Albums to look out for in 2026

Charli XCX at Glastonbury Festival. Picture by: Anthony Devlin/Hogan Media / Shutterstock

If there is one thing that will get us through the rest of the academic year and the deadlines and exams they bring, it’s the excitement of new music from our favourite artists. 

2026 is shaping up to be a big year for music so far, with the return of Charli XCX for the soundtrack of the highly anticipated (and controversial) Wuthering Heights adaptation, BTS’s comeback after a three-year hiatus due to military service and former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson with How Did I Get Here? at the end of January – just to name a few. 

Here is a snapshot of what to look out for: 
The Kid Laroi – Before I Forget 
ASAP Rocky – Don’t Be Dumb 
Madison Beer – Locket 
Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? 
Poppy – Empty Hands 
Megadeth – Megadeth 
Searows – Death in the Business of Whaling 
Labrinth – Cosmic Opera: Act I 
Lana Del Rey – Stove 
Joji – Piss in The Wind 
Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights 
Leigh- Anne – My Ego Told Me 
Hillary Duff – Luck… or Something 
New Found Glory – Listen Up! 
Charlie Puth – Whatever’s Clever! 
Gorillaz – The Mountain 
Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor Part 2 
 

Thea Antoniou

Journalist writing about culture, arts and current affairs