As summer slips away into September, the soundtrack to the fall is beginning to emerge with major releases from A-list stars across genres, along with promising rising talents from the worlds of pop, pop-punk, R&B, and international music scenes.

This week's new full-lengths include Miranda Lambert’s Postcards from Texas, The Wild Things’ concept album Afterglow (produced by Pete Townshend of The Who), COIN’s I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore and Babyface Ray’s The Kid That Did.

Also out this week, Maddie & Tae drop their new EP What A Woman Can Do, BOYNEXTDOOR share the 7-track mini-album 19.99 and The All-American Rejects deliver a cover of Harvey Danger’s classic 1998 debut single “Flagpole Sitta.” Kendrick Lamar surprised fans with an exclusive release on Instagram following last weekend's announcement that he will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. Eminem and 2Chainz pay tribute to Kyrie Irving and Luka Dančić of the Dallas Mavericks with the single "Kyrie & Luka," while FKA Twigs dropped the single "Eusexua" alongside the announcement of her new album of the same name arriving January 2025. FINNEAS also released his second single, "Cleats" from his upcoming album, For Cryin' Out Loud. 

Below, dive into 10 more releases worth checking out for New Music Friday, including new singles by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, The Weeknd, Tate McRae, as1one and more.

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“Talk talk” and it’s completely different but also still “Talk talk.” Charli XCX puts an earworm of a period on "Brat summer" by tapping bestie Troye Sivan to help totally reinvent the Brat fan favorite.

The new version is a tale of two flirtations, with Charli teasing a new fling to “talk to me in French/ Talk to me in Spanish/ Talk to me in your own made-up language” while Troye offers up an extravagant — and rather explicit — invitation to someone who’s about to have quite a good time with him in an Amsterdam hotel room.

Following Charli’s recent buzzy collabs with Lorde (“The girl, so confusing version with lorde”) and Billie Eilish (“Guess”), the latest remix off the pop star’s smash, zeitgeist-defining LP is a pitch-perfect amuse-bouche to her and Troye’s upcoming Sweat Tour, which kicks off Sept. 14 in Detroit. 

GRAMMY U Members will have an exclusive opportunity to catch Charli XCX and Troye Sivan together at the 2024 GRAMMY U Fall Summit on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Nashville, sponsored by Mastercard and Amazon Music. 

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Just days after revealing the title of his highly anticipated sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd offers the first taste of it with the lead single, “Dancing In The Flames.”

The pulsating track lands right in the 4-time GRAMMY winner’s sweet spot of synth-drenched, blissed out R&B while revving up the tempo as he catapults toward loves destruction, singing, “I can’t wait to see your face / Crash when we’re switching lanes / My love’s beyond the pain/ But if I miss the brake / We’re dancing in the flames / It’s indescribable.”

The cinematic music video sends the singer into a kinetic, head-on collision, and the entire rain-soaked, colorful saga was shot on the new iPhone 16 Pro.

Still riding high off the success of her 2023 sophomore album Think Later, Tate McRae enters a new era with her latest single, “it’s ok i’m ok.” Building on the momentum of hits like “Greedy” and “Exes,” the song (released on Sept. 12) finds the Canadian pop star's ability to balance an unbothered attitude in the spoken word chorus with floaty, sensual falsetto verses.

The music video is a risqué romp through the chaos of New York City, complete with showstopping choreography from the 21-year-old Calgary native. The visuals pay homage to Britney Spears — a style McRae also referenced at Wednesday night’s MTV Video Music Awards, where she wore a sheer lace dress reminiscent of Spears’ iconic look from the 2001 VMAs. 

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Brantley Gilbert inks another portrait of small-town country life on his seventh album, Tattoos. Lead single “Over When We’re Sober,” featuring Ashley Cooke, is among several collaborations on the LP. Other stand out duets include the whistling opener “Dirty Money” with Justin Moore; the patriotic country-rap hybrid  “Me and My House” featuring Struggle Jennings and Demun Jones; and the soaring “God Isn’t Country” with Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox. 

Taylor Acorn gets bright and brash on her debut album Survival In Motion. The rising pop-punk singer confronts a range of personal struggles, from battling mental illness and imposter syndrome on the energetic title track to brushing off the haters in “High Horse” and escaping a controlling relationship in “Greener.” All of this unfolds against a backdrop of hard-charging guitars, crashing drums and refreshingly candid songwriting. 

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Nearly four years after her last full-length, 2020’s holiday-themed Cider & Hennessy, Jordin Sparks returns with her new album, No Restrictions. 

The "American Idol" champ remains true to her R&B roots on her fifth studio album. Tracks like the surprise pre-release single “Remember,” along with standouts like “Forever” featuring T-Pain, “Where There’s Smoke…,” the Stonebwoy-assisted “No Cry” and the bumping “YCFWM,” show off her luminous voice with a surprising amount of swagger.

