New albums out today: Kings of Leon, La Roux, James Blunt, Shygirl and more (6 November)

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 09:27 · First published 6 Nov 2026

It is a huge Friday for new music. Kings of Leon, La Roux, James Blunt, Bryan Adams, Shygirl and Alanis Morissette all have new albums out today, plus Queen, George Michael and the Spice Girls lead the reissues.

Kings of Leon: O My Beloved

The Followill family’s tenth studio album is led by the single “KOYSAR”. It is one of the biggest rock releases of the autumn.

Read more: James Blunt’s new album Airplane Mode is out today: songs, tour dates and what he said

La Roux: Old Flames

Elly Jackson’s fourth La Roux album is her first in six years, led by the single “Lose Myself”. If you loved “Bulletproof”, this is the one to press play on today.

James Blunt: Airplane Mode

Blunt’s eighth album, his first since 2023, is out today, with the single “Weight of It All” and a UK and Ireland arena tour to follow in 2027. Read our full guide to the album and tour dates.

Shygirl: SWALLOW!

The London singer and rapper returns with her second album, led by “Eternal”. Expect club-ready pop with an edge.

Bryan Adams, Alanis Morissette and more

Bryan Adams’ 17th album, How’s It Goin’, is a 12-song love letter to Canada. Alanis Morissette has released her first Christmas album, with guests including Brandi Carlile and Steve Martin. Also out: Florence + The Machine’s live album from their 2026 tour, Gilbert O’Sullivan’s On the Record, recorded in five days in London, and new music from Skepta, Passenger and Rex Orange County.

The big reissues

Queen fans get Queen Budapest, the 1986 concert that was the last filmed live show with Freddie Mercury. There is also a previously unreleased George Michael live album, The Faith Tour, recorded in Paris in 1988, a 14-CD Spice Girls singles box set, and a 25th anniversary edition of Britney Spears’ Britney with a previously unreleased song.

Where to buy the new albums

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Sources: record labels, HMV, Gerry Galipault’s New Music Friday. Main image is a stock photo.