These are the album releases that will mark the start of 2026

Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge
ROCK – HARD ROCK / METAL
Release: January 9, 2026

Their eighth self-titled album blends the force of hard rock with the melodic precision that defines the band. Twelve tracks recorded in California and Florida, produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette, explore sharp riffs, dense textures and moments of controlled tension, with Silent Divide as the lead single setting the tone.

Madison Beer

Locket
POP
Release: January 16, 2026

With Locket, her third album, Madison Beer continues the introspective path opened by Silence Between Songs. Eleven tracks unfold as whispered confessions, with Make You Mine as a starting point and songs like Yes Baby or Bittersweet heightening the emotional tension. The production embraces ethereal pop textures—intimate yet expansive.

Megadeth

Megadeth
METAL – THRASH
Release: January 23, 2026

Megadeth’s self-titled album presents a full-throttle thrash whirlwind from start to finish—a farewell that encapsulates all the ferocity and precision Dave Mustaine’s band has cultivated for decades. Tipping Point opens this final chapter with four and a half minutes of speed and pure intensity, accompanied by a video that amplifies its impact.

Louis Tomlinson

How Did I Get Here?
POP
Release: January 23, 2026

How Did I Get Here? marks the third chapter of Louis Tomlinson’s solo career, reflecting the maturity and creative momentum he has steadily developed. Recorded in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, the album captures his artistic restlessness and freedom, combining introspective moments with melodies that aim to resonate beyond conventional pop.

Lana Del Rey

Stove
POP – COUNTRY / SOUTHERN GOTHIC
Release: January 30, 2026

Lana Del Rey makes a radical turn toward country, a genre she explored in her early work and now revisits with renewed emotional and sonic maturity. The album was delayed to include six new songs with a strong autobiographical edge, blending her melancholic, cinematic style with the rawness and lyricism of classic country.

Nacho Vegas

Vidas semipreciosas
INDIE – POP
Release: January 30, 2026

Vidas semipreciosas follows the introspective line of Mundos inmóviles derrumbándose, but with a more direct and reflective pulse. Alivio, the first single, meditates on hedonism as both refuge and existential engine, setting the tone for an album that blends everyday poetry, subtle guitar work and arrangements balancing melancholy with restrained energy.

Laura Pausini

Yo canto 2
POP – COVERS
Release: January 2026 (exact date to be confirmed)

Twenty years after her first tribute to Italian song, Pausini returns with a double project that reinterprets classic repertoires from a transatlantic perspective. The Italian edition once again honours the great songwriters of her country, while the Spanish-language version celebrates iconic voices from Spain and Latin America, including a collaboration with Bad Bunny.

Robbie Williams

Britpop
POP – BRITPOP
Release: February 6, 2026

Robbie Williams looks back to the exact point where it all began for him: the euphoric Britpop era of the 1990s. Britpop is conceived as the album he says he would have wanted to release right after leaving Take That. Guitars front and centre, melodic urgency and anthem-driven ambition define eleven tracks that alternate bright nostalgia with self-aware swagger.

Leire Martínez

Historias de aquella niña
POP
Release: February 2026

Leire Martínez makes her solo debut with an album that retains the pop essence that defined her years with La Oreja de Van Gogh, while allowing space to explore her own rhythms and emotions. The record blends up-tempo songs, introspective ballads and mid-tempo tracks, striking a balance between energy and reflection.

Charlie Puth

Whatever’s Clever
POP
Release: March 6, 2026

In Whatever’s Clever, his fourth album, Charlie Puth explores emotional maturity from his most recognisable territory: meticulously crafted pop built on absolute pitch and self-directed production. Changes opens the album, launching a narrative that oscillates between ironic self-assessment, sincere vulnerability and the melodic playfulness that has always set him apart.

Gorillaz

The Mountain
POP – GLOBAL / EXPERIMENTAL
Release: March 20, 2026

The Mountain pushes Gorillaz’s mutant identity to its limits: an album-cosmos where collaboration is no longer an invitation but the foundation itself. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett orchestrate a sonic map that travels through London, Mumbai, Ashgabat and Damascus. Sparks, Bizarrap, Anoushka Shankar, Black Thought, Omar Souleyman and Trueno—among many others—shape its fifteen tracks.

Melanie C

Sweat
POP
Release: May 1, 2026

Sweat marks Melanie C’s return to a physical, rhythm-driven territory, where the body becomes the narrative engine. Thirteen tracks built on club energy and emotional perspiration—with the title track as the opener—explore the body as an archive of memory, resistance and euphoria. Tension, vulnerability and empowerment run throughout.