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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Zach Bryan continues to make the case for the top songwriter of his generation while enlisting greats like Bruce Springsteen; Lana Del Rey and Quavo tune into each other’s tough attitudes; and Kesha is fully liberated on the first single released off her own label imprint, Kesha Records. Plus, new music from Eminem, Childish Gambino, Killer Mike, and more.

Zach Bryan feat. Bruce Sprinsteen, “Sandpaper” (YouTube)

Lana Del Rey,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Dua Lipa serves up another high-energy dance pop track from her forthcoming Radical Optimism, Future and Metro Boomin’ tell you why they still don’t trust you, and Girl in Red returns with her refreshing bedroom-pop. Plus, new music from Zayn, Sabrina Carpenter, and Peso Pluma.

Dua Lipa, “Illusion” (YouTube)

Future, Metro Boomin’ “We Still Don’t Trust You” (YouTube)

Girl in Red, “I’m Back” (YouTube)

Zayn,...

Jennifer Lopez has taken the music world by storm once again with her ninth studio album, This Is Me…Now, released February 16, and fans are excited for her summer tour, This Is Me…Now the Tour.

The tour will cover more than 30 cities across North America, the 2024 tour will kick off in June and conclude at the end of August.

This Is Me… Now holds a special significance for Lopez as it is one of her most personal albums to date. Inspired by her rekindled romance with husband Ben Affleck, the album delves into themes of love, growth and personal healing. Alongside the album is the film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story, which takes viewers on a captivating journey through Lopez’s experiences. Both the album and film were released on February 16.

This Is Me…Now the Tour marks Lopez’s first tour in five years, after the tremendous success of her 2019 tour.

Welcome To Our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Taylor Swift surprise drops a gorgeous pre-breakup ballad, Beyoncé returns to detonate the dance floor, and Jung Kook gets a hand from Usher on a slick disco tune. Plus, new tracks from Mgmt, Milo J and Peso Pluma, and a highlight from the first Peter Gabriel album in 20 years.

Taylor Swift, “You’re Losing Me” (YouTube)

Beyoncé , “My House” (YouTube)

Jungkook feat. Usher, “Standing Next to You” (YouTube)

Mgmt,...

Whenever Natti Natasha gets the chance to go out, she relives her past “years of intense partying.” On Thursday, the Dominican singer released her single “Algarete” alongside a steamy new video, which was released independently on her website.

“It’s a song that I dedicate to those who, although they no longer have the same opportunity to go out like before, when they do, they have the chance to relive their years of intense partying,” Natasha says. “With this track, the nights in Paris really inspired me and you can...

As reggaeton continues to reach new heights, Don Omar is reminding the world of his rightful place in the genre he helped to shape. The Puerto Rican artist, whose debut record, The Last Don, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has been busy promoting a string of singles since late 2021, all leading up to a highly anticipated new album. Titled Forever King, the LP is out later this year and features guests such as Maluma and Gente de Zona, plus fellow stars who emerged in the early 2000s like Calle 13...

Nio Garcia, the urbano artist known for massive hits such as “Te Bote” and “Sola,” says in a new court filing that his management company is tanking his career.

In a motion for preliminary injunction filed in Miami Sept. 8, obtained by Rolling Stone, Garcia asks a U.S. District Court to issue an order allowing him to release his own music and avoid “irreparable harm” that he says he has suffered due to Ah Entertainment’s conduct.

“I am desperate to release music, but I’ve been deceived with lies and falsities,...

Nominations have arrived for the 2022 Premios Juventud, Univision’s awards show for Spanish-language pop culture, with J Balvin and Karol G leading the list at 11 nods each. The Colombian singers are followed by Rauw Alejandro, who holds nine, and Farruko, with eight.

Karol, Balvin, Rauw and Farruko overlap in three categories: favorite streaming artist, catchiest song, viral track of the year and the night’s biggest prize, album of the year. Also nominated for album of the year are Sebastian Yatra, Justin Quiles, Daddy Yankee, Rosalia, Camilo and Natti Natasha.

