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\n\tThis week: Ariana Grande drops her anticipated new album Petal<\/em>; Cardi B shares a surprise single; Shaboozey\u2019s epic 20-track concept album arrives; and Slayyyter releases her latest single after debuting it during the first night of her tour that kicked off this week\u2026 plus much more. Check out all of this week\u2019s picks below:<\/p>\n
Ariana Grande, Petal <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\tAriana Grande is as equally talented as she is prolific \u2014 fortunately for us fans. From her 2013 debut album through 2020, she released an impressive six albums. And since 2024\u2019s return with Eternal Sunshine, <\/em>the pop superstar has been churning out new projects at a similar clip, following it up with 2025\u2019s deluxe edition, Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead<\/em>, and now this year\u2019s petal<\/em>. Grande\u2019s eighth studio album is a fierce culmination of everything she has lived and learned \u2014 all of which she has chronicled across her previous releases. Only now, she\u2019s talking her s\u2013t, and not taking it from anyone else. As Kyle Denis writes in Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Tracks Ranked for petal<\/em>: \u201cIt\u2019s pretty much a manicured middle finger aimed directly at the public.\u201d Turns out, Ari can even make rage sound oh so sweet. \u2014 LYNDSEY HAVENS<\/em><\/p>\n
Cardi B, \u201cAH HA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\tWe may have gotten a brand-new album of bops and bangers from Bardi last year in\u00a0Am I the\u00a0Drama?,\u00a0<\/em>but the Grammy-winning rap superstar has her eyes set on a last-minute Song of the Summer victory with her new single, \u201cAH HA.\u201d\u00a0\u201cB\u2014es be swearing they so f\u2014ing\u00a0bad, I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0see it\/\u00a0N\u2014a\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0trap me, I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0keep it\/ B\u2014es really hate me, and so be it\/ Bathroom floors and these h\u2014s both heated,\u201d she spits over\u00a0a club-ready, 808-laden beat that quickly morphs into an anthemic sing-rap chorus that\u2019s sure to soundtrack the remainder of the summer and beyond. \u2014\u00a0KYLE DENIS<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tIn an ode to their Mexican-American heritage, Selena Gomez and Becky G, along with Benny Blanco as producer, released \u201cTe Olvido (La La),\u201d a Spanish-language track from Blanco\u2019s upcoming studio album Hermoso<\/em>. Its title, which translates to \u201cI\u2019ll Forget You,\u201d is the second single from the project. It blends a predominant cumbia<\/em> sound with pop and features a mariachi interlude on which Gomez and G trade lyrics, confronting a love interest who sends mixed signals and acts possessively all while avoiding a serious relationship: \u201cAmor mio\/ \u00bfQu\u00e9 tienes conmigo?\/ Que no me quieres con nadie, pero tampoco contigo. (My love\/ What do you want with me?\/ You don\u2019t want me with anyone else, but don\u2019t want me for yourself either).\u201d The music video is rooted in Los Angeles\u2019 Chicano culture, featuring emblematic parts of its identity and Mexican immigrant pride, including lowriders, neighborhood street parties and an appearance by beloved Mexican-American actor Danny Trejo as a tribute to his iconic Machete<\/em> character. \u2014 CATA BALZANO<\/em><\/p>\n
Slayyyter, \u201cBRAND NEW CHANEL$\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\tBillboard\u2019s\u00a0current cover artist Slayyyter flexes her star power once more with her new one-off single \u201cBrand New Chanel$.\u201d An apparent response to her hit \u201cBeat Up Chanel$\u201d from her March album\u00a0Wor$t Girl In America<\/em>, \u201cBrand New\u201d is a 180 from the dark electro of the first, going in a soaring dance pop anthem direction that matches its themes of empowerment. The song comes with a lush music video directed by Slayyter herself that takes her to same house as in the \u201cBeat Up\u201d video and once again proves her deftness at synthesizing glamour and grit. This\u00a0one will without a doubt go off during her performance at Lollapalooza this weekend.\u00a0\u2014 KATIE BAIN<\/em><\/p>\n
Shaboozey, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\tHow does an artist follow up a Hot 100 No. 1 smash such as \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)? For Shaboozey, the answer is a 20-track concept album. Across the ambitious album, Boozey tapped a range of collaborators including Gunna, Leon Bridges and Orville Peck to help tell his tall tales. His feature with Kehlani, \u201cBullets & Blades,\u201d is particularly beautiful and shows off the kind of vocalist and performer Shaboozey is under the rowdiness of a hit like \u201cBar Song.\u201d See Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Tracks Ranked of the album here. \u2014 L.H.<\/em><\/p>\n
Remi Wolf, \u201cTwiggy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\tAfter a notable appearance in the hit series Off Campus <\/em>(as the performer at a college campus event), Remi Wolf is back with her first new music in two years: the midtempo and melodic \u201cTwiggy.\u201d And true to form, the funky alternative-pop artist showcases yet another, softer, side of her artistry on the single that\u2019s about a messy past relationship \u2014 and whether she should dive back in. \u201cYou don\u2019t f\u2014ing miss me, you don\u2019t f\u2014ing miss me\/ You just miss your mother, you forgot I raised you,\u201d she sings in curated distress. Wolf first previewed the lyrically-winding \u201cTwiggy\u201d during Hayley Williams\u2019 recent Newport Folk Festival set, which you can watch here. \u2014 L.H.<\/em><\/p>\n
Davido,\u00a0ORIAD\u00c9<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n\tCoinciding with the 15th\u00a0anniversary of his music career, Davido\u2019s newest LP has landed. Titled ORIAD\u00c9<\/em>, the new set lands as the official follow-up to last year\u2019s Grammy-nominated\u00a05ive<\/em>, featuring\u00a0equally intentional and ambitious collaborations with global stars such as Leon Thomas, Black\u00a0Sherif\u00a0and Aya Nakamura.\u00a0A winning return to his Afrobeats roots that still leaves room for introspection,\u00a0ORIAD\u00c9\u00a0<\/em>is yet another jewel in the Nigerian superstar\u2019s dazzling catalog. \u2014\u00a0K.D.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tFrom a tender Mahalia duet (\u201cHoneybutter\u201d) to a spoken word interlude that doubles as a co-sign from OutKast\u2019s Big Boi,\u00a0LVRS Paradise (Side B)<\/em>\u00a0is a formidable showing from Florida R&B singer-songwriter Isaiah Falls. Arriving via Roc Nation Distribution,\u00a0Side B<\/em>\u00a0is a companion piece to\u00a0his 2025\u00a0LVRS Paradise: Side A\u00a0<\/em>debut album, infusing\u00a0the growing sonic universe with a\u00a0bit more tempo and rhythm\u00a0while still\u00a0retaining\u00a0its\u00a0core South Florida aesthetic. \u2014\u00a0K.D.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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