With that in mind, let’s check out what other albums and singles we have on offer for you this week.
What’s new this New Music Friday?
New Music Friday albums 💿
Kings of Leon begin their bid for a seventh Number 1 album with O My Beloved. This is the Tennessee veteran rockers’ tenth LP overall and has been described as one of their most vulnerable projects to date, tackling extremely heavy subject matter. The band revisited the record during its creation, a process that inspired this change.
If successful, they will join level with the likes of Pink Floyd, Blur, Prodigy and more for the most Number 1 albums in the UK.
With four Number 1 albums in a row, British duo Royal Blood will look for their fifth on Dead Company. Adopting a raw and visceral sound, prepare for some knockout tunes and an album which runs at a blistering pace.
The Spice Girls mark their 30th anniversary with compilation album, The Singles Collection. The collection is available in many different variants as a boxset, vinyl and CD . Marking three decades since Victoria Beckham, Geri Horner, Melanie C, Emma Bunton and Melanie B unleashed debut album Spice on the world, The Singles Collection comes almost 30 years to the week since the record that started it all landed.
James Blunt is catching flights not feelings on comeback record, Airplane Mode. The follow up to 2023’s Who We Used To Be, the Celebrity Traitors’ finalist will be hoping to see the LP chart strongly and earn him a ninth Top 10 in a row.
Recruiting a star-studded team containing the likes of Turnstile‘s Brendan Yates, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange), Daniel Caesar, Mustafa and dexter in the newsagent, Rex Orange County has abandoned his wholly solo methods of work to unleash Dream Fatigue. The record follows a protagonist who tries on personas to win over a girl he loves. In an effort to be more than he is, he puts on all these characterisations, represented by the record’s playful song titles such as ‘Hannah Montana’ and ‘Elvis’.
The Faith Tour from George Michael, a collection of previously unreleased recordings from his 1988 Paris concerts, is set to drop on multiple formats. This was the superstar’s first solo concert tour, and is nod to his extraordinary talent as a performer and beyond.
The Godfather of UK rap Skepta returns with The Fork and Knife, his first solo LP in seven years. Blending grime, garage, house, jungle, and electronic, Skepta explores what it means to British, his Nigerian heritage, and to exist between cultures. The result is one of his most powerful, resilient and creative body of works to date.
It’s a 16th studio effort for Passenger, as his documents becoming a husband and a father in the poignantly engaging release, Wild Love. Official Charts sat down with Passenger, real name Mike Rosenberg, to dissect the albums themes. Click here to read the full interview.
Former BROCKHAMPTON member Bearface, who now goes under the name Ciarán, will release his debut solo album Róisín. Meaning ‘little rose’, it’s his first full-length project since the group disbanded in 2022.
Bryan Adams, a former Charts record-breaker, keeps up his release streak on How’s It Goin’. Rooted in the people, places, landscapes and stories that have shaped his home country, How’s It Goin’ sees Adams turn his unmistakable songwriting and voice towards home.
American rap royalty Lil Baby presents FRESH, the fifth LP as part of the acclaimed musician’s discography.
Two festive albums are also dropping this week. These come in the form of Sufjan Stevens‘ Worst Christmas Ever!, following the release of the beautiful original single, On This Christmas (It Only Gets Better), while Alanis Morissette blesses us with Good Weather For Immaculate Conception.
Bob Dylan‘s The Rolling Thunder: The 1976 Live Recordings, the professionally recorded shows from the second leg of the legendary Rolling Thunder Revue tour, has arrived. The live collection contains over 300 never-before released tracks, only available on physical editions. The Fort Worth Texas show as part of the Revue Tour will be available on streaming.
Check out other albums coming your way from the likes of Django Django (Doveland), Dove Cameron (Final Girl), Gilbert O’Sullivan (On The Record) and Cristale (Clear Intentions).
New Music Friday singles 🎶
It’s Time! The first slew of Christmas tracks have hit platforms, and we’re not short of Christmas Number 1 contenders!
Firstly, Elton John recruits CMAT for a new, reimagined version of his 1973 classic Step Into Christmas. Exclusively on Amazon Music, Step Into Christmas (Amazon Music Original) isn’t a straightforward cover: it combines stems from Elton’s original recording with new strings and CMAT’s unmistakable vocals, culminating in an already modern Christmas classic.
Another Amazon Music Original cover comes from American soul artist Jalen Ngonda, who has released his rendition of Darlene Love‘s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). With his profound and heartfelt inflection, this is the perfect track for Jalen to cover. Can it shock all contenders and go all the way to Christmas Number 1?
Merry Livmas! Olivia Rodrigo throws her hat into the Christmas Number 1 ring with take me home (4 christmas), her first ever holiday single. What’s more, the music video, which also releases tomorrow, features none other than Sex and the City icon Cynthia Nixon and Saturday Night Live star Ben Marshall.
Official Singles Chart record-breaker Sam Fender covers Rolling Stones hit You Can’t Always Get What You Want for this year’s coveted John Lewis Christmas Advert. Sam had also recruited pupils from his former school, John Spence Community High School, to recreate the 1969 track’s original famous children’s choir, while the Easington Colliery Band also contributed to the jingle.
Other festive tracks come from artists such as A*Teens (Merry Christmas To You), The Band Perry (A Very Band Perry Christmas), Dasha (Something To Believe In), Ashley Cooke (secret santa) – which is released alongside her EP wrapped, Hot Country Knights (Mrs. Clause), Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor (Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!), and Tegan and Sara (I Love Christmas/A December To Remember).
Moving away from the festive season, Slayyyter greets New Music Friday with hey boyyy – the latest preview of her upcoming album, wor$t man in america, the companion project to this year’s critically acclaimed Top 40, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.
Similarly, Aussie band DMA’S will release a deluxe digital edition of their self-titled album, including unreleased track Best Life.
Following the announcement of Animals 50, a special release celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd‘s tenth studio album, Sheep (Original Radio Edit) has been revealed; a song which has never been commercially available until now. Check out the full story here.
Liverpudlian rapper KOJ presents the moving single Humble Abode, the tune that he opened with at the recent Youth Music Awards 2026. The same night, he was crowned with the Lyricist Award sponsored by PRS for Music, to which he said: “I never gave up, and I think more importantly, there are people in my life who never gave up on me, no matter what the circumstances.”
London-based queer artist and activist Bimini releases Live My Life, the lead single from their forthcoming debut album. Moreover, and off the back of bloodstream breaking the Official Singles Chart Top 20, Alyssa Grace looks for more success with washing skin.
Other artists releasing music this week include Shygirl (Eternal), Nectar Woode (Only Want You), James Arthur (Waste My Tears), Jessie Reyez (GO 2 WAR), Nemzzz featuring Nono La Grinta (LOCKED IN) and Everything Everything (Poison Pop).
New songs, albums and DVDs released this week – November 6 2026: