New Music Round-Up: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Troye Sivan

 

 

Literally EVERYONE and their momma released new music today. 

Including a TONNE from Ariana. She's really dominating this weeks New Music Round-UP - check it out below.

Singles

 

Nicki Minaj – Bed (Ft. Ariana Grande)

Nicki Minaj has been on fire lately in the run up to her next album Queen, and this a dreamy banger is no exception. Nicki and Ariana complement each other perfectly, we can’t get enough of it.

 

Troye Sivan – Dance To This (Ft. Ariana Grande)
Dance To This (feat. Ariana Grande)
OH. MY. DAYS. Well I guess we’re doing slow jams now then – and frankly we LOVE it. We CAN so dance to this.. maybe even a slow dance. Troye x Ariana is something we’ve always ALWAYS needed.

 

Mura Masa & Octavian – ‘Move Me’

Those Mura Masa bop vibes you’re used to with London rapper Octavian blending afropop, dancehall, grime and hip-hop vibes all in one. “It’s a bop” summarises it perfectly, we can’t stop dancing to it 

 

GoldLink & Miguel – ‘Got Friends’

Goldlink can just flow for days, and Miguel is so smooth – and having them doing so together on one track is such a TREAT.  

Rudimental & Major Lazer – ‘Let Me Live’ (Ft. Anne-Marie & Mr Eazi)

Rudimental and Major Lazer are such a formidable combo, and on this track they’ve come together to make something that’s just so fun. It’s such a playful track that spans several genres and is oh so danceable. 

Martin Garrix Ft. Khalid – ‘Ocean’

MORE downbeat melancholic jams! 

 

Chaka Khan – ‘Like Sugar’

CHAKA KHAN! The Queen of funk is back with a new produced by Major Lazer founder Switch. Chaka Khan! It’s so funky! We can’t get over this one.

 

Cigarettes After Sex – ‘Crush’

This track lives up to the standard we’ve come to expect from Cigarettes After Sex. It’s dreamy and ethereal, it’s delicate and deliberate.  

 

David Guetta & Showtek – ‘Your Love’
Your Love
OOOOH this is one of those bangers. It’s so in your face, it demands confetti canons and smoke machines. It doesn’t hold back at all, it’s such a high energy track – I’m calling it now it will be a quintessential club anthem.  

 

Nao - 'Another Lifetime' 

This one just BANGS. 

 

IAMDDB – ‘Drippy’ 

A real trap-y track from the ‘Shade’ artist today, it’s fierce AF. “I’m drippin”, enough said. Honestly though this one goes in, and the latter half breakdown has that R&B smooth flavour that juxtaposes with the first half so well. 

 

The Vamps – Just My Type

Pop rockers the vamps are baaaaack with a brand new catchy bop!
 

Tom Odell – ‘If You Wanna Love Somebody’

This track is really sweetly upbeat and with its building choral layers it’s so earnestly hopeful. 
 

Lil Halima – ‘Train’

This up-and-coming 19-year old Norwegian artist, Lil Halima, has vibes reminiscent of FKA Twigs, Jorja Smith and Erykah Badu – but with her own playful nature injected into it. Really really worth checking her out – she’s developed such a unique aesthetic for someone so young. 

 

Sigma – ‘Anywhere’

Tropical summer banger season is BACK! It’s bubbly, sunshine and something of a pop anthem. I can almost see the montage of people jumping into pools and drinking on beaches already.

 

Steel Banglez – ‘Your Lovin’ (Ft. Yxng Bane and MØ)

British rapper Steel Banglez has recruited MØ and Yxng Bane for this new bop. This track is like J Hus meets Jack Ü, it’s rather infectiously fun and catchy.

Alessia Cara – ‘Growing Pains’

Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara returns with the first single off of her not-yet-titled Sophomore album.
 

Slaves – Cut and Run

Slaves are back at it again with their brand of British bluesy garage punk. It’s brash, loud, fun and everything you’ve come to expect.

Albums

5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood 

After a 2 year break, the Australian rock band who had a meteoric rise to fame whilst still teenagers, have returned. It’s sonically very grand, filled with anthems, but all the meanwhile has a personal and intimate touch to the lyricism. They’ve definitely grown in the time they’ve been away, make sure to check it out.

SOPHIE – Oil Of Every Peal’s Un-Insides

SOPHIE manages to take pop and less commercial electronic music, smush them together, and create something that’s mind-blowingly unique. Just listen to the project, it’s so tactile and visceral, and she isn’t at all afraid to jump from an ethereal closed-eyes vibe to brain melting sounds. Don’t sleep on this one.

 

DNCE - People To People

The American pop group dropped a surprise new EP today. It’s groovy, and light-hearted – really fun pop, check it out. 
 

Jay Rock – Redemption

You’ve heard ‘King’s Dead’, you’ve heard ‘The Bloodiest’ – this new Jay Rock album bangs. With features from J. Cole, Future, SZA, Kendrick Lamar and Jeremih we needn’t say any more. 
 

Christina Aguilera – Liberation
Liberation
Christina Aguilera returns boldly on her eighth debut album with collaborations with Demi Lovato, Kanye West, Anderson .Paak, GoldLink. The album is really fun, really dancey – but all the meanwhile rather real and personal from Christina.  

That’s all for this week! If you missed last weeks MTV New Music Round-Up you can check it out right HERE.