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Ken Carson Announces New Album xperiment Due July 3
Ken Carson drops the release date and a short film for xperiment, his follow-up to Billboard 200 No. 1 album More Chaos.
June 22, 2026
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Ariana Grande Reveals Full Petal Tracklist at Kia Forum Show
Ariana Grande unveiled the complete Petal tracklist live at Kia Forum, ahead of the album's July 31 release.
June 22, 2026
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Tyla Drops New Single 'Is It Love' Ahead of Sophomore Album A-Pop
Tyla's latest single previews her forthcoming album A-Pop, out July 24.
June 19, 2026
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Syd Releases New Single '2 Many Days' Ahead of Album Beard
The LA artist shares the closing track from her upcoming album Beard, out July 17.
June 19, 2026
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FKA Twigs and Lil Yachty Drop New Single On Your Mind
FKA twigs channels Coachella heartbreak into a new collab with Lil Yachty called 'On Your Mind.'
June 19, 2026
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Backstreet Boys' Howie D Releases Spanish Debut Single Coqui
Howie Dorough steps into his Puerto Rican heritage with Afrobeats single Coqui, his first full Spanish-language release.
June 19, 2026
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PJ Morton Releases Double LP Saturday Night Sunday Morning on Juneteenth
Six-time Grammy winner PJ Morton drops his most personal project yet, bridging R&B and gospel across a sprawling double album.
June 19, 2026
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MUNA Covers Billboard Magazine with New Album Dancing on the Wall
MUNA lands the Billboard cover ahead of their new synth pop album Dancing on the Wall.
June 19, 2026
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Tierra Whack Drops 'TOTEM' and Reveals WHACK'S MUSEUM Tracklist
Tierra Whack previews her incoming mixtape WHACK'S MUSEUM with sharp new single 'TOTEM,' out June 19.
June 18, 2026
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Johnny Marr Announces New Solo Album The Age of Everything
The Smiths guitarist returns with his fifth solo LP, due October 2 via BMG.
June 16, 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo Crashes No Doubt's Final Sphere Show in Las Vegas
Rodrigo surprised the crowd at Gwen Stefani's last Sphere residency show, one day after dropping her new album.
June 15, 2026
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Blink-182 Drop 25th Anniversary Edition of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Six vault tracks hit streaming for the first time as Blink-182 celebrate a landmark punk record.
June 15, 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo Third Album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Is Out Now
Rodrigo's follow-up to Guts arrives with a Robert Smith duet and a bolder sonic range.
June 13, 2026
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Taylor Swift Performs New Single at Toy Story 5 Premiere in Los Angeles
Taylor Swift debuted 'I Knew It, I Knew You' live and sang with Randy Newman at the Dolby Theatre.
June 11, 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith Debut New Song at Primavera Sound
Olivia Rodrigo and The Cure's Robert Smith premiered 'what's wrong with me' live in Barcelona.
June 7, 2026
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Electric Callboy and Dexter Holland Drop New Single Let the Good Times Roll
Electric Callboy's TANZNEID single features The Offspring's Dexter Holland ahead of their August album.
June 6, 2026
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Ozuna Drops New Single and Video Mi Yo de Antes
Ozuna's Mi Yo de Antes is a reggaeton breakup record with real emotional weight behind it.
June 4, 2026
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Ellie Goulding Announces Sixth Studio Album I Know Too Much
Ellie Goulding confirms I Know Too Much drops September 4, with new single 'Black Prada Dress' arriving this week.
June 4, 2026
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Pussy Riot Debut Album CYKA Arrives June 12 with Avenged Sevenfold
Nadya Tolokonnikova announces CYKA, Pussy Riot's first full album, out June 12.
June 2, 2026
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Young M.A Drops Debut Album Kween Five Years After Last Project
Brooklyn rapper Young M.A releases Kween independently, her first album in five years.
May 29, 2026
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Syd Announces New Album Beard Due July 2026 on Warner
LA artist Syd reveals her fourth solo album Beard, out July 17, with lead single Callin featuring Blu June.
May 29, 2026
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Ariana Grande Teases 'Hate That I Made You Love Me' Music Video
Grande's lead single from her eighth studio album Petal gets a horror-tinged video tease starring Justin Long.
May 27, 2026
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Shakira and Burna Boy Release Official 2026 FIFA World Cup Video for Dai Dai
Shakira and Burna Boy drop the Dai Dai video featuring Messi, Mbappe, and Haaland ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
May 25, 2026
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Tommy Lee Releases Tommyland Rides Again With New Track Stupid World
Tommy Lee revives his 2005 solo album with a Dolby Atmos remix, new bonus track, and its first-ever streaming release.
May 23, 2026
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Lola Young Releases 'From Down Here' With James Blake and Jameela Jamil
Lola Young's first new music since her Grammy win pairs her with James Blake and Jameela Jamil.
