Olivia Rodrigo, sombre & Madonna
Olivia Rodrigo leads a notably crowded New Music Friday with “Drop Dead,” the lead single from her upcoming third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Featuring an Amy Allen co-writing and a Cure namedrop, the brand new single welcomes the Grammy-winning pop princess again to the style’s higher ranks.
Fellow rock-adjacent pop star sombre additionally shared his new “Potential” single forward of his set at Coachella weekend two slated for Saturday (April 18). Madonna additionally overvalued the dance ground with the primary style of Confessions II when she debuted new tune “I Feel So Free” on iHeartRadio’s Pride Radio Friday. Tyla and Zara Larsson channeled the sensual pop duets of eras previous on their steamy “She Did It Again,” whereas Demi Lovato paid tribute to Blackout-era Britney Spears with “Low Rise Jeans.” Lana Del Rey lastly obtained her bond theme (sort of) with “First Light,” a cinematic lower for the brand new James Bond online game of the identical identify. And Rosalía reloaded final yr’s critically acclaimed Lux with a handful of latest songs, led by the hovering “Focu ‘Ranni.”
This week additionally featured new singles from Riley Green (“My Way”), Midland (“Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey”), Inayah (“Outside”), WizTheMc (“Wait For You”), Buju Banton (“Butterflies”), Cody Johnson (“I Want You”), 21 LIl Harold & BabyDrill (“Spin”), Ava Max (“Out of Your Mind”), Belles & Dolly Parton (“Son of Jolene”) and Kenya Grace (“The One You Loved”).
In phrases of bigger initiatives, Nine Inch Noize — the collaborative outfit of Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize — dropped its 12-track self-titled set, that includes reimaginations of NIN classics comparable to “Closer.” One Direction alum ZAYN dropped his sultry fifth studio album, Konnakolwhereas Grammy-nominated MC Sexyy Red shared her new Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa LP. With some assist from marquee pop names together with Jack Antonoff, Charli xcx and FKA twigs, Anne Hathaway shared the complete Mother Mary: Greatest Hits soundtrack for her new A24 movie, which hits theaters this weekend. MIA additionally debuted a contemporary gospel pivot together with her left-field new MI7 album.
Other notable album releases embody new drops from Lewis Capaldi (Survive EP), Yaya Bey (Fidelity), Protoje (The Art of Acceptance), Jessie Ware (Superbloom), rjtheweirdo (At Least She’s Beautiful), Tokischa (Love & Drugs), Flying Lotus (1983), Amma (Middle Child) and John Summit (CTRL Escape).
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