Take a look through the fantastic albums out in 2024

There's so much great music!

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Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 3rd Oct 2024
Last updated 8th Oct 2024

So far in 2024 we've seen some fantastic albums already drop, in the shape of James Arthur's 'Bitter Sweet Love', Zara Larsson's 'Venus', Usher's 'Coming Home', and of course Beyoncé's first country album, 'Cowboy Carter'.

Now, despite 'brat summer' feeling like a distant memory, we still have even more exciting albums to look forward to, including the highly-anticipated comeback from Eminem. And as well as the reissue of Natasha Bedingfield's debut album 'Unwritten', available on vinyl for the first time, who could forget Perrie's debut solo album?! Assuring us it'll be out in 2024, there's a lot to look forward to in the world of music.

Take a look through albums out in 2024:

James Arthur

Release date: Out now
James Arthur released his fifth album 'Bitter Sweet Love' on 26th January 2024, having previously teased it would be out in 2023.


In an interview with us, he said one of the songs has a country vibe and: "I'd love Taylor Swift to be part (of it), or Miley Cyrus. Those girls cross over into the country and pop world and I'm kind of going there on this new album."

Zara Larsson

Release date: Out now
Zara Larsson has now released her fourth studio album, in addition to heading on a UK tour. The album is called 'Venus'.

Usher

Release date: Out now
Usher is set to release his first album since 2016 on the same day that he performs at the Super Bowl Half-Time show. The album is called 'Coming Home'.

Justin Timberlake

Release date: Out now
Justin Timberlake released his sixth studio album 'Everything I Thought It Was' on 15th March, which features his song 'Selfish', as well as a collab with *NSYNC.

Beyoncé

Release date: Out now
'Cowboy Carter' is Beyoncé's first country music album - and it did not disappoint! The singer announced the release date for her highly-anticipated second 'Renaissance' album during a Super Bowl advert, and released the tracklist just days before its release on 29th March.

Dua Lipa

Release date: Out now
Dua Lipa finally released her highly-anticipated third studio album on 3rd May 2024. Taking to Instagram, Dua revealed that the title of the album is 'Radical Optimism'.

Zayn

Release date: Out now
Zayn has now released his amazing fourth solo album. The album is called 'Room Under The Stairs', and features his popular song 'What I Am'.

Shaznay Lewis

Release date: Out now
Former All Saints singer Shaznay Lewis released her second solo album, her first in 20 years, in May. The new album is called 'Pages'.

Becky Hill

Release date: Out now
Becky Hill released her second album 'Believe Me Now?' in May 2024. The singer said she was: 'going back to my dance music roots'.

Charli XCX

Release date: Out now
Charli XCX released her hit album 'brat' in June 2024, the album became a massive hit spawning the 'brat summer' phenomenon.

Meghan Trainor

Release date: Out now
Meghan's highly-anticipated new album is called 'Timeless', and talking about the release, the singer wrote on Instagram: 'This album means so much to me and I cant wait to share even more soooon 🥹 GET READY.'

Eminem

Release date: Out now
Eminem has announced his 12th album 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)' will be released in the summer of 2024. The rapper has also announced that he will make his 'career disappear', so this album could be the last from the 'My Name Is' rapper.

Natasha Bedingfield

Release date: Out now
Natasha Bedingfield will release her debut album 'Unwritten' on vinyl for the first time, to celebrate 20 years since it was released. It will be issued 20 years to the day it was originally released.

Katy Perry

Release date: Out now
Katy Perry will release her sixth album '143' in September, the album features her songs 'Woman's World' and 'Lifetimes'.

Tom Walker

Release date: Out now
Tom Walker has announced he will be releasing his second album in 2024, called 'I Am'. The album will feature his hits 'Burn' and 'Freaking Out'.

Coldplay

Release date: Out now
Coldplay set new sustainability standards when they released their 10th studio album on 4th October 2024, called 'Moon Music'. The band's album is available on four physical formats, however there was a limited release in order to reduce waste. They vinyl version of their album was made from recycled plastic bottles.

Charli XCX

Release date: 11th October 2024
Just four months after the release of her sixth studio album 'brat', Charli dropped her first remix album, offering us up 16 new versions of the original tracks - but this time, featuring some HUGE artists. Released on 11th October, the remix album - titled 'Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat' featured names such as Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Troye Sivan, Bon Iver, The 1975, Lorde and Addison Rae. Check out the full list here.

Kylie Minogue

Release date: 18th October 2024
Kylie Minogue has announced her 17th studio album, called 'Tension II', it is the sequel to her 2022 album 'Tension' and will feature her upcoming single 'Lights Camera Action'.

Shawn Mendes

Release date: 18th October
Shawn Mendes will release his fifth studio album, 'Shawn', in October. The album features 12 songs including 'Why Why Why' and 'Isn't That Enough', which he will release on his birthday (8th August).

Gwen Stefani

Release date: 15th November
Gwen Stefani has announced her fifth album will be called 'Bouquet', the album will features 10 songs, including one with her husband Blake Shelton, and include several songs that have a flower theme to them.

Olly Alexander

Release date: Unknown
Olly Alexander is expected to release his first solo album under his own name in 2024. The singer told us in an interview in December 2024: "My whole album is almost finished... not quite, but I've got a lot of music there ready to go. So this Eurovision song, I'm just so, so, so excited it's going to be coming soon."

Perrie

Release date: Unknown
Perrie has announced her album has been finished and will be out this year, however she hasn't revealed what it will be called, or the exact release date. This album will be her first solo album since Little Mix started their hiatus in 2022.

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