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What are the most anticipated albums of this Fall?
After a quiet start of the year musically speaking, expectations are high for the new releases of the upcoming months. Numéro has selected the most anticipated albums of Fall 2025, from Lana Del Rey to Sabrina Carpenter, Rosalía and Taylor Swift.
By Violaine Schütz,
and Jordan Bako.
Cardi B, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift… the most anticipated albums of Fall 2025
2025 kicked off with new releases from Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez, Franz Ferdinand, and Mac Miller. On the French scene, singers Solann, Miki, and Eloi made waves with their new records.
For the Fall season (or slightly earlier), new records are expected from Parcels, Jehnny Beth, Olivia Dean, Fishbach, Benjamin Biolay, Mac DeMarco, Myd, Ethel Cain, and Taylor Swift. Tyla, Olivia Rodrigo, and Harry Styles might also drop unreleased tracks. Here’s an overview of the albums generating the most excitement among our editorial team at Numéro.
Lana Del Rey to release a new album in 2025
The American artist recently announced her tenth studio album, initially slated for May 21, 2025, but later delayed. Following the stunning Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023), Lana Del Rey is reportedly taking a southern gothic turn with her new project, once titled Lasso, then The Right Person Will Stay, before being left without an official name. Still, she says her new songs won’t stray far from her previous style.
The record could also explore country influences — a genre experiencing a renaissance thanks to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter. In the meantime, fans can enjoy the country-rap duet Tough with Quavo, as well as the beautiful single Henry, Come On.
The album currently has no confirmed release date.
Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter’s daring new album
Just a year after her latest release Short n’ Sweet (2024), Sabrina Carpenter has once and for all shed her Disney princess image. The babydoll pop star and her Polly Pocket looks delivered myriads of playful pop tracks with cheeky, sharp lyrics, sung with both humor and sensuality. No wonder we’re all waiting for the follow-up to her Grammy-winning Best Pop Album of 2024.
Titled Man’s Best Friend, the new pop opus is already stirring controversy, even though only one single, Manchild, along with the album cover have been released. The visual features the 26-year-old star in a provocative position – crouching on all fours, her hair grasped by a man out of frame, like a leash. Resolutely memorable in 2024, could Sabrina Carpenter extend her reign with this new record? If the buzz around the album cover is indicative in any way, Man’s Best Friend is sure to get people talking.
Man’s Best Friend (2025) by Sabrina Carpenter, coming out on August 29th, 2025.
Essex Honey, Blood Orange’s new album
Seven years after his last studio album, the incredible Devonté Hynes, aka Blood Orange, is finally back with a new record. His fifth album, titled Essex Honey, will come out on August 29th and already promises to be brilliant. At least, that’s what the first singles unveiled by the artist seem to foreshadow. On these experimental, melancholic tracks, we can hear the voices of Caroline Polachek, Lorde, and The Durutti Column. The album credits include Daniel Caesar, Mustafa the Poet, Brendan Yates from Turnstile, Naomi Scott, Amandla Stenberg, and Zadie Smith. Blood Orange is clearly going big for his triumphant return to the stage.
Essex Honey by Blood Orange, available on August 29th, 2025.
The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift
Just a few months after the release of The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024 and the end of her monumental marathon The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is already back in the spotlight. On August 12th, 2025, the American singer announced the release of her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Scheduled for release on October 3rd, this record will feature 12 original tracks that will open new sonic experiments and visual world. Cherry on the top? Pop star Sabrina Carpenter will appear on the title track The Life of a Showgirl. Even though the news of her new era has just come out, Taylor Swift’s new album is already shaping up to be one of the most anticipated releases of this Fall.
The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift, available on October 3rd, 2025.
A$AP Rocky’s new opus Don’t Be Dumb
Few details have emerged about A$AP Rocky’s long-awaited fifth album, Don’t Be Dumb, but rumors hint at collaborations with Mike Dean, Tyler, The Creator, and Pharrell Williams. Originally set for August 30, 2024, the release was pushed to fall 2024 and then to 2025. To tide fans over, Rocky launched a capsule clothing line featuring the album title.
The melancholic single Highjack, featuring folk singer Jessica Pratt, gives a haunting glimpse of what’s to come. This marks his first album release since Testing in 2018.
Don’t Be Dumb (2025) by A$AP Rocky, doesn’t have a release date yet.
Rosalía’s new album after the groundbreaking Motomami
In 2022, Rosalía mesmerised audiences with the powerful, sensual, and bold Motomami. For the past few months, she has been hinting on social media that a new record may be in the works. First, she posted bloody photographs with the caption reading “R4” during a Halloween party. Then, she spoke more explicitly about a new project, when reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead to 2025.
The direction of this new work remains unknown though, especially when it comes to an artist known for experimenting with music. Nevertheless, Rosalía has stated that the album will probably come out in November 2025 and will be unlike any of her previous works, according to the Spanish edition of Elle. Rumours of a duet with Caroline Polachek have circulated on X, as well as a potential world tour in 2026. Moreover, this new record might be titled Lux.
Rosalía’s new album is scheduled for release in November 2025.
Vie: Rapper Doja Cat’s new project
After her transformation from the bubblegum pop album Amara (2018) to the dark, introspective Scarlet, the singer is surprising us once more. Doja Cat has chosen the French word “vie” (“life”) to title her upcoming album. While details remain scarce, a series of elegant, vintage, Grace Jones-inspired visuals suggest a eighties aesthetic. This new era might well take her to universes close to Janet Jackson and Prince. At least, that’s what the teaser of her upcoming single Jealous Type hints at.
Vie by Doja Cat, coming out on September 26th, 2025.
Cardi B’s big comeback set for September 2025
Following her critically acclaimed album Invasion of Privacy (2018), rapper Cardi B is finally back with a second opus. Titled Am I The Drama?, the record is set for release on September 19th, 2025. Details are gradually emerging… Last June, she revealed the cover art, a gothic visual showing the star all dressed in red and surrounded by crows. As for the musical part, the album may include around twenty tracks, such as the overtly sexual hit WAP (2020), Up (2021), and her latest single Outside (2025).
Am I The Drama? by Cardi B, available on September 19th, 2025.
The Last Dinner Party will be back with The Pyre
Everything is going well for the grandiose and ultra-stylish musicians and vocalists of London-based group The Last Dinner Party. The five artists first made a name for themselves opening for Nick Cave, Florence + the Machine, and the Rolling Stones. They then released their risqué, lyrical debut single Nothing Matters. Close to ABBA, Kate Bush, and Warpaint on the musical spectrum, the band is poised to turn even more heads in the coming months. Following the release of their debut album Prelude to Ecstasy in February 2024, produced by heavyweight James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz), a second album is already on the way. The Pyre is scheduled for release on October 17th, 2025.
The Pyre by The Last Dinner Party, available on October 17th, 2025.
Rihanna’s grand musical comeback in 2025
This isn’t just one of the most anticipated albums of 2025 — it’s also been hotly awaited in 2024, 2023, 2022, and even earlier. In recent years, singer Rihanna seemed deeply focused on her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, and her lingerie brand, Savage x Fenty. Still, many fans continue to dream of her return to music… With an upcoming album from her partner A$AP Rocky, it’s easy to imagine the star making a feature on his record. Will 2025 finally be the year of an all-new release from Riri? We can only hope.
The release date of Rihanna’s new album remains unknown.
