The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2026 in music in the United States.
Notable events
January
February
- 1 – The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.[2]
- 6 – Puscifer will release their first studio album in nearly six years, Normal Isn't.
- Silversun Pickups will release their first studio album in four years, Tenterhooks.
- Robert Deeble will release his first album in eight years, The Space Between Us.
- 8 – Charlie Puth will sing the national anthem and Bad Bunny will perform at the halftime show at Super Bowl LX at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.[3]
- 13 – Converge will release their first studio album in nearly five years, Love Is Not Enough.
- The Bronx, under their moniker Mariachi El Bronx, will release their first studio album in five years, Mariachi El Bronx IV.
- The Lone Bellow will release their first studio album in nearly four years, What a Time to Be Alive.
- 20 – New Found Glory will release their first studio album in nearly six years, Listen Up!.[4]
- Hilary Duff will release her first studio album in eleven years, Luck... or Something.
- 27 – Rob Zombie will release his first studio album in five years, The Great Satan.
- Bill Callahan will release his first studio album in four years, My Days of 58.
March
- 6 – Charlie Puth will release his first studio album in four years, Whatever's Clever!.
- Surfbort will release their first studio album in five years, Reality Star.
- 13 – Sweet Pill will release their first studio album in four years, Still There's a Glow.
- 20 – Tyketto will release their first album in ten years, Closer to the Sun.
- 27 – Melissa Etheridge will release her first studio album in five years, Rise.
- Tigers Jaw will release their first studio album in five years, Lost on You.
April
- 8 – Attila will release their first studio album in five years, Concrete Throne.
First quarter
Second quarter
Unknown date
- 4 Non Blondes will release their first studio album in thirty-four years. Vocalist Linda Perry will also release her first solo studio album in eleven years, Let It Die Here.[10]
- Abysmal Dawn will release their first studio album in six years.[11]
- Anthrax will release their first studio album in ten years.[12]
- Cartel will release their first studio album in thirteen years.[13]
- Chiodos will release their first studio album in twelve years.[14]
- Clutch will release their first studio album in four years.[15]
- Cold will release their first studio album in seven years.[16]
- Corrosion of Conformity will release their first studio album in eight years. It will be their first album in more than three decades without original bassist Mike Dean, who was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, and their first in more than two decades with drummer Stanton Moore, who replaced Reed Mullin after his death in 2020.[17]
- Cro-Mags will release their first studio album in six years.[18]
- Dangerous Toys will release their first studio album in thirty-one years.[19]
- DJ Khaled will release his first studio album in four years, Aalam of God.[20]
- Down will release their first studio album in nineteen years.[21]
- Drowning Pool will release their first studio album in four years. It will be the band's first album in sixteen years to feature returning vocalist Ryan McCombs, following Jasen Moreno's departure in 2023.[22]
- Evanescence will release their first studio album in five years.[23]
- Excel will release their first studio album in thirty-one years.[24]
- Exodus will release their first studio album in five years. It will be the band's first album in sixteen years to feature returning vocalist Rob Dukes, following Steve "Zetro" Souza's second departure in 2025.[25]
- Fear Factory will release their first studio album in five years. It will be the band's first album with current lead vocalist Milo Silvestro and current drummer Pete Webber, both of whom joined in 2023.[26]
- Forbidden will release their first studio album in sixteen years. It will be the band's first album to feature their new lead vocalist Norman Skinner as the replacement of original vocalist Russ Anderson, who is retired.[27]
- Hatebreed will release their first studio album in six years.[28]
- Lita Ford will release her first studio album in ten years and her first of all-new material in fourteen years.[29]
- Madonna will release her first studio album in seven years.[30]
- Murphy's Law will release their first studio album in twenty-five years.[31]
- Queensrÿche will release their first studio album in four years.[32]
- Papa Roach will release their first studio album in four years.[33]
- Power Trip will release their first studio album in nine years. It will be their first album recorded since the death of original frontman Riley Gale in 2020, and also their first to feature lead vocals by his replacement, Seth Gilmore.[34]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their first studio album in four years. It will be their third album together with guitarist John Frusciante since his second return to the band in 2019.[35]
- Russian Circles will release their first studio album in four years.[36]
- Sacred Reich will release their first studio album in seven years, Into the Abyss.[37]
- Savatage will release their first studio album in twenty-five years, Curtain Call.[38]
- Snot will release their first studio album in twenty-six years. It will be the band's first album to feature their new lead vocalist Andy Knapp as the replacement of original vocalist Lynn Strait, who died in 1998.[39]
- Soil will release their first studio album in thirteen years.[40]
- Sublime will release their first studio album in thirty years. It will be their first album recorded since the death of original frontman Bradley Nowell in 1996, and also their first to feature lead vocals by his son, Jakob.[41]
- Suicidal Tendencies will release their first studio album in eight years, and their first of all-new material in ten years. It will be their first release with guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Tye Trujillo (son of former Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo) and drummer Jay Weinberg.[42]
- Symphony X will release their first studio album in eleven years.[43]
- Tori Amos will release her first studio album in five years, In Times of Dragons.[44]
- Trivium will release their first studio album in five years.[45]
- Ugly Kid Joe will release their first studio album in four years.[46]
- Vinnie Vincent Invasion will release their first studio album in thirty-eight years, Judgment Day Guitarmageddon.[47]
- Vio-lence will release their first studio album in thirty-three years.[48]
List of albums set to be released
January
February
March
April
Unknown date
First quarter
Second quarter
TBA
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