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Anitta: Funk Generation, TBA
After sharing the three-pack Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story in August, the Brazilian pop star Anitta confirmed in October, upon the release of “Mil Veces,” that her next album will be called Funk Generation . She’s continued to share new material like “Bellakeo” and “Joga pra Lua” as she gears up for her Republic debut and first full-length since 2022’s Versions of Me . –Hattie Lindert
Ariana Grande, TBA
Ariana Grande has been busy filming the film adaptation of Wicked since releasing her last album, Positions, in 2020, but, in late 2023, she finally gestured towards her return. The comeback may include songs written with longtime collaborators Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh, who have featured in teaser posts. In January, she announced “Yes, And?,” ostensibly the first single. In December, an Instagram story promising things to come noted that 2023 had been “one of the most transformative, most challenging, and yet happiest and most special years of my life,” alluding to her relationship with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater. Whether that will feed into the music remains to be seen. –Jazz Monroe
Billie Eilish, TBA
Following a year where Billie Eilish delivered the Barbie ballad “What Was I Made For?” and netted Grammy nominations for Record and Song of the Year, it seems that it’s almost time for the follow-up to 2021’s Happier Than Ever. Eilish recently revealed that the album is “almost finished” and due “soon-ish”—this comes after Finneas said it was “85 percent done.” With no further news than that, time will tell what the next Billie Eilish season will bring. –Evan Minsker
Charli XCX, TBA
So far, there are a few things known about Charli XCX’s imminent follow-up to 2022’s Crash. It’s the first project she’ll release since announcing her engagement to the 1975’s George Daniel. In her own words, it has Berkeley, California, vibes. Most tangibly, it’s also potentially due out this year, although it has yet to receive an official release date or title. After contributing to the Barbie soundtrack last summer, Charli XCX shared the song “In the City” with Sam Smith in late 2023. –Hattie Lindert
Dua Lipa, TBA
Even between album cycles, Dua Lipa stays scheming. While the follow-up to 2020’s Future Nostalgia does not have a name or release date, it likely will include “Houdini”—her groovy (but not disco!) collaboration with co-writer Tobias Jesso Jr. and co-producers Danny L Harle and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker. If her third album is anything like last year’s Grammy and Golden Globe–nominated contribution to the Barbie soundtrack, then Dua Lipa is ready to bask in the spotlight once more and have fun doing it. –Nina Corcoran
Jennifer Lopez: This Is Me…Now
February 16
Jennifer Lopez’s new studio album, This Is Me…Now, arrives just about a decade after A.K.A. and over 20 years after This Is Me… Then. The new album is set to include a sequel to 2002’s “Dear Ben,” a song for Lopez’s husband, Ben Affleck. –Matthew Strauss
Kali Uchis: Orquídeas
January 12
Per Kali Uchis, the orchid—the national flower of Colombia—is “timeless, eerie, mystic, striking, graceful and sensual.” It’s also a central inspiration to her latest Spanish-language full-length, Orquídeas. The Colombian American singer has already shared three songs ahead of the album: “Muñekita” with El Alfa and City Girls’ JT, “Te Mata,” and “Labios Mordidos,” a new collaboration with fellow Colombiana Karol G. –Hattie Lindert
Rihanna, TBA
Listen, we don’t know for sure if Rihanna will ever release a new album. She’s said multiple times that she’s been working on it, and, while we definitely believe her, it’s been a long wait. She knows that, too. “Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year,” she said in an early 2023 interview after headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. That same feature noted that she’s got years’ worth of songs she’s “fallen in and out of love with.” When she does finally put an album out there, it’s all but guaranteed to be one of the biggest event releases of the year. –Evan Minsker
SZA: Lana, TBA
SZA has teased Lana as the expanded edition of her landmark album SOS. And, in recent months, she’s hinted that it might be a new album altogether. In an interview with Variety, SZA said that she initially intended for the project to be “outtakes” from SOS along with new material. “It’s become more than I expected,” she said. “It’s definitely turning into its own album… and I guess I could drop a new album randomly, because no one’s actually expecting that from me right now.” SZA also posted a series of photos on Instagram in recent weeks, with the sole caption “Lana,” on each one. The title of the project is a nod to SZA’s first-ever tattoo, which she got at age 13 after she couldn’t afford to pay for all of the letters of her first name, Solána. –Madison Bloom
