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Drones is het zevende studioalbum van de Britse rockband Muse. Het album werd in juni 2015 door Warner Bros. Records en Helium 3 uitgebracht. Het conceptalbum gaat over iemand die door indoctrinatie verandert in een menselijke drone. Matthew Bellamy, zanger en gitarist van de band, omschrijft het album als "een moderne metafoor voor wat het is om empathie te verliezen". Het album kwam binnen op plaats nummer 1 in zowel de Britse Albumlijst als de Nederlandse Album top 100.

Het album is tussen oktober 2014 en april 2015 in The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver opgenomen en is geproduceerd door Robert Lange in samenwerking met de band. De albumhoes is ontworpen door de Amerikaanse illustrator Matt Mahurin.

Drones is the seventh studio album by English rock band Muse, released on 5 June 2015 through Warner Bros. Records and the band's own Helium-3 imprint. The album was recorded between October 2014 and April 2015 at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, with orchestral sections recorded at Officine Meccaniche in Milan, and was produced by the band and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Drones is a concept album following a soldier's abandonment, indoctrination as a "human drone", and eventual defection. It also comments on the Obama administration's drone program. After their previous albums incorporated orchestral and electronic music, Muse aimed to return to a more straightforward rock sound musically.

Drones received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised its instrumentation but criticised its concept and lyrics. It topped 21 international charts, including the UK Albums Chart (where it became Muse's fifth consecutive number-one album) and the US Billboard 200. It sold over a million copies worldwide in 2015, making it the year's 19th-bestselling album. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, it won the award for Best Rock Album. The album was listed on 41 in the NME albums of the year 2015. Diffuser.fm named it the 42nd best of the year. Rolling Stone named it the 39th best of the year.

It was supported by an expansive world tour with appearances at several festivals and arenas, lasting from 2015 to 2016 and grossing $88.5 million from 132 shows. A concert film of the tour, entitled Muse: Drones World Tour, was released in cinemas in July 2018.