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JVKE and Nick Jonas have been teasing their new collaboration to eager fans for what feels like forever, but the wait was well worth it for the swooningly romantic track. Each singer takes a turn daydreaming about a love that will stand the test of time, lasting “until [they’re] 70.”

After JVKE, the “golden hour” crooner, recounts his first heartbreak at 17, Jonas steps in with a sweet and sultry verse that’s clearly dedicated to his wife of nearly six years, Priyanka Chopra, singing, “Baby, I’m so into you / I’ve lived a thousand lives/ can’t go a single night / Without you.”

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Fresh off walking the red carpet at the MTV VMAs, multicultural boy band as1one launch their bid for pop stardom with debut single, “All Eyes On Us.” The Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian-Arab sextet get an assist from Nile Rodgers on the funky dance floor anthem, which finds the group soaking up the spotlight as they sing, “It’s like the whole world’s watching / We gonna dance like we’re all on an mission / All eyes on us!”

Later this year, prospective fans will get a deeper look into as1one's formation, artistry, and message of unity through a four-episode docuseries on Paramount+. 

“This isn’t Fashion Week!” an enraged director screams early in the music video for Suki Waterhouse’s latest single, “Model, Actress, Whatever.” From that moment on, the English It Girl and indie pop darling proves yet again that walking the runway is just one of her many talents as she sings, “All of my dreams came true / The bigger the ocean, the deeper the blue / Call me a model, an actress, whatever / Other half of my baby, we stay together.”

The deeply personal track arrived just days before Waterhouse unveiled her sophomore studio album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, which also includes previously released singles “To Love,” “OMG,” “My Fun,” “Faded,” “Supersad,” and “Blackout Drunk.”

Ronnie Dunn and Ira Dean assemble an all-star cast of collaborators for their new single “Tele-Man” featuring Vince Gill, John Osborne and Brent Mason. Together, the five musicians create a modern-day homage to The Traveling Wilburys as they unravel an ode to one of country music’s most iconic instruments: the Telecaster guitar. 

With Mason playing the titular role of “Tele-Man” on the instrument, his collaborators string out an energetic, deliriously tongue-twisting yarn that name drops everyone from Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings to Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed and Patsy Cline before giving illustrious credit to the “finger-lickin’, chicken pickin’ Tele-Man” behind all the greats.

March Madness is going out with a bang — at least in the world of music, with a jam-packed week of surprises, album announcements, anniversaries, and more.

The end of March is stacked to the brim with new albums, including Will Smith's first full-length in two decades, Based on a True Story; Lucy Dacus' fourth solo outing, Forever Is a Feeling; Jessie Reyez's double LP PAID IN MEMORIES and Yukimi of Little Dragon's debut solo studio set For You.

Plus, Niall Horan marks the five-year anniversary of his sophomore solo album, Heartbreak Weather, with a deluxe re-release; NAV delivers his long-gestating OMW 2 Rexdale; and Alison Krauss reunites with Union Station for Arcadia, her first album with the band in 14 years.

And that doesn't even begin to cover the new songs. Ari Lennox celebrates her birthday with by starting her "Soft Girl Era"; Feid and Ty Dolla $ign join forces for "DALLAX"; Kesha and T-Pain deliver some nostalgia by teaming up for "YIPPEE-KI-YAY"; and Linkin Park kick off their deluxe album with "Up From The Bottom."

Below, press play on 11 other new releases worth diving into, from deluxe albums by Ariana Grande and Playboi Carti to a surprise anniversary celebration from Dua Lipa and Troye Sivan, TOMORROW X TOGETHER member BEOMGYU's debut solo single and more.

Ariana Grande continues her eternal sunshine era with the release of eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead. The Wicked star — who's added 'Oscar nominee' to her resume since releasing the original album — has gifted her loyal fans with six bonus tracks to add to the concept album's themes of memory, heartbreak and moving on.

The new additions kick off with an extended take on fan-loved opener "intro (end of the world)" before Ari enters her own personal "twilight zone," finds healing in the arms of a new love on "warm," delivers a sexually charged invitation with "dandelion," and reclaims her selfhood on "past life." However, she saves the most affecting balladry for last in the form of "Hampstead," combining truly savage lyricism aimed at her ex ("I think to be so dumb must be nice") with a clear-eyed perspective that takes back the meaning behind her sublime Positions-era ballad "pov" ("I'd rather be seen and alive than dying by your point of view").

