Fall 2015 will be overloaded with new albums from many of the leading artists in the music industry. From Frank Ocean to Carrie Underwood, here are the 10 most highly anticipated albums for the fall.
1. Lana Del Rey "Honeymoon" (Sept. 18)
Lana Del Rey is one of the few artists who makes an album about once a year. On the heels of last year's "Ultraviolence," the singer announced she will release "Honeymoon" on Sept. 18. She already released the albums lead single, "High by the Beach," as well as another track, titled "Terrence Loves You."
"It's very different from the last one and similar to the first two, 'Born to Die' and 'Paradise,'" she told Billboard of her new album. "I finished [Ultraviolence] in March and released it in June and I had a follow-up idea. It's growing into something I really like. I'm kind of enjoying sinking into this more noirish feel for this one. It's been good."
2. Mac Miller "GO:OD A.M." (Sept. 18)
Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller delivered two very strong albums as an independent artist, and even went No. 1 with his debut CD "Blue Slide Park" in 2011. For his third album, the rapper finally signed with a major record label, Warner Bros.
Earlier this year, Miller hyped his forthcoming album and said that he felt good about the project. "I put 2.5 years of my life into making this album," he wrote on Twitter. "I made 9 different albums until I finally arrived at this one. I am now listening to the finished album for the first time and it was worth every step that was this journey. I worked very hard and thought very long about the statement I wanted to make with my major label debut... I've never felt this good about a project before."
3. Fetty Wap "Fetty Wap" (Sept. 25)
The New Jersey rapper released hit-after-hit over the summer, including the smash hit "Trap Queen." The MC then followed it up with three other hit singles: "679," "My Way" and "Again."
The already successful artist will finally release his debut album on Sept. 25 after he became the only artist to ever have all four of their first singles on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs, according to Billboard. Only eight other musical acts have four concurrent top 10s, but none have done so with their first four charting tracks.
4. Demi Lovato "Confident" (Oct. 16)
Following her hit single, "Cool for the Summer," Demi Lovato continues to shed her Disney Channel persona with "Confident." The upcoming album is her fifth studio album and her most personal yet.
"There are definitely sexy songs," she says, according to Entertainment Weekly. "But the ones that ended up making the album are very soulful."
The album is also filled with more upbeat tunes that Lovato says were inspired by her favorite female rockers Pat Benatar and Paramore's Hayley Williams.
"Pat was one of my big influences growing up," she says. "There's not a lot of powerful female vocalists in the rock industry. I really looked up to Hayley, too, because she's totally like Pat Benatar. And I don't want to see rock-influenced music fade."
5. Carrie Underwood "Storyteller" (Oct. 23)
Carrie Underwood is back with new music for the first time in three-and-a-half years! Ten years after she became a household name and won "American Idol," the country queen returns to music with a more "laid back" vibe. Underwood has six writing credits on the album and calls the songs more relatable than her previous album, "Blown Away."
Underwood had a son, Isaiah, during her musical break, but she says she has not lost her edge.
"The sound is different, but not because of him, although I definitely pay homage to him with a track," she says, according to EW. "Having a baby also allowed me extra time to write because when I was giant and pregnant, I couldn't do much else. I could sit in a room and write. It was a good time!"
6. Justin Bieber- Title TBD (Rumored Nov. 13)
The comeback of Justin Bieber is already underway, and it looks like the whole world is ready for his highly anticipated new album. The new music will be the first from the pop star since 2013's "Journals." The lead single, "What Do You Mean?" is already a smash-hit and is the singer's first No. 1 single. The song also broke Spotify's record for the most streams in a single week, both globally and in the United States. The song was streamed an incredible 21 million times in just five days.
The new album will reportedly feature contributions from Diplo and Skrillex, who produced Bieber's hit "Where are U Now," and Kanye West and Rick Rubin.
"A lot of people lost faith in Justin Bieber, but I always thought he was one of the best singers in the world," said Skrillex, according to Rolling Stone. "If anybody gets to see Justin in the studio, they're going to be blown away. He gets on any instrument, and he'll school you in it - then he'll go skateboard and school you in that."
7. Frank Ocean "Boys Don't Cry" (Date TBD)
Frank Ocean was supposed to release his highly anticipated follow up album to the 2012 Grammy-winning "channel ORANGE" in July, but nothing happened. The details behind the album still remain a mystery after Ocean posted a vague Tumblr post in April that promised new music. The post pictured Ocean looking down at two stacks of magazines called "Boys Don't Cry."
"I got two versions. I got twoooo versions...," he wrote alongside a handful of promising hashtags that included #ALBUM3 and #JULY2015.
Ocean was said to be working with Pharrell Williams and Danger Mouse on the yet-to-be released project.
