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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
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This week, Miley Cyrus finds new pop beauty, Lorde upends expectations and Tate McRae revs up for F1. Check out all of this week’s picks below:
Miley Cyrus, Something Beautiful
Drawing upon classic pop influences while also letting her freak flag fly, Miley Cyrus offers a singular accomplishment on Something Beautiful — moving on from 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation, which included the biggest hit of her career in “Flowers,” with her most satisfying front-to-back listen to date, unbothered with trying to recreate radio success but still finding revealing hooks along the way.
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Lorde, “Man of the Year”
In the past, Lorde has liked to preview a new album with an uptempo lead single and a ballad-leaning follow-up — think Melodrama with “Green Light” and “Liability,” or Solar Power with the title track and “Stoned at the Nail Salon” — but “Man of the Year,” which comes after the fleet-footed “What Was That,” is actually a red herring, starting off as a sparse reflection over bass plucks but then widening its stance, and ending with a fuzzed-out boom.
Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching”
Continuing a year in which she’s leveled up as a pop star — as well as a week where she earned her first career Hot 100 chart-topper, alongside Morgan Wallen on “What I Want” — Tate McRae hops into the F1 soundtrack mobile with “Just Keep Watching,” a fast-moving club track with the type of quick-twitch percussion that could inspire more kinetic choreography if McRae incorporates the song into her live show.
Leon Thomas, MUTT Deluxe: HEEL
“MUTT” may have marked Leon Thomas’ arrival as a compelling new voice in popular R&B, its host album of the same name was just as sumptuous as its standout hit; now, MUTT contains even more acrobatic vocal takes by Thomas on its deluxe edition, which includes team-ups with Kehlani and Big Sean, as well as engrossing new solo cuts like “HEEL” and “NOT FAIR.”
Mt. Joy, Hope We Have Fun
The 2020s have seen indie rock quintet Mt. Joy continuously graduate to bigger touring venues, culminating in a Madison Square Garden headlining gig on their last live trek — and instead of simply acting as another excuse for the group to hit the road, new album Hope We Have Fun translates the band’s live energy to the studio, with songs like “Highway Queen” and “Pink Lady” jangling forward with blissed-out style.
Clipse, “Ace Trumpets”
In the 2000s, Virginia hip-hop duo Clipse would regularly release Pharrell Williams-produced bangers that made their listeners scrunch up their noses in delight; then, Malice quit music to explore religion, and his brother Pusha T moved on to solo stardom. Now, Clipse (and Pharrell) are back, recapturing the magic on “Ace Trumpets,” the head-knocking first track from long-awaited new album, Let God Sort Em Out.
Ava Max, “Lovin Myself”
Across pop hits like “Sweet But Psycho,” “My Head & My Heart” and “Kings & Queens,” Ava Max has prioritized electro-pop fun while offering a streak of self-empowerment; new single “Lovin Myself” doubles down on the second half of that equation, with the singer declaring, “I don’t need nobody, I’m lovin’ myself!” as warm synths rain down on her voice.
Editor’s Pick: Yeule, Evangelic Girl is a Gun
If Yeule’s 2022 album Glitch Princess was their critical breakthrough, Evangelic Girl is a Gun is the first time we receive a full glimpse of the daring singer-songwriter: the hyperpop from years past has morphed into trip-hop, alt-rock and affecting balladry, but across the most vulnerable lyricism of Yeule’s career, they still toss out mesmerizing pop ideas, as their song craft serves as a foundation for their roaming spirit.
The similarity between Lorde‘s new single and GQ’s annual Man of the Year party is no coincidence. According to the pop star, she started writing the track just one day after attending the event in 2023.
During an appearance on Australian radio program Triple J Thursday (May 29), Lorde opened up about how the publication’s party two years ago triggered a gender revelation for her that would end up inspiring “Man of the Year,” which dropped the same day as the interview. “I had been feeling this expansiveness of gender happening for a while, and this was my first event that I’d been to in a while,” she began.
“I wore kind of like a ‘hot girl’ dress,” continued the “Royals” singer, who attended the event in a form-fitting green gown and heels. “And I felt so not like myself. And it was a really cool marker, especially being at this event that was celebrating all these cool guys, I was like, ‘Oh, I’m one of those guys, like, sometimes, when I wanna be. And I was like, ‘Whoa, I don’t think the hot-girl dress is the right device for this moment.’”
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The next day, Lorde says she and producer Jim-E Stack “were in the studio kind of hung over, and I was like, ‘I wanna write a song about how I’m the Man of the Year for me.’”
Lorde has been open about how new album Virgin — which drops June 27 — was inspired by her broadening gender identity over the past few years. In a cover story interview with Rolling Stone published earlier in May, she discussed how recovering from an eating disorder and stopping birth control allowed her to feel more at home in her own body and masculinity, adding, “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.”
The sentiment echoes something she posted on her Instagram Story in 2023 immediately after the GQ party. Sharing a photo of herself in her dress, she’d written, “Some days I’m a woman, some days I’m a man.”
When asked how it’s felt to share her newfound gender identity with fans, Lorde shared on Triple J that it’s “a little bit scary.”
“I feel what the lack of definitive boxes for this sort of stuff does to people, and I totally understand,” she added. “Sometimes we really need these containers, but for me personally, I felt like where I’m at, it’s all just still flowing, it’s still moving. And I think it’s probably like that for someone else, too, and maybe it’s OK to celebrate that impermanence, that rawness, that lack of arrival.”
Watch Lorde’s full interview on Triple J above.
Sabrina Carpenter will have plenty of support when she takes the stage for her two BST Hyde Park shows this summer. The two massive gigs will kick off on July 5 with a sold out show featuring support from Clairo, Beabadoobee, Amber Mark, Luvcat, Ider, Sofy, Dellaxoz, the Tulips and Sola.