The release of brighter days ahead also arrives with an accompanying short film of the same name. Making her directorial debut alongside Christian Breslauer, the cinematic short finds Grande stepping back into the role of Peaches, the character fans first met in "we can't be friends (wait for your love)" to revisit her happiest memories — including home video footage featuring her mother and beloved Nonna, as well as a fabulous a cappella rendition of eternal sunshine's title track, a Frankenstein-inspired video treatment for "Hampstead" and more.

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To celebrate the five-year anniversary of her GRAMMY-winning sophomore album Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa tapped Troye Sivan to help deliver a surprise duet version of the era's second single, "Physical."

The English-Albanian superstar retains the kinetic intensity of the original single on the first verse and chorus before tossing the mic to Sivan. The Australian pop phenom adds a new, erotic verse to the track, singing, "We're verging on the edge of spiritual/ You're deeper than you thought, it's a miracle/ Don't you agree? Can you even believe?/ Baby, I come alive in the moonlight/ If you ask me to f—, I might/ Are you gon' get a taste of the moment?/ Stay up to the early morning/ My final fantasy."

For his part, Sivan was ecstatic to join the Radical Optimism songstress on the reworking, writing on social media, "I've loved this song since the day it came out, and Dua since the day i heard Be The One for the first time…happy 5 years future nostalgia!! Love to you dula."

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Less than two weeks after releasing his third album, MUSIC, Playboi Carti took a much-deserved victory lap by dropping a surprise deluxe edition of the LP on March 25.

The new version adds four tracks to the 30-track chart-topper, which has already earned Carti his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 — as well as the biggest sales week for a rap album in 2025, and the biggest streaming week for any album since Taylor Swift released The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024. 

Bonus tracks on Carti's sprawling opus include "DIFFERENT DAY," previous YouTube exclusives "2024" and Travis Scott collab "BACKR00MS," and closer "FOMDJ," which also came with a home video-inspired visualizer treatment.

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TOMORROW X TOGETHER member BEOMGYU makes his first bid for solo stardom with "Panic," a guitar-driven single that effortlessly melds the pop-rock of the 2000s with the idol's native K-pop.

In the dreamy music video accompanying the track, BEOMGYU floats on a messily made-up mattress as his room slowly fills with water. Elsewhere, the pressure inherent in the song's title closes in on the boy band member, whether he's racing through increasingly narrow hallways or struggling to find the right words to communicate the internal crush of his emotions. Ultimately, though, the lone English lyrics in the song's chorus seem to confirm that the K-pop singer ultimately ends up on the right path: "This is my answer."

Kali Uchis is taking the ups and downs of romance in stride on "Sunshine & Rain…," the soulful first single off her upcoming fifth album, SINCERELY, which arrives May 9 via Capitol Records.

Over heavenly, lo-fi production, the four-time GRAMMY nominee vows to keep putting her heart on the line as she sings, "I've always been a hopeless romantic/ No matter how many times it went and did me damage/ Least I'm not scared to live, I'll never understand them." It's advice Uchis clearly thinks everyone would benefit from, as she later proclaims, "When was it that you lost your common sense?/ The world needs an epiphany" before the song's second chorus. 

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Seven long years since the release of 2018's sprawling Delta, Mumford & Sons have finally returned with RUSHMERE, their triumphant fifth studio album.

At just 34 minutes across 10 songs, the group's first release as a trio is a taut, streamlined collection anchored by frontman Marcus Mumford's husky howl. He wails, laments and rhapsodizes over the band's distinctive folk-rock on rollicking standouts like lead single "Rushmere," "Caroline," "Monochrome," and the LP's lone collaboration, "Blood on the Page," which features as assist from GRAMMY-winning folk singer Madison Cunningham.

Maren Morris continues the rollout for her just-announced fourth album, DREAMSICLE, with new single "Carry Me Through."

The country star's latest studio set — and follow-up to 2022's GRAMMY-nominated Humble Quest — won't arrive in full until May 9. But on the vulnerable piano ballad, Morris proves she's stronger and more resilient than ever as she searches for a light in the darkness. 

"Yeah, I know tomorrow's gon' come/ Preachin' to a choir of one/ It's taken me a while, I'll get there soon," she sings on the anthemic chorus. "Yeah, I've got friends around/ Plenty of hands held out/ But I'm still the one who has to choose/ To carry me through," she sings on the determined chorus. 

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Just 18 months after releasing his 2023 debut, Ru the World, Ruger comes roaring back with his sophomore studio album, BlownBoy Ru.

The new project finds the pink-haired Nigerian star expanding the sound that made him famous by weaving Afrobeats and dancehall with the likes of R&B, pop and even tinges of fújì, a subgenre of Yoruba music that dates back to the 1960s in Nigeria. Ruger also recruited a number of guests to join him across BlownBoy Ru's 13-song track list — from Tiwa Savage (previously released lead single "Toma Toma") and Lagos-born rapper Zlatan (early highlight "Giveaway") to Jamaican dancehall artists like Kranium ("Dudu") and Valiant ("Wish You Well") and West London's Haile ("Runaway").

