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Check out the must-hear releases of the week.

"I'd Be Lyin'" brings Kelly Clarkson back to the top 10 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart, but it misses every other ranking in America.

Page Six reported that Taylor Swift is currently working on new music, which is basically like saying that autumn leaves will fall.

Cardi B released a single and music video for "Ah Ha," her first new song of 2026. The music is her first since the album "Am I the Drama?"

“Girl Who Could Sing” finds Judd searching for answers she’ll “never have answers to”

New Radicals, of Nineties hit “You Get What You Give” fame, have released their first new song in nearly 28 years, with the group’s “One Night Only (Break Loose Break Free!)” appearing on the soundtrack for the upcoming rom-com One Night Only.

Ty Segall, Graham Hunt and the Allah-Las find themselves at the top of the record releases we're excited about on this New Music Friday.

Riley Green's new song "That's Just Me" explores a failed relationship and regret as fans declare the country music star "doesn't miss" again.