Locket (album)

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Locket
Locket by Madison Beer.jpg
Studio album by
Madison Beer
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2026 (2026-01-16)
Genre Pop
Length33:31
Label
Producer
Madison Beer chronology
Silence Between Songs
(2023)		Locket
(2026)
Singles from Locket
  1. "Make You Mine"
    Released: February 9, 2024
  2. "Yes Baby"
    Released: September 19, 2025
  3. "Bittersweet"
    Released: October 10, 2025
  4. "Bad Enough"
    Released: January 16, 2026

Locket (stylized in all lowercase) is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Madison Beer. Released on January 16, 2026 through Epic Records and Sing It Loud, it serves as Beer's first studio release since her 2023 album, Silence Between Songs . The album was preceded by three singles: "Make You Mine", "Yes Baby", "Bittersweet". "Bad Enough" was released as the fourth single upon release of the album. Locket has been described as a pop album with elements of dance-pop, dark pop, electro, and R&B.

Contents

Release and composition

Following her previous studio album, Silence Between Songs (2023), [1] [2] [3] Beer announced the release date of her third studio album, Locket, on October 22, 2025, [4] along with the album's artwork and pre-order information, including details about its physical formats, through her official website. [4] [5] [6] About the album, she stated: [2]

"After writing the album, it feels like each song lives within this metaphorical locket for safekeeping. 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."

Musically, Locket has been described as a pop album [7] [8] with elements of electro, [7] R&B, dark pop, [9] and dance-pop. [8]

Promotion

Singles

The album's lead single, "Make You Mine," was released on February 9, 2024. [10] It achieved critical and commercial success, reaching the top 40 in several territories and earning Beer a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording, her second career nomination. [11]

"Yes Baby" was released on September 19, 2025. [12] [13] According to Beer, the track was conceived as "the closing bracket in an unintentional trilogy," following the singles "Make You Mine" and "15 Minutes." [14] A third single, "Bittersweet", was released on October 10, 2025, accompanied by a music video co-directed with Aerin Moreno, [13] [15] starring Sean Kaufman, which premiered on October 20, 2025. [6] [16] Alongside the album's release on January 16, Beer unveiled a music video of the fourth single "Bad Enough". [17]

Performances

Beer was one of the musical performers at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2025 on October 15, [18] where she performed live the album's three singles "Make You Mine", "Bittersweet" and "Yes Baby". [19] On January 13, 2026, Beer officially announced the Locket Tour, with 32 shows across Europe and North America. [20]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [21]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [8]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [22]
Paste B- [23]
PopMatters 7/10 [24]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [25]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Locket received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. [21]

Clash described the album as an intimate and self-assured body of work shaped by memory and emotional reflection, praising its confidence, focus, and strong authorship that moves beyond expectations. [8] Writing for The A.V. Club , Lydia Wei noted the record's blend of dark synth-pop, '90s R&B influences, and experimental electronic textures, calling it Beer's most focused and enjoyable project to date. [26]

Track listing

Locket track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Locket Theme"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
1:28
2."Yes Baby"
2:55
3."Angel Wings"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Sommers
4:04
4."For the Night"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
3:08
5."Bad Enough"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
3:42
6."Healthy Habit"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt [p]
  • Healey [p]
  • Harris
1:56
7."You're Still Everything"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
3:29
8."Bittersweet"
  • Beer
  • Sommers
  • Madi Yanofsky
  • Jon Robert Hall
  • Beer
  • Sommers
3:22
9."Complexity"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
  • Rycroft
2:37
10."Make You Mine"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
3:41
11."Nothing at All"
  • Beer
  • Clampitt
  • Healey
  • Rycroft
  • Beer
  • Clampitt [p]
  • Lostboy
3:08
Total length:33:30

Notes

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal. [27]

Charts

Chart performance for Locket
Chart (2026)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [28] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [29] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [30] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [31] 3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [32] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [33] 8
Irish Albums (OCC) [34] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI) [35] 67
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [36] 34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [37] 8
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge) [38] 52
Scottish Albums (OCC) [39] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [40] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [41] 3
US Billboard 200 [42] 10

Release history

List of release history
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousJanuary 16, 2026
 [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]

References

  1. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (October 22, 2025). "Madison Beer Details New Album Locket Set for New Year". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Saponara, Michael (October 22, 2025). "Madison Beer Announces New Album Locket & Release Date: 'I've Never Been So Proud or Excited'". Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cerio, Michael (October 22, 2025). "Madison Beer talks influences, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and what's next for her new album". Audacy . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Murray, Robin (October 22, 2025). "Madison Beer Announces New Album Locket | News". Clash . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hess, Liam (October 22, 2025). "'It's a Real Rollercoaster': Madison Beer's Upcoming Album Locket Finds Joy in the Contradictions". Vogue . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Ahmed, Aneesa (October 22, 2025). "Madison Beer announces new album Locket and shares video for 'Bittersweet' starring 'The Summer I Turned Pretty's Sean Kaufman". NME . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Potton, Will; Hodgkinson, Blanca; Schofield, Ed (January 16, 2026). "The best new music to listen to this week" . The Times . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Boateng, Melvin (January 16, 2026). "Madison Beer - Locket". Clash . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Madison Beer on the Cover of Paper Magazine". Paper . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  10. ↑ Zemler, Emily (February 9, 2024). "Madison Beer Wants to 'Make You Mine' on Provocative New Single" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ Blistein, Jon (November 8, 2024). "Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar Lead 2025 Grammy Nominees" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ Persad, Max (September 18, 2025). "Madison Beer kicks off fresh chapter with new single Yes Baby". Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Taylor, Sam (September 19, 2025). "Madison Beer is back with her fun and flirty new single 'yes baby' and a self-directed video". Dork . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ Guzman, Ivan (September 22, 2025). "Madison Beer Talks "Yes Baby"". Paper . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ Stickler, Jon (September 19, 2025). "Madison Beer Returns With New Single Yes Baby". Stereoboard . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ Beer, Madison (October 20, 2025). Madison Beer - bittersweet (Official Music Video) (video). Retrieved October 23, 2025– via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Newton, Felicity (January 16, 2026). "Madison Beer is celebrating the release of her new album locket with a video for 'bad enough'". Dork . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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  20. ↑ "Madison Beer Announces 'the locket tour' Across North America, Europe, And The United Kingdom - Live Nation Newsroom". Live Nation Newsroom. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  21. 1 2 locket by Madison Beer, Metacritic , retrieved January 20, 2026
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  34. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart on 23/1/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 16.01.2026 al 22.01.2026)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  36. ↑ "2026 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  37. ↑ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Album 2026 uke 04". IFPI Norge . Retrieved January 24, 2026.
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  44. ↑ "Locket CD" (CD). Shop the Madison Beer Official Store. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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