bareilles, Good Grief (Epic Records)
The Linda Lindas, Gotta Get Out (Reprise/Warner Records)