THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR
We scoured the planet to find some of the best albums of 2026. As usual, our gaze is cast across many different styles, but some our very favorites mash-up genres.
The second EP by the multitalented #Kpop artist #Wonho, #Blue_Letter is like a soothing summer breeze there to enhance a perfect summer blue sky.
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Taylor Swift and Max Martin reunite for 'The Life of a Showgirl', a scattershot collection of pop bangers and meditations on fame that captures the zeitgeist.
@taylorswift13's new record is a #PMPick [9/10]
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INTERVIEW: #Kpop's CRAVITY (@CRAVITY_twt) talk with PopMatters about trying bossa nova for the first time and how "GO GO" fits the message of their first full-length album.
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.@pabllovittar’s BATIDÃO TROPICAL comes at a moment when Brazilian Northeast culture is on the rise but she’s taking Brega music to the next level.
#PMPick out now. [9/10]
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INTERVIEW: BILLLIE (@Billlieofficial) are a part of a generation of #KPOP idols for whom transmedia storytelling, like their short film What Is Your B?, is as vital as music and dance.
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The Metaphysical Dream of #BTS’ #SUGA
In Min Yoon-gi's music, there’s a common idea floating of his dreams, even if he hasn’t identified them, or found a way to coexist with them peacefully.
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The 20 Best #Kpop Albums of 2021
Synthpop, traditional Korean music, pop-rock, and experimental production marked the music of the best K-pop releases of 2021.
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Caroline Polachek (@carolineplz) dives into the contradictory crux of the human experience on 'Desire, I Want to Turn Into You', an album of breathtakingly original pop songs. - @robmouraiii#PMPick out on Valentine's Day. [10/10]🎉
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INTERVIEW: Drag Dance-Popster #Katya Discusses Her New Album #VampireFitness
Growing up listening to sludge-metal and goth-rock, #dragqueen@katya_zamo rose from complete obscurity to become a multi-hyphenate comedy icon.
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INTERVIEW: K-Pop Has Its Meta-Moment with the Dynamic Art of ARTMS
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The #Kpop market is oversaturated, but @official_artms cuts through the technicolor noise by remixing and defying lore conventions to create something drastically new. - @SawdEye