January Radio: Top Pop Music 2026

A crowd of people at a concert with their hands in the air

basically all republic/UMG artists then Tate, Sombr, Benson Boone...as much as I love new music, feels almost like a monopoly maybe? where is the Sony loveee

Out of all these artists only Olivia Dean and Alex Warren are arena touring I think, not counting festivals
ohhh jk Sombr is touring Europe then a handful of festivals. 

TAYLOR SWIFT

SABRINA CARPENTER

OLIVIA DEAN

HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA...

ALEX WARREN

BENSON BOONE

SOMBR

JUSTIN BIEBER

CHAPPELL ROAN

TATE MCRAE



Sabrina should be headlining Coachella , Bieber will be headlining Coachella too and Chappell is doing a handful of festivals in the next couple of months. 

Republic

Island/Republic

Atlantic

Warner

Night Street/Warner

RCA

Interscope/ICLG

Def Jam/Republic

XO/Republic

Human Re/The Orchard


***UMG super dominating, then RCA and The Orchard for Sony and Warner with Atlantic, where's the Sony love??

HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA...

Golden

2025 June

OLIVIA DEAN

Man I Need

2025 September

TAYLOR SWIFT

The Fate Of Ophelia

2025 October 

SOMBR

Back To Friends

2024 December

TAYLOR SWIFT

Opalite

2025 October 

ALEX WARREN

Ordinary

2024 September

JUSTIN BIEBER

YUKON

2025 July

RAYE

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

2025 September 

SABRINA CARPENTER

When Did You Get Hot?

2025 August 

CHAPPELL ROAN

Pink Pony Club

2022 April


***super UMG dominated except sombr, Alex Warren, and Raye.... but also these are last years, songs, what will dominate this year? who will have the song of the summer??

January Radio: New Pop Music 2026

A crowd of people at a concert with their hands in the air


First harry dropped a new song for his up coming album, and Louis Tomlinson dropping an album as well from 1D fame. 

I have to say, Harry Styles back to touring is majorrrr, Madison Beer seems to be the next pop girly, obsessed, and then Louis Tomlinson's new sound is kinda fun, wonder what his tour is going to be like. 


The in kpop news, EXO, Katseye, and Enhypen all have new music Crown, Knife, Internet Girl. BTS is doing the stadium tours this year for kpop, first tour back!




Besides that, Brunos awesome doing the stadium run, 

So many new pop songs but honestly love because which one is going to be the song of the summer? who is going to be the break out artist? 

         
   


Madison Beer feels like Ariana Grande 2.0, no tea no shade, synthy music, poppy feminine music, wonder what her tour is going to be like. lots of pastels maybe?


sometimes you can just look to the opening acts of concerts but now its less so streaming artists or radio but social has brought new fans to new bands and arts.

Did t know a lot of about The Kid Laroi but he always seemed to be a mini bieber to me and its cool seeing his growth 



Grammys 2026



Started off with live band version of APT, pans to the crowd and some old dude in the back looking grumpy and sour as hell lolll

Adorable Queen Latifa was shouted out and Bad Bunny was just in frame front and center lolll

Beiber is back! deserves his flowers, 

Nicki Minaj was pointedly absent 

Olivia was pointed out and lauded for fighting against ticket reselling  and poking font at the CEO Coldplay accident at Boston

Sabrina was adorable, and aviation chic.  Excited for her at Coachella! Huge production, loveeee

pointing out about hip hop beefs point to kendrick Lamar, and how even 50 cents beef has escalated to the Netflix doc 

Kendrick Lamar wins best rap album, presented by Doechii 

new artist medley first Marias, gorgeous, need t o check them out, billie and fineas showing love in the crowd

low key Addison Rae sounds not bad?? dramatic and airy, the TikTok pipeline to artists is strong lol

kateseye is so kpop camp, should have picked a different colors, feels kinda like a brat color scheme maybe? huntryx loved them in the crowd, kpop is a moment right now

lol want to call him Andres, but Leon Thomas sounds so seasoned like a great stage presents?? He and his band right in the pocket, great grove, and amazing on the guitar, killerrrr

Alex warren huge anthem , feel bad about his in ears but at the end jelly roll and his wife danced and looked adorable!! but he song live so love that...

Love Lolla Young, love her raspy, huge belt crazyyyyy, future Adele??? on the piano love the striped down version for sure, love she's good with her health

Olivia Dean next! such a classic performance feels very 90s romcom w/classic feel, got a standing ovation buttt lip-sync....?

Sombr is a discoball, he was fun interacting with the crowd so cute! kinda wish he was out there more! 

