New Music Friday for Feb. 20, 2026 arrives with a wide-ranging slate that moves effortlessly between legacy moments, bold collaborations and fresh chapters from familiar names
Featured Highlights
Yungblud keeps his momentum going with “Idols II,” doubling down on his theatrical, genre-blurring rock energy.
DJ Premier reconnects with Nas on “Light-Years,” a collaboration that continues to showcase Premier’s crisp, classic production alongside razor-sharp lyricism.
The Alchemist joins forces with Curren$y and Larry June on “Spiral Staircases,” delivering another dose of luxurious, laid-back hip-hop built on textured beats and effortless flows.
Moby returns with “Future Quiet,” leaning further into his ambient explorations with meditative compositions designed to counterbalance the noise of modern life.
Mumford and Sons step back into the spotlight with “Prizefighter,” blending arena-sized emotion with folk-rooted intensity.
As always, the entire list of new albums released today, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 is below in no particular order. My most anticipated albums are in bold.
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New Album Releases – Friday, February 20, 2026
Absolutely – Paracosm
aeter – SKIN TURNS RED
Altin Gün – Garip
Apparat – A Hum Of Maybe
Art Pepper – Everything Happens To Me: 1959 – Live At The Cellar
Baby Keem – Casino
Bella Lista – Drasticism
Brent Faiyaz – Icon (Director’s Cut)
Brian James (of The Damned) – Kicks And Diabolik Licks
Bryce Vine – LET’S DO SOMETHING STUPID!
Charm School – Skadenfreude Ploy EP
Curren$y, Larry June and The Alchemist – Spiral Staircases
DJ Premier and/ Nas – Light-Years
Elvis Presley – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Eric Hilton (of Thievery Corporation) – A Sky So Close
Exhumed – Asphalt
friends& – folx
Gabriela Richardson – ISOLA
George Michael – FAITH (Vinyl Reissue)
Hemi Hemingway – Wings of Desire
Hen Ogledd – DISCOMBOBULATED
Hilary Duff – luck…or something
Justin Hicks – Man of Style
Laughing Hyenas – That Girl – Live Recordings 1986-1994
Leigh-Anne – My Ego Told Me To
Liz Cooper – New Day
Lucid Express – Instant Comfort
Manu Delago and Max ZT – Deuce
May-a – Goodbye (If You Call That Gone)
Meg Mac – It’s My Party
Megan Moroney – Cloud 9
MGNA Crrrta – Beautiful Disaster
Michael Monroe – Outerstellar
Mirah – Dedication
Moby – Future Quiet
Mod Lang – Borrowed Time
Mothica – Somewhere in Between
Mozzy and EST Gee – Not A Chance In Hell
Mumford and Sons – Prizefighter
MX LONELY – ALL MONSTERS
New Found Glory – Listen Up!
Peaches – No Lube So Rude
Pekka Kuusisto – Willows
skaiwater – wonderful
Squirtgun – Ghostly Sunflowers
Stone – Autonomy
Sylosis – The New Flesh
The Aces – Gold Star Baby: After Hours
The Band of Heathens – Country Sides
The Enemy – Social Disguises
The Goldberg Sisters (Adam Goldberg) – When the Ships of My Dreams Return
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis – Deface The Currency
Toys That Kill – Triple Sabotage
WILLOW – petal rock black
Yungblud – Idols II