May 23, 2026
ReleasesLUCKI Drops New Album DR*GS R BAD Featuring Lil Baby and Lil Yachty
LUCKI's most ambitious album yet arrives via EMPIRE with 20 tracks and a documentary on the way.
May 22, 2026
Releases2026 Album Release Calendar: BTS, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo and More
Billboard's 2026 album release calendar maps out the year's biggest drops across every genre.
May 19, 2026
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JPEGMAFIA Drops New Single Yen Ahead of Experimental Rap Album
JPEGMAFIA releases "¥ (Yen)" as his album Experimental Rap arrives Friday, May 21 via AWAL.
May 17, 2026
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The Strokes Announce New Album Reality Awaits and Nick Valensi Hiatus
The Strokes revealed guitarist Nick Valensi is on temporary hiatus ahead of their 2026 album and tour.
May 17, 2026
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Drake Drops Three Albums at Once: Iceman, Maid of Honour, and Habibti
Drake released three projects simultaneously, targeting the Billboard 200 top three and reigniting his Kendrick Lamar feud.
May 17, 2026
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Drake Drops Three New Albums and Seven Music Videos in One Night
Drake released Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour overnight, along with a run of new visuals shot in Toronto.
May 15, 2026
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Drake Drops Iceman Album With Shots at Kendrick Lamar and More
Drake's ninth studio album Iceman takes aim at Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, and others.
May 15, 2026
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Little Simz Drops Sugar Girl EP with JT, 070 Shake, and DEELA
Little Simz releases the four-track Sugar Girl EP featuring JT, 070 Shake, and DEELA.
May 8, 2026
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PNAU Announces Seventh Album AHHCade with EARTHGANG Collaboration
Australian electronic duo PNAU drops new single 'Nirvana' with EARTHGANG ahead of July album.
May 8, 2026
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Charli xcx Drops 'Rock Music' Single and Music Video
Charli xcx releases 'Rock Music,' a guitar-driven new single marking a deliberate sonic shift ahead of her eighth album.
May 8, 2026
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Chris Brown Drops 27-Track Album 'Brown' With GloRilla, NBA YoungBoy
Chris Brown's 12th studio album arrives with a stacked feature list and a massive stadium tour incoming.
May 8, 2026
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Mike D Releases First Solo Single Since Beastie Boys' Last Album
Mike D drops debut solo track 'Switch Up,' his first new music since 2011.
May 8, 2026
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Anderson .Paak and DEAN Release New R&B Single Aftertaste
Anderson .Paak reunites with South Korean alt-R&B artist DEAN on sleek new single Aftertaste.
May 8, 2026
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J Balvin and Ryan Castro Release Joint Album Omerta
Two Colombian artists blend reggaeton, dancehall, and Afrohouse across 10 tracks on their debut joint project.
May 8, 2026
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Harry Styles Drops Dance No More Music Video Teaser Ahead of Tour
Harry Styles previews the third visual from his chart-topping album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
May 7, 2026
ReleasesMalik Yusef Releases 'The Poetry of Luke Skywalker' on Star Wars Day
The 8x Grammy winner and Bad Kids Worldwide founder drops the first chapter of his Fantasy Series exclusively on Share.Stream.
May 6, 2026
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T.O.P returns after 13 years with the Korean Kanye album: Ed Ruscha on art, IRKO on mix
BIGBANG's deep bass auteur built ANOTHER DIMENSION as a total work, with the Pop Art legend, Kanye's Grammy winning mixer, and Squid Game's art director all in the credits.
May 6, 2026
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Lauren Sanderson and Fred Durst Release Come Say Sum Remix
Lauren Sanderson taps Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst for a rap-rock remix ahead of her debut album LAUREN.
May 6, 2026
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Kacey Musgraves Drops Two Bonus Tracks for Middle of Nowhere Album
Kacey Musgraves surprise-released 'All My Exes (Kacey's Version)' and 'Caballero' as exclusive digital bonus tracks.
May 5, 2026
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Kelela Announces Third Album New Avatar Out This July
Kelela's New Avatar blends shoegaze, grunge, and R&B with features from PinkPantheress, Fousheé, and A.K. Paul.
May 5, 2026
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Maluma's New Album Loco x Volver Draws from Panic Attacks and Fatherhood
Colombian superstar Maluma opens up about mental health and his most personal album yet.
May 5, 2026
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Rolling Stones Announce New Album Foreign Tongues Out July 10
The Rolling Stones reveal Foreign Tongues, a 14-track follow-up to Hackney Diamonds, due July 10 on Capitol.
May 5, 2026
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Noah Kahan's The Great Divide Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Producer Gabe Simon breaks down how The Great Divide became the biggest rock album debut since 2014.
May 5, 2026
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North West Drops First EP and Hosts Complex LA Pop-Up
The 12-year-old rapper celebrated her debut project with a Fairfax store event.
May 5, 2026
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