Consider spring officially sprung: March has given way to April, and the first week of the new month is jam-packed with albums, EPs, singles, and surprises of all kinds.
Among the new album drops, Grace Vanderwaal proves she's all grown up on her sophomore full-length CHILDSTAR; Black Country, New Road unveil their first LP sans former frontman Isaac Wood with Forever Howlong; DUCKWRTH proudly declares himself to be an All American F*ckboy, Knox releases his debut with Going, Going, Gone and Sleigh Bells reclaim their noise-pop throne with Bunky Becky Birthday Boy.
Meanwhile, the week's plethora of new tracks includes PinkPantheress' clubby "Tonight," Lainey Wilson's rollicking "Bell Bottoms Up" and G-Eazy's NSFW "Fight & F—." Plus, HAIM follows "Relationships" up with "Everybody's trying to figure me out," Rod Wave drops "Sinners," Sexyy Red gets braggadocious on "Hoochie Coochie" and Wet Leg is ready for a fight on "catch these fists."
Below, press play on 10 other releases perfect for soundtracking your weekend, including the start of new musical eras for Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran and Laufey, a live cut Gracie Abrams fans have been begging for, a collaborative album between Elton John and Brandi Carlile, and more.
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Something Beautiful is on its way from Miley Cyrus. After dropping album cuts "Prelude" and the title track earlier in the week, the superstar has released "End of the World" as the first official single from her upcoming ninth studio set.
The trailer for Something Beautiful — which is scheduled to arrive in full on May 30 via Columbia Records — heralds the project as a "one of a kind pop opera" from the mind of the three-time GRAMMY winner. To that end, the music video for "End of the World" is a gauzy, dream-like fantasia that finds Cyrus strutting around a soundstage in a gorgeous emerald mini-dress as she convinces a lover to "pretend it's not the end of the world" in between references to Paul McCartney, Picasso and Malibu sunsets.
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Just in time for their upcoming set at Coachella, The Marías have dropped their new single "Back To Me" as well as a surprise B-side, "Nobody New."
The former is a haunting torch song aimed at a lover who's moved on to the next girl, with frontwoman María Zardoya coolly intoning, "Maybe it's over/ It's hard to accept/ As I'm getting older/ Full of regrets" before questioning, "Is she all that you want?/ Is she all that you need?/ I'd be there in a hurry/ Baby, come back to me."
Meanwhile, the latter acts as a wistful counterpoint, with Zardoya vowing her devotion in both English and Spanish as she sings, "Baby, I promise there's nobody new/ I'm being honest/ There's no one like you" over quavering synths and a downcast beat.
Ed Sheeran kicks off a new chapter of his record-breaking career with "Azizam," the lead single off his recently announced eighth album, Play.
The title of the song is taken from the Persian word meaning "my dear" or "my beloved," and the superstar practically radiates joy as he melds together Persian and Irish folk influences. "Azizam/ Meet me on the floor tonight/ Show me how to move like the water/ In between the dancin' lights/ Be mine, be mine, azizam," the four-time GRAMMY winner sings on the chorus.
The accompanying music video documents Sheeran's recent travels building buzz for the carefree single, including stops at "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," a New York City bodega and the Ipswich Town Football Club stadium in his U.K. hometown — all with a pink, heart-shaped balloon as his trusty companion.
On her new single "Silver Lining," Laufey admits to "staring into the abyss" of an intoxicating love. But rather than get scared off, she's ready to dive in headfirst.
The jazz-pop sensation is all in no matter the consequences on the dreamy waltz, confessing, "So I propose, it's long overdue/ When you go to hell, I'll go there with you too/ And when we're punished for being so cruel/ The silver lining's I'll be there with you."
The deliciously devilish track comes complete with a music video that finds the Icelandic GRAMMY winner attending an old-fashioned dance, surrounded by masked party goers as she twirls through the room in her iridescent party dress. Frankly, purgatory never looked — or sounded — so inviting.
Nearly a month after debuting "Death Wish" at her headlining show at London's famous O2 Arena, Gracie Abrams has gifted fans with a live recording of the performance.
"But how will it end?/ How long will you give me?/ 'Til you twist the knife with a smile while you kill me/ And you ask me to dance if there's someone around/ You don't look the same when I look at you now," the two-time GRAMMY nominee sings over spare piano chords on the ballad.
Abrams will continue The Secret Of Us Tour through Aug. 27, stopping through Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Europe festival circuit before returning to North America to headline iconic venues like New York City's Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
K-pop act xikers continue their HOUSE OF TRICKY series — which began in 2023 with the release of their debut EP, HOUSE OF TRICKY: DOORBELL RINGING — with HOUSE OF TRICKY: SPUR, the K-pop boy band's fifth mini-album in two years.
The five-track project contains songs like frenetic single "BREATHE," opener "You Hide We Skee" and the shout-ready "HIGHWAY," and is the first release by the group to feature member Junghoon since the vocalist was sidelined in May 2023 due to a ligament injury and subsequent surgery.
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Skrillex — 'F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3'
This is not an April Fool's joke! Skrillex surprised fans by leaking his new album, the cheekily titled F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, to his entire mailing list a full 14 hours before it was officially released on April 1.
The album marks an exciting return to the nine-time GRAMMY winner's dubstep roots and, unlike his previous studio albums like 2023's Quest For Fire and Don't Get Too Close, is presented as one continuous mix hosted by producer Dj Smokey. In addition to narration by Shadoe Haze, the rapid-fire full-length features a litany of collaborators like HAWAII SLIM (early highlight "SPITFIRE"), Boys Noize and Dylan Brady ("ZEET NOISE") and Jónsi ("LOOK AT YOU") on a collection of previously unreleased tracks dating back to 2010.
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Eladio Carrión's last album, 2024's Sol María, earned the Latin trap star his very first No. 1 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart thanks to hit single "TQMQA" — not to mention his third Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Urban Music Album. Now, just over a year later, he's back with his sixth studio set, DON KBRN.
Preceded by swaggering lead single "H.I.M," the 22-track LP is filled with a wide array of diverse guests, from Myke Towers ("Vetements") and Jessie Reyez ("Call My Line") to Peso Pluma ("Tiffany"), Big Sean ("Branzino"), Neutro Shorty ("Broly") and more.
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BigxThaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman join forces for a genre-busting collaboration in the form of new single "All the Way."
The Texas rapper calls a relationship quits on the song's verses over a plucky guitar line before tossing the mic to the country chart-topper to deliver the kerosene-fueled hook: "Burn all the bridges/ Don't ask forgiveness/ Walk away like I'm someone you hate/ Don't let me down easy/ If you're gonna leave me/ Baby, go and leave me all the way."
Fresh off debuting several tracks during a special night at The London Palladium, Elton John and Brandi Carlile have unveiled their collaborative album, Who Believes In Angels?.
The LP is a true back-and-forth between the two close friends, who crafted the unique project with help from producer and co-writer Andrew Watt and Sir Elton's longtime creative partner Bernie Taupin. Recorded in just 20 days at Los Angeles' Sunset Studios, the double LP also features backing from an all-star band that includes the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Nine Inch Nails' Pino Palladino and Pearl Jam's Josh Klinghoffer.
Who Believes In Angels? will also be accompanied by the short film "Who Believes In Angels? Stories From the Edge of Creation," which is set to premiere via YouTube on April 5 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.