Music Shopping List: Beauty and the Beast Leads the Charge

The original motion picture soundtrack for the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast leads the charge of new music releases this week.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

The original motion picture soundtrack for the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast leads the charge of new music releases this week.
![Ed Sheeran, ÷ [📷: Atlantic]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ed-sheeran-divide-atlantic-1-768x768.jpg)
Two big new releases arrive March 3, 2017: Ed Sheeran (‘÷’) and Khalid (‘American Teen’). Otherwise, it’s a relatively quiet start to March.
![Future, Future [📷: Epic]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/future-future-epic-768x768.jpg)
Future keeps on rolling, earning another no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with his surprise, self-titled effort.

The new album by Little Big Town, The Breaker, is the biggest attraction from the final music shopping date in February 2017.
![Jidenna, The Chief [📷: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jidenna-the-chief-epic.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Music Shopping List: Jidenna (The Chief) and Ryan Adams (Prisoner) need new albums released on February 17, 2017.
![Fifty Shades Darker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [📷: Republic]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fifty-shades-darker-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-republic-768x768.jpg)
The Fifty Shades Darker Soundtrack leads the charge of new music releases arriving Friday, February 10, 2017.

Big Sean leads the charge of new releases issued February 3, 2016 as he drops his fourth studio album, 'I Decided.'

Migos, Brantley Gilbert, and Kehlani arrive with highly anticipated new albums, closing out a relatively, quiet January.
![AFI, AFI (The Blood Album) [📷: Concord]](https://themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/afi-the-blood-album-concord-768x768.jpg)
The return of AFI (AFI (The Blood Album)) marks the biggest new music release of a quiet January 20, 2017 release date.

The Weeknd returns to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with ‘Starboy’ during a slow sales week. Migos ascend to no. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Bad and Boujee.”
![The xx, I See You [📷: Young Turks]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-xx-I-See-You-Young-Turks.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
The xx (I See You) and The Flaming Lips (Oczy Mlody) are among albums to consider buying on Friday, January 13, 2017.

New efforts from Halestorm, Dropkick Murphys, Jimi Cravity, and Jefe make up the music shopping list for the first Friday in January 2017.