British Vogue <\/em>there may would be some rock inspiration. Sure enough, her new single is aptly titled \u201cRock Music,\u201d and includes the hotly contested lyric: \u201cI think the dance floor is dead, so now we\u2019re making rock music.\u201d But, true to form, Charli\u2019s take isn\u2019t what listeners might expect; \u201cRock Music\u201d is a dizzying one-minute and 55-second track that is more or less a grungy dance track with a guitar riff \u2014 and sure enough, it would sound right at home on a dance floor.<\/p>\n\n\tMUNA, Dancing On the Wall <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tMUNA\u2019s fourth album, Dancing On the Wall<\/em>, arrives today with focus track \u201cEastside Girls,\u201d complete with its music video starring actor Hannah Einbinder, comedian Kate Berlant and more. With vocalist Katie Gavin\u2019s distinct voice creating a throughline through all of MUNA\u2019s work \u2014 from introspective slow songs to uptempo bangers \u2014 Dancing On the Wall <\/em>is a full-bodied continuation of the trio\u2019s rising arch. <\/p>\n\n\tKelela, \u201clinknb\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tAs Kelela readies her upcoming album, New Avatar, <\/em>out 10 July, she continues to raise the bar with her genre-blurring blend of soul, R&B, and alternative experimental music. And \u201cLinknb\u201d manages to fit it all in \u2014 in just under two minutes \u2014 keeping expectations for her third full-length at an all-time high.<\/p>\n\n\tLykke Li, The Afterparty<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tThe sixth and, according to the Swedish singer, final Lykke Li album is out today \u2014 and serves as a bittersweet celebration of a near 20-year career and a farewell on her own terms. While The Afterparty <\/em>offers a complete narrative as a whole, \u201cHappy Now\u201d is perhaps the best snapshot of this moment for Lykki Li, as she sings on the chorus: \u201cDid your tears all go away? Did the darkness ever fade? Is it over? Are you happy now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tThe Last Dinner Party, \u201cBig Dog\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tRock band The Last Dinner Party go all in with latest single \u201cBig Dog,\u201d delivering big, electrifying riffs alongside vocals that slide from eery whispers to full-throttled declarations. Fittingly, the act released an \u201c(On The Road)\u201d music video, given that the track is already a staple of\u00a0its live show \u2014 which even more fans will be able to catch, since The Last Dinner Party will support Olivia Rodrigo on select dates early into 2027.<\/p>\n
\n\tLittle Simz,\u00a0Sugar Girl<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tTwo weeks after teasing its existence, Little Simz has shared\u00a0Sugar Girl<\/em>, her third new project in as many years. From the bouyon-inflected \u201cOpen Arms\u201d to the\u00a0Auto-Tuned fantasia of \u201cThat\u2019s A No\u00a0No,\u201d\u00a0Sugar Girl<\/em>\u00a0is a triumphant reunion of Simz and producer Jakwob, the craftsman behind\u00a02024\u2019s\u00a0endlessly danceable\u00a0Drop 7<\/em>\u00a0EP.\u00a0Nonetheless,\u00a0the clear standout is the JT-assisted \u201cGame On\u201d; \u201cI\u2019m so T, I support the trans\/ Game on bitch,\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0take a stand\/ Do black lives still matter to these brands?\u201d she spits in her guest verse, delivering a disarming combination of politics and humor like only she can. \u2013\u00a0KYLE DENIS<\/em>\u00a0PJ Morton, \u201cSell My Soul\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tHoused on the\u00a0Saturday Night<\/em>\u00a0side of the\u00a0tracklist, \u201cSell My Soul\u201d is the latest taste of PJ Morton\u2019s forthcoming\u00a0Saturday Night, Sunday Morning<\/em>\u00a0double album.\u00a0\u201cYou try to come at my weakest\/ You try to come when\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0down\/ But\u00a0as long as\u00a0I am breathing\/ The sun can come back around,\u201d he croons in the first verse, desperately holding onto optimism and faith in the face of\u00a0grueling\u00a0temptation.\u00a0Featuring Keyon Harrold on trumpet and flugelhorn, \u201cSell My Soul\u201d is a grounding mantra we can all take a few pointers from. \u2014\u00a0K.D.<\/em>\u00a0 \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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 Explore See latest videos, charts and news Last week, we featured Madonna with Sabrina Carpenter, Kacey Musgraves and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2407197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[251271,309165],"class_list":["post-2407196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-friday-music-guide","tag-genre-pop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charli-xcx-Leads-This-Weeks-Best-New-Music-Friday-Music.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407198,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407196\/revisions\/2407198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}