Clearly, 2020 is not going to be a year to be trifled with. So rather than waste any more time looking back, today Billboard looks forward to the 30 albums we're most excited about coming in the next few months
January 16, 2020, 1:03pm EST
Louis Tomlinson, Walls (Jan. 31)
Four years after One Direction began their hiatus, Directioners will have debut albums from all five members upon the arrival of Louis Tomlinson’s Walls. Though it’s been a long time coming -- his first solo release came in 2016 with the Steve Aoki collab “Just Hold On” -- Tomlinson has spent the past few years refining his sound for his first album, which he promises is “a bit more emotional” than his initial solo releases. He’s already teased a more vulnerable side with the LP’s lead single “Two Of Us,” about losing his mother; his latest song, “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart,” is a ballad that tries to inspire hope amid a breakup. “I’m just wearing my heart on my sleeve,” Tomlinson told Billboard in October. “Once fans have heard the album, they will see a slightly different side of me.” -- TAYLOR WEATHERBY
