Madison Beer has opened 2026 with the release of her third studio album, Locket, a record that presents the singer at her most reflective and controlled. The 11 track collection arrived on January 16 through RCA Records UK alongside the music video for the single bad enough, and it quickly set the tone for a year that looks set to be dominated by Beer’s thoughtful pop vision.

The album begins with locket theme, a short piano piece that introduces a dreamy atmosphere and places the focus squarely on her voice. From there the mood shifts to yes baby, a pulsing club anthem built on house and electro pop textures. The sequencing suggests a deliberate journey, with the album beginning and ending around themes of self-reflection.

One of the emotional centres of the record is angel wings, a soulful breakup ballad that many listeners are already marking as a future favorite. you’re still everything strips the sound down even further, using minimal piano and subtle autotune to capture tender melancholy. The closing song nothing at all returns to the themes of the opener, completing a circle of self reflection. The sequencing suggests a deliberate journey, with the album beginning and ending around themes of self-reflection.

The focus single bad enough shows how carefully the album balances softness and drama. It starts with a mellow keyboard arrangement that turns into a different electronic texture once her smooth vocals arrive. The track builds into a steady drum beat with soaring harmonies on the chorus before pulling back again for the second verse. A fan described the music video by saying the visualization says a lot about how girls believe they can change toxic men and lower their standards, only to end up in a situation that is truly bad enough.

Beer wrote and co produced the album, and her growing confidence is evident on tracks like complexity, a dark pop experiment with a UK garage tinged rhythm that evolves into melancholic electronica. bittersweet, the third single, acts as the sonic mission statement of the project, a plush post breakup song about finding closure after grief. The earlier hit make you mine appears near the end and reminds listeners why she earned a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Pop Recording category in 2025.

The release follows a string of high profile performances, including a debut of bad enough on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and an appearance at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, where the livestream peaked at 2.5 million viewers during her set. Rolling Stone called the album her pop breakthrough, while PAPER praised her for carving her own lane.

Beer will take the music on the road this spring and summer with dates across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. The tour includes stops at The O2 in London, Co op Live in Manchester and a closing hometown show at Madison Square Garden on July 13.

As a body of work, Locket feels carefully preserved, much like the object in its title. The songs hold memories without trapping them, and they allow Beer to step forward rather than look back.

This album proves that Madison Beer is no longer chasing pop trends, she is quietly learning how to shape them to fit her own story, and that confidence makes the record her most convincing statement yet.

locket TRACKLIST

1. locket theme

2. yes baby

3. angel wings

4. for the night

5. bad enough

6. healthy habit

7. you’re still everything

8. bittersweet

9. complexity

10. make you mine

11. nothing at all