By Karina Patel, Courier Staff Writer
Music is one of the important things in any person’s life, and this year, 
more music albums are hitting the charts. With thousands of artists releasing their new work, big stars such as Calvin Harris, Lana Del Rey, Halsey, Nickelback, and especially Lorde have been getting lots of hype for their upcoming albums.
Calvin Harris will be releasing his new album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1. The album will feature stars like Frank Ocean, Kehlani, Pharrell, Katy Perry, Travis Scott, Big Sean, John Legend, Khalid, Migos, Schoolboy Q, Ariana Grande, Jessie Reyes, and much more. Harris announced the release of the new album with a preview clip on his twitter with the caption, “ALBUM COMING JUNE 30”. With 15,000 retweets and 30,000 likes, fans are eagerly waiting for the 10 new songs Calvin Harris teased about releasing.
Next on the list is Lana Del Rey, who is releasing her new album, Lust for Life. She hasn’t come out with the release date quite yet, but has announced the release date to be March 29, then soon after, shared an album cover on her Instagram page. The album will feature one of her latest songs, Love, as well as collaborations with The Weeknd, Sean Lennon, and Miles Kane. This album is truly special to her fans, “I made my first four albums for me, but this one is for my fans and about where I hope we are all headed,” Lana said in an interview with USA Today.
The Hopeless Fountain Kingdom is the name of the new album upcoming star, Halsey, will be releasing on June 2, 2017, through her record label Astralwerks. According to her interview with Rolling Stone’s, this new album will be a concept album just like her previous album Badlands. The song “Now or Never” is going to be the lead single and was released on April 4 along with its preorder, as well as the song’s music video for the song.
Feeding the Machines is the ninth upcoming studio album by the Canadian rock band, Nickelback and will be released on June 16, 2017, with their signed company, BMG Rights Management. The album’s first single, “Feed the Machine” was released on February 1, 2017, as well as the second single, “Song of Fire. Many fans are looking forward to the guitar riffs and mind blowing rhythm tracks.
Lorde is finally releasing her second studio album, Melodrama, on June 16, through Republic Records. The new album will focus on a classical piano and soft-rock ballad tone, which is different from her previous album. The first two singles on this new album are called “Green Light” and “Liability”. Both singles were performed on Saturday Night Live, on the 11th of March. Not to mention her performances at Coachella, one for her new song, “Sober” and the other for her song, “Homemade Dynamite”. The longly anticipated album has got her fans on the edge of their seat, waiting for its arrival.
This is definitely the time for new genres and music to hit the charts, with artists exploring different genres and discovering a new voice, these albums are only the beginning. Make sure to look out for these albums this summer!