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Mixing banda flair with traditional country storytelling, Cody Johnson and Carin León capture a lovestruck feeling on bilingual ballad "She Hurts Like Tequila" that's understandable in any language.

According to Johnson, he first discovered Leon's music at a local Mexican restaurant in his hometown of Huntsville, Texas — which ultimately led to the pair writing the crossover collaboration together in Las Vegas. "It was really cool for me to watch how it wasn't a true translation," Johnson dished of lyrically bridging the language barrier in a video posted to his YouTube channel upon the song's release. With a co-sign from Leon, he went on to explain that, instead, the duet was more of an "adaptation, so that everything melodically flows." 

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Coco Jones continues to amp up the excitement for her upcoming debut, Why Not More?, by dropping a fourth taste of the album with the newly released single "You."

Following in the footsteps of "Here We Go (Uh Oh)," "Most Beautiful Design" with London on da Track and Future, and "Taste," the slow jam puts the "ICU" singer's classic R&B stylings front and center as she revels in a life-changing love, singing, "You like my drink in the Sahara/ You showed me things I never saw and/ You know what, you real life/ Gave me my heart and then taught me to love again." 

Jones will celebrate the April 25 arrival of Why Not More? by taking part in the 2025 GRAMMY U Conference, presented by Mastercard with participating sponsor Sony Pro Audio. The R&B star will serve as a keynote speaker during the two-day program, which will take place at Racket NYC in New York City.

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It's been just 10 months since Wallows unveiled their third full-length, Model, and the band is already back with More.

Preceded by singles "Your New Favorite Song" and "Coffin Change," the seven-song EP from Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston adds idiosyncratic flourishes to the trio's signature alt-rock sound — whether drenched in '80s-inspired synths on opener "Not Alone," jolted by saxophone in the opening moments of lead single "Your New Favorite Song," or driven by an unrelenting, militaristic drum pattern on "Hide It Away."

The latter also gets an accompanying music video, which showcases the band performing the track in a glass-walled office lobby and an empty, wood-paneled construction site as Minnette insists, "It's for good, if you notice I hide from myself/ Know it's better for my health, asking questions doesn't help/ 'Cause I'm fine."

Temperatures may still be cold, but the music industry is red hot! Superstars and rising artists alike are unveiling anticipated albums, dropping incredible songs and launching thrilling new musical eras.

Fans can dive into new studio sets like Sam Fender's People Watching, Mike Posner's The Beginning, BlocBoy JB's The Purple M&M 2, Kameron Marlowe's Sad Songs For the Soul, and Dave East & Ransom's The Final Call. There's also plenty of exciting new tracks to put on repeat, including Coco Jones' "Taste," Russell Dickerson's "Happen To Me" and Burna Boy's "Update," as well as cool collabs like Ashley Cooke and Joe Jonas' "All I Forgot" and Don Tolliver, Speedy, j-hope, and Pharrell Williams' "LV Bag."

Elsewhere, Mt. Joy, KALEO and Tucker Wetmore each delivered the first tastes of their respective new albums arriving later this spring; Carly Pearce announced a deluxe version of her latest album, hummingbird, with a powerful song called "no rain"; and the Yellowjackets commemorated more than 4 decades as a group with their twenty-eighth album, Fasten Up.

Below, press play on other major releases to warm up your winter from the likes of JENNIE & Doechii, Tate McRae, Selena Gomez and benny blanco with Gracie Abrams, MARINA, Imagine Dragons and more.

Over the last four months, JENNIE's rollout for her forthcoming debut solo album, Ruby, has been a nonstop showcase of swaggering versatility — and girl power anthem "ExtraL" shows off yet another side of the K-pop idol's multifaceted vision.

JENNIE kicks off the track by hyping up her girl squad and declaring, "Said, 'F— your rules' is the mood, damn right/ Walk in a room and I set the vibe." Naturally, the song kicks into another gear when Doechii gleefully announces her arrival to the party at the 1:15 mark, and proceeds to demand, "Gimme chi, gimme purr, gimme meow, gimme her/ Gimme funds, gimme fight, gimme nerve/ Gimme c—, let me serve."

The Swamp Princess' unforgettable performance at the 2025 GRAMMYs was a potent reminder — or introduction for new fans — that she hardly needs permission to serve. But the banger turns into much more than a well-deserved victory lap as she and the BLACKPINK idol play off one another and prove once again that, yes, ladies do in fact run this.

Tate McRae shot to It Girl status in late 2023 thanks to hits like "greedy" and "exes," both of which anchored her hit sophomore album THINK LATER. Now, less than 18 months later, the Canadian pop starlet is striking while the iron's hot by dropping her third studio album, So Close To What.

