Madison Beer announces new album ‘Locket’ and shares video for ‘Bittersweet’ starring ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Sean Kaufman

Madison Beer has announced her new album ‘Locket’ and released a video for ‘Bittersweet’, which stars The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s Sean Kaufman.

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Announcing the news on her social media, the singer posted the album’s cover art, telling fans that it is due to come out on January 16, 2026, and sharing that she’s never been “so proud” or “excited” about a project in her career.

The new album also features production contributions from her longtime collaborators One Love, LOSTBOY, and Leroy Clampitt.

“After writing the album it feels like each song lives within this metaphorical locket for safekeeping,” said Beer.

“Each album feels like an era and once the albums are out in the world the chapter for me, usually with what I wrote about, is closed.”

This comes after she released her track ‘Bittersweet’ earlier this month. In a new music video Beer explores the themes of love and heartbreak and depicts a breakup with her on-screen partner, who is played by Sean Kaufman of The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Earlier this month, Beer performed ‘Bittersweet’ live for the first time as part of her set at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret fashion show. She also sang hits like ‘Make You Mine’ and ‘Yes Baby’. Also performing were Missy Elliott and Karol G, and it marked just the second time in Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show’s long history that the fashion show featured an all-women performance line-up.

Last year, Madison Beer spoke to NME about how “there is a lot of guilt put on you” when turning down opportunities she’s not comfortable with.

“People are like, ‘Oh, someone else is going to take your place’, and like, it’s not a competition,” she said. “Someone else can take my place. I’m always going to be me,” she said. “And I think that that’s been something that’s really helped my mental health because I don’t look at it as a competition.”

When asked about where she sees herself in this current wave of pop music, the singer said that she is satisfied with taking things at her own pace.

“I obviously hope to always grow and I hope my concerts always get bigger, but I’m OK with being more of the tortoise. It makes me proud,” she said. “And I feel like I have a really core, real fanbase that grows with me.”

At the same time, she also admitted that she doesn’t know if she could “deal with” that level of popularity.

“The amount of stuff that goes on when you are Number One – whatever that even means – is quite intense and I’m pretty happy with where I’m at.”

NME awarded Beer’s 2023 album, ‘Silence Between Songs‘, three stars in a review: “We have something of a signature sound for much of ‘Silence Between Songs’, a clear nod to Tame Impala’s psych-rock as well as swooning ‘60s pop and rock.”