Natasha Bedingfield Interview Natasha Bendingfield makes a surprise appearance in this week’s New Music Friday lineup with an uplifting new single called “Together In This.” Taken from The Jungle Beat soundtrack (the animated film is now available to stream), the bubbly bop promotes unity. “Walking through the shadows, out here in the night,” the UK […]
Toni Braxton Teams Up With Missy Elliott For “Do It” Remix
Toni Braxton Is Back With ‘Do It’ Toni Braxton rolled out “Do It” as the first taste of her much-anticipated 10th album in April, and promptly landed a top five hit on the Adult R&B Chart. The “Unbreak My Heart” queen now calls on Missy Elliott to give the ballad a mid-tempo overhaul. While the […]
BLACKPINK’s “How You Like That” Is #1 On iTunes
Gaga & BLACKPINK’s ‘Sour Candy’ K-Pop queens BLACKPINK shake up New Music Friday with an explosive banger called “How You Like That.” Produced by TEDDY, the track is essentially about being a boss bitch. (I know this because they literally shout “bring out your boss bitch” at the end of the song). Given the rapturous […]
Premiere: GALXARA’s Cosmic “Loving Nobody” Video
Saweetie & GALXARA’s ‘Sway With Me’ 2020 is shaping up to be a breakthrough year for GALXARA. The pop star went viral with a fiery bop called “Jealous Of Myself” and landed a spot on the Birds Of Prey soundtrack via a collaboration with Saweetie called “Sway With Me.” She now ups the ante — […]
Melanie Martinez Finally Rings The “Fire Drill”
Melanie Martinez Talks ‘Play Date’ Melanie Martinez makes a surprise appearance in this week’s New Music Friday lineup with “Fire Drill.” The razor-sharp bop, which played over the end credits of the alt-pop star’s K-12 movie musical, is essentially about exposing fakes and clout chasers. “I’ve never fit into any category, always deemed an outcast,” the 25-year-old […]
Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez Roll Out “Past Life” Remix
Album Review: Selena Gomez’s ‘Rare’ Trevor Daniel went from relative unknown to platinum-selling breakout star thanks to “Falling.” That song took two years to catch fire, but it eventually climbed all the way to number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 25-year-old won’t have to wait that long for his next hit. Trevor joins […]
The Chicks Rebrand With Furious Protest Song “March March”
The Chicks Return With ‘Gaslighter’ In much the same way that Lady Antebellum rebranded as Lady A to distance themselves with connotations of the old south, the Dixie Chicks are now The Chicks. The trio might have a new name, but their righteous, take-no-prisoners approach to country music hasn’t changed one iota. Take “March March.” […]
JP Saxe Strikes A Nerve With “Hey Stupid, I Love You”
JP Saxe & Julia’s Duet Canadian singer/songwriter JP Saxe unexpectedly found himself with the unofficial theme song of the COVID-19 crisis. “If The World Was Ending,” a duet with Julia Michaels, took on new meaning in 2020 and started soaring up the charts. (It has peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 thus […]
Charlie Puth Rolls Out ’80s-Inspired Bop “Girlfriend”
Charlie Puth’s ‘I Warned Myself’ Charlie Puth relaunches for 2020 with a summery, ’80s-influenced bop called “Girlfriend.” With its sexy lyrics and elastic synths, this is the closest the hitmaker has come to having a full-blown Prince moment. “Tired of this conversation, we didn’t come all this way,” he begins the song. “To touch a […]
Premiere: Cyn’s “Drinks” Gets An MNDR Remix
Interview: Cyn Talks ‘Mood Swing’ EP After building a loyal (and rapidly-growing) fan base with a steady stream of very good singles, Cyn finally rolled out her debut EP last year. Mood Swing was a winning snapshot of the 27-year-old’s quirky brand of pop. There were beautiful ballads, big bangers and even a fluffy bop […]