The hotly anticipated LP has already come complete with a trio of sultry, dance-ready singles (and scintillating music video treatments) in the form of "It's ok I'm ok," "2 hands" and "Sports car," but McRae further earns her Gen Z pop star bonafides with standout album cuts like unapologetically territorial opener "Miss possessive," "Revolving door" and the Flo Milli-assisted "bloodonmyhands." The singer also puts her personal life front and center by recruiting boyfriend The Kid LAROI for the flirtatious, at times explicit duet "I know love," which is practically guaranteed to send fans of the couple into a frenzy.

Just days after claiming on her press tour for the Oscar-nominated Emilia Perez that it would "be very hard for me to ever go back to music," Selena Gomez did precisely that by announcing I Said I Love You First, a collaborative album with her new fiancé, benny blanco. The first taste of the project arrived upon the album announcement ("Scared Of Loving You"), and just one week later, the couple already delivered another — this time, with the help of Gracie Abrams.

"Call Me When You Break Up" finds the two raven-haired pop stars biding their sweet time as they wait for a paramour to finally see the light and move on from the wrong relationship. At just 2:08, the winking track — built on blanco's bouncing production — may feel more like a sonic apéritif than a lead single, but it'll certainly have Selenators' mouths watering for what else is in store.

Mumford & Sons frontload their forthcoming fifth studio album, RUSHMERE, with another dose of folksy vulnerability in the form of second single "Malibu."

Whereas lead single "Rushmere" was propulsive and virtually crackling with anticipation, its rousing follow-up offers the band — now a trio following the 2021 departure of banjo player Winston Marshall — a moment of much-needed catharsis as road-weary frontman Marcus Mumford wails, "You are all I want/ You're all I need/ And I'll find peace beneath the shadow of your wings" in his trademark growl.

MARINA is finally ready to emerge from her self-imposed chrysalis with a new era of music. Four years after 2021's superb Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, the Welsh pop chanteuse (and newly published author of the poetry collection Eat the World) is on a journey of transformation, as evidenced by lead single "BUTTERFLY."

Channeling the radical self-assurance and piercing lyricism of fan-favorite projects like 2009's The Family Jewels and 2012's Electra Heart, the song takes flight as MARINA vows, "No longer a baby, yeah, I been around/ I can see how people like to move in this town/ Trust no b—, even people that you love/ I can flip a switch quicker than a blade does."

It may not be festival season just yet, but SAINt JHN transports listeners from the depths of winter onto their favorite festival grounds with his fourth full-length, FESTIVAL SEASON.

Preceded by singles "Glitching," "Body On Me" and "Poppin," the 18-track album turns the Guyanese-American rapper's bombastic rhymes and emotions up to eleven — whether he's wilding out on "Guyanese Moshpit," name-dropping designer brands on "Pay For Pucci," or searching for a distraction on "Whose Ex-Wife Is This." But it's when SAINt JHN drops the party-ready persona on moving cuts like opener "Never Met Superman" and highlight "Fvck being SAD" where his humanity shines through to maximum impact.

Imagine Dragons are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their smash 2015 sophomore album, Smoke + Mirrors. But rather than drop a typical commemorative re-release, the GRAMMY-winning rockers reached deep into the vault to put together Reflections, a 14-track companion album filled with previously unreleased demos from the Smoke + Mirrors sessions.

Not only does the celebratory project give fans a new album of never-before-heard music, it provides an even deeper look into frontman Dan Reynolds' prolific songwriting prowess and willingness to experiment — whether he's chasing the unattainable on the skittering "The Ghost Intervention," crafting sunny surf rock onto a Western motif on the blissed out "Cowboy," or diving into the groove of French-tinged disco on standout "Monica." Naturally, the LP ends with a demo version of "I Bet My Life," transforming Smoke + Mirrors' biggest hit into a stripped-down folk anthem.

Last year saw Nate Smith team up with Avril Lavigne for not one, but two songs, "Can You Die From a Broken Heart" and "Bulletproof." So it was only fitting for the chart-topping country singer to kick off his 2025 releases with a big-time collaboration: the HARDY-assisted "Nobody Likes Your Girlfriend."

The two country stars are out to save a pal (played by "The King of Queens" star Kevin James in the track's music video) from the clutches of a terrible girlfriend. She may be controlling and she can't be trusted, but she makes for an awfully fun musical intervention as Smith and HARDY lay down some hard truths: "I know she's got you in a love drunk whirlwind/ But man to man, nobody likes your girlfriend."

