Albums to Expect Before 2021 Ends

The list contains both albums with already announced titles and release dates and the ones yet to be confirmed but, may drop before 2021 ends.

by Onyeka August 31, 2021, 2:19 pm 1.9k Views 1 Comment

We’ve already spent threequarters of the year, and through that time lots of good music have been music. Some of them had been hugely anticipated, like Kanye West’s ‘DONDA,’ DMX’s ‘Exodus,’ Billie Eilish ‘Happier Than Ever,’ J Cole ‘The Off Season,’ Teni ‘Wondaland,’ Joeboy ‘Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic,’ Olamide ‘UY Scuti,’ and many others. But there are still plenty of albums expected to arrive this year and they include big names such as Drake, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga.

Below is a list of the albums that may be dropping this year, all things being equal.

September 3

Drake – Certified Lover Boy

Release Date for Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" May Have Just Been Leaked — **Drake’s 2021 haircut has mainly featured a heart shaped carving to promote his forthcoming album**

Lady Gaga – Dawn Of Chromatica

Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Imagine Dragons – Mercury: Act 1

September 10

Amyl And The Sniffers – Comfort To Me

Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed

Manic Street Preachers – The Ultra Vivid Lament

Steps – What The Future Holds Pt. 2

The Vaccines – Back In Love City

September 17

Daughtry – Dearly Beloved

Don Broco – Amazing Things

Genesis – The Last Domino? The Hits

Lil Nas X – Montero

Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – Industry Baby of Nas X’s forthcoming album, Montero

Ray Blk – Access Denied

September 24

The Lathums – How Beautiful Life Can Be

Nao – And Then Life Was Beautiful

Natalie Imbruglia – Firebird

The Specials – Protest Songs 1924-2012

X Ambassadors – The Beautiful Liar

October 1

Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days

Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett – Love For Sale

Sugababes – One Touch (20th anniversary reissue)

October 8

James Arthur – It’ll All Make Sense In The End

Ladyhawke – Time Flies

Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under

October 15

Coldplay – Music of The Spheres

Joy Crookes – Skin

October 22

Bullet For My Valentine – Bullet For My Valentine

Duran Duran – Future Past

October 29

Ed Sheeran – =

November 5

Diana Ross – Thank You

November 12

Courtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time

Little Mix – Between Us

November 19

Matt Goss – The Beautiful Unknown

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof

Date TBA

Avril Lavigne: Canadian singer-songwriter Lavigne will release her seventh album this year, posting on Instagram that its lead single will be released in the summer.

Blink-182

Lead drummer Travis Barker confirmed on Instagram that the band will release a new album in 2021.

Brockhampton: The band will release what is potentially their final album together “before the end of the year,” according to frontman Kevin Abstract.

Cardi B: Last August Cardi said in a US radio interview that she was plotting her next move after the global smash WAP, but was hesitant to reveal a rollout date until the pandemic is under control. “I have other projects coming out that doesn’t involve music,” she said, “but when it comes to music I think I’m going to put out another single.” That single, Up, was released on February 5.

J Hus: The London rapper says he hopes to release his third album by August, and it will feature a gigantic 26 tracks.

Juice WRLD – The Party Never Ends

Kendrick Lamar: K-Dot in a recent announcement after being relatively quiet since DAMN dropped in 2017, revealed his next album will be his last under boyhood record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). He did not reveal when the album will be dropping but, after such a long hiatus, all indications suggest a Kendrick drop is imminent.

Gwen Stefani: Gwen has confirmed her fifth studio album, saying the record is a return to her ska and reggae-influenced roots.

SZA: American singer SZA returned last September with the Neptunes-produced Hit ‘Different’ and ended 2020 with new track ‘Good Days’, which has become her biggest headline single in the UK. Despite some tweeted and deleted posts about the relationship with her record label, a follow-up to 2017’s CTRL might be imminent.

Lizzo: Lizzo recently revealed during an Instagram Q&A that she has nearly completed work on her new album – her second major label record – which is expected at some point this year. Long-time collaborator Ricky Reed and Oak, who worked on her last album Cuz I Love You, are involved again.

We will keep updating the list are more albums are announced, and or titles and dates arealtered.