Taylor Swift and Tinashe Release Our Favorite New Music of the Week

With the first full week of June now over, the month kicked off with an eventful start. And that includes the new music that came our way recently. The first batch of fresh drops for June range from anticipated original songs for upcoming movies, confident comebacks, and the latest releases from OPM hitmakers. So, as you face a brand new week, let these new songs, singles, and albums help fill your days ahead.

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I Knew It, I Knew You – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift returns to country music with her original track for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. The upbeat song feels like a warm hug about reuniting with a good friend after a long time.

PARA SAKIN – mrld

mrld’s first release as an independent artist plays to her strengths in R&B with a sensual number about letting someone know you’re the right partner for them.

Kung May Problema Ka – HEY JUNE!

The OPM band goes rock and heavy in their new single, confronting people to spill it out if they have something to say about them.

the feeling – Steve Lacy

It’s a good time to be a (Filipino) Steve Lacy fan with the artist releasing his new album later this year and making his Philippine concert debut in August. As the cherry on top, he dropped a new single that serves as a reminder of his ability to manifest modern pop, alt, and R&B in a song.

Wind It – apl.de.ap, Illest Morena, and Fana

This collaboration between Black Eyed Peas member apl.de.ap, Filipina rapper Illest Morena, and Filipino-Canadian singer Fana brings dancehall beats and dancefloor-ready synths for an anthem on feeling your best self.

Baka Tayo – Earl Agustin

This stirring single about regrets reminds us that the things left unsaid could have changed things in a relationship.

Too Easy – Tinashe

Tinashe returns with her first new single of the year, and it’s a self-assured electronic anthem that establishes her as the main character she’s always been.

Don’t Break My Heart – FLO

FLO are ride-or-die best friends who are there for their besties in their new single, as the group lets potential partners know to never break their friends’ hearts.

DDI RO RI – MEOVV

MEOVV channels the medieval ages and modern soundscapes for a distinct K-pop track about letting people know that they are that girl group.

Atmos – SHINee

Whenever SHINee dips into the house genre, you can always expect magic. That’s the case with their new single Atmos, which serves as the comeback single for their 6th mini-album of the same name.

4 Flowers – MAMAMOO

Even after all these years, MAMAMOO is still there with the release of their first single since 2022. The single album is led by the comeback track 4 Flowers and speaks to how flowers will bloom again, just like how MAMAMOO will always find their way back to each other and their fans.

Love Sensation – Madonna

If there’s anything to take away from Madonna’s latest single, it’s that her new album is going to be a must-play for dance pop fans.

Black Prada Dress – Ellie Goulding

As if news that Ellie Goulding will release her first studio album in three years this September wasn’t enough, she also dropped the first single of the album, which thrills with its pounding chorus.

Laban – Maxie Andreison

Released in time for the start of Pride Month, Maxie’s new single is an anthem and a call of strength and solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community during these trying times.

Forever Tonight – BGYO

With their new album On Demand, P-pop boy group BGYO brings together a mix of pop, R&B, and hip-hop for a showcase of their confidence and bravado.

Perfect Blue – YGIG

P-pop girl group YGIG comes through with their entry for song of the summer with their new single about making the most of those perfect blue moments.

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