Debut albums abound in this week's batch of new music: Coco Jones delivers her long-awaited freshman full-length in the form of Why Not More?; d4vd drops Withered to close out his current musical era; newcomer Lyn Lapid introduces herself with Buzzkill; John Morgan transforms from hit country songwriter to full-fledged artist on Carolina Blue; and Gigi Perez finds herself At The Beach, In Every Life.
April also closes out with several other exciting new albums. Billy Idol drops his ninth studio set featuring duets with Avril Lavigne and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; Jensen McRae delivers her second LP I Don't Know How But They Found Me!; Jeff Goldblum teams up with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra for Still Blooming; Sunflower Bean unveil their latest, Mortal Primetime; and James Arthur puts his PISCES on display with his sixth album.
Plus, Joe Jonas resets the rollout for his sophomore solo album, Music for People Who Believe in Love, with "Heart to Heart"; Zara Larsson gets down and dirty with "Pretty Ugly"; Charles Kelley continues teasing his '80s-inspired project with "Driving and Listening to Music" and "Run"; and Paris Hilton kicks off her upcoming Infinite Icon remix album with the James Hurr & Karsten Sollors' dance floor-ready remix of "If the Earth is Spinning."
Below, press play on 10 other releases perfect for soundtracking your weekend, including singles from Lorde, Benson Boone, Megan Thee Stallion and HAIM, as well as a deluxe re-release by Shaboozey, a reunion two decades in the making for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more.
Lorde summer has arrived early! Nearly four years after taking her fans down Solar Power's psychedelic, sun-strewn path, Lorde makes her grand return to the spotlight with "What Was That," the long-awaited lead single to her upcoming, as-yet-untitled fourth studio album.
The song plants Lorde firmly back in the synth-drenched sonics she last explored on 2017's GRAMMY-winning Melodrama as she looks back on a supercut of memories that have her asking, "What was that?" — like taking "MDMA in the back garden" and late nights spent at iconic Brooklyn music venue Baby's All Right.
In the accompanying music video, Lorde stomps through present-day New York City, hopping on a bike and emerging from a sewer manhole, before dancing out the song's climax in Washington Square Park — a stunt that drew hundreds of eager fans to the park's famed fountain after the NYPD had already tried shutting the event down due to permitting issues.
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It's been almost exactly one year since Shaboozey released his breakout single, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" in April 2024. Since then, the song has earned him five GRAMMY nominations, been certified 5x Platinum and tied the record for the longest-running No. 1 hit in Billboard history at 19 non-consecutive weeks.
And now, the country star caps off the era of his breakthrough album, 2024's Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going, with a deluxe re-release subtitled The Complete Edition.
The re-upped version includes six extra songs that play as a well-deserved victory lap for the genre-bending star, including the previously released "Good News" and collaborations with the likes of Jelly Roll (the self-destructive prayer of "Amen"), Sierra Ferrell (the redemptive, romantic "Hail Mary") and Myles Smith (the handclap-laden "Blink Twice").
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Benson Boone gets "Mystical Magical" on the second taste of his highly anticipated sophomore album, American Heart.
The recent GRAMMY nominee for Best New Artist revels in a lusty, unpredictable game of cat and mouse on the track — and despite getting the cold shoulder from his "little hard-to-get baby," the 22-year-old is feeling confident that things will eventually tip in his favor. After all, as he croons in his bombastic falsetto, "Once you know what my love's gonna feel like/ Nothing else will feel right…Once you know my love is so/ Mystical magical."
Boone debuted the racing track during Coachella's first weekend, where he also revealed that his second LP would arrive June 20. Shortly after, he closed his flip-filled set with a rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" alongside Brian May, who also offered his iconic guitar riffs to Boone's breakthrough smash, "Beautiful Things."
Fresh off her star-studded, headline-making performance at Coachella, Megan Thee Stallion frontloads MEGAN: ACT III with new single "Whenever."
