Hannah Montana leads this week’s New Music Friday — and, no, the world did not get magically transported to 2006!
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the iconic Disney Channel original series that launched her career, Miley Cyrus delivered a mature, evolved take on Hannah’s sound and style with “Young You,” a heartfelt adult contemporary ballad about reconnecting with your inner child.
Four-time Grammy-nominated musical virtuoso RAYE explored similar feelings, alongside the entire emotional spectrum, on her sprawling, technicolor sophomore studio album, This Music May Contain Hope. Led by “Where Is My Husband,” the 17-song set features collaborations with Hans Zimmer, Al Green, her grandad Michael and her sisters Absolutely and Amma.
Charlie Puth, who performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, shared his new Whatever’s Clever! album, which features collaborations with Coco Jones, Ravyn Lenae, Hikaru Utada and more. Swedish pop icon Robyn also dropped her stunning new Sexistential album, while alt-pop singer Melanie Martinez released her highly anticipated Hades LP.
This New Music Friday also featured new albums from Courtney Barnett (Creature of Habit), Elmiene (Sounds for Someone), NEEDTOBREATHE (The Long Surrender), Central Cee (All Roads Lead Home) and Justine Skye (Candy).
Back on the singles side, Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo teamed up with Afropop sensation Ayra Starr for “Aye Kan (Are You Coming Back?),” Zayn shared the latest taste of his forthcoming Konnakol LP with “Sideways” and country star Thomas Rhett dropped a sweet cover of “Georgia on My Mind” for ESPN’s 2026 Masters Tournament campaign. Conan Gray also put out “The Best,” the first single from the deluxe edition of his Wishbone LP, which dropped last August.
Additional new singles arrived from Infinity Song’s Momo Boyd (“She’s a Sweetheart”), Luke Bryan (“Country and She Knows It”), Libianca (“I Believe in Better”), Ne-Yo (“Up Out & Gone”), Eric Bellinger (“Cry in Front of You”) and Jungle (“Carry On”).
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