10 exciting music albums we’ll all be listening to this month

The long-running album finally sees an October 2021 release. Considered by many to be one of the most influential hip-hop artists of our time, American rapper Lil Wayne teams up with Rich the Kid for the release of his latest album, Trust fund for babies. This collaborative album features ten songs, with one song featuring YG, Buzzin’ (with YG).

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In stark contrast to the September 2021 re-release of a remixed version of his 2020 album Chromatic, Lady Gaga pivots on easy listening in this October 2021 album, Love to sell. Unlikely duo Lady Gaga and Tony Bennet, 95, recreate Cole Porter classics, including jazz standard Night and day and the all time classic I have you in my skin. Tony Bennet bids farewell by collaborating with Lady Gaga for his 61st and final album.

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Universally loved British rock band Coldplay are back with their ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres. With three of the album’s twelve singles already released – Higher Power, Colorature, My Universe – the remaining tracks will see release later this month, five of which are titled with emoticons. In July 2021, the band released an album trailer titled Opening, a mixtape of songs from the upcoming album.

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Iconic English singer-songwriter Sir Elton John is releasing his 32nd studio album in October 2021. The confinement sessions will feature high profile collaborations with artists from all musical backgrounds, including Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X and many more. However, on the 16-track album, Finishing line by Elton and Stevie Wonder effortlessly becomes team of the month, if not of the year. You can stream Finishing line now.

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The incomparable Lana del Rey is known and loved for her idiosyncratic and stylized aesthetic. His music explores themes of tragic romance, melancholy and glamor like no other, and we love him for it. The latest album from the one-of-a-kind artist blue ramps is a 15-track album, with four singles already released – Arcadia, Text Book, Wildflower Wildfire, Blue Banisters. Check out the full album later this month.

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Ed Sheeran’s next album is an addition to his existing collection of mathematical symbol albums (+, x, ÷). Although we assumed that his next album would be titled “Minus”, the soon to be released album is titled “Equals” or “=” and is a list of 14 songs. However, we have reason to believe that the album after this one will be called “Minus” or “-“. Three bachelors of Equals have already come out – Chills, bad habits, visiting hours.

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Although faces isn’t exactly a new album, the eleventh mixtape from the late American rapper Mac Miller will be available on streaming services and on vinyl for the first time this month. The 25-track mixtape was originally released independently seven years ago in 2014. Tracks from the mixtape include Colors and Shapes, Ave Maria, and a bonus track – Yeah.

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The American rock band from the Big Apple is releasing their seventh studio album later this month. Parquet Courts is made up of four members, Andrew Savage, Austin Brown, Sean Yeaton and Max Savage. The Brooklyn rockers released three singles before the album – Black widow spider, walking to the beat of downtown, plant life.

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The upcoming album by the multi-talented American singer-songwriter Optimistic features ten new tracks, plus previously released singles What they will say about us, a concert in six months, and The 90’s. Although Billie Eilish’s brother Finneas has always been a backstage guy until recently, he is widely loved and listened to by music lovers everywhere.

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Besides the catchy track, the English electronic duo’s third disc features guest artists such as Khalid, Pink Sweat$ and Griff. Unlike their previous albums and singles, for this third album they bent the rules and created whatever they wanted. The first part of the album has been released and includes three songs: IDGAF About the pain, now I’m alone, and What would you do?

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