The show has added 10 new categories this year: female artist on the rise, male artist on the rise, my favorite actor, my favorite actress, best on-screen couple, favorite streaming artist, best couple song (which recognizes songs made by a romantic duo), tropical hit, the best beatmakers and best fandom.

In addition to the list of nominees, Univision has also announced bachata songster Prince Royce,...

Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny have released the music video for “X Última Vez,” their collaboration from Yankee’s final album, Legendaddy, which was released last week.

The song is about finally saying goodbye to a relationship. The video, which was directed by Fernando Lugo, was shot in New York City last month. “Hoy te veo diferente, no sé por qué,” Bad Bunny raps in the pre-chorus. “Por fin te tengo de frente, dime qué lo queue.” (In English: “I see you differently now, I don’t know why. Finally...

Anuel AA brings a hint of Miami to Transylvania in the video for his brand-new single, “Keii.” The song is one of many tracks that will feature on his debut album for Sony Music Latin, due 2020.

The Spliff TV-directed video begins in a gothic cathedral, where a striking young bride begins to walk down the aisle. When she discovers that her groom has jilted her, she scrambles out of the church and into the forest. There she finds a fanged Anuel, who ushers her into his vampire underworld. Soon she sprouts her own fangs,...

Dalex and Rafa Pabón’s “Pa Mí” is the latest single to benefit from the ensemble-remix treatment that has boosted recent hits like Nio García, Casper Mágico and Darell’s “Te Boté,” El Alfa’s “Suave” and Alex Rose’s “Toda.”

In the original “Pa Mí,” Dalex sings with stirring force about romantic fixation, sounding possessive to the point of anguish, while Rafa Pabón’s tone is uncaring, removed from it all. Dimelo Flow, who also produces for the singer and hit-writer Justin Quiles, is responsible for the beat, a simple but handsome loop.

On Friday, July 10, 2015, the worldwide music business broadly agreed on something.

Having consulted on behalf of 1,300 record labels, worldwide trade body Ifpi launched Global Release Day (Grd), which united the music biz’s official weekly launch moment for singles and albums to Fridays across the world. There were some dissenting voices. Martin Mills, boss of Adele’s indie U.K. label group Beggars, questioned whether the initiative would “further cement the dominance” of the major record companies. Others argued that their qualms had been ignored; Martin Goldschmidt, the head of British label Cooking Vinyl,...

Building on a remarkable eruption of global listeners in 2017, Latin music has continued to soar on YouTube this year, according to data provided to Rolling Stone by the platform.

The extent of Spanish-language pop’s domination is impressive. The three artists with the most views on the platform in 2018 so far are all Spanish-speaking: Ozuna (20 million subscribers; 8.7 billion views), J Balvin (18 million, 7.1 billion) and Bad Bunny (13 million, 7 billion).

In addition, while 45 of the Top 100 most-viewed videos in 2017 involved Latin acts, that number rose to more than 50 this year. 17 Latin videos...

The remix to Nio García, Casper Mágico and Darell’s “Te Boté,” a seven-minute, stubbornly skeletal reggaeton single, is a massive hit in the U.S. this year — especially when you consider that the entire thing is rapped and sung in Spanish. In the harsh world of the Hot 100, dominated by hip-hop streaming sensations and pop stars with major-label budgets, “Te Boté” climbed all the way to Number 36. No English? No problem.

This song is so spare it makes minimalism seem decadent: Two sets of two piano notes and blunt,...

YouTube has revealed its official global and U.S. Songs of the Summer charts, including a state-by-state breakdown highlighting the songs that were most popular for the season in each state.

“I Like It” by Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin was the overall No. 1 in the U.S., “Lucid Dreams” by Juice Wrld was the most popular in the Mid-Atlantic to Midwest region, Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” (featuring Cardi B) dominated the Northwest and Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” ruled over much of the South. See the map and lists below for more details.

Songs are ranked by their global and Us views across YouTube between May 28 and Aug. 25, 2018.

YouTube Top 10 Songs of the Summer Us List:

Playlist: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFgquLnL59amR4tYGSfM0c7SN5npo7tID

Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It Juice Wrld – Lucid Dreams Maroon 5 – Girls Like You ft.