Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, Lola Young, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

The Story

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week the main pop girls are back: Charli XCX contemplates celebrity and self-image while strutting through the apocalypse, Olivia Rodrigo tries to cure a broken heart to no avail, and Lola Young returns to music with a powerful ballad. Plus, new songs from Ariana Grande, Bleachers, Fakemink, Álvaro Díaz, and Moses Sumney.

Olivia Rodrigo, “The Cure” (YouTube)

Lola Young, “From Down Here” (YouTube)

Ariana Grande, “Knew Better Part Two” (YouTube)

Bleachers, “We Should Talk” (YouTube)

Vince Staples, “White Flag” (YouTube)

Fakemink, “Tell Me What You’re Missing .” (YouTube)

Álvaro Díaz, “Perdiste el Emmy.” (YouTube)

Lisa, Anitta, Rema, “Goals” (YouTube)

Icona Pop, “Butterfly Feelings” (YouTube)

Moses Sumney feat. Kara Jackson, “Sins of the Father” (YouTube)

Blondshell, “Heart Has To Work So Hard” (YouTube)

Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers feat. Beck, “Ritmo Babilonia” (YouTube)

Maisie Peters, “Questions” (YouTube)

Veeze, “Wrong Place, Wrong Time” (YouTube)

Liquid Mike,“ “Drowning Machine” (YouTube)

Lowertown, “Mice Protection” (YouTube)

Mary in the Junkyard, “New Muscles” (YouTube)

Carla dal Forno, “Nighttime” (YouTube)

Big Freedia, SOPHIE, “Blaze That Ass” (YouTube)

Thomas Dollbaum, “Big Boi” (YouTube)

French Montana feat. Max B, “Go Ladies” (YouTube)

XCOMM feat. Ghostemane, “Pirates” (YouTube)

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Baby Jane, “Midnight Highway” (YouTube)

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