
Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drop Dead' Dominates New Music
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Olivia Rodrigos Drop Dead leads the new music scene, with Grammy-winning potential and a nod to The Cure. Sombr, Madonna, Tyla, and Zara Larsson also make waves with new releases. Lana Del Rey and Rosalia score cinematic and soaring tracks, respectively. Nine Inch Nails, Zayn, Sexyy Red, and Anne Hathaways Mother Mary soundtrack also make headlines. M.I.A. switches to gospel, while Lewis Capaldi, Jessie Ware, and Flying Lotus deliver notable EPs. Plenty of new music to explore this weekend.
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Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drop Dead' Dominates New Music. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On April 17th, Olivia Rodrigo is back dominating new music Friday with her lead single Drop Dead from the upcoming third album You Seen Pretty Sad For. A girl, so in love, Cal written with Amy Allen and dropping a nod to the cure, this track puts the Grammy winner right back at the top of pop. Sombra dropped potential just before his Coachella set on April 18th, while Madonna kicked off her Confessions 2-era with the upbeat, I Feel So, free on I Heart Radio, Pride Radio. Tyler and Zara Larsen teamed up for the Sultry duet she did it again and Demi Lovato channel Britney Spears vibes on low-rise jeans. Lana Del Rey scored a cinematic win with first light for the new James Bond video game and Roselia added fresh tracks to last year's Lux Album. Starting with the soaring Foku Rani, other singles rolled in from Riley Green with My Way, Cody Johnson on I Once You, and Kenya Graces the one you loved. On the album front, 9-inch noise blending, 9-inch nails and boys' noise, re-imagined classics like Closer On Their 12-Track debut.
Zane released his fifth studio set, Connacole Sexy Red dropped Yo-Favor Trappa, Favor Rapa, and Anne Hathaway's Mother Mary soundtrack for her. A-24 film features big names like Jack Antonov and Charlie XeX. M-I-A switched to gospel sounds on M-I. 7. With more heat from Lewis Capaldi's Survive EP, Jesse Ware's Super Bloom, and Flying Lotus revisiting 1983. Plenty to spend this weekend stream, what hits and keep the playlist evolving. I'm Cory with the Story. That's your music news today update, AI-powered and always on.
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