Both Sides Now A Story About Young Joni Mitchell
Lydia Corry
Published 2026
144 pages
The most popular music books of 2026
Music books are for listeners and players alike. Read the stories of musicians and bands, the history of genres from classical to hip-hop, and what goes on inside the industry. You will also find guides to theory and to learning an instrument, whatever your level. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Rebel Grrrls The Real Story of Women and Punk from the 1970s to Today
Molly Tie
Published 2026
352 pages
The Invisible Rockstars Music's Most Masterful Producers on the Magic and Mayhem of Making Records
Dana L. Miller
Published 2026
460 pages
Roy Orbison King of Hearts
Jeff Apter
Published 2026
304 pages
Mc5 Every Album, Every Song
Richard Butterworth
Published 2026
96 pages
Focus
Victoria Levine
Published 2026
336 pages
Opera Wars Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future
Caitlin Vincent
Published 2026
320 pages
Listening to Prestige Chronicling Its Classic Jazz Recordings, 1949–1972
Tad Richards
Published 2026
280 pages
Dark Regards
Dave Hill
Published 2026
112 pages
The Madman's Orchestra The Greatest Curiosities from the History of Music
Edward Brooke-Hitching
Published 2026
256 pages
Remembering Mgqumeni Polyphonic Narratives of His Life, and Music
Kathryn Olsen
Published 2026
176 pages
Us V. Them The Age of Indie Music and a Decade in New York (2004-2014)
Ronen Givony
Published 2026
368 pages
Else Marie Pade, from Resistance to Recording The Life and Work of an Electronic Music Pioneer
Henrik Marstal
Published 2026
256 pages
Even the Good Girls Will Cry A '90s Rock Memoir
Melissa Auf der Maur
Published 2026
432 pages
Be More Dua Lipa New Rules to Help You Dance the Night Away and Fill You with Radical Optimism
Arielle Steele
Published 2026
64 pages
Fly, My Darling
Lisa K. Richter
Published 2026
256 pages
Female Force Kelly Clarkson
Darren Davis
Published 2026
26 pages
Color Me Country
Newport Festivals Foundation
Published 2026
56 pages
No New York A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene
Adele Bertei
Published 2026
336 pages
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
Liza Minnelli
Published 2026
448 pages
Violent Femmes' Violent Femmes
Nic Brown
Published 2026
128 pages
Selena
MELVILLE HOUSE
Published 2026
240 pages
Medievalism, Popular Culture and Politics in Metal Music The Case of Hispanic Epic Themes
Amaranta Saguar García
Published 2026
184 pages
Street Corner Talking, The Autobiography of Kim Simmonds
Kim Simmonds
Published 2026
224 pages