On the rapid-fire freestyle, the rapper combines two of her favorite topics — taking aim at her haters and proudly celebrating her own fabulosity — as she spits, "Stomach out, titties out, ass out/ Yeah b—, what about it?/ Do the b— talkin' s— look this good?/ Nah, I highly doubt it."
The song, which arrives alongside a cheeky music video, also serves as a warning shot to any disloyal friends or would-be double-crossers. Just take the no-holds-barred declaration by the three-time GRAMMY winner in the second verse and consider yourself on notice: "Hangin' with opps, you a chop/ Do your thing but that ain't how I rock/ You hoes don't appreciate loyalty/ I don't act funny, b—, I act accordingly."
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Cazzu was already riding high before unveiling her third full-length studio set, Latinaje. After all, the LP's third single, "Con Otra," became her first No. 1 hit in her native Argentina (as well as her first entry on Billboard's Global 200 chart) earlier this spring.
Arriving on the heels of such a major accomplishment, the Spanish-language album also features the latest focus track, "Mala Suerte" in addition to collaborations between the Latin star and Elena Rose ("Engreído"), Maka ("Ahora") and WIU ("Una Loca Enamorada").
Young Thug kicks off the rollout for his pending fourth solo album, UY Scuti, with the Future-assisted lead single "Money on Money."
The track marks the rapper's first major solo drop since his release from jail in October 2024 in the headline-making RICO case against YSL Records. There's more than a celebratory undercurrent running beneath Thugger's references to Louis Vuitton, Hermés and other luxury brands as he remarks, "Blowin' money fast like a f—in' cheetah/ Mm, that's good/ I been in the trenches filled with hyenas."
HAIM are "Down to be wrong" on the latest single from their upcoming fourth studio album, I Quit, which the sister act just announced will be out June 20.
Following lead single "Relationships" and follow-up "Everybody's trying to figure me out," the groovy new single combines understated verses with a sing-along chorus reminiscent of Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun," as middle sister Danielle Haim belts, "Boy, I crushed my whole heart/ Trying to fit my soul into your arms/ And I crushed up these pills/ And I still couldn't take 'em/ I still couldn't take 'em" on the song's bridge.
"So grateful. So proud. So ready to tell all," Jessie J wrote earlier this week when revealing the artwork for "No Secrets," her first single in four years. As its title implies, the British songstress lays it all bare on the track — a sultry R&B groove built over finger snaps and flitting production that has her singing, "Why put it on the internet?/ Whole life is online/ No secrets."
And according to Jessie's social media, "No Secrets" may be the first of two new songs in as many weeks off her forthcoming sixth studio album, as the singer also posted in the lead-up to its release, "First two songs BACK to BACK BABY. Strap in people. It's time…"
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's new single, "Aww Shit," marks a major milestone for the pioneering hip-hop collective: their first in 20 years to feature all five original members of the group.
The booming rap banger also serves as the lead single for Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone's upcoming album, which will be released sometime later this year and is reportedly titled The Art of War: World War IV. In the meantime, the group is further commemorating their reunion with a headlining tour, which started on April 19 and will make 14 stops around the U.S. through Sept. 6.
Gigi Perez — 'At The Beach, In Every Life'
Gigi Perez makes good on the promise of her breakout single "Sailor Song" with her self-produced debut album, At The Beach, In Every Life.
The South Florida native wears her heart on her sleeve as she works through the grief and confusion of losing her elder sister, Celene, across the album's 12 tracks of emotional, poetic folk-pop. Ultimately, while writing and recording the project, the beach became much more than a motif for its title. It was a place of respite, clarity and inspiration for the young singer.
"I think there's something about the beach that's…always been there," Perez revealed in the official trailer for the album earlier this month. "I spent a lot of time out there after Celene passed away. I think it was the closest I could get to escaping, and maybe feeling close to her. And after a while, life changed, and I wanted to go back. So I did."