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Carpenter be back the next night (July 6) with Clairo in tow as well, along with Olivia Dean, Amber Mark, Chloe Qisha, Ider, Miso Extra, Tanner Adell, Dellaxoz and The Tulips. You can also see Carpenter in Fortnight, where she will take over the Festival Jam Stage for the Dance With Sabrina interactive music experience beginning today (May 30) at 3 p.m. ET through June 16 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Carpenter is part of a massive lineup for this summer’s BST Hyde Park gigs, which will also include Olivia Rodrigo taking the stage on June 27 with support from The Last Dinner Party, Girl in Red, Flowerlove, Between Friends, Caity Baser, Katie Gregson-Macleod, Ruti, Florence Road, Aziya and Déyyess.
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Other BST headliners include Zach Bryan — with Dermot Kennedy, Mt. Joy, Gabrielle Aplin, Turnpike Troubadours, Ole 60, Willow Avalon and others joining him on June 28 and 29 — as well as Noah Kahan (July 4) with Gracie Abrams, Finneas, Gigi Perez, Paris Paloma and more and Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts (July 11) with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Van Morrison, Amble, Alice Merton, Naima Bock and others.
The BST shows will also include headliners Stevie Wonder (July 12) and Jeff Lynne’s ELO (July 13).
Check out the Carpenter BST Hyde Park show poster below.
Benson Boone has announced a run of arena dates in the U.K. and Ireland later this fall. The U.S. star’s run will kick off at Belfast’s SSE Arena on Oct. 23, before heading to Dublin’s 3Arena, the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, the Utilita Arena in Birmingham and closing with a two-night […]
Just over 20 years since its release, Mariah Carey has revisited her chart-topping tenth album, unveiling The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition).
Released April 12, 2005, The Emancipation of Mimi marked a pivotal comeback moment in her career. Spending two weeks atop the Billboard 200, the project won three Grammys and spawned one of the longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits of all time, the 14-week leader “We Belong Together.”
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One day shy of the record’s 20th birthday, Carey announced its anniversary reissue, with dozens of bonus tracks, remixes and collaborations set to appear on the package.
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“I’m really happy to celebrate ‘Mimi’s Emancipation’ with this special anniversary re-release,” Carey said in a statement at the time. “While working on this edition, I got to relive all the memories from this pivotal moment in my personal and professional life.”
Indeed, the anniversary edition of the album is a walk down memory lane for all Carey fans, with the first half of the record featuring its original 14 tracks, along with an additional five bonus cuts. Almost identical to its 2020 vinyl reissue, the first disc is completed with the addition of “Don’t Forget About Us,” “Sprung,” “Secret Love,” the Jermaine Dupri-featuring “Makin’ It Last All Night (What It Do),” and an additional remix of “We Belong Together.”
The second disc serves as a veritable treasure trove of material for diehard fans, launching with the long-awaited official release of “When I Feel It,” which was reportedly left off the original release due to sample clearance issues.
Remixes from the likes of Solange, Kaytranada, David Morales, and Scott Storch are also included, along with a cappella renditions of “Shake It Off,” “Circles,” and “Joy Ride,” while her 2024 American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special performance of “We Belong Together” closes the package.
“This album has some of my biggest hits to date, as well as some personal favorites that are very special to me,” Carey added of the new reissue. “Forgotten gems, unreleased bonus tracks and different remixes with incredible collaborators — all of these and more are now available in one place for the first time ever!”
Listen to Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition) below.
Miley Cyrus‘ latest work of art is finally here, with the pop star dropping her new album Something Beautiful first thing Friday (May 30). Featuring 13 tracks, the project — described by Cyrus as a “one-of-a-kind pop opera fueled by fantasy” — was led by singles “Prelude,” “Something Beautiful,” “End of the World” and “More […]
In her seventh season of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the pop-star host finally covered Bonnie Tyler‘s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” — a song that many consider to be the ultimate karaoke ballad — for her popular Kellyoke segment. Clarkson stayed true to the 1983 original for her two-minute cover on Thursday’s (May 29) episode, […]
The last time SB19 headed out on an international trek was for the Pagtatag! World Tour in 2023, where the Filipino-pop group played 18 shows throughout four countries across the Philippines, United States, Canada, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates. Following the release of the group’s Simula at Wakas EP, which saw lead single “DAM” score them their first No. 1 on a U.S. Billboard chart earlier this year, the quintet is gearing up for an even bigger worldwide tour.
As Billboard exclusively revealed in February, SB19 set 19 dates on the Simula at Wakas World Tour, spanning cities in the Philippines, Taiwan, the U.S., Singapore, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE this year. In addition to playing some of the biggest venues of the group’s career, SB19 teased more cities and shows to be announced soon, with visits to Australia, Japan, and Hong Kong on the horizon.
Pablo, Josh, Ken, Stell and Justin previously told Billboard that their fans, known as A’TIN, should “stay tuned for new genres and performances, plus fresh arrangements of our older tracks,” adding how that “from our last tour they have seen more of our individuality but this time, we will be coming stronger.”
A stronger, bigger tour naturally requires a stronger, bigger setlist. So, before the group plays the first dates across Asia this spring, and returns to the U.S. in July, here is Billboard’s dream setlist for the upcoming Simula at Wakas World Tour, which will hopefully include most, if not all, of these global hits.
“DAM (Extended Ver.)”
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The Jonas Brothers went back to their roots for every part of their forthcoming new album Greetings From Your Hometown, including its cover art. As unveiled on the band’s Instagram Thursday (May 29), the LP’s front features a cozy photo of Kevin, Nick and Joe clinking wine glasses while dining at a restaurant. On the […]
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