New music release dates
Fans are counting down to several planned releases: Noah Kahan’s album on April 24, Melanie C on May 1, and Josh Groban on May 8, while this week also saw new drops from Lady Gaga, Doechii, KATSEYE and Marshmello. ( ). The chatter around those dates has been amplified across social channels as playlists and festival setlists are adjusted. ( ).
Three release dates are anchoring the next few weeks of pop: Noah Kahan on April 24, Melanie C on May 1, and Josh Groban on May 8. (noahkahan.com, melaniec.net, joshgroban.com) Kahan’s official store lists *The Great Divide* for pre-order, and industry coverage tied the album to an April 24 release after the title track arrived in late January. Groban’s site says he announced *CINEMATIC* on March 13 and set its release for May 8. (noahkahan.com, spinstrackingsystem.com, joshgroban.com) Melanie C’s official site is promoting a new album for May 1, 2026, alongside the single “WCPGW” and a run of release parties and signings that starts April 27 in Nantwich and continues through May 15 in Berlin. Her tour page also lists album events in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton and Kingston. (melaniec.net, melaniec.net) The countdown is landing in a week that already brought fresh tracks into the market. Apple Music lists Lady Gaga and Doechii’s “Runway” as a one-song single released on April 10, 2026. (music.apple.com) KATSEYE released “PINKY UP” on April 9, according to the group’s official site, and Universal Music Canada said the single arrived on the eve of the group’s Coachella debut. Marshmello also released “Where We Go” with Thomas Rhett this week; Apple Music lists it as a one-song single from 2026. (katseye.world, universalmusic.ca, music.apple.com) Those dates line up with live schedules that can turn release weeks into touring promotion. Kahan’s site shows stadium dates beginning June 11 in Orlando and running through summer stops at Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Citi Field, while Melanie C’s site lists club events around her album week before a wider 2026 world tour. (noahkahan.com, melaniec.net) KATSEYE’s calendar shows Coachella appearances on April 10 and April 17, plus Governors Ball in June and Head In The Clouds in August. Groban’s site is already routing his 2026 live schedule through Europe in April and Canada in June as his May 8 album date approaches. (katseye.world, joshgroban.com) For listeners, the next marker is April 24, when Kahan’s album is due first. One week later comes Melanie C on May 1, and Groban follows on May 8. (noahkahan.com, melaniec.net, joshgroban.com)
