The Soundtrack of 2025: Month‑by‑Month Guide to the Year’s Most‑Anticipated Albums
If the first few months of 2025 are any indication, listeners are in for a banner year. From long‑awaited returns (Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Backstreet Boys) to posthumous tributes (Avicii, Mac Miller), the release calendar is already stacked—and artists are still adding titles. Below is a living guide to the albums that have locked in dates so far, plus a quick look at the big projects hovering on the horizon. Bookmark it, because we’ll keep updating as more records are announced.
January
- Jan 3 – Lil Baby, WHAM (Who Hard As Me)
- Jan 5 – Bad Bunny, DeBÍ TiRAR MÁS FOTos
- Jan 8 – BSS, TELEPARTY
- Jan 10 – Ringo Starr, Look Up
- Jan 17 – Mac Miller, Balloonerism
- Jan 24 – FKA twigs, Eusexua
Kane Brown, The High Road
Teddy Swims, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy, Pt 2 - Jan 31 – The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow
February
- Feb 14 – Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
Jisoo, AMORTAGE
Neil Young, Oceanside Countryside
Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (Deluxe) - Feb 21 – Tate McRae, So Close to What
- Feb 25 – G‑Dragon, ÜBERMENSCH
- Feb 28 – G‑Eazy, Helium
LISA, Alter Ego
March
- Mar 7 – Jason Isbell, Foxes in the Snow
Jennie, Ruby
Lady Gaga, Mayhem
YoungBoy Never Broke Again, More Leaks - Mar 10 – Hoshi & Woozi, BEAM
- Mar 14 – LE SSERAFIM, HOT
- Mar 21 – Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
My Morning Jacket, Is
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, I Said I Love You First - Mar 28 – Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead
Lil Durk, Deep Thoughts
Lucy Dacus, Forever Is a Feeling
Mumford & Sons, Rushmere
Wallows, More
Will Smith, Based on a True Story
April
- Apr 4 – Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels?
- Apr 11 – Bon Iver, Sable, Fable
Spin Doctors, Face Full of Cake - Apr 12 – Wu‑Tang Clan, Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman
- Apr 18 – Davido, 5IVE
Julien Baker & TORRES, Send a Prayer My Way
Melvins, Thunderball - Apr 25 – Jeff Goldblum, Still Blooming
- Apr 27 – Snoop Dogg, Altar Call
May
- May 2 – Eric Church, Evangeline vs. The Machine
Fuerza Regida, 111XPANTIA - May 9 – Arcade Fire, Pink Elephant
Blake Shelton, For Recreational Use Only
Little Simz, Lotus
Maren Morris, Dreamsicle
PinkPantheress, Fancy That - May 13 – BOYNEXTDOOR, No Genre
- May 16 – Avicii, Avicii Forever
Damiano David, Funny Little Fears
Jin, Echo
Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem - May 23 – Joe Jonas, Music for People Who Believe in Love
- May 26 – SEVENTEEN, Happy Burstday
- May 30 – Garbage, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light
Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition)
Miley Cyrus, Something Beautiful
June
- Jun 5 – ENHYPEN, DESIRE : UNLEASH
- Jun 6 – Cynthia Erivo, I Forgive You • Lil Wayne, Tha Carter VI • Pulp, More
- Jun 13 – The Cure, Mixes of a Lost World • Van Morrison, Remembering Now
July
- Jul 11 – Backstreet Boys, Millennium 2.0
- Jul 25 – Alice Cooper, The Revenge of Alice Cooper
August
- Aug 8 – Jonas Brothers, Greetings From Your Hometown
Still “On the Way” (Date TBA)
- A$AP Rocky, Don’t Be Dumb
- Burna Boy, No Sign of Weakness
- DJ Khaled, Aalam of God
- Ed Sheeran, Play
- Lana Del Rey, title TBA
- Megan Thee Stallion, Megan: Act III
- Summer Walker, Finally Over It
Keep checking back—this list will grow (and shift) as labels lock in street dates and artists drop surprise projects. One thing’s certain: 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most diverse and crowded years for new music in recent memory.
