New Music Friday – this week’s biggest new song, album and DVD releases, all in one place
Welcome to New Music Friday, your ultimate round-up of this week’s single, album and DVD releases.
First up, your all-new album offerings.
New Music Friday albums
ZAYN is back with his ‘pop-forward’ fifth studio record KONNAKOL. He’ll be hoping to match the recent chart-topping success of his former One Direction bandmates, with Louis Tomlinson’s How Did I Get Here? and Harry Styles‘ Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. both having nabbed the Number 1 spot already this year.
As she announces her first-ever arena tour, hitting the UK in November, Jessie Ware delivers her sixth studio record Superbloom. Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway releases her first full-length LP Mother Mary: Greatest Hits, compiling music from upcoming psychological drama-thriller film Mother Mary.
ROSALÍA releases ‘Complete Works’ edition of her Top 5 record LUX to DSPs, featuring three tracks previously exclusive to its physical formats: Focu ‘Ranni, Jeanne and Novia Robot.
M.I.A. serves up her first ‘gospel’ release in M.I.7, as New York-based DJ Honey Dijon unleashes her latest LP The Nightlife.
Following her surprise appearance during Teddy Swims’ Coachella performance last weekend, Vanessa Carlton returns with seventh studio collection Veils, while Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize join forces on their first collaborative project Nine Inch Noize.
Elsewhere, we find new releases from Eaves Wilder (Little Miss Sunshine), Lucy Liyou (MR COBRA), Gem Club (Emerald Press) and kuru (Backstage hologram).
Now, let’s talk this week’s single servings.
New Music Friday singles
Surprise! Lana Del Rey returns with First Light, the theme to upcoming James Bond video game 007 First Light. The track was co-written by Lana alongside David Arnold, and produced by Lana herself.
HERE. WE GO. The first taste of Olivia Rodrigo’s new era is upon us, as the superstar unveils drop dead from her forthcoming third album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. Can she clinch her fourth Number 1 single?
Off the back of four Top 10 smashes, sombr drops Potential, a brand-new track debuted during his Coachella set last weekend.
It’s another summer banger from Joel Corry as he delivers Devotion (Sweetest Emotion) ft. RAHH, a reworking of Nomad’s 1995 tune (I Wanna Give You) Devotion.
You want a pop star with them big hits? Slovak singer-songwriter ADÉLA unleashes chaotic pop bop KGB. Meanwhile, Slayyyter rides the wave of her Coachella success with BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE, as Demi Lovato rocks some Low Rise Jeans.
As she adds more dates to her Paris La Défense residency, kicking off later this year, Céline Dion releases Dansons (which translates to Let’s Dance).
Tyla and Zara Larsson team up on girl powered anthem SHE DID IT AGAIN, lifted from Tyla’s upcoming album A-POP. Can the collab earn Tyla a second Top 10 and Zara her seventh?
There’s no doubt Stay Love is another hit inbound for Lewis Capaldi. The Scotsman’s recently been galivanting around New York with his pal Sam Fender – what a duo!
Rap fans find new cuts from the likes of K-Trap & Headie One (MYSTERY BOX), M Huncho (Wizard Of Oz) and JT (Numb).
Ahead of his sold-out UK headline tour, kicking off in Manchester next week, Dublin-born singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe is back with emotional new cut John’s Song.
K-pop rap star TAEYONG, best known as the leader of NCT 127, returns from military service with comeback track Rock Solid featuring Anderson .Paak.
Sam Tompkins treads new sonic ground as he forms a creative partnership with producer Humble The Great. On new single Beauty Queen, Sam says: “It’s inspired by my partner and the way I don’t always feel like I measure up to her. There’s a little bit of insecurity in there, but mostly it’s about how grateful I am that I get to spend time with her.”
Manchester quartet pyncher drop latest cut One Day, Irish newcomers THEATRE deliver their debut single The Fall and London indie risers Terra Twin unleash Parking Lot as the first taste of their upcoming EP Scumbag, due June 5.
Look out for new tunes from Prima Queen (Crumb), White Flowers (Heart Breaks), Mouth Ulcers (Closer To You), Abbie Ozard (Backbone) and alt-rock newcomers thistle. (pylon).
This week also sees big releases from Westlife (Your Love Amazes Me), Zerb & Rita Ora (If It’s Not Love), WizTheMc (Wait For You), Denise Van Outen (In The Evening), Johnny Orlando (Charlotte), MUNA (Wannabeher), Sydnie Christmas (Run), Jeneveive ft. Freddie Gibbs & SALIMATA (Flight Risqué), Izzy Escobar (Hate To Be The One), Ruby Roberts (Crush), holybones ft. Baxter Dury (SLUGBOY) and Oppidan with Pocket (ur world).
