The year 2026 promises to be intense for music. From consolidated international pop stars to global K-pop phenomena, the release schedule brings together names that marked the last decade and continue to set trends
Artists like Bruno Mars and BTS are among the highlights. Below, check out ten music albums that arrive in 2026 and are expected to dominate the charts.
Expected music albums for 2026
A$AP Rocky — “Don’t Be Dumb”
With covers produced by Tim Burton, A$AP Rocky will deliver the new album soon January 16th. It’s Rocky’s first album in eight years.
Bruno Mars — “The Romantic”
After 10 years without releasing new solo work, Bruno Mars announced the album “The Romantic” for February 27th. His last individual work, “24K Magic”was released in 2016.
BTS — untitled
With the official return of the South Korean boy group BTS, after completing its members’ mandatory military service, Big Hit Entertainment, the company responsible for managing the group, .
Still unnamed, the album will have 14 tracks composed of “honest stories that BTS wants to share with the Army” and will be released on March 20th.
Charli XCX — “Wuthering Heights”
Charli XCX launches the film project “Wuthering Heights” in February 13th.
Luísa Sonza — “Bossa Semper Nova”
The project will be released on January 13th and is a partnership with the musicians Roberto Menescal and Toquinho.
“This is a project that came about very naturally, from something I had been doing for some time. Sharing it with these bossa legends was an honor“, wrote Luísa when announcing the project.
Hilary Duff – “Luck… Or something”
without releasing music. The star releases the new album on February 20th. So much love, late night anxiety and a little chaos went into making this album – I hope you see yourselves in it like I do. I love you and excited is the biggest understatement I could say,” Hilary Duff wrote on social media.
Harry Styles — untitled
Harry Styles on his YouTube channel. Eight minutes long, the content shows the artist playing the piano at the last show of his “Love On Tour”, which took place in the city of Reggio Emília, Italy, on July 22, 2023.
The clip was titled “Forever, Forever” (“Forever, forever”, in the Portuguese translation). At the end of the images, the camera focuses on the crowd watching him and the phrase “We belong together” appears on the screen.
Olivia Rodrigo — untitled
The star has been hinting that her third studio album is on the way. In some of the last shows of her last tour, Olivia Rodrigo appeared wearing a red t-shirt with the number three, which had not appeared in any of the compositions in previous performances.
Despite the tip, there are still no details on when his third studio project will come.
Madonna — “Confessions on a Dance Floor”
Madonna will release part two of the 2005 album. The new project promises to follow hits like “Hung Up” e “Sorry” and is the queen of pop’s first original after “Madame X” (2019).
“Back to music, to the dance floor and where it all began,” the singer wrote on social media.
Anitta — no title
Anitta promised an album more focused on reggaeton and roots in Brazil. There are no further details about the project.
