A LONG, HOT SUMMER
OF NEW ALBUMS

Back in the olden days, summer was relatively barren in terms of major album releases, but that’s no longer the case, as the following list of hot-weather releases dramatically demonstrates. You’ll find these and more summer albums, along with stats on each, in our Upcoming Releases section.

7/12
Cigarettes After Sex, X’s (Partisan)
Clairo, Charm (Clairo)
Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
HARDY, QUIT!! (Mercury/Republic)
Johnny Blue Skies [Sturgill Simpson], Passage du Desir (High Top Mountain)
Megan Moroney, Am I Okay? (Sony)
OneRepublic, Artificial Paradise (Mosley/Interscope)
Phish, Evolve (Phish)
Remi Wolf, Big Ideas (Island)

7/19
Childish Gambino, Bando Stone & the New World (RCA)
Glass Animals, I Love You So F***ing Much (Wolf Tone Limited)
Jimin, Muse (BIGHIT)

7/26
Ice Spice, Y2K (10K/Capitol)
The Red Clay Strays, Made These Moments (RCA)
Koe Wetzel, 9 Lives (Columbia)

8/2
Khalid, Sincere (Right Hand Music/RCA)
Orville Peck, Stampede (Warner)

8/16
Beabadoobee, This Is How Tomorrow Moves (Dirty Hit)
Post Malone, F-1 Trillion (Mercury/Republic)

8/23
Fontaines D.C., Romance (XL)
Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (Island)
Thomas Rhett, About a Woman (Valory)
Lainey Wilson, Whirlwind (Broken Bow)

8/30
A$AP Rocky, Don’t Be Dumb (Polo Grounds/RCA)
Zedd, TELOS (Interscope)

9/6
George Strait, Cowboys and Dreamers (MCA Nashville)

TIKTOK'S OLE OBERMANN: THE HITS INTERVIEW
He makes TikTok tick. (11/25a)
THE HITS LIST TURKEY TROT
...with all the trimmings (11/25a)
NEAR TRUTHS: WITCHING HOUR
Casting a spell (11/21a)
KENDRICK’S GNX: SONG BY SONG
Looking under the hood of surprise album (11/25a)
NEAR TRUTHS: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
One name keeps popping up amid the Roan-related speculation. (11/25a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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