{"id":2397221,"date":"2026-05-01T05:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2397221"},"modified":"2026-05-01T05:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:13:12","slug":"new-music-friday-featuring-madonna-jpegmafia-dem-mob-and-anna-jeavons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-featuring-madonna-jpegmafia-dem-mob-and-anna-jeavons\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday featuring Madonna, JPEGMAFIA, DEM MOB and Anna Jeavons &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday.<\/h2>\n<p>The weekend\u2019s within arm\u2019s reach and we\u2019ve made it, friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<p>Before we\u00a0clock off\u00a0and shut our laptops, we\u2019ve <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/greaser-bar-may-gig-guide-2026\/\">rounded up<\/a>\u00a0standout new releases\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/new-music-friday-amity-affliction-windwaker-sonic-reducer\/\">from here and\u00a0across the ditch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u2018Bring Your Love\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madonna\u2019s still playing in her own lane, and pulling Sabrina Carpenter into it only sharpens the contrast. \u2018Bring Your Love\u2019 leans hard into glossy, late-night dancefloor energy, with Stuart Price back in the mix. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s big, clean pop that knows exactly what it\u2019s doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bring Your Love\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2lZVlp5shY7TufyMXOuACy?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">JPEGMAFIA \u2013 \u2018babygirl\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JPEGMAFIA\u2019s still operating without a rulebook. \u2018babygirl\u2019 crashes rap, punk and noise together into something chaotic but controlled. It\u2019s abrasive in places, catchy in others, and constantly shifting \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">still one of the few pushing the genre somewhere unpredictable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: babygirl\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/31CPIp0vMvr5UNB0xvnMiL?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Borderline \u2013 \u2018That Girl\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Borderline keep pushing their case as one of Aotearoa\u2019s most promising exports. \u2018That Girl\u2019 goes all-in on \u201880s excess \u2013 synths, hooks, and a bit of theatrical flair \u2013 but it lands because they actually play like a band. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a band built for bigger rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: That Girl\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5wKpbkgIh6Sclxf9HHbVzQ?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Tex Perkins \u2013 Basic<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tex Perkins swerves hard left with <em>Basic<\/em>, a collection that feels more like a sketchbook than a polished release. Ambient textures, noise, fragments of melody \u2013 it\u2019s messy in a deliberate way. There\u2019s something very refreshing about a veteran still chasing weird ideas this far in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Basic\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3VLCuwug9XHlfiivYlYThc?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">trials \u2013 hendle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trials steps out solo with <em>hendle<\/em>. Written, produced and performed entirely by him, the record is raw \u2013 in both sound and subject \u2013 unpacking displacement, violence and identity without sanding the edges down. This is a personal, \u201cwarts and all\u201d statement that sticks with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: hendle\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1sJcp8yxZMR6YXCcMRy2ms?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">DEM MOB \u2013 \u2018Break Bread\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEM MOB keep it grounded in purpose. \u2018Break Bread\u2019 blends classic hip hop with a messages of reconciliation, community, and real change. It\u2019s not heavy-handed, just direct. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kind of track that reminds you music can still carry weight beyond the hook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Break Bread\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1IH2cY6YOptYclJFmIr0l4?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Anna Jeavons \u2013 ANOMIE<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Jeavons taps into that messy, in-between phase of your twenties on <em>ANOMIE<\/em>, a record built on emotional drift, nostalgia and self-reflection. Produced by Ben Stewart, it leans into that \u201cpathos pop\u201d space \u2013 soft, sad, but quietly hopeful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Anomie\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3dUhWkIZcLt0kEXiVciVNJ?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Grace Woodroofe \u2013 Rotate on the Ache (Part 1)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grace Woodroofe leans all the way into vulnerability on <em>Rotate on the Ache (Part 1)<\/em>, tracing the slow shift from love into control with a steady, unflinching lens. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s intimate indie-pop that thankfully, doesn\u2019t rush resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Rotate on the Ache (Part 1)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4U3fe43OV76g9yM24JGIFx?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">Amy Solylo \u2013 \u2018He Wants Me (Dead)\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amy Solylo takes the self-aware country-pop lane and runs with it. \u2018He Wants Me (Dead)\u2019 is sharp, funny, and just a little unhinged \u2013 in a good way. It plays with delusion and denial without losing its charm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: He Wants Me (Dead)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6rez7kca9f3r0dejyvFtjH?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;\">The Velvet Club \u2013 \u2018We Don\u2019t Talk\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Velvet Club slow things down with \u2018We Don\u2019t Talk\u2019, a synth-driven cut that leans into emotional fallout without getting overly dramatic. It\u2019s clean, restrained, and quietly effective. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong sign their debut album will most definitely deliver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: We Don't Talk\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6bAZo2xNGIB7rhyvWqKMFM?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0C8xI7sNwwupU9FXotkY9n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happy\u2019s Mixtape<\/a> for more new music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '709400348429047');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1202846161482324');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\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 happymag.tv \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another week, another chance to dive headfirst into the depths of New Music Friday. 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