What's 2016 going to sound like? The most anticipated album releases of next year
What albums will be soundtrack to your 2016?
Wondering what albums will be the soundtrack to your 2016? Well you’ve come to the right place! Here’s the albums we reckon you’ll be listening to in 2016.
Rihanna – ANTI
It’s been three years since Ri-Ri’s last album and she’s been dropping teases and opening rooms of the ANTIdiary for yonks. There’s still no official release but it it’s gotta be soon! Tickets are already on sale for the ANTI World Tour. With only room left to open of the ANTIdiaRy and track ‘Kiss It Better’ leaking online expect the album to drop any day soon…
Ariana Grande – Moonlight
Following her massive hit ‘Focus’, Ariana is going to serve up her third studio album in 2016. Rumoured to feature collaborations with Justin Bieber and Charlie Puth. Expect to be listening to ‘Moonlight’ in the upcoming months.
Britney Spears
She’s in the studio peeps! The original pop princess has posted a few pics on insta showing she’s back in the studio and has confirmed she is working on a new album. Back to her best at her Las Vegas residency - Could 2016 be the year we have hear some brand new Britney?
Frank Ocean – Boys Don’t Cry
The follow-up to Frank Ocean’s 2012 debut ‘Channel Orange’ is hotly anticipated. With the album’s title ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ confirmed and a rumoured release date back in July 2015 – surely 2016 is the year for some brand new Frank Ocean. Fingers crossed! because these boys and girls are close to crying if ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ doesn’t drop soon.
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers 2
In a recent vid posted online, Wiz confirmed that the follow-up to 2011 ‘Rolling Papers’ will be released in late 2016. In January 2016, he will release ‘Project Khalifa’ so expect to hear a whole lot more Wiz Khalifa next year.
Lady Gaga
Reports are flying around that Gaga has been hard at work on a new album, which is set to be released next year. Lily Allen let it slip that Gaga has been working with super producer Mark Ronson. Which has left us with the feeling Gaga is going to get us dancing in 2016.
50 Cent – Street King Immortal
Release dates for 50 Cent’s album ‘Street King Immortal’ have been reported as early as 2011, another followed in 2012, 2013, 2014 and yup 2015 too. Apparently fifty and his record label can’t quite agree on the promo and release of the album. Though we are hoping they’ve have made up now, as now it’s reported the album will be released in 2016.
Katy Perry
2015 was a quiet year for 2016, while her enemy Taylor Swift reigned supreme, Katy lay low. Now it looks like Katy is ready to make a comeback with her management saying ‘She plans to release her next album by 2016.’
Kanye West – Swish
Kanye’s ‘Swish’ was supposed to be released in 2015 but is now due to drop next year. Though some rather angry tweets from Kanye this month would suggest the album isn’t quite done yet. On 13th December, Kanye tweeted ‘no offense to anyone… I’m asking everyone DON’T ASK ME FOR ANYTHING TILL AFTER I’M FINISHED WITH MY ALBUM.’
Beyonce
We never quite know what Queen Bey is up to. Tending to keep her music releases top secret until the last minute. Though last month, Sia let is slip that Beyonce is back in the studio working on something. Hyping up rumours that Queen Bey may release some new music in 2016.
Iggy Azalea – Digital Distortion
We’ve known the name of Iggy’s second album ‘Digital Distoriation’ for a while now. But there’s no release date confirmed, though this week she released the album artwork and during a twitter Q&A Iggy confirmed she’s finished recording the album. In the Q&A she also named some tracks on the album as ‘Zillion’ ‘Elephant’ & ‘Team’. Plus she promised we’d hear some buzz songs in January and hinted that album will be released in April.