This week’s new music Friday options high-profile releases throughout rap, Ok-pop and nation, with Drake, NewJeans and a collaboration between Noah Kahan and Kacey Musgraves among the many drops.
Drake latest album effort, For All of the Canine, reveals a return to type for the rapper, who enlists a sequence of star-studded collaborations to get the followers speaking — together with the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart-topping collaboration with SZA (“Slime You Out”) and new additions with Sexyy Purple (“Wealthy Child Daddy”), J. Cole (“First Particular person Shooter”) and Chief Keef (“All of the Events”). The maximalist strategy falls according to the star energy of Licensed Lover Boy, and is more likely to carry a number of tracks onto the upcoming Billboard charts.
NewJeans has made a reputation for itself by way of equal components nostalgic and infectious R&B-inspired Ok-pop, however the hallmarks of their particular tackle the style are traded in for this 12 months’s League of Legends World Championship anthem “GODS.” The quintet’s youthful lyrics are traded for assertive ones as they encourage players to ascend the ranks to victory in opposition to a backdrop and high-octane synth instrumentation and beat drops.
After Kahan and Musgraves had separate tracks with ascending nation star Zach Bryan, the 2 come collectively to make some magic of their very own on the collab “She Calls Me Again.” The music gives up heartfelt storytelling that particulars two lovers regularly returning to one another and reaching equilibrium as soon as reunited.
BLACKPINK‘s Jennie and Tems additionally return with new music this week.
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