Maintaining with new music will be exhausting, even inconceivable. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping every day, the quantity of music is so huge it’s straightforward for one thing to slide via the cracks. Even following together with the Uproxx suggestions every day generally is a lot to ask, so each Monday we’re providing up this rundown of the most effective new music this week.
This week noticed new Rihanna finally and Rico Nasty following the beat of her personal drum. Yeah, it was an excellent week for brand spanking new music. Try the highlights beneath.
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Rihanna — “Pal Of Mine”
Lastly, new Rihanna music! It’s not a brand new album: “Pal Of Mine” is a simple (it’s principally Rihanna repeating the phrase “Really feel like a good friend of mine”) Smurfs film minimize, however on the very least, it’s simply good to listen to her voice once more.
Latto — “Any individual”
After final summer season’s Sugar Honey Iced Tea, Latto is again along with her first new music of the 12 months. Is a brand new album coming? TBD, however within the meantime, we’ll take the sleek “Any individual.”
Giveon — “Quite Be”
We obtained some new Giveon in February, and now he’s hopefully constructing as much as an album with one other single final week, the plush and romantic “Quite Be.”
Bossman Dlow — “Hit” Feat. Gucci Mane
Dlow, a 2024 XXL Freshman choose, had a viral hit final 12 months with “Get In With Me.” He’s establishing for a giant 2025, too, with final week’s Gucci Mane meet-up “Hit.”
Lola Younger — “One Factor”
The “Messy” singer is to date delivering a powerful 2025 after her viral breakout final 12 months. Her newest is final week’s “One Factor,” and as Uproxx’s Josh Kurp notes, “The refrain packs a punch, not not like the swing Younger takes whereas sparring in a boxing ring within the track’s music video.”
Jin — “Don’t Say You Love Me”
BTS’ reunion isn’t right here but, nevertheless it hasn’t felt like a lot of a break with group members releasing new music as typically as they’ve been. The newest comes from Jin, who dropped the weak “Don’t Say You Love Me” final week.
Ekkstacy — “If I Had A Gun”
Canadian favourite Ekkstacy was nominated for Breakthrough Artist Or Group Of The Yr at this 12 months’s Juno Awards, an indication that he’s been on an upward trajectory currently. That carried on final week with a brand new album, Without end, which shortly adopted final 12 months’s self-titled effort.
Rico Nasty — “Crash”
Rico Nasty is on famed pop-punk label Fueled By Ramen now, and the versatile rapper isn’t afraid to let that aspect of herself shine via, like on final week’s Deadly spotlight “Crash.”
Petey USA — “As Two Individuals Drift Aside”
Petey USA (previously simply Petey) shared “Mannequin Practice City” and “The Milkman” earlier this 12 months, and now the information followers of the indie/TikTok star have been ready for his right here: A brand new album, The Yips, is coming. “As Two Individuals Drift Aside” is a dynamic and intense preview.
Little Simz — “Younger”
Simz mentioned that “Younger,” her newest single, sees her tapping “into a personality” and is a “second of lightheartedness.” She’s spot-on there, because the observe has a enjoyable, unfastened vitality to it and sees her doing extra speaking than rapping.
