The 22 Most Hotly Anticipated Albums of 2022, From Mitski and The Weeknd to Cardi B
The music gods giveth and the music gods taketh away, because for every Adele and Taylor who dropped blockbuster albums in 2021, there was also a Rihanna and a Kendrick who left us hanging.
But no matter—2022 is already shaping up to be a superb year on the new music front, with releases from The Weeknd, Rosalía, Lizzo, and Charli XCX to look forward to. There are bound to be some surprises as well—who knows, maybe R9 will come after all?—but for now, here are the notable ‘22 releases that seem to be sure things.