Billboard's Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday's most essential releases — the essential music everyone will be talking about today and that will dominate playlists this weekend and beyond.
This week, The Weeknd brings us back to the dance floor, Playboi Carti still sees red, and Charli xcx extends Brat Summer. Check out all of this week's picks below:
The Weeknd, “Dancing in the Flames”
The Weeknd makes triumphant return with 'Dancing in the Flames', first single from upcoming album Hurry up tomorrowwhich continues his synth-pop fantasy Dawn FM but offers an even more delicious chorus and more vocal fragility. It's a big swing that would work well on an 80s radio block or any compilation of modern streaming hits.
Playboi Carti, “All Red”
The hip-hop world has been eagerly awaiting Playboi Carti's next album, and the release of “All Red” not only suggests that his follow-up Whole Lotta Red is just around the corner (and a thematic sequel, natch), but that MC is as locked in as ever as he tosses out catchphrases and ad-libs over a combustible beat.
charli xcx feat. Troye Sivan, “Talk Talk” remix.
We may be past Labor Day and beyond the glory days of Brat Summer, but Charli xcx isn't done giving us exciting remixes of her big project — this time, her friend and tour partner Troye Sivan delivers a perfect balance on a new version of “Talk Talk,” his soulful tone complementing Charli's bouncy bounce through the song's constant movement.
Tate McRae, “It's Okay, I'm Okay”
Continuing a breakout year in which she's been able to showcase precise choreography and beats, Tate McRae positions new single “It's ok I'm ok” as a collection of soulful tunes that work well for dance routines. we hear a pop singer find her sound and style in real time.
Miranda Lambert, Postcard from Texas
For her first album with new collaborators Republic and Big Loud — and since turning forty — Miranda Lambert returns to her roots Postcard from Texaswith one of country music's most intelligent storytellers using her hometown as inspiration for stories of unique characters, revenge after betrayal, and women who are underrated while mastering their craft.
Katy Perry feat. Doechii, “I'm His, He's Mine”
One week before the presentation of the new album 143 and just days after her Video Vanguard performance at the MTV VMAs, Katy Perry lends some of her pop prowess to rising star Doechii on “I'm His, He's Mine,” who in turn infuses the track with plenty of confidence , as they play a pair of queens who can fool any stray.
Shawn Mendes, “Nobody Knows”
In his rustic comeback, Shawn Mendes shrugs off pop bombast in favor of guitars and unguarded vocals — and “Nobody Knows,” a surprising new anthem that lets Mendes' upper body blare, scream and flourish fully, it sounds like the most natural. rendered track released so far from his upcoming album.
Editor's Pick: FKA Twigs, “Eusexua”
Like most of FKA Twigs' hypnotic songs, “Eusexua,” the title track from her next album, juxtaposes the smooth contours of Twigs' voice with haunting production elements — this time, strumming beats that grow and threaten to burst before they dance – the floor pulsates and then unexpectedly evaporates. Exciting and accessible, “Eusexua” is a dazzling return from a unique creator.
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