The crowd seems to be more familiar with some artists than others but it has to be a tough room to perform to of your peers and idols. 

**low key sombr erasure? don't think they mentioned him in the nominees..... 

Chappell looked like she didn't want to be there, at least pretend for like 5 mns......was it cuz of the nipple dress? for surlshe had to know the dress counted be on live TV right...?

Olivia Dean won best new artists, also lip-sync much...? feels weird to give an award to someone obviously lip-syncing...but Olivia Dean got huge last winter so makes sense, but the category was stacked for sure, all of them were everywhere on the radio and for best new artists they're killing it,  

Alex is doing an arena tour, as is Olivia, and Leon Thomas is opening for Burno Mars stadium tour, Katseye is doing the festival route, sombr is touring Europe then doing the festivals too, lola I think is taking a break from her crazy live schedule from last year, The Marias, are TBD, and Addison Rae is doing the festival route!

BIEBER gorgeous voice

excited for coachella

marcello, and Karol g presented , bad bunny wins, Ice Out for sure, the whole venue held on to every word...love him 



noah khans commerical or music video was gorgeous, the great divide, love a singer songwriter, or Mastercard commercial !

jelly roll wins for contemporary country!  so passionate and love that, Jesus amen, sometimes you forget that artist are people outside of the songs and love his journey and love his passion

GAGA seems like a great end to her mayhem era! with love from Billie and Chappell
***kinda funny how Jelly's stay blessed transitioned to gagas low key dark/avant-garde esthetic

Oooo Michael Jacksons new show new trailer drop!

Gaga wins pop vocal album but from the teaser I want to check out teddy swims album!, love his rasp. Also side note, some artist looked salty? but also duh this is their job and their eprobaly competitive 

brunos backkkkkk everyone was a fan! gaga, rosé Sabrina, everyoneee

Charlie gives out pop performance,  lola young!!!! love her!!! so enthusiastic love her energy ,




love how Trevor kinda got bad bunny to sing lol

billie won for song of the year not familiar with it, but she did use her voice so that's awesome
***her song was from 2024......???? didn't know you could nominate old songs....

Tyler the creator performs not familiar but has great stage presents

dr dre global impact award, dre looked low key pissed in the beginning...? pharrell is 52???

reba performs in memoriam

ozzys tribute, slash, Andrew watt, duff mckagen, chad smith and post! love posts voice, the Osbourne's seemed touched for real 



 that poor audio tech, a million vocals and instruments amazing amazing amazing amazing vocals thoooo (Sabrina should quiet her face a little more maybe.....) but vocals were awesome

cher was iconic. as always, Luther won lol love Cher love that whole crew there on stage lol , Sabrina there again looking sour....

pusha t performed? thought he was on the Epstein thing

wait Harrys there??????

Bad Bunny wins! love how he's like why me, or is he crying?? no babybyyyy love love love
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2026 Grammy Award Winners and Nominees

Album of the Year
>>>>>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
SWAG, Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice, Pharrell Williams
MAYHEM, Lady Gaga
GNX, Kendrick Lamar
MUTT, Leon Thomas
CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator

***Amorrrrrrrrr

Song of the Year
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Golden” (From KPop Demon Hunters), EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
“luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
>>>>>“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish

*****don't really know this song

Best New Artist
>>>>>Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marías
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young

******olivia dean  won, thought it would be Leon Thomas, but she was huge last winter! also chappell clearly didn't want to be there 

Record of the Year
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety,” Doechii
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga
>>>>>“luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
“APT.,” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

****love Cher up onstage lolllllll

Best Pop Solo Performance
“DAISIES,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
>>>>>“Messy,” Lola Young

*****love her!!!!

Best Pop Vocal Album
SWAG, Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus
>>>>>Mayhem, Lady Gaga
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), Teddy Swims

******gaga wins her and Sabrina were everywhere live and radio so makes sense! 


Best Rap Album
Let God Sort Em Out, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
GLORIOUS, GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly, JID
>>>>>GNX, Kendrick Lamar
CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler, The Creator


***doechii and queen Latifa announced winners , Kendrick Lamar Wins!

Best Contemporary Country Album
Patterns, Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine, Eric Church
>>>>>Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas, Miranda Lambert

***he seems so appreciative !



Best Música Urbana Album
>>>>>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
Mixteip, J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Feid
NAIKI, Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE, Trueno
SINFÓNICO (En Vivo), Yandel


*****the whole nominees are a vibe???? 

Grammy 2026 Red Carpet