Georgia Ku’s ‘What Do I Do’ After penning hits for artists like Dua Lipa, Martin Garrix and Zedd, Georgia Ku decided to release one of her own. The LA-based singer/songwriter went viral in 2018 as one of the featured artists on NOTD’s “So Close” and then released her solo debut, the emotional “What Do I […]
Asia’s Next Breakout Band? WayV Slays “Turn Back Time”
South Korea is the still the hottest music market in Asia, but China is catching up — fast. Take WayV. The 7-member boy band is started out as the Chinese sub-unit of K-Pop superstars NCT, but then debuted under their current moniker in early 2019. They soon amassed a huge global following and are now […]
Ben Platt Soars On “Everything I Did To Get To You”
Ben Platt Drops ‘So Will I’ Songland contestants delivered a steady stream of very good songs, but “Everything I Did To Get To You” might be the show’s best offering yet. Penned by David Davis (with a little help from mentor Ryan Tedder), the power ballad reaches new heights thanks to Ben Platt. “I’ll admit […]
Christina Aguilera’s “Little Dreamer” Is Now Streaming
10 Years Of ‘Bionic’ June 8, 2020 is shaping up to be a historic day for Fighters. Not only is it the 10th anniversary of Bionic, but the first time — in a decade — that the album’s iTunes bonus track has been available on streaming services. Yes, Christina Aguilera did fans a solid by […]
Eves Karydas Returns With Relatable Bop “Complicated”
Eves Karydas has been on my radar since at least 2015 when she went by Eves The Behavior. Since then, the Aussie alt-pop singer has released a steady stream of very good singles and dropped a well-received album called Summerskin in 2018. She now returns with a high-relatable, sing-along bop called “Complicated,” This is essentially […]
New Find: Seraphina Simone’s Bittersweet “Cherry”
New Find: Celeste’s ‘Strange’ Seraphina Simone makes a great first impression with a dreamy, gently acidic song about consumerism called “Cherry.” The Brit, who is the daughter of Terrence Trent D’Arby, proves to be something of an alchemist on her debut — mixing modern alt-pop with a synth-sensibility grounded in the ’80s. “Coat me in […]
Astrid S Launches Debut LP With “Dance Dance Dance”
Astrid S Drops ‘Down Low’ EP Astrid S has been tinkering away at her debut LP since at least 2018 (and probably for a lot longer), but it looks like the Norwegian pop star is finally ready to unleash it upon the world. The 23-year-old joins an unusually barren New Music Friday lineup with a […]
R3HAB, TINI & Reik Unite For “Bésame (I Need You)”
TINI Drops Sexy Banger ‘Fresa’ R3HAB has to be the busiest man in music. The Dutch producer has already released seven singles this year including the HRVY-assisted “Be Okay” and contributed contributed “Feel Alive” to SCOOB! The Album. He’s now back with a bilingual banger called “Bésame (I Need You).” A collaboration with Argentine pop […]
New Find: GRANT Gets It Very Right With “Words”
GRANT put her hand up as Sweden’s next big pop export in 2018 when she went viral with “Catcher In The Rye.” The 25-year-old followed it up with a debut LP called In Bloom and got straight back to work. She returned last week with a mesmerizing pop song called “Words,” which serves as the […]
Poppy Covers t.A.T.u.’s “All The Things She Said”
Poppy has released a cover of t.A.T.u.’s “All The Things She Said” just in time for Pride month. It’s always dangerous to tinker with a classic and the internet’s favorite pop star wisely remains faithful to the original. The production has been given a makeover and Poppy leaves her stamp on the song, but it […]