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Ellie Goulding’s New Album: Inspired by Divorce, Embracing Hope

1/30/2026

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Ellie Goulding is preparing to release a new album and is expecting her second child with actor Beau Minniear.
In a Nylon interview, she says her divorce from Caspar Jopling influenced her music, but she did not intend to make a "divorce album."
She notes the songs evolved from dark and angry to more hopeful as she embraced new beginnings, and the album is due in early 2026.

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Story summary

Ellie Goulding is preparing to release a new album and is expecting her second child with actor Beau Minniear.
In a Nylon interview, she says her divorce from Caspar Jopling influenced her music, but she did not intend to make a "divorce album."
She notes the songs evolved from dark and angry to more hopeful as she embraced new beginnings, and the album is due in early 2026.