Somehow, August is already halfway over, and the midpoint of the month is marked by a cavalcade of albums, giving music lovers a litany of full-length projects to dig into.
Conan Gray delivers his third album Wishbone, Rich Brian asks WHERE IS MY HEAD? on his first full-length in six years for 88rising, and Rise Against Ricochet through their follow-up to 2021's Nowhere Generation. Plus, Molly Tuttle bids So Long Little Miss Sunshine and Aly & AJ celebrate 20 Years Of Into The Rush with a brand-new live album.
Meanwhile, Kodak Black drops new single "Imma Shoot," Coco Jones adds MORE! to Why Not More?, Huddy is feeling "Fragile," Zara Larsson continues the rollout for her upcoming album Midnight Sun with flirty third single "Crush," and Ty Myers gets real about dating "Through a Screen." And in a preview of his soon-to-be-released mixtape, Rocket, Dominic Fike shares three songs: "All Hands on Deck," an edit of "Aftermath" and "Smile."
Below, press play on 10 new releases to soundtrack your upcoming weekend, including albums from Maroon 5, Chance the Rapper, KAYTRANADA, Jordan Davis and more.
Maroon 5's eighth studio set is a short-and-sweet affair, with Love Is Like clocking in at just 27 minutes across 10 songs. In addition to previously released singles like LISA collab "Priceless" and "All Night," the album includes genre-busting collaborations with Lil Wayne (title track "Love Is Like") and Sexyy Red ("I Like It").
The title track serves as the latest official single off Love Is Like, with Weezy joining Adam Levine and co. in a music video filled with references celebrating the band's 20-year career. "Your love is like drugs/ And I had suitcases full of it," the frontman sings as he strolls past payphones and street corners lined with the old Maroon 5 tour posters.
The Bardi Gang still has a month to wait for Cardi B's long-gestating sophomore album, AM I THE DRAMA?, but the rapper dropped a luxe new morsel to keep her fans fed in the interim.
Cardi is a full-blown fashionista in the music video for "Imaginary Playerz," reveling in her status as "the first rap b— on the cover of Vogue" and playfully spitting, "You b—es don't even know the difference between vintage and archive, like…" In between those declarations, the GRAMMY winner is clad in vintage couture as she jetsets between Mykonos and Paris and hilariously quips, "I'm a star but I'll smack you, don't get starstruck." That's a Bronx legend, you heard?
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Chance the Rapper's sophomore album, STAR LINE, has been a long time coming, with the Chicago native dropping the Joey Bada$$-assisted lead single "The Highs & the Lows" way back in the summer of 2022. Since then, he's coached two seasons of "The Voice," changed the album's title and released a bevy of one-off singles like "I Will Be Your (Black Star Line Freestyle)" and "Buried Alive."
Finally here, the album takes inspiration from the three-time GRAMMY winner's visits to countries like Ghana and Jamaica, and its official tracklist is stacked with guest appearances by everyone from BJ the Chicago Kid ("The Negro Problem," "Speed of Light") and Vic Mensa ("Back To The Go") to Jay Electronica ("Just A Drop") and Jazmine Sullivan (closer "Speed Of Love").
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KAYTRANADA gave fans little warning to prepare for the release of his fourth album, revealing the existence of the all-caps declaration AIN'T NO DAMN WAY! roughly 72 hours before it dropped.
"Letting y'all know that this album is strictly for workouts, dancing and studying and for my people that love beats," the eight-time GRAMMY nominee shared on social media about the studio set, which was also preceded by the propulsive, shapeshifting lead single "SPACE INVADER."
Arriving just three short weeks after his eighth studio album, MASA, dropped at the end of July, YoungBoy Never Broke Again announced the release of his latest mixtape, DESHAWN, with a simple message: "It's for you not them."
The project is hosted by DJ Khaled and includes highlights like opener "Al Marley," the repentant "Lord Forgive Me" and Kevin Gates link-up "Trap Out." Its 13 tracks act as a sharp contrast to the sprawling, 30-song tracklist of its recent predecessor, which helped YoungBoy NBA make history as the Louisiana native's 34th album to chart on the Billboard 200 — marking the most career entries of any rapper ever on the all-genre chart.
Jordan Davis is filled with nothing but gratitude as his third album is released into the world. "Thanks for giving me the best job in the world," he gushed in a post announcing that Learn The Hard Way has arrived.
While the 17-track LP features a slew of breakup songs — including catchy current single "Bar None," Carly Pearce team-up "Mess With Missing You" and yearning cut "Turn This Truck Around" — it seems that the album's rather ominous title refers to past learnings more than current happenings. Not only did Davis just welcome his fourth child with wife Kristen, but as he added in his celebratory album post, "we had blast writing and recording this record and I hope you feel the same way listening."
"Nice Shoes" serves not only as Steve Lacy's first solo track in three years, but also the first preview of Oh Yeah?, the album he's currently cooking up in the studio as a highly anticipated follow-up to 2022's GRAMMY-winning Gemini Rights.
"Crazy how you could be sad and not notice," The Internet guitarist admits over whistling production and a pounding beat before adding, "All I need is my guitar and serotonin." Gracing the cover of Rolling Stone's September 2025 issue, Lacy offered some insight into his songwriting process that's as relevant to the lyrics of his new song as it is to his breakout hit, "Bad Habit." "It's like, a thought here and something profound there," he told the magazine, "and then a joke right after that."
Continuing the momentum she earned with recent singles "Nice to Each Other" and "Lady Lady," Olivia Dean ramps up anticipation for her forthcoming album The Art Of Loving — due Sept. 26 — with the swooning invitation of "Man I Need."
"Already know I can't leave it alone/ You're on my mind/ Already gave you the time and the place/ So don't be shy/ Just come be the man I need," the rising star admits over a retro beat on the song's confessional prechorus before delivering a chanting refrain of "Talk to me, talk to me."
Considering the headlines he's generated in recent months (a May arrest by Tennessee Highway Patrol, picking a fight with Beyoncé over COWBOY CARTER's country bonafides in June), the title of Gavin Adcock's new album, Own Worst Enemy, acts as something of a cheeky acknowledgement of his penchant for bad behavior.
The message of the title track, however, is relayed in second person, with the Georgia native advising himself, "Maybe one day you'll see/ You're your own worst enemy." However, if the bloody and busted-up selfie Adcock shared from the set of his upcoming music video for "Last to Know" is any indication, he plans to keep using his reputation as one of country's rowdiest talents to, if not his personal benefit, then at least the benefit of his catalog.
Chevelle — 'Bright As Blasphemy'
The road to Chevelle's tenth album has apparently been a long and tortured one, with drummer Sam Loeffler describing the process in one interview as "pulling your hair out and then trying to put it back in."
But Bright As Blasphemy appears to be worth the effort, as it marks the sibling act's first independent (and self-produced) release since exiting their deal with Epic Records. Here's hoping the headlining tour the band kicked off earlier this month in support of the project is a little less agonizing for them than recording was.