{"id":2347414,"date":"2026-03-27T06:44:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2347414"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:44:32","slug":"miley-cyrus-raye-lead-this-weeks-best-new-music-friday-music-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/miley-cyrus-raye-lead-this-weeks-best-new-music-friday-music-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Miley Cyrus &#038; Raye Lead This Week&#8217;s Best New Music: Friday Music Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBillboard\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/friday-music-guide\/\">Friday Music Guide<\/a>\u00a0serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday\u2019s most essential releases each week \u2014 the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/bts-niall-horan-new-music-friday-guide-arirang-dinner-party-1236203189\/\">Last week<\/a>, we featured BTS, Niall Horan, Lizzo and more.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Miley Cyrus shares \u201cYounger You,\u201d the sentimental closing song from the<em> Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special<\/em> that premiered this week; Raye releases her anticipated new album, <em>This Music May Contain Hope<\/em>.; and Charlie Puth drops his much-teased <em>Whatever\u2019s Clever!<\/em>\u2026 plus much more. Check out all of this week\u2019s picks below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Miley Cyrus, \u201cYounger You (From the \u201cHannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn 2017, Miley Cyrus released her <em>Younger Now<\/em> album. In 2023, she shared the introspective single \u201cUsed To Be Young.\u201d And now, she has released perhaps her most emotional reflection yet with \u201cYounger You\u201d \u2014 a song that closes out her <em>Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special <\/em>and that during its Hollywood premiere this week caused the audience to tear up as it played for the first time. A perfect blend of Cyrus\u2019 Tennessee roots with her pop sensibilities, \u201cYounger You\u201d is written as a letter not only to her fans but to herself, with lyrics like: \u201cSomewhere along the way, we lost touch\/ We used to be so happy just because\u201d and \u201cI know your story isn\u2019t done, but do you love who you\u2019ve become?\u201d The song, though brief, is filled with gentle reminders, like to call mom and dad, but above all else, it\u2019s a reminder to never forget the younger versions of ourselves \u2014 and to always try and do right by them. As Miley wrote in an Instagram caption announcing the single: \u201cThis song is yours as a thank you for the life we\u2019ve grown through together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Raye, <em>This Music May Contain Hope.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFollowing a release of singles that showcase Raye\u2019s range \u2014 from the cheeky, uptempo \u201cWhere Is My Husband!\u201d to the jazzy and vocally-stunning ballad \u201cNightingale Lane.\u201d \u2014 the rising star has released her second album, <em>This Music May Contain Hope<\/em>. And as the title suggests, the project exposes inner aches and pains while simultaneously treating them with the sonic salve that is Raye\u2019s voice; the six-plus minute opus \u201cI Know You\u2019re Hurting.\u201d is perhaps the strongest example of exactly this balance. As Raye shared in a press release for the album: \u201cMusic\u00a0is medicine, I\u2019ve always said that\u2026I wanted to create something that is a hug, bed or soft place for that person who needs it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Charlie Puth, <em>Whatever\u2019s Clever!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCharlie Puth\u2019s fourth album takes a turn from pure pop into more soulful, even jazz-inspired territory \u2014 especially with features such as Kenny G (\u201cCry\u201d), Coco Jones (\u201cSideways\u201d), Michael McDonald with Kenny Loggins (\u201cLove In Exile\u201d) and Jeff Goldblum &amp; The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra (\u201cUntil It Happens To You\u201d). The lattermost track stands out, in part, for Goldblum\u2019s characteristic contributions, opening with him offering some sage advice for Puth as a new husband and father: \u201cAnd you know, until it happens to you\/ Where you lose something, oh my golly\/ That\u2019s why you wanna be sweet to each other.\u201d And later, he returns with a piece of wisdom he deems <em>most<\/em> important, \u201cIf I could tell you one thing\/ Well, don\u2019t miss a second of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Conan Gray, \u201cThe Best\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLast August, Conan Gray released his fourth album <em>Wishbone<\/em>. And come April 24, he\u2019ll treat fans to a deluxe edition of the album led by new single \u201cThe Best.\u201d The pop ballad does what Gray is best known for, as he tiptoes between yearning and indifference while singing of a breakup he\u2019d like to rewrite. As he shares, while perhaps looking through rose-colored glasses: \u201cI swear if I saw you tonight\/ We could make peace with it, not have to sleep with it\u2026Finally wish you the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Melanie Martinez, \u201cUncanny Valley\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBoundary-pushing pop artist Melanie Martinez returns with her fourth album <em>HADES<\/em>, which was previewed by singles including \u201cPosession\u201d and \u201cDisney Princess.\u201d The 18-track project clocks in at just over one hour, during which Martinez immerses listeners in the dystopian world of her mind. On standout \u201cUncanny Valley\u201d she sings of \u201cscrolling through a mess in my mind\u201d \u2014 and thankfully for fans, she lets us in on it all. Because, as she later asserts, \u201cTrends, they come and go\/ But humans have their flaws\/ Beauty comes in every form\/ Baby, there ain\u2019t no norm.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/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 www.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billboard\u2019s\u00a0Friday Music Guide\u00a0serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday\u2019s most essential releases each week \u2014 the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.\u00a0 Last week, we featured BTS, Niall Horan, Lizzo and more. 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