2 New Albums To Check Out On December 25 and 26, 2025

The week of Christmas is always an unpredictable one in terms of album releases. Some years, there are a lot. This year, there is not. This week’s list of new releases features offerings from Busta Rhymes, Peso Pluma & Tito Double P, and more. Whether you favor CDs, vinyl, or digital downloads, it is time to start making your shopping list. Here is a look at this week’s new music and two new albums that you definitely need to check out this holiday season.

Peso Pluma & Tito Double P — Dinastía (Double P)

Celebrated Mexican singer and rapper Peso Pluma teams up with his cousin Tito Double P to release a collaborative album on Christmas Day. Pluma has been nominated for an astounding 125 awards over the last three years, winning 44, including 15 Billboard Latin Music Awards, a Grammy, and five awards from MTV. While this will be Pluma’s third release on their shared label, Dinastía will be the first full album collaboration with his cousin. The album will be a blend of regional Mexican styles that meld traditional brass with modern beats on tracks like “Dopamina.”

Busta Rhymes — Dragon Season (Conglomerate/Hitmaker)

Rap legend and 12-time Grammy nominee Busta Rhymes will release his new album, entitled Dragon Season, on Friday. The album will largely be a consolidation of the two EPs he released earlier in 2025, Dragon Season…The Awakening and Dragon Season…Equinox. The album highlights his signature gravelly-voiced, rapid-fire flow and will feature collaborations with Killer Mike and YG Marley.

The Best of the Rest

If neither of these releases fit your musical tastes, here are some of the other new albums and re-releases due out on December 25 and 26:

December 25 Releases

Acidgvrl — Pink Christmas (self-released)
Daniel Lopatin — Marty Supreme: Original Soundtrack (A24 Music)
Nine Vicious — Emotions (self-released)
The Puppykillers — The Puppykillers, or Christmastime in a Suburban Neighbourhood (self-released)
Skaiwater — Femme Fatale (GoodTalk/Capitol)

December 26 Releases

Chromia — Cirrus (self-released)
Geoffrey O’Connor — I Love What We Do: Live at Norla Dome (self-released)
L33SLIE — Duality of Mmh… Men (self-released)
My Dearest Wound — I Was a Wound in Paradise (Tragedy Productions)