And we’re kicking off with a biggie. Brace yourselves, Nashville’s Princess has returned. Taylor Swift will drop her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. With no singles being released prior to the album drop, fans will be voyaging into listening parties with minimal clues, but high expectations of what’s to come.
Having become the female artist with the most Official UK Number 1 albums ever this year overtaking Madonna, Taylor will be hoping to add to her impressive haul by bagging a fourteenth chart-topping record.
The summer of Britpop continues on! 30 years on from its original release, Oasis are dropping a special deluxe version of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? It will contain remastered classics as well as new unplugged versions of tracks, including the already released Morning Glory and Acquiesce as well as Cast No Shadow, Champagne Supernova and all time classic, Wonderwall.
From one Britpop act to another and one of Oasis’ support acts for their Live ’25 tour, Richard Ashcroft with Lovin’ You. The former Verve frontman will be looking to secure his seventh Top 5 hit as a solo artist.
Northern Irish pop-rock trio Ash are back with their ninth studio album Ad Astra. Featuring tracks containing influential Blur founder Graham Coxon, the group will be eyeing their sixth Top 10 accomplishment.
Six years on from his last LP You’re Stronger Than You Know, the unique James Morrison returns with Fight Another Day. The Brit, who already has five Top 10 records to his name will be looking to add another feather to his UK Official Albums chart cap.
KETTAMA will also be dropping his second studio album Archangel. The Irish DJ has gained huge popularity this year, selling out and putting on some of the most explosive shows to date.
Other releases also include Dodie with Not For Lack Of Trying, Idlewild with their self-titled eleventh studio album and Waylon Jennings with Songbird.
Now let’s move onto the singles.
Fred Again has teamed up with Amyl and the Sniffers to release you’re a star. This is part of his first week of ten weeks in which he will be releasing a new track every Friday.
Sigala has teamed up with former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne and Jonita for their brand new banger, Hello. Check out what the Official Charts had to say on it here.
Kali Uchis is back with her second single in a month, adopting Maria The Scientist for Pretty Promises.
Country star Luke Combs is set to drop a three song EP, titled The Prequel. The tracks are titled Days Like These, 15 Minutes and My Kinda Saturday Night. Combs has big plans with a tour and new album on the horizon.
Five-time Official UK Singles chart-topper Jason Derulo has also unveiled a new single Who Hurt You.
BENEE sees Underwater revealed to the world with her record Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles releasing in November.
New Music Friday song and album releases for October 3 2025
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‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.officialcharts.com ’
