It's the very last day of February, and the wintry month is going out with a bang thanks to new music from Halsey, Lizzo, Natalia Lafourcade, and more.

When it comes to new albums, BLACKPINK's LISA makes her solo debut with Alter Ego, while Kip Moore delivers a whopping 23 songs on Solitary Tracks. And indie rock veterans The Head and The Heart kick off the rollout for their newly announced LP, Aperture, with "After the Setting Sun."

This week's plethora of new songs also includes Nathaniel Rateliff and Gregory Alan Isakov pairing up for the thoughtful "Flowers," Damiano David continuing to build anticipation for his forthcoming debut solo album with third single "Next Summer," and The Ting Tings harkening back to the '70s with "Good People Do Bad Things." Plus, CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso unveil "#TETAS" and XANDRA keeps the party going with "Feel Good."

Below, press play on 10 exciting new releases worth diving into, including high-profile singles by Lizzo, Benson Boone and Halsey, BINI's latest mini album, full-lengths from Fridayy and Architects and more.

Two years after taking home the GRAMMY for Record Of The Year with her hit song "About Damn Time," Lizzo's on the tequila-soaked rebound and searching for "Love in Real Life" on the lead single — and title track — for her upcoming fifth studio album.

The danceable song marks an evolution from the self-love anthems that made the mononymous singer famous, with swinging retro melodies bumping up against playfully modern lyrics like, "Flashing lights, I'm so high/ This is better than I thought/ Am I dancing like a THOT?/ I needed this." Ultimately, whether or not Lizzo finds the love and catharsis she's looking for on the dance floor is an open question — and one fans will certainly be eager to find answers to once she drops the studio set that's set to arrive this summer.

Fresh off his viral performance at the 2025 GRAMMYs, Benson Boone delighted fans by dropping his new single "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else" on Thursday afternoon, one day earlier than its planned release date.

The Jason Evigan-produced track sends the Best New Artist nominee spiraling through a lush, '80s-inspired soundscape dripping with synths after an unexpected run-in with a former flame (and her order of fries). "Benny, don't do it/ Benny, don't do it," the rising star warns himself, but he already knows it's a lost cause and by the final stanza, he's running through the diner to chase after the one that got away.

Enter the BINIverse! BINI's new era, which began last summer when the eight-piece Filipino girl group launched their Biniverse Tour, now has an infectious soundtrack in the form of their latest six-track mini album.

In addition to fun and flirty singles "Blink Twice" and last summer's "Cherry on Top," the P-pop stars' first English language project includes aspirational anthem "Zero Pressure," the ebullient "Out Of My Head," eaJ collaboration "Secrets" and a bonus remix of "Cherry On Top" by Indonesian star AGNEZ MO.

Halsey is all tied up on her new single, "safeword." The BDSM banger — which serves as a surprise follow-up to their 2024 album The Great Impersonator — starts at 100 and doesn't slow down as the nonbinary pop star wails, "Yes, sir, no, sir, on all fours/ Are you ready to get what you've been waiting for?/ I'm not a criminal, I'm just a wild child/ I'm not a bad girl, I just like it wild style!"

The "safeword" music video is equally uninhibited, with Halsey wearing plenty of leather and latex as she dons a wide variety of fetish gear, including her own leather muzzle and a pair of very NSFW nipple clamps connected by a chain. She leaves little to the imagination as she leads a playmate dressed in a gimp suit around on a leash, rides another like a horse, and simulates self-pleasure on top of a ceiling-facing mirror.

Just three weeks after joining forces with Israel Fernández and Diego del Morao on "Amor Clandestino (Acústica)," Natalia Lafourcade is back with "Cancionera," her first solo single since 2022's "Mi manera de querer."

The four-time GRAMMY winner — and record holder for most Latin GRAMMY wins by a female artist at 18 and counting — opened up about the track, which translates to "Songbook" in English, on social media ahead of its release. "Sometimes I don't know where I'm going. No destination yet, I choose to keep flying," she wrote in her native Spanish. "I still choose myself. Let the singing fly!...Let the song we all carry inside fly!"

Fridayy shows off the full breadth of his talent on Some Days I'm Good, Some Days I'm Not — the jam-packed sophomore studio set that follows his 2023 self-titled debut. Across 20 tracks, the double album features collaborations with the likes of Kehlani (dreamy highlight "Saving My Love," which happens to be his first duet on an album with a female artist), Wale (previously released single "Shotgun"), Chris Brown ("One Call Away"), Meek Mill (side 2 opener "Proud of Me") and more.

"There's no lane I can't touch at a high level. I'll give you a life record, an uplifting record, a R&B love song, a rap song or a pop song," the Haitian-American artist said in a statement about his vision for the album's diverse sound. "I feel like I can do anything."

NEEDTOBREATHE joins forces with Tori Kelly for their new collaboration "I've Got a Story." On the uplifting hymnal, the Christian rock band's frontman, Bear Rineheart, trades jubilant hallelujahs with a gospel choir before ceding the spotlight to the three-time GRAMMY winner, as she testifies with her once-in-a-generation voice, "There's a beauty in the ashes, there's redemption in the fall/ There's no way that we can rise until we're brave enough to crawl."

The powerful duet anchors the soundtrack to Amazon Prime Video's new biblical drama series House of David, which also includes contributions from Christian music heavyweights like for KING & COUNTRY ("40"), Lecrae & Jamie MacDonald ("Unbreakable"), Chris Tomlin ("After Your Heart"), Tasha Cobbs Leonard ("Help") and more.

Architects set a high bar as the goal when it came to recording The Sky, The Earth & All Between. "It wasn't about just putting out another Architects record. It had to be the record — the one people talk about when they talk about our band," said frontman Sam Carter in a statement, while drummer Dan Searle added, "We had to make the quintessential Architects album — bringing together all our best qualities and everything we excel at."

To do so, the UK rockers returned to their metalcore roots with a clean slate, summoning songs like lead single "Seeing Red" and hard-charging follow-ups "Curse," "Whiplash," "Blackhole" and "Everything Ends" in the lead-up to unveiling the entire body of work. Elsewhere, the band enlists rock newcomers like indie duo House of Protection for the pop-punk-flecked "Brain Dead," and Amira Elfeky, whose sing-song vocals provide a spectral counterbalance on album cut "Judgement Day."

Forrest Frank and Thomas Rhett first found musical chemistry back in 2021 on Surfaces' Pacifico-era single "C'est La Vie." Now, the recent first-time GRAMMY nominee and country crooner are back with more good vibes on "NOTHING ELSE."

Frank's cup is filled to the brim as he warbles, "'Cause I woke up with a good thing layin' by my side/ I woke up to some birds singin,' 'Hey look I'm alive!'" on the sunny track before tossing the mic to Rhett, who doubles down on the song's message that all the pals really need in life are family, Jesus and health. After all, if they don't have those, what else is there?

BANKS — 'Off With Her Head'

BANKS returns with her fifth album, Off With Her Head. The indie pop darling kicked off the era back in October with the gleefully petty lead single "I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend" featuring Doechii, which was followed by fellow singles "Best Friends" and "Love Is Unkind."

In an interview with Zack Sang just days before the release, BANKS explained her optimistic interpretation of the album's title, and why it doesn't mean what fans might assume. "It sounds really heavy and dark, obviously, but it's actually a really positive sentiment… Living in the past, going over things from the past, rehashing things in your head: sometimes it's really hard to just shut that down," she said. "Even negative voices, it's really hard to think your way out of those. You can't think your way around negative, toxic cycles in your head. You have to just cut it off."