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As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by Charli xcx x Lorde and Post Malone x Blake Shelton, who released the collabs "The girl, so confusing version with lorde" and "Pour Me A Drink," respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from 6LACK, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Kronos Quartet & Friends, Jay Worthy with DāM-FunKk, Kali Uchis, Jaden, Kehlani and Suki Waterhouse.Charli xcx x Lorde - "The girl, so confusing version with lorde"Charli xcx and Lorde put their "feud" to bed with "The girl, so confusing version with lorde." A remix of the cut on Charli's critically-acclaimed album BRAT, the heartfelt cut hears the pair clear the air while raising each other up — an important ...

As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.Awaited albums from NxWorries and Don Toliver lead this week's list, with other long-form deliveries from LUCKI, $UICIDEBOY$, skaiwater and Normani. Khalid unveiled his "Adore U" single alongside tracks from TOKiMONSTA x Cakes da Killa x GAWD, Remi Wolf and Destroy Lonely.NxWorries – Why Lawd? After physically unveiling their long-awaited follow-up to cult-classic debut album Yes Lawd! last Friday, NxWorries’ Why Lawd? has landed on all digital streaming platforms. Led by singles “Where I Go” with H.E.R., “Daydreaming,” “86Sentra,” “Fromhere” with Snoop Dogg and October London, and most recently “WalkOnBy” with Earl Sweatshirt and Rae Khalil, Why Lawd? picks up r...

In celebration of Pride Month, Hypebeast is conducting a series of conversations with LGBTQ+ artists about how their identity informs their artistry. “I’m just gay and I make music,” says Isaac Dunbar when asked if he ever found it hard to find his place as a young queer artist in the industry. “I really don’t think about it too much.”Dunbar is busy thinking about other things: probably dancing.“I want people to take themselves less seriously and just dance,” the 21-year-old explains of the sentiment that inspired the Beep Beep Repeat EP, his fifth studio project.Specifically, it was dancing down in downtown New York City that catalyzed the EP’s creation. Dunbar, who grew up in a conservative, Christian family in Massachusetts was never exposed to what he calls the “extensiveness” of queer...

“There’s no blueprint on how to get signed,” Omar Grant says, but for himself and Shari Bryant, the co-presidents of Roc Nation, longevity is the key quality they look for in a potential signee. The “one-hit wonder” phenomenon has existed since the radio was invented a century ago – and it’s only become more common with the sheer domination of social media, which artists now flock to in the hope of being “found.” At Roc Nation, the executive duo wants to cut through the noise to find artists who not only possess the talent but also a certain industriousness and commitment to their craft.Home to the likes of Rihanna, Lil Uzi Vert, J. Cole and Big Sean, Roc Nation has emerged as one of the leading tastemakers in R&B, pop and rap since Jay-Z founded the label in 2008 after leaving another...