Gracie Abrams, Steve Lacy, Carly Rae Jepsen & More: New Music Friday Guide
Categoria: Musica
Check out the must-hear releases of the week.
Por Billboard | 17/07/2026
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday’s most essential releases each week — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. Last week , we featured Madonna, Sienna Spiro, Riley Green and more. This week: Gracie Abrams shares her anticipated this album, Daughter From Hell (read Billboard ‘s tracks ranked here ); Steve Lacy is back with his self-produced third album, Oh yeah? ; and Carly Rae Jepsen continues her Day and Night rollout with the release of the upcoming double album’s second single… plus much more. Check out all of this week’s picks below: Gracie Abrams, Daughter From Hell Gracie Abrams’ third album is finally here, just two years after The Secret of Us helped the pop singer emerge as a fast-rising star as the project debuted at No. 2 Billboard 200, bolstered by hit single “That’s So True.” This time, Abrams returned to producer Aaron Dessner’s Long Pond studio to craft the sonically intimate and lyrically expansive Daughter From Hell , led by surging singles “Hit the Wall” and “Look at My Life.” Release day focus track “Good Reason” is softer in its contemplation, as Abrams sings of putting herself first. “If only I chose you and not me/ If only I had a good reason,” she sings, with the quiet confidence of knowing she never needed one at all. Steve Lacy, Oh yeah? It’s been almost four years since Steve Lacy dropped his Grammy-winning Gemini Rights sophomore album and ascended to Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper status with “Bad Habit.” Now, the Internet alum has unveiled his third studio album, Oh Yeah? , which finds him sharing some of his most personal lyrics to date over whimsical fusions of synths and guitars. Featuring appearances by SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe, Oh Yeah? remains committed to The Funk™ — even in its most somber and self-effacing moments. — KYLE DENIS Carly Rae Jepsen, “After All” In late June, Carly Rae Jepsen announced a mega 24-track double album coming this September. Titled Day and Night , the album is fittingly divided into two sonic halves: a psychedelic pop side ( Day ) and a dance-pop side ( Night ). While lead single “On Wires,” which arrived with the album, feels distinctly day for its rock riffs and alternative feel, “After All” sounds more akin to nighttime. Boasting sleeker, tighter production, Jepsen dips into her falsetto on the song’s chorus accompanied by subtle hand claps that lead right into a groovy instrumental break — perfect for hitting the dancefloor. — L.H. Bella Kay, “i deserve better” Bella Kay opted out of a standard Friday release for her debut album, My Reckless Abandon , which she dropped over the weekend on July 12. Featuring her breakout hit “iloveitiloveitiloveit,” the albumR