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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 Ariana Grande and BROCKHAMPTON's Matt Champion with BLACKPINK's Jennie, who released the album eternal sunshine and the collaborative single "Slow Motion," respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from NBA YoungBoy, Mura Masa, Justice, Kamasi Washington, HOMESHAKE, Jean Dawson and Yaya Bey.Ariana Grande - eternal sunshineAriana Grande makes her return to music with eternal sunshine, her first full-length solo album in four years. The followup to 2020's positions features a sole guest appearance from Grande's grandmother, affectionately known as Nonna, on the closing track "ordinary things," and is co-produced in its enti...

UMI manifested what she’s referring to as her “feature era.” In the first few months of 2024, the 25-year-old has offered up her ethereal EP talking to the wind, as well as collaborations with V of BTS on “wherever u r” and “Hummingbird” with SahBabii and Teezo Touchdown for Lyrical Lemonade’s All is Yellow album.“For years, I’d been reaching out to people to do a song with me, and nothing would happen. Then over the past three months, I’ve landed every feature I wanted,” she says. A meditation and manifestation aficionado – even releasing a "meditation version" of "wherever u r" to share the love – UMI accredits her recent successes to her unwaveringly forward-facing mindset: anything she wants, she’ll envision until it’s hers. “I’ll put mood boards up on my wall or as my phone background...

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 ScHoolboy Q and Miley Cyrus with Pharrell, who each delivered the album BLUE LIPS and the joint single "Doctor (Work It Out)." Also joining this selection are offerings from Teezo Touchdown, Quavo, HOMESHAKE, Charli XCX and Matt Champion, as well as collaborations from Skepta with Portable, Rico Nasty with Boys Noize and SG Lewis with Chloé Caillet.ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPSScHoolboy Q is back with BLUE LIPS, his first full-length release since 2019's CrasH Talk. The innovative and introspective 18-track project features guest appearances from Rico Nasty, Devin Malik, Lance Skiiiwalker, Freddie Gibbs, Ab-Soul, Jozzy and Childish Major, as...

Despite raking up 78 million streams and counting on “ONE CALL” plus over 160K TikToks backed by the track’s catchy chorus, and even making his debut on the Billboard charts all at just 19 years old, Rich Amiri doesn’t feel like he’s made it quite yet.“Seeing my face on a billboard was cool, but I want that physical plaque in my hand,” the now-20-year-old rapper told Hypebeast.Now, “plugg&B” – a slurry blend of soul and trap that’s been taking over the internet – is where Amiri’s found his pocket. Just like many Gen-Z’s, the rising rapper spent many days scrolling TikTok “from sunup to sundown,” mastering the formula for virality.During a recent trip to NYC for the end of New York Fashion Week – fashion is crucial to Amiri’s artistry, though his name does not stem from the high-fashion...

Charli XCX’s Boiler Room set, “PARTYGIRL,” was destined to be a banger long before she got behind the booth. From the moment it was announced on social media, stans were predicting what songs she’d play and what surprise guests may walk through the door. Unlike a concert, where you can simply buy tickets, most Boiler Room events pick who attends via a lottery system. Just hours after breaking the news last week, Charli XCX reported that over 25,000 people had RSVPed, the most for a single event in Boiler Room history.The set was going down at a warehouse in an industrial area of Bushwick. The neighborhood houses a good chunk of the borough’s large-capacity music venues — Elsewhere, Avant Gardner and House of Yes are all within a few blocks' radius — though this particular venue doesn't act...

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 J. Cole, SZA and Smino, who dropped the preview of a track via a vlog entitled "Might Delete Later, Vol. 1," "Saturn" and "TBA." Also joining this selection are offerings from Khruangbin, EARTHGANG, Free Nationals with Anderson .Paak and A$AP Rocky, Strick with Young Thug and James Blake, SiR with Isaiah Rashad, MGMT, Bu Cuaron and Erick the Architect.J. Cole - "Might Delete Later, Vol. 1"J. Cole continues to tease his upcoming album The Fall Off with the preview of a song in a vlog entitled Might Delete Later Vol. 1. The cut is sandwiched in the middle of the nine-minute vlog that sees Cole and Drake’s ongoing tour, as well his studio...