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\n\tBTS leads this week\u2019s New Music Friday roundup with their long-awaited comeback album Arirang<\/em>. Led by the dance-pop focus track \u201cSwim,\u201d the 14-track set features an all-star lineup of producers, including Diplo, Tame Impala\u2019s Kevin Parker, Mike WiLL Made-It and Ryan Tedder. The Bangtan Boys are following up the new release with a comeback concert set for Saturday (March 21) at Gwanghwamun Square. The show will livestream on Netflix, but unfortunately, RM\u2019s performance will be \u201cpartially limited\u201d due to an ankle injury sustained during rehearsals.<\/p>\n \n\tMike WiLL also released an album of his own titled R3SET<\/em>, marking his first solo studio album in nine years. The 15-track LP includes collaborations with J. Cole, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Monaleo, Karrahbooo, CeeLo Green and Swae Lee. Country superstar Luke Combs boasted this week\u2019s other high-profile release, sharing The Way I Am<\/em>, his sixth studio album. Featuring a tender duet with Alison Krauss, the new set marks Combs\u2019 first since 2024\u2019s Fathers & Sons<\/em>. <\/p>\n \n\tThis New Music Friday also gifted us projects from R&B singer-songwriter Ego Ella May (Good Intentions<\/em>), country singer Morgan Evans (Steel Town<\/em>), and Smile 2<\/em> star Naomi Scott (F.I.G<\/em>).<\/p>\n \n\tOn the singles side, Latto rocked the world with her new \u201cBusiness & Pleasure\u201d track, in which she revealed her pregnancy alongside the announcement of her forthcoming Big Mama<\/em> album, set for a May 29 release. Billboard 200<\/a> chart-topper Yeat teamed up with Kylie Jenner (aka King Kylie) for \u201cLet King Tonka Talk,\u201d and Grammy nominee Coi Leray tapped YoungBoy Never Broke Again for her new \u201cBetter Than Yours\u201d single.<\/p>\n \n\tOver in the pop world, One Direction alum Niall Horan shared \u201cDinner Party,\u201d the lead single and title track of his forthcoming fourth studio album. British singer-songwriter Paris Paloma shaded generative AI in her new \u201cMiyazaki\u201d track, while Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy struggled with love lost across \u201cHonest.\u201d Lizzo also dropped an anthemic, Tina Turner-nodding new single titled \u201cDon\u2019t Make Me Love U.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tFinally, Coco Jones leads this week\u2019s new R&B releases with the Shae Jacobs-produced \u201cLuvagirl.\u201d British girl group FLO turned up the tempo with their steamy new \u201cLeak It\u201d single, while John Legend joined Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Shatta Wale on the heart-eyed \u201cAint\u2019 Nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n