Key Highlights
- Pop stars like Olivia Rodrigo, Clairo, and Dua Lipa are actively working on new albums.
- New studio sessions have been shared by these artists on social media.
- Clairo’s fourth album is speculated to be in the works after a two-year hiatus.
- Dua Lipa continues teasing her fourth studio album with studio photos and snippets.
Pop Queens Reunite in the Studio
You might think this is new, but… pop stars are back in the studio. In the past few weeks, a handful of major names like Olivia Rodrigo, Clairo, Dua Lipa, and even Gracie Abrams have been sharing pictures from their respective recording sessions on social media. It’s clear that new music is on the horizon.
Clairo’s Studio Sessions
Clairo kicked off the week with an Instagram photo dump that featured pictures from what looks to be like studio sessions, indicating that the singer may be getting ready to drop her fourth album. The grainy security camera shot of two guitarists and one keyboardist jamming in a recording studio is reminiscent of earlier days when Clairo was still finding her voice. Two other close-ups are more explicit: one re “Clairo 4” and another shows the singer writing in a notebook with a Roland keyboard behind her.
Back then, Clairo told Rolling Stone that “It takes so many records to really understand someone’s choices.” Fingers-crossed these new photos indicate that the singer’s fourth album is just around the corner. It’s been two years since Clairo released her spell-binding third LP Charm, and fans are eagerly waiting for more.
Dua Lipa Teases Her Fourth Album
Meanwhile, Dua Lipa posted her own jam-packed photo dump on Tuesday. In between shots with her fiancé Callum Turner, a quick selfie with Tove Lo, and a picturesque cookie from the Sunset Tower Hotel, the pop star snuck three photos of herself strumming a crystal clear guitar. Lipa also shared a photo inside a recording studio.
It’s the third time this year that the singer has teased her fourth studio album; she previously included photos from inside of a recording studio on her Instagram back in February.
“Love is influencing the sonics,” she told RS in 2025 when asked about DL4. “The music I’m making is very fun. I’m still in discovery mode but we’re having a good time.” If the photos are any indication, Lipa’s fourth album is going to rock.
Olivia Rodrigo and Gracie Abrams
Olivia Rodrigo has been teasing her highly anticipated third album for quite some time now. Last October, the singer confirmed she was busy in the studio and continued to share Instagram posts from the studio, and even a cryptic photo dump. But on Feb. 24, Rodrigo’s trusty producer Dan Nigro shared his own sneak peak into OR3 when he uploaded a picture of him and the singer with the straightforward caption, “Finishing records.”
Gracie Abrams spent most of 2025 teasing her third album, the follow-up to 2024’s The Secret of Us, with pictures from the studio and even a song snippet on Instagram.
Now, it seems Abrams has figured that out. The singer shared several photos from the famed Long Pond Studios, where Dessner worked with Taylor Swift on her culture-shifting LPs folklore and evermore.
In January 2026, Abrams revealed, “I’m beyond ready for it to belong to everyone else. I’ve never felt this way about anything I’ve made before, so it’s definitely driving me crazy in a good way.”
The Next Chapter of Pop Music
Among the onslaught of pop stars posting from the studio in recent weeks, Lorde also entered the conversation… well, kinda. On March 10, several fan accounts reported that the singer’s producer, Jim-E Stack, had shared, and subsequently deleted, a photo of Lorde in the studio. Last year, she released her first album in four years with the brilliantly raw Virgin.
The post from the studio could have very well been a mistake on Stack’s part, but it still made fans speculate that Lorde could be working on a deluxe version of the album.
While Lorde hasn’t confirmed any new music, last year she did state her intention to switch up her four-year pattern between albums. “It’s not allowed to be four years” she told the Los Angeles Times. “It has to be sooner.… I really mean it.” Maybe, just maybe, Lorde is sticking to her goal.
With all of these glimpses inside the studio, it’s clear that the next chapter of pop music is going to be an exciting one. Stay tuned for more updates as we await the new releases from these talented artists.
