It’s Friday again, and more importantly, New Music Friday. After switching release dates from Tuesdays to Fridays, Fridays have now become an event in the music industry.This Friday, listeners experienced a huge load of new music onto their Spotify playlists and iPods. There was more than just one album or one single from big artists. From the new James Bond theme to a cover album, new music was prevalent this week. Which ones were your favorites? Find a complete recap below:
Here are a few notable releases for today:
- Featuring The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Lorde, Miguel and more
- Released under Island Records
- Omen ft. Sam Smith was listed on the Billboard Charts for more than 6 weeks and premiered at #3.
Writings On The Wall – Sam Smith
- Notably written in “20 minutes” according to Smith.
- Will be featured in next James Bond movie, titled “Spectre”
- Collaboration with Disclosure
Lay It All On Me (feat. Ed Sheeran) – Rudimental
- Noted as one of Ed Sheeran’s last songs for a while, according to Sheeran on Twitter.
- Rudimental explains the track as a “brotherhood anthem”
- Listed as track 13 on Rudimental’s upcoming album
- A complete cover album from Taylor Swift’s recent release
- GTK: PJ Harding - June 16, 2023
- Big Time Rush is Just Getting Started - February 13, 2023
- 2023 GRAMMYs: The Nominees - November 15, 2022