New albums from September 2026: Miley, Jhené Aiko, Carly Rae Jepsen and more
Eight releases from the past month and the details that matter: who's on them, who made them, and how they landed.
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- Upcoming albums: October to December 2026
Every album here has an officially announced date. Dates can still move, so check the artist's own channels before release day.
- Albums expected in 2027, and what artists have actually said
Some of these have a date. Some are one sentence in an interview. We've sorted them by how solid they are.
- Tinashe on Popstar: a persona, a running order like a film, and no shortcuts
What Tinashe has said publicly about making her eighth album, drawn from her Stereogum cover story.
- New Indonesian music from September 2026: no na, The Brandals, Ruth Sahanaya and more
Debut albums, comebacks and a hipdut single: the Indonesian releases from the past month, and who made them.
- Upcoming Indonesian albums: what's coming in late 2026 and 2027
Two albums with firm dates, several promised before the year ends, and a few further out, sorted by how certain they are.
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Monthly roundups of new songs and albums, release dates for what is coming, and the records artists have teased.
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Profiles built from what artists have said publicly about making their records, with every source linked.
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Guides for live music: buying tickets without getting scammed, what to pack for a festival, and getting home after the encore.
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