Fridays can be overwhelming for pop fans. Every week you're bombarded with a glut of new music, which can lead to ear candy falling through the cracks. I'm hoping to avoid that tragic scenario with The Drop — a cheat sheet of sorts to get you through New Music Friday. By now, you have probably heard Lizzo & Missy Elliott's body-positive bop, "Tempo," and hopefully checked out Aaron Carpenter's impressive...

Aaron Carpenter makes the leap from social media sensation to pop star look easy with "Attitude." Co-written with heavy-hitters Scott Harris, Chad Hugo and SG Lewis, the 20-year-old's debut single is an instantly catchy R&B-pop anthem that evokes early Justin Timberlake. "What you standing over there for, come and meet me on the dance floor," the newcomer sings cockily over a chunky bass line and percussion....

Hell just froze over and pigs are flying. After a series of never-ending delays and setbacks, Sky Ferreira will finally kick off her sophomore era on March 27. The 26-year-old shared the gloomy cover art of "Downhill Lullaby" on social media after hinting at new music in a series of tweets. "The first song isn't a pop song... because I really want to make a video for it (& I love it)," she tweeted...

Pink has been serving iconic visuals since the turn of the century ("There You Go" and "Most Girls" are modern art), but I think she just delivered her best one yet. Directed by The Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey, the pop/rocker's "Walk Me Home" visual is a love letter of sorts to movie musicals like Singing In The Rain. It finds the hitmaker dancing her way along empty streets with a little help...

Ariana Grande kicked off the Sweetener World Tour at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York last night (March 18) and made her way through a good chunk of her discography. The 29-song concert began with "Raindrops" and then moved on to Sweetener single "God Is A Woman" and Thank U, Next cuts "Bad Idea" and "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored." She eventually dusted off an older song by belting...

Jennifer Lopez is the busiest woman in show business. The ultimate triple threat just revealed that she is starring in a new movie called Hustlers (along side Constance Wu and Cardi B) and announced the imminent arrival of a new single. J.Lo's next bop is called "Medicine." The track features French Montana — an "I Luh Ya Papi" reunion! — and drops on April 5. You can pre-save it here. "I CAN’T...

Last week, Lady Gaga confirmed she was pregnant... with her sixth album. The A Star Is Born icon teased fans with the tantalizing update, which was then shared by frequent collaborator BloodPop on Instagram. Of course, his support led to further speculation about his involvement with the project (he's been linked to it for nearly a year now). It also led to questions about the impending release date...

Nina Nesbitt's elaborately-titled sophomore LP, The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change, began as a passion project in her home studio. After a while, the 24-year-old realized she was onto something and decided to share a couple of songs. The response was swift and spectacular. "The Best You Had" raced to 50 million streams on Spotify (and ended up on Taylor Swift's favorite songs playlist),...

After penning hits for the likes of Camila Cabello, Kygo and Charli XCX, Sasha Sloan launched her own artist project in 2018. The path from songwriter to pop star is increasingly well-travelled, but few make the journey with such a fully-fledged sense of identity and purpose. Take the titles of her two excellent EPs, Sad Girl and Loser. The 23-year-old's music is unashamedly emo, grappling with issues...

Well, that sure was quick. Less than six months after dropping sweetener, Ariana Grande returns with her fifth album - Thank U, Next. Despite what seems like a rapid turnaround, there has been no shortage of events to inspire a new batch of material. Heartbreak - over the death of ex Mac Miller and a failed engagement to Pete Davidson - and the resulting emotions appear to have inspired a good part...

K-Pop Queens Red Velvet have their eyes set on global domination this year. The group has been extending their reign with some serious bangers since launching in 2014. Last year, they unleashed a slew of content including their most recent mini-album RBB. The project contained their second all-English track "RBB (Really Bad Boy)" and hit the number 2 spot on Billboard's World Albums chart. In 2019,...

Everything is coming together nicely for Tom Walker. He just got engaged, won the prestigious British Breakthrough Act at the recent BRIT Awards (previous winners include Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa) and is celebrating the arrival of his debut album. What A Time To Be Alive drops tomorrow (March 1) and expectations are sky-high. After all, the 27-year-old landed one of the biggest international...