Olivia Rodrigo has released the first remix of her career, and she picked the biggest possible collaborator for it.“Expectations,”a track from her albumyou seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, now has a brand-new version featuring Chappell Roan, who wrote her own verse for the song. Two of pop’s most exciting voices on one track is exactly the kind of moment this year’s playlist needed.
It’s not the only reason to celebrate this New Music Friday. Tate McRae launched a new era with“Housewife,”produced by Grant Boutin and Ryan Tedder, a song that reframes the term as a statement of self-sufficiency with the line,“I just wanna make a lot of money, be my own housewife.”Meanwhile, Zach Bryan surprised fans with an eight-song EP titled
Young Manhood&Other Donatable Organs
, featuring Lana Del Rey and Turnpike Troubadours.The rest of the release slate is just as packed, with new singles from A$AP Rocky, U2, Kygo and Ava Max, Polo G, Shygirl, Rex Orange County, and Michael Kiwanuka, plus albums from Rachel Chinouriri, Ashe, Angèle, Fontaines D.C., The Avalanches, Lucky Daye, and K. Michelle. Billboard is even asking fans to vote for their favorite release of the week, so which one is getting your first listen?
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