Ana Tijoux offers up dual singles "Serpiente de madera" and "Muévelo" for a one-two punch of rhythm and lyrics. The songs, which translate to "Wooden Serpent" and "Move It" in English, are sonic opposites — with the former nearly approaching spoken word territory as the French-Chilean political activist raps over a simplistic soundscape of synths before urging listeners to feel the groove on the latter's jaunty flute symphony.

As Tijoux teased on Instagram, the songs are part of an upcoming EP titled Serpiente de madera, which will be released in April. Though she hasn't revealed any other details, it seems she's eager for what's to come: "2025 te recibo," she wrote in a post, which translates to "2025 I receive you."

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The musical bond between Future and Metro Boomin blazed new paths in Atlanta's rap scene, and transformed trap music into one of music's most expansive exports. The duo first connected on the cult "Karate Chop" back in 2013, and have been on an unrelenting hit streak ever since.

Future's auto-tune-soaked melodies and Metro's ominous trap production has formed an inseparable linkage and some of the biggest records of the past decade. From "Honest" to "Jumpman" and 2024's "Type S**t," the pair have blossomed into music's most in-demand hitmakers and influencers. 

Metro, born Leland Wayne, went from aimlessly sending beats as a teenager from his St. Louis home, to becoming one of the industry's most versatile music producers and a GRAMMY-nominated solo artist. Meanwhile Future, born Nayvadius Cash, has evolved into an international draw with a myriad of No. 1 records, multi-platinum albums, and GRAMMY wins under his belt. 

The two stars have continued to ascend in lock-step, with a new medley of booming street hits and club anthems arriving with each collaboration. But 2024 was their most expansive year to date. The duo cranked out We Don't Trust You in March, and the sequel, We Still Don't Trust You, just weeks later. 

Backed by the Kendrick Lamar-assisted hit "Like That," — and the seismic rap feud it ignited— We Don't Trust You debuted atop the Billboard 100, marking Future's second-largest opening week and Metro's biggest ever. Its follow-up, the more melodic-leaning We Still Don't Trust You, also claimed the No. 1 spot. Together, the joint projects earned the duo four nominations at the 2025 GRAMMYs, including Best Rap Album (We Don't Trust You) and Best Rap Song ("Like That"). 

Future and Metro have hit an artistic zenith unmatched by most rap duos, and it doesn't appear their streak is slowing down any time soon. As their legacy continues to grow, look back at the genesis of their artistic union over the years, and the series of hits that have formed in their wake:

2013

Before Metro became a top-end producer, he was a 17-year-old beatmaker with hopes one of his beats would fall into the hands of a mainstream artist. One faithful email to Brick Squad rapper OJ da Juiceman got him an invite to his Atlanta studio. With permission from his late mother Leslie Wayne, Metro made the eight and a half-hour voyage from St. Louis to the trap music capital. She continued to chaperone him almost weekly until Metro moved to Atlanta full-time to attend Morehouse College in 2012. 

The first-year college student split his time in the classroom and in the studio with Juiceman's mentor Gucci Mane. He eventually crossed paths with Future, who ascended from the disbanded Atlanta group Da Connect and became his own musical entity. Future started meeting up with the teenage producer daily, and the "Tony Montana" rapper hopped on one of Metro's zippy trap beats. He laid down drug-sunken lyrics to the thunderous, heavy-synth instrumental that became 2013's "Karate Chop," but Metro wasn't convinced it was a worthy single. 

"I had no clue from all the records we've done, that [that] s**t just sitting in the studio would be the one. But these days, the people and the streets produce the singles and they was fuckin' with it," Metro said in a 2013 interview with XXL.

Despite Metro's initial hesitancy, the remix featuring Lil Wayne became the lead single of Future's 2014 album, Honest, which featured three other songs from Metro, including the title track and "I Won" with Kanye West. The success of "Karate Chop" convinced Metro to drop out of college and capitalize on the rising momentum. And the musical alchemy between the rapper and producer only strengthened over time.

2015

By 2015, Metro and Future were no longer fighting for attention. The spotlight was keenly focused on the two artists, who, along with figures like Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, were at the forefront of a booming, melody-infused trap sound. The proof of their collective powers was Future's trap masterwork DS2 and What a Time to Be Alive, an entertainingly disjointed mixtape with Canadian-born superstar Drake. 

Following the release of 2014's Honest, Future dropped a trilogy of album-quality mixtapes. The first was Monster, a darker and more brooding project that saw Future return to his previous form. Metro executive produced the mixtape, and was credited for crafting "Radical," "Mad Luv," "Wesley Pressley" and other tracks.

The duo carried the momentum of Monster into Future's DS2, widely considered the rapper's masterstroke of bleak, self-medicated drug tales and fiery trap hits. Metro, alongside fellow Atlanta trap architects Southside, Zaytoven, and Sonny Digital, handled the bulk of the project. Some of the tracks he produced included the strip club anthem "Freak Hoe," the tranquilizing "Rich Sex," and "Where Ya At" with Drake. 

