{"id":2174724,"date":"2025-11-24T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2174724"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:06:47","slug":"the-best-new-music-this-week-tate-mcrae-bigxthaplug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-best-new-music-this-week-tate-mcrae-bigxthaplug\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best New Music This Week: Tate McRae, BigXthaPlug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"1\">\n<p>Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/topic\/new-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the weekly album releases<\/a> to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it\u2019s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we\u2019re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.<\/p>\n<p>This week saw Tate McRae continue boosting her biggest album yet and BigXthaPlug add yet another huge collaborator to his contacts. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.<\/p>\n<p>For more music recommendations, check out our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/topic\/listen-to-this\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Listen To This section<\/a>, as well as our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/newsletter-archive\/indie\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Indie Mixtape<\/a> newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"2\">\n<h2>Tate McRae \u2014 \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" title=\"Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/00PwBHUo1NY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>So Close To What<\/em> is worth celebrating, as the project became McRae\u2019s first No. 1 album upon its release earlier this year. McRae revived the project last week with a deluxe edition, which includes \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/tate-mcrae-nobodys-girl-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nobody\u2019s Girl<\/a>\u201d and its accompanying lo-fi video.<\/p>\n<h2>BigXthaPlug \u2014 \u201cCold\u201d Feat. Post Malone<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BigXthaPlug - Cold feat. Post Malone (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-KjOMY_zxrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, neither BigXthaPlug nor Post Malone were making country music. Now, they find themselves among the genre\u2019s biggest stars, and they met up last week on the emotional \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/bigxthaplug-post-malone-cold-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cold<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"3\">\n<h2>The Kid Laroi \u2014 \u201cA Perfect World\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Kid LAROI - A PERFECT WORLD (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/pC32D0_xYcM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Laroi had a new album finished\u2026 but then he scrapped it. In its place, he made another new album: <em>Before I Forget<\/em>, which he announced last week. He also dropped the throwback pop\/R&amp;B single \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/kid-laroi-before-i-forget-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Perfect World<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Skrillex \u2014 \u201cWhile You Were Sleeping\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"while you were sleeping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GS_9nf555dw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Skrillex has had a surprising 2025. Earlier in the year, he came out of nowhere to drop the album <em>F*ck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!!<\/em> and last week, he delivered another surprise release, the five-track <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/indie\/skrillex-hit-me-where-it-hurts-x\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hit Me Where It Hurts X<\/em><\/a> EP.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"4\">\n<h2>Peso Pluma and Tito Double P \u2014 \u201cIntro\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"intro - Peso Pluma &amp; Tito Double P (Video Oficial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hV2TBa7-F3A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Peso Pluma and Tito Double P are two of the strongest forces in m\u00fasica Mexicana and they\u2019re also cousins. Unsurprisingly, then, they teamed up last week on \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/peso-pluma-tito-double-p-intro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intro<\/a>,\u201d a cinematic number that sees Pluma returning to his roots.<\/p>\n<h2>Fred Again.., Sammy Virji, and Winny \u2014 \u201cWinny\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winny\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/f_3rKC4mBYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re a couple months into Fred Again..\u2019s ten-week drop of new <em>USB<\/em> songs, which means we\u2019re nearly at the end. His latest is the bassy and thumping \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/indie\/fred-again-sammy-virj-winny\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winny<\/a>,\u201d a link-up with Sammy Virji and Winny.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"5\">\n<h2>Tobias Jesso Jr. \u2014 \u201cWaiting Around\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waiting Around\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nUTH1PCIMNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/indie\/tobias-jesso-jr-shine-album\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesso<\/a> is best known as a songwriter to the stars, but a decade ago, he had some buzz of his own going with his debut solo album <em>Goon<\/em>. He just got back to that with a long-awaited new LP, <em>Shine<\/em>, which features highlights like the tender \u201cWaiting Around.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Rico Nasty \u2014 \u201cPepper\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rico Nasty - PEPPER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hpeXv2BbvpY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only been a few months since Rico dropped her latest album, <em>Nasty<\/em>. She apparently had more material ready to go, though, as she came through last week with \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/rico-nasty-pepper-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pepper<\/a>,\u201d an intense song that sees Rico getting in her lyrical bag.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"6\">\n<h2>Kelly Lee Owens \u2014 \u201cLose Your Head\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOSE YOUR HEAD\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9yxGtTBebjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Owens has stated that her new EP <em>Kelly<\/em> is about \u201cembodying sound and those collective, physical experiences we only really have in clubs or at music events.\u201d Now that the projects out, it\u2019s clear that mission was accomplished on bangers like \u201cLose Your Head.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Labrinth \u2014 \u201cImplosion\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Labrinth - IMPLOSION (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/No9-m8uQias?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Labrinth has a new album, <em>Cosmic Opera: Act I<\/em>, set for the top of next year. His scope is always ambitious and he proves that on \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/labrinth-shares-implosion-announces-cosmic-opera-act-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Implosion<\/a>,\u201d which successfully melds symphonic and electronic elements.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uproxx.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it\u2019s easy for something to slip through the cracks. 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