{"id":44261,"date":"2026-08-14T11:57:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44261"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:57:55","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-leads-weeks-best-new-music-friday-music-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44261","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers Leads Week&#8217;s Best New Music: Friday Music Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Billboard\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/friday-music-guide\/\">Friday Music Guide<\/a>\u00a0serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday\u2019s most essential releases each week \u2014 the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/ariana-grande-cardi-b-shaboozey-new-music-friday-guide-1236306716\/\">Last week<\/a>, we featured Karol G, Role Model, FLO, Stray Kids and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis week, three is the magic number: indie-rocker Phoebe Bridgers releases her highly-anticipated third album, <em>Lost Weekend<\/em>; KATSEYE drops its third EP<em>; <\/em>and Ayra Starr shares her third album as well\u2026 plus much more. Check out all of this week\u2019s picks below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Phoebe Bridgers, <em>Lost Weekend<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KXnboPN1p4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter Phoebe Bridgers performed a semi-impromptu, highly in-demand, phone-free show at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden in early June, it was clear <em>something <\/em>was coming. And just a few weeks later, that hunch was confirmed when the indie-rockstar announced her first solo album in six years, <em>Lost Weekend<\/em>. Across its 16 tracks, \u201cthe album\u00a0fluctuates between grief and elation,\u00a0agitation\u00a0and contentment, as Bridgers\u00a0sings\u00a0like someone\u00a0who has\u00a0loved and\u00a0lost\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and still has\u00a0something to lose,\u201d writes <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Christine Werthman for the album\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/phoebe-bridgers-new-album-lost-weekend-tracks-ranked\/\">tracks ranked<\/a>. Surely, it\u2019s the perfect album to get lost in this weekend. \u2014 <em>LYNDSEY HAVENS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>KATSEYE, <em>WILD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KATSEYE (\ucea3\uce20\uc544\uc774) &amp;apos;Hootie Frutti&amp;apos; Official MV\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/is8UDe2PhKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDespite this girl group\u2019s ongoing lineup changes (with Manon and Sophia both on mental health breaks), one thing is certain: KATSEYE brings the energy. Its third EP, <em>WILD<\/em> (out on HYBE x Geffen Records) is packed with high-impact, hard-hitting tracks like single \u201cPinky Up\u201d and focus track \u201cHootie Frutti.\u201d Meanwhile, sassier songs like single \u201cAnimal\u201d and \u201cThat Way\u201d slow it down \u2014 but just a bit. As a release for the EP states, \u201cthe project captures the feeling of a wild ride fueled by growth and transformation\u201d and marks the start of a new \u201celectrifying new era\u201d for the now foursome. \u2014 <em>L.H.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Troye Sivan, \u201cShe\u2019s the Best\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Troye Sivan - She\u2019s the Best (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mFA1P8ZzoLw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTroye Sivan is back \u2014 and not only with a new single. The pop singer\u2019s low-toned \u201cShe\u2019s the Best\u201d \u2014 about all the qualities, expected and less so, of a particular person that wows him \u2014 serves as the lead single and title track of his fourth album, out Oct. 9 on Interscope. \u201c<em>She\u2019s the Best<\/em>\u00a0is a painting that captures my life in all of its moods and colours,\u201d Sivan said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cIt explores the high-octane highs of the last few years, and the solitude and longing that sat underneath.\u00a0It\u2019s chaotic, layered, organic, troubled and alive.\u00a0It feels like the truest and most creative version of myself I\u2019ve ever shared.\u00a0At some point along the way I realised: the only constant in my life keeping me somewhat sane has not been the work, or the men, but the feminine.\u00a0Thank god for them.\u201d \u2014 <em>L.H.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Ayra\u00a0Starr,\u00a0<em>STARRGIRL<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr &amp; ZAYN - Heaven Baby (Visualizer)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bb8w9l46TmI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNigerian Afropop sensation\u00a0Ayra\u00a0Starr\u00a0is back with\u00a0<em>STARRGIRL<\/em>, her third studio album and first full-length effort since 2024\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Frb-hip-hop%2Fayra-starr-the-year-i-turned-21-album-review-1235702446%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Clyndsey.havens%40billboard.com%7C3eee69da18c34d9711c908def9752839%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C639222478741114886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=B7eFo0BjvLMoDqOElFRkg4Nq5kzW4brN0QJeufUUXoc%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><em><u>The Year I Turned 21<\/u><\/em><\/a>. The new\u00a016-track set \u2014 which\u00a0includes\u00a0the Grammy-nominated, Wizkid-assisted\u00a0\u201cGimme Dat\u201d \u2014 expands the 24-year-old\u2019s sonic foundation with more pronounced notes of dance and R&amp;B.\u00a0Effortlessly fostering synergy with Leon Thomas,\u00a0kwn\u00a0and ZAYN (as well as Danny Ocean on a Latin remix of fan-favorite\u00a0\u201cHot Body\u201d),\u00a0Ayra\u00a0Starr\u00a0spends her latest LP proving she can dominate in any lane her heart desires. \u2014\u00a0<em>KYLE DENIS<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Jorja Smith, \u201cI Lied, You Lied\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jorja Smith - I Lied, You Lied\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kvfVSrrFRuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAhead of her third album releasing next week, English singer-songwriter Jorja Smith is sharing one more single to preview the set. \u201cI Lied, You Lied,\u201d is a heart-racing track in both its uneven production and the story she tells that essentially details a race to see whose lie will come to the surface first. 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