Drop your pop predictions for 2026 here

I'll go first

• Olivia Rodrigo drops a new album and repeaks

• Beyonce drops Act 3, becomes the most acclaimed album of the year

• Katseye releases a girlgroup megasmash and officially enters the MPG conversation. BUT there will be a lot of messy inside drama and one of the girls leaves the group

• Adéla releases her debut album. Doesn't get a hit but she gets mega-acclaimed in the pop circles and steadily builds up her audience

• Another one of Charli XCX's bsides gets a resurgence, party 4 u style

• Sabrina releases yet another album. Annual releases become a norm for her

• NewJeans comes back but they find new girls as replacements for Danielle, Hanni and Minji (Fifty Fifty teas). HYBE gets panned and the group gets boycotted

• Addison Rae releases a few singles/features. Not a part of the new era. Could be for a deluxe of Addison

• Clips from tour performances become the main way of promoting. Music videos keep dying

Your turn

Edited December 16, 2025Dec 16 by illia

JO1 first 5 does tour

Exo comeback flops

Newjeans return

Lana releases another album of lullabies that smashes with sleep streamers

Taylor swift refuses to condemn trump

Taylor's wedding and hopefully Debut re-release with TV. OTHs will still be crying

Edited December 16, 2025Dec 16 by Calvin

Taylor Swift sues multiple small artists under the age of 25

When I saw the thread title the first artist I thought of was Olivia

Her comeback record is going to be massive

nicki minaj will not be releasing an album

Chappell Roan releases another single.

Tate McRae doesn't release new music because her latest single gets leaked.

Charlie XCX smokes crack

Edited December 16, 2025Dec 16 by Acuminatus

Nicki will release abd FLOP HARD

Rihanna will release an album it's going to happen soon. Bookmark me

Adele will release a rock album and so will Beyonce. Both will be huge critically.

Olivia will underperform with a new-ish sound

Taylor will comeback with a new album that will accompanied the wedding in its theme and we will drown in variants

14 minutes ago, Tylerbv said:

Taylor Swift sues multiple small artists under the age of 25

So just another year, huh?

• Katy's new record flops harder than 143 (Not really a prediction)

• Charli XCX release Taylor diss track on the date of her wedding day

• OR3 is acclaimed

• Billie starts new line of vegan, ecological, environmental friendly cloth brand that are made in sweatshops

• Nicki Minaj finally gets dropped by everyone

• Adele switches her sound to full pop

• Lasso is finally announced

Edited December 16, 2025Dec 16 by ugo

Addison works with William Orbit and Nellee Hooper, stays on course to become an indie pop legend.

9 minutes ago, ugo said:

• Charli XCX release Taylor diss track on the date of her wedding day

this would be everything ngl

Nicki Minaj drops a MAGA ragebait album and that ends up being a historically funny critical and commercial bomb that unites every stan base

11 minutes ago, ugo said:

Billie starts new line of vegan, ecological, environmental friendly cloth brand that are made in sweatshops

Will you be working in one of the sweatshops?

Adéla's breakout year. She's going to drop her Emails I Can't Send.

Zara gets a solo top 10.

Edited December 16, 2025Dec 16 by Raphy

Chappell releases a song about how miserable she is and it flops

Olivia drops an album and it's a hit

Addison release a deluxe or a whole new album that continues the sound of her debut

Jack Antonoff ruins another pop girl

Lady Gaga releases another jazz album while every monster is waiting for Total Mayhem

Zara Larsson go back to Khia Asylum

Miley Cyrus find more absurd excuses for not perfoming live or agreeing to do big events like SuperBowl, Coachella or VMAS

Olivia Rodrigo enters into her.... The Best Damn Thing era.

Dua Lipa will smash with a Droplet in summer 2026

Avril Lavigne starts working for a million time on AL8

Raye industry plant tactics gets even more absurd in 2026, she will be booked everywhere.

Tate McRae snatch her 1st solo #1 at Hot 100

Rosalia & Karol G fails to get the same attention like her past eras.

Taylor Swift release more variants or vinlys of Showgirl.

Beyonce act 3 underperforms

Olivia's comeback single is a mega smash.

Beyoncé's album is yet another creative peak and acclaimed (AOTY 2027).

Madonna's comeback is incredible and followed by a huge world wide tour.

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Olivia gets a g4u level smash

Hilary duff gets another top 10 debut with luck or something one of the songs goes viral she announces a small arena tour in the fall due to high demand

Beyoncé Act 3 drops the same week as met gala she performs at met gala Hayley Williams collab appears on the album

Taylor Taylor swift tv the original albums get a repress with variants and a box set with all her albums. Is announced for the 20th anniversary

Miley Cyrus -Hannah Montana concert special on Disney plus. She re records one of Hannah songs announces a new album

Addison Rae drops second album in late spring/early summer goes number one and she gets her first top 10

Sabrina carpenter Only does festivals performances drops new album in fall 26 announces new tour for 2027

Tate McRae New album in the fall of 2026

Olivia Rodrigo bigger than guts but still not as big as sour lead single and album both go number one

Madonna confessions pt2 impresses the lgbt community but doesn't have same the impact as the original the rain tapes is released on vinyl

A New pop star will debut and blow up

Either Rihanna or Britney will drop new music

2 hours ago, illia said:

Drop your pop predictions for 2026 here

I'll go first

• Olivia Rodrigo drops a new album and repeaks

• Beyonce drops Act 3, becomes the most acclaimed album of the year

• Katseye releases a girlgroup megasmash and officially enters the MPG conversation

• Adéla releases her debut album. Doesn't get a hit but she gets mega-acclaimed in the pop circles and steadily builds up her audience

• Another one of Charli XCX's bsides gets a resurgence, party 4 u style

• Sabrina releases yet another album. Annual releases become a norm for her

• NewJeans comes back but they find new girls as replacements for Danielle, Hanni and Minji (Fifty Fifty teas). HYBE gets panned and the group gets boycotted

• Addison Rae releases a few singles/features. Not a part of the new era. Could be for a deluxe of Addison

• Clips from tour performances become the main way of promoting. Music videos keep dying

Your turn

That why I don't think their will be a tour for man best friend I think she will drop another album next year and tour with that

i do think the yearly releases will soon end for her Rihanna use to drop every year then stopped

Rihanna surprise drops R9.

Normani surprise drops N2.

Beyoncé's Act III is a massive hit. She will additionally finally drop the first visuals later in the year.

Miley Cyrus next record will, unfortunately, again underperform commercially. Critically, it will be a new peak for her after SB.

Doechii will release her debut album, which will be a big hit and lead to a new peak for her and new era of female rap.

Lady Gaga will do an original song for a film later in the year.

Olivia Rodrigo drops yet another banger.