Australia's National Treasure (and Our Best Hope for Eurovision Glory) Delta Goodrem, Has Just Announced Her New Album 'Pure'
Delta Goodrem has announced Pure, her eighth studio album, due 6 November via Universal Music — and she's doing it on the biggest stage of her career.
There are very few Australian artists who could announce a new album in the same week they represent their country at Eurovision and have it feel entirely on-brand. Delta Goodrem is one of them. The Sydney-born singer-songwriter has officially confirmed Pure, her eighth studio album, will arrive on 6 November via Universal Music and her own Better Now Records/Electrola imprint — her first record since leaving Sony Music Australia after a 20-plus year relationship.
"I am so excited to be stepping into this new chapter and joining forces with Universal Music," Goodrem said. "It marks the beginning of a powerful new home for ATLED Records — something I am incredibly proud of."
The album has been years in the making. "Pure is an album I've been creating and living through over the past few years, and it truly feels like a return to myself and the heart of who I am as an artist," she said. "It holds some of my biggest singalongs, my most vulnerable moments, and brings in all the elements I love most in music — from intimate classical piano pieces to uplifting cinematic anthems."
Speaking on the Rolling Stone Uncut podcast ahead of the announcement, Goodrem was characteristically clear-eyed about her independence. "I've always been somebody who's steered their own ship," she said. "I'm just wanting to make a record that I love and I want to take on the road and perform for people."
The announcement arrives as Goodrem heads to Vienna to represent Australia at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, which kicks off this week — making this one of the more loaded diary entries in recent Australian pop history.
This article first appeared in Rolling Stone Australia.
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