After the recording session for "Where Ya At" wrapped, Drake and Future began working on the collaborative mixtape, What a Time to Be Alive.  Drake flew to Atlanta for six days with the hopes of recording a handful of songs, but Future's relentless work ethic prompted the Toronto native to match his tenacity. 

The 11-song mixtape surprisingly dropped in September 2015, and fans immediately swarmed to Metro-produced tracks like "Digital Dash," "Big Rings," and "Jumpman." The latter became a top 20 Billboard hit, and Metro's Future-assisted producer tag, "If Young Metro don't trust you I'm gon' shoot you," became the industry's most recognizable calling card.

2017

Just when it felt Future's smoldering hit streak was beginning to cool, he released back-to-back albums FUTURE and HNDRXX in February of 2017. The two projects teetered between pop-inspired tunes and heavy-handed street records, and Metro was the unsurprising maestro behind the biggest song from the two records. 

The Metro-produced "Mask Off" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Future's highest charting single at the time of its release. A remix of the track, which samples Carlton Williams' "Prison Song" from the 1978 Selma musical, featured Kendrick Lamar. 

The massive hit encouraged generations of hip-hop fans to chant the song's drug-filled hook "Percocets (ya), molly, Percocets (Percocets)." And while Future's HNDRXX takes a more R&B and bright-eyed musical approach compared to the dreadful trap sound of his previous works, Metro was credited for the album opener "My Collection" and closer "Sorry."

2022

After five years without a collaboration, the super-duo linked back up for Metro's "Superhero (Heroes & Villains)." Future's gravelly and unpolished delivery contrasted the song's more cinematic and orchestral production. It was the first single off the producer's comic book-themed album, Heroes & Villains, which echoed an evolutionary turn for the producer-turned-solo artist. 

His transition from rugged trap sounds to grander production was first demonstrated on 2018's Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but his second album and expansion into film showcased it at a larger scale. Metro went on to produce Sony's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack, which featured A$AP Rocky, NAV, Travis Scott, Don Tolliver, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, and his other frequent collaborations.  

In the years since their last record, Future was also expanding his musical reach. He cranked out joint projects with Young Thug, Zaytoven, Juice WRLD, and Lil Uzi Vert, and released another collection of projects while taking a few momentary breaks in between. "​That's because I'm happy," Future said of his occasional hiatuses in a 2022 interview with GQ. "I'm genuinely happy with life. And there was a time where I was only happy when I was on the stage, and in the studio. Like it was my escape." After an album-less 2021, he followed up the next year with I Never Liked You, which earned the rapper his eighth chart-topping album and a GRAMMY win for the mega hit "Wait For U" with Drake and Tems. 

Metro wasn't credited on I Never Liked You, but the "Puffin On Zootiez" emcee circled back with his musical companion later that year. The two reunited on other tracks from Metro's Heroes & Villains album, including "Too Many Nights," "I Can't Save You (Interlude)," and ""Lock On Me." And while it may have seemed like Future and Metro disbanded during the five-year stretch, the producer said they never stopped working together.

 "It's crazy, public perception makes it look like we went our separate ways," Metro said in a 2023 interview with Gangsta Grills Radio. "But neither one of us really went nowhere. It's just about the right moment, and I feel like God just brought this moment together."

2024

More than a year before the release of their joint albums, Future hinted at a potential project with his long-time collaborator. In January 2023, the rapper reshared an Instagram post that read, "Future x Metro OTW with the album of the year." But the subtle endorsement failed to highlight how big the joint effort the following year would be. 

In March 2024, Future and Metro confirmed a two-part album release in a 44-second trailer. The duo is seen hopping out of luxury SUVs in the desert, with the late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy providing the video's contentious narration.  "A lot of f**king garbage ass rappers running around. These n****s ain't supposed to be rapping, man. This game is meant for a select few." 

The first in the series was We Don't Trust You, a 17-song project that combined Metro's cinematic production with Future's street poetics. Kendrick's verse on the single "Like That" sparked a series of diss records between Lamar, Cole, and Drake, with the Comtpon rapper declaring, "Motherf**k the big three, n***a, it's just big me." 

The result was weeks of musical exchanges between the three artists, including a Drake-directed instrumental from Metro called "BBL Drizzy," which the producer encouraged fans to rap over for a chance to win a free beat. The hotly-contested battle, paired with songs like "Type S**t" and The Weeknd-assisted "We Still Don't Trust You," pushed both albums atop the sales and music charts. 

The pair capped off the year with a 27-date North American tour and a handful of nominations at the 2025 GRAMMYs.

2025

While Metro and Boomin went home from the 2025 GRAMMYs empty handed, the duo’s influence remains undeniable. Between the No. 1 records and recognition redefining modern trap music, they have influenced a new generation while staying true to their signature sound. With undeniable chemistry, their legacy is already cemented — but their reign is far from over.

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The 2025 GRAMMYs celebrated an abundance of new winners and iconic moments for superstars — and according to Luminate, many of them saw big gains in streaming, sales and chart movements.

Following her momentous first Album Of The Year win, Beyoncé also earned the night's biggest boost for an album. COWBOY CARTER, which also won Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for the Miley Cyrus collab "II MOST WANTED," earned 25,000 equivalent album units post-GRAMMYs — a 254 percent gain.

Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal also saw a big bump following her historic win for Best Rap Album, which made her the third woman to win in the Category. The album earned 31,000 equivalent album units (combining consumption via streams, downloads, sales, etc.), earning not just a 107 percent gain, but also its best week yet on the Billboard 200 at No. 14.

The night's biggest winner, Kendrick Lamar — whose viral hit "Not Like Us" nabbed the rapper five more golden gramophones, including his first for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year — saw perhaps the most interesting boost. Despite the song not being featured on his latest album, GNX, the 2024 LP is up 9 percent. Four more of his six albums also saw a gain: Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers is up 13 percent; Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is up 11 percent; and DAMN. and To Pimp a Butterfly are both up 9 percent.

Billie Eilish saw a similar impact to Lamar's gains, as all of her albums saw a streaming boost following her stirring performance of "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" on the telecast. Her 2024 album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT — which earned Eilish six more nominations this year — gained 47 percent, while 2022's Happier Than Ever gained 17 percent and 2019's WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? gained 10 percent. Even her 2017 EP, don't smile at me, saw a 14 percent boost.

Chappell Roan had one of the biggest album boosts following her Best New Artist win and theatrical performance of "Pink Pony Club." Her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, gained 56 percent. ("Pink Pony Club" also reached a new high on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, jumping to No. 18 after a 98 percent gain; more on other Hot 100 moves later.)

On the heels of her own two wins, Sabrina Carpenter enjoyed a 20 percent boost for Short N' Sweet as well as an 8 percent gain for its predecessor, 2022's emails i can't send. Short N' Sweet helped Carpenter win Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for its viral smash "Espresso"; the singer earned six nominations in total, including Best New Artist.

In fact, all eight of the Best New Artist nominees saw streaming gains thanks to their appearances on the telecast. Benson Boone, RAYE, Shaboozey, and Teddy Swims — all of whom, along with Doechii, were featured in a medley performance of their individual hits — each earned a boost. RAYE saw the biggest boost with 65 percent; Boone's Fireworks & Rollerblades album is up 44 percent; Shaboozey's Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going is up 13 percent; Swims' I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) is up 8 percent. Khruangbin, who were spotlighted in a performance just before the Best New Artist medley, also earned a big gain, as their most recent LP, 2024's A La Sala, rose 36 percent. 

Charli xcx topped off a BRAT GRAMMY night — which included her first three wins and a party-fueled performance of album singles "Von dutch" and "Guess" — with the album seeing a 28 percent gain.

Several winning songs and artists also jumped up on the Billboard Hot 100. The chart's Top 10 is almost entirely dominated by GRAMMY winners and performers, helmed by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' "Die With a Smile," which returns to the No. 1 spot for a fifth week. Though the pair opted to tribute those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires with a moving rendition of "California Dreamin'" for their joint performance on the telecast, they were awarded Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Die With A Smile" (and Lady Gaga delivered a powerful message in support of queer and trans communities in her speech).

Elsewhere on the Hot 100, Lamar's wins helped his latest SZA collab, GNX's "Luther," move back to No. 3 for the first time since its December debut; Eilish's "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" jumped from No. 7 to No. 4; and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" held on No. 5 after seeing a 118 percent boost in sales.

The Weeknd saw the biggest bound into the Top 10 thanks to his monumental GRAMMYs surprise. Ending a nearly four-year boycott, the Canadian superstar took the GRAMMYs stage for a performance of "Cry For Me" and "Timeless" (with collaborator Playboi Carti) from his new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow; the latter jumped from No. 18 to No. 7 on the chart.

Boone's "Beautiful Things" also saw a significant increase, moving from No. 15 to No. 9. His backflip-filled performance on the telecast also helped the song see a 29 percent streaming gain and a remarkable 515 percent boost in sales. 

Though Swims' "Lose Control" performance didn't quite have the same effect, he still holds at No. 8. Lamar's GNX single "tv off" closes out the Hot 100's Top 10 by rising from 11-10 on the post-GRAMMYs chart — but he surely will be seeing another big boost on the next tally, thanks to his instantly iconic halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX.