Marina Diamandis' second studio album, "Electra Heart," was a breakout moment for the Welsh singer-songwriter. It was released ten years ago today; it was her first album to reach #1 in the U.K., Ireland, and Scotland. Warner Music Group celebrates the album's 10th anniversary with an updated version that includes all 12 songs from the original release. They're joined by four additional tracks that came out after the original album. Those bonus songs include the international hit "How To Be A Heartbreaker," "Lonely Hearts Club" from the Deluxe Edition of the album; "E.V.O.L," a free download released on Valentine’s Day 2013; and "Electra Heart," a collaboration with American DJ Betatraxx that was featured in a music video on Marina’s YouTube channel. Initially released by Atlantic Records, "Electra Heart" is a concept album about lost love and female identity. For the album, Marina created a fictitious character named Electra Heart to explore four female archetypes in American pop culture – housewife, beauty queen, homewrecker, and idle teen. Musically, the electronic dance-pop style of "Electra Heart" represented a departure from Marina’s debut album, the 2010s "The Family Jewels," which featured a new wave sound. The new direction resonated in Europe as well as the U.S., where the album produced two platinum-certified singles – "Primadonna" and "How To Be A Heartbreaker" – and two gold-certified singles – "Teen Idle" and "Bubblegum Bitch." The latter – which was never officially released as a single – became an unexpected hit in 2021 thanks to the song’s popularity on TikTok, with over 3M unique videos created.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Journey is on its way back with new music this year, and they've just dropped a new song from the forthcoming "Freedom" album titled "You Got the Best of Me." The new album "Freedom" will arrive on July 8 and will be the band’s sixteenth studio album – and arrive over a decade since the 2011 release of "Eclipse." For Journey fans, patience has paid off. After a 2020 conflict that saw Steve Smith and Ross Valory fired from the group, the revised lineup started working on the band's first record since 2011's "Eclipse" album. The band debuted the song "The Way We Used to Be" last June, and now they're finally dropping a second track from the upcoming release. For longtime band fans, "You Got the Best of Me" should feel like a natural addition to the catalogue. Opening with Jonathan Cain's synthy keyboards, the track is eventually fleshed out with a catchy drum beat from Narada Michael Walden and some meaty guitar work from Neal Schon, all accentuated by Arnel Pineda's soaring vocal leading to a triumphant and uplifting Journey song. The track also includes bass work from Randy Jackson holding things down, while Cain's piano pieces stand out as the song kicks in. Schon recently shared the tracklisting via his socials, the band has ramped up their promotional efforts, and they are currently on the road with Toto for a spring run. They'll next perform on Wednesday (April 27) at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, with dates now booked through May 16 in Quebec City, Quebec.

Grammy Award winner Sam Smith has released a new single, the anthem “Love Me More,” via Capitol Records. “Love Me More” is a candid introspection of Sam’s relationship with themself on a journey of self-discovery and happiness. Once again, their undeniable vocals are celebrated on this uplifting new track which has Sam reuniting with long-term collaborators Jimmy Napes and Stargate. The new track reflects upon their upbringing and career start in the music video. We're moved to tears in typical Sam Smith fashion — not because we’re sad, but because the video is beautiful. “I wrote this song for anyone who feels different, anyone who has to stop themselves every day from saying unkind things to themselves, in their head, all the time,” Smith said in a statement. “I felt like that for the longest time, and slowly I’m learning how just to be nice to myself. I wanted to share that because I captured it in this song. Over the last two years, music has been my therapy more than ever. So I hope this song can be your friend.” The music video opens with a montage of clips from Smith’s childhood and the start of their career before Smith pays homage to “Stay With Me,” as they’re seen walking down some stairs as they did in the video for their breakout hit. The melancholic track then turns into a self-empowering anthem. In the video, Smith is seen dancing and enjoying themself at a party surrounded by other queer folks. Smith has been teasing the new single for several days. “Love Me More” will follow on from the star’s 2020 single “The Lighthouse Keeper,” a festive number produced and co-written by Labrinth. Smith’s most recent studio album, Love Goeswhich, which featured singles “Diamonds,” “Dancing with a Stranger” alongside Normani, and “I’m Ready” with Demi Lovato. Details of a full-length follow-up are yet to emerge. "In The Lonely Hour," Sam's debut album was the biggest selling debut album of the decade. Since its release in 2014, Sam has amassed over 33 million album sales, totalling 227 million single sales and 40 billion streams.

Let’s Eat Grandma, the UK duo of Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, have released a new album called "Two Ribbons" via Transgressive. What’s sonically striking about "Two Ribbons" is its accessibility compared to the peculiar, juvenile explorations of 2016 debut "I, Gemini" and its potent, PC Music-influenced follow-up. Its first half primarily consists of glowing synth-pop ("Happy New Year," "Hall Of Mirrors"), its second tripped-out acoustic and moving balladry ("Sunday," "Two Ribbons"). Time spent apart has certainly pulled their pop sentiments into sharper focus. On quivering synth-pop banger "Levitation," Walton details finding glimmers of hope amid a destructive, hedonistic episode. Over precision-tooled drum machine claps coupled with the song’s effervescent tone, it makes for a listen full of heart and hope. "Strange Conversations," a dreamy guitar-driven number that’s just one example of Let’s Eat Grandma’s improved, more mature singing, touches on seeking religious comfort amid grieving. In the lilting, glockenspiel-speckled " Two Ribbons, " a lack of resolution is also reflected in the glockenspiel-speckled "Two Ribbons," which rhythmically teases a climax that never arrives. The glorious quirks and inventiveness of Let’s Eat Grandma’s earlier work might be amiss on "Two Ribbons," but its immediacy will likely win them new fans. This is the stirring sound of reinvigoration in the face of loss. "Two Ribbons" is the follow-up to Let’s Eat Grandma’s 2018 album "I’m All Ears" and their third studio LP overall. It spans ten tracks, with the single “Hall of Mirrors.”

Kehlani has released her third studio album "Blue Water Road," which has already produced a pair of tracks, “Altar” and “Little Story.” Across the album’s thirteen tracks Kehlani sounds freer, looser and more centred than ever before. "Blue Water Road," almost entirely produced by go-to collaborator Andrew Pop Wansel, has an air of wistfulness that cedes attention to its downtempo design and dewy-eyed declarations. Still, the album coheres around its sobering exploration of enduring love – be it the romantic or divine kind - adding permanency to Kehlani’s mantra-like calls for clarity and closure in the wake of loss. Kehlani coolly shifts gears between emotional extremes: there’s evident regret laced with a hint of menace on the album’s most bracing and inviting track ‘wish I never,’ a throwback hip-hop leaning number that will sate fans of the "SweetSexySavage" era; on "Altar," they light a flame, arching their back in the act of submission - a symbol of near-matrimony made into a touching remembrance that only comes with maturing over time. On "Blue Water Road," Kehlani revels comfortably and rapturously in her sexuality – the result is a soft and sensitive account of bodily affection and intimacy not smeared by a power imbalance but by the total synergy between lovers. This cozy, habitual kind of love Kehlani channels through the quiet storm splendour of the Spanish flecked "melt," an album highlight, and "tangerine," a resplendent mid-tempo with a modulated vocal effect. Kehlani’s last album, "It Was Good Until It Wasn’t," was released in May 2020 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, featuring appearances from Jhené Aiko, Lucky Daye, and James Blake.

Rapper and singer Pitbull has teamed up with country-rock singer Zac Brown on his new single "Can't Stop Us Now." Pitbull said of his song and upcoming album, “We got the Spanish album that’s coming, which is called Pit Coin, by the way. NFT that. We’ve got a Spanish single coming out. And then we have a record I’m very, very excited about that we’re looking to put out in April. We’re going back and forth with his team right now. And we have a record with Zac Brown coming out that’s gonna be, I guarantee you, a game-changer. And it’s going to bring two worlds together like we’ve always done. And the record’s called ‘Can't Stop Us.’ And that’s exactly what this whole journey, and grind, and fight is about.” In addition, At Dover, Pitbull will sponsor the Watermelon man Ross Chastain's NASCAR Cup car series. Trackhouse Racing co-owner Pitbull will sponsor the No. 1 Chevrolet to promote his new song "Can't Stop Us Now" and tour. Pitbull invested in Trackhouse at the beginning of the 2021 season and has been an enthusiastic and active member of the team, attending races and using his platforms to promote it. Pitbull and Chastain hail from Florida, where the driver's family has been farming watermelons for eight generations. Chastain is so proud of the family business that he celebrates wins by smashing a watermelon off of his car to help draw attention to it. Pitbull is set to go on tour, and his name says it all as Mr. Worldwide is following up last year’s trek – which saw the superstar playing more than 40 shows and performing to over 450,000 fans – with the “Can’t Stop Us Now Tour,” featuring more than 50 dates in North America.

Tegan And Sara have shared a new single and video, “Fucking Up What Matters.” Since signing to a new label, Mom+Pop Music, the track marks their first music. Co-produced by John Congleton, the song addresses the “turbulence” the twin sibling musicians have gone through and grown from alongside the worldwide challenges of the last couple of years, per a statement. Despite the heavier themes inspired by trying times, the song is an exuberant power-pop jam, which features the duo’s signature unison singing and catchy refrains. The accompanying Tony Wolski-directed video features the musicians Railey and Seazynn Gilliland. They star in the upcoming Amazon Freevee "High School" series based on Tegan and Sara’s memoir. Executive-produced by Tegan and Sara, the show is currently in production in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tegan Quin explained the meaning behind the song, saying, “‘Fucking Up What Matters' felt like an ode to the moment in your life when you realize that you have most, if not all, of the things you wanted, and you start to think about what would happen if you just walked away from it all. It’s the moment in the middle of the night when you start to daydream about something else, something you never imagined. It’s the feeling you have when you think you might have hit a new low, and yet you’ve never felt so good. Sometimes it’s admitting that you can’t stop yourself from fucking up what matters, that you feel your strongest. And as my mom would say, it’s often when we’re fucking up what matters that we’re learning the most about ourselves.”

It's been a while since we've had new music from Tom Walker, but the singer, known for his songs "Leave a Light On" and "Just You And I." Walker makes an impressive comeback with the mood-maker "Serotonin," which is from his long-awaited second album. The song, named after the natural mood enhancer we all have when we feel good, will be Tom's first single of the year. Sharing a short video on his socials, Tom told his fans: "Set your alarms, Serotonin music video out Friday. I'll be in the @YouTube live chat with you for the premiere at 8 am, it's an early Serotonin fix." His unique voice comes into its own on the sonically enchanting track. "Serotonin" was co-written by Tom with Gez O'Connell - whose credits include Dua Lipa's "Hotter Than Hell" - and The Elements (AJ Tracey, Tion Wayne, Headie One). The song was produced by Mike Spencer (Rudimental) and The Elements. The short video that Tom has shared for "Serotonin" shows a few clips from the music video, with a tranquil scene of hot air balloons in the sky, before showing a girl lying on a bed wearing a black T-shirt which looks like it reads, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Also, you can still buy tickets to see Tom Walker at Hits Live Liverpool on 20th May, where he has just joined the line-up, which also includes George Ezra, Becky Hill, Anne-Marie, Joel Corry, Jax Jones, Clean Bandit, and James Bay.

Singer-songwriter Khalid premiered a new song, “Skyline,” on BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds with Clara Amfo. The song will appear on his upcoming third studio album, “Everything Is Changing.” On the disco-bop produced by Chrome Sparks, Khalid leaves all his worries behind and joyrides with his love interest on the carefree anthem. He wrote the song in 2020. Khalid told Clara Amfo about the song, “I've been writing music for this album. It's 2020. I felt like a lot of the songs were very dramatic. It's sad, melancholy. This song, to me, is just a recharge-like full summer vibe. Now hopefully, it calms my fans and gets them through the dark times that we are going through.” He continued, “We deserve joy, deserve love, and we deserve life. And if I can be a very vessel and give that to my fans and the people who support me, that's what I want to do.” In a statement, Khalid pointed out that he was “inspired by how I was feeling during the pandemic and the emotional toll that quarantine took on me and my friends." He continued, adding that his new album “really takes that a step further with all of the songs centring around trying to find a purpose and a sense of self in a world where everything is digitally connected but emotionally disconnected. As we all come out of quarantine and venture more into the world and try to reconnect with people we haven’t seen in over a year; I hope the messages explored within the album open up conversations and allow people to access their feelings in a new way.” The track is the follow-up to “Last Call” and is off his upcoming album, "Everything Is Changing," the follow-up to last year’s "Scenic Drive."

Ava Max is getting ready for her new music era and has released a new song to set the stage for her next album. The new track entitled “Maybe You're The Problem” serves as the first single off her upcoming sophomore album of the same name. The inspiration for "Maybe You’re The Problem” is a direct reflection of her new album, which she defines as “very vulnerable” and “completely different than my last album.” This is why she chose it to be the first single, as it “sets the tone of everything else,” Back in March, she told a Billboard about the second album. “I spent all year writing on this next album. I spent all last year writing, and it was the hardest year of my life, last year, personally. This music will say a lot. Especially this new song coming out later this month. I've never written anything so personal, and it's probably some of the best music I've ever written.” She continued, “It's still anthemic and pop and amazing, but I think it's a little different. It's more personal, and I hope the fans [like it]. I'm terrified because I feel like a piece of my heart is coming out, and I'm super nervous about it.” In addition, Ava gave a shout-out to her recent track “Motto” collaborator Tiesto, saying he “inspired this whole new sound for me.” Ava also revealed what inspired her dramatic makeover, where she went from her signature platinum blonde hair to a cherry-red chop cut. As for her success, Ava wasn’t an overnight thing, though most think it was with the release of “Sweet but Psycho.” As Ava revealed, she actually, “got signed a few years before that, and it was kinda like a boot camp almost, I just wrote hundreds of songs, and then I released 'Sweet but Psycho.'”

Norah Jones has released "Come Away With Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition" via Blue Note/UMe. The 44-track collection captures the emergence of one of the most popular and successful new artists of the 21st century and reveals, for the first time, the whole story behind the making of her classic debut. The Super Deluxe Edition features the remastered version of the original album, produced by Arif Mardin, and no fewer than 22 previously unreleased tracks. These include the original demos that Jones submitted to Blue Note and the complete First Session demos she made after being signed by the famed label. Alongside these is the first version of the album made by the artist at Allaire Studios with producer Craig Street. Most of these sessions have never been heard before, and they offer a fascinating insight into what "Come Away With Me" might have been. The "20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition" was produced by Eli Wolf and will be available digitally and in 4-LP vinyl and 3-CD sets. Both come in premium packaging with an extensive booklet containing new liner notes by Jones and rare session photos. Standalone 1-LP and 1-CD versions of the remastered original album will also be released. On her 21st birthday, Jones was heard at a jazz brunch by EMI Publishing employee Shell White, leading to a meeting with Blue Note President Bruce Lundvall. A month later, she was in Lundvall’s office playing him her three-song demo CD, including confident versions of “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home” and “Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most,” and a more singer-songwriter styled original, written by Harris.

Electronic music duo Snakehips has released their new single "Water," which is made for dark clubs and after-hours parties when revellers require a reviving jolt as their night draws close. This serves as the first official release on the new electronic dance label Helix Records, the atmospheric house track is endearingly euphoric, the glimmering rhythm gliding over smooth beats. It’s enhanced with the infectious vocals of US rapper and singer Bryce Vine, amplifying the track's energy. Vine is the latest in a long line of solid collaborators for Snakehips. They have previously worked with the likes of Anderson .Paak, Zayn, Chance the Rapper, and Tinashe, last year saw the release of singles with Earthgang (“Run It Up” and Armand Van Helden (“Freedom (You Bring Me)”). “Water.” is their second release of 2022, following the collaborative single “Tonight” with renowned French producer and DJ Tchami. In the past, they’ve also produced positively received remixes for artists including Sam Smith, The Weeknd, Lana Del Rey, and Doja Cat. “Water.” arrives accompanied by a VHS-inspired music video, a popular video style in the Chillwave era: featuring Vine and the Snakehips pair of Oliver Lee and James Carter. Snakehips have been in Australia on tour over the past few weeks, with their final show set to take place at Groovin The Moo in Bendigo on April 30th. “Water.” is the first single from Snakehip’s forthcoming album, set to be released on Helix Records. The duo have been busy splitting their time between London and LA to finish writing the record.

JUNO Award-Nominated alternative-pop band Valley shares their optimistic new single "CHAMPAGNE" via Capitol Records / Universal Music Canada. This is a special release for Valley, celebrating the sole female vocalist and drummer, Karah James, who steps out from behind her kit and into the spotlight as lead vocals on "CHAMPAGNE," a moment fans have been waiting for. Bandmate Rob Laska illuminates, "Karah takes the lead on this one, singing from a powerful and refreshing female lens. In the writing process, certain narratives, lyrics, sections, and phrases jump out at us and almost assign themselves to either Karah or myself; most of the time, it's just about how honest we can keep the songs, and a lot of that comes from the delivery of vocals. We're lucky to have multiple singers in the band to keep it fresh." "CHAMPAGNE" follows an invigorating drumbeat with the familiar sparkling synth hooks and a crisp guitar lick. The lyrics sing like a modern-day adage, inspiring a hopeful outlook. Karah explains the creation process and meaning, "We wrote 'CHAMPAGNE' during the pandemic over zoom with two writers we've always dreamed of writing with, Jake Torrey (BTS, Justin Bieber, Liam Payne) and Johnny Simpson (Maroon 5, MAX). Now that we're nearing the end of the pandemic, it's crazy to reflect on the time that, for many, was so dark and challenging. When writing the song, we were experiencing a lot of adversity with such a shift in our routine, our band, our social lives, and with all of those changes, our mental health suffered."

Singer-songwriter Lexi Jayde releases her new single "self sabotage" via Artist Partner Group. The track was written by Lexi with Mikey Ferrari and Nick Ruth and co-produced by Grammy Award winner FINNEAS. "self sabotage" is a vulnerable look into the emotional days following a breakup. Lexi finds hope in her hurting as she sings, "in this moment, I know it really hurts like hell, but I know I'll thank these lonesome nights that led, led me to myself." Accompanied by the vlog-style video Lexi follows as she reflects on her feelings following her breakup and copes with the ups and downs of daily life. The video also includes footage taken from her recent current tour with Clinton Kane. The 22-date run, which kicked off in early April, includes stops in Brooklyn at Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 2nd and Los Angeles at El Rey Theatre on May 12th and 13th. On the new single, Lexi says, "self sabotage' is a special song for me as it dives into a very personal experience I had while dealing with a difficult breakup. I was stuck in a loop of constantly checking my phone, looking at my ex's location, asking the same questions, and was preventing myself from moving on. It took time, but I'm grateful for how much I've grown through that experience. It's helped me become so much more confident in myself." The new single marks the third release this year, following "hate to be you" and the stunning hit "drunk text me." The latter has amassed over 25 million streams and received praise from Zane Lowe, PAPER Magazine, etc.

Viral talent for writing and recording meaningful, intimate songs, Caleb has now shared his Nettwerk debut single, "Where Do We Go From Here?" a powerful story of a devastating love loss. Caleb says about the track, "easily one of the most personal songs I have ever written; it's inspired by a young couple that I knew growing up. I saw how strong and pure their love was for each other. Tragically, the wife passed away from cancer, leaving the husband and their two kids behind. Their story hit me in a way that I can't fully describe." Since his debut single, Caleb has emerged as part of the next-gen singer-songwriters with 1.4million TikTok followers and pushing 120k Spotify followers. Caleb weaves the classic live sounds of the singer-songwriter genre (piano, guitar, and strings) with his generation's undeniable talent for unfiltered lyrics that boldly tackle personal conflicts related to identity, politics, and mental health. When his breakout single "Always Be," a song about the death of a close friend, resonated with audiences on TikTok, the Internet followed Caleb's journey to re-releasing his song ["Always Be 2.0"] to own the master recording in its entirety. The reworked single amassed 13 million streams, followed by the equally successful track "Brown Eyes, Brown Hair" with nearly 14 million streams. Last year, Caleb collaborated with Jillian Rossi on "under the weather," which Lyrical Lemonade raved, "I respect these two artists for opening themselves up to the world... a moving and enthralling song," and American Songwriter hailed as "an honest anthem about the difficulties of mental health in isolation."

Sofi Tukker, the electronic-pop group featuring Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, wants to have fun. Their new album "Wet Tennis" — which stands for “when everyone tries to evolve, nothing negative is safe” — is an exploration of joy crafted during the height of the pandemic. According to the duo, they were inspired to release new music after their fans, the self-titled “Freak Fam,” made a weekly virtual meeting to connect. "Wet Tennis" is the high-energy sequel to their debut record "Treehouse." In the four years since its release, Sofi Tukker has spent most of their time together, creating music and bouncing ideas back and forth as they honed their sound. “We live the exact same life as each other,” Halpern says. “We’re always together.” Halpern and Hawley-Weld talk about their new album over Zoom; the duo’s connection is evident. If they hadn’t told me their origin story — an unexpected meet-cute set in an art gallery near Brown University — I would guess they were siblings. Throughout our conversation, they finish each other's sentences, debate, circle back, and correct each other until they get their point across. It’s as if they share a brain. The genre-defying pop stars also shared dates for their 2022 world tour. The tour starts in Washington, D.C., on May 21 and continues for 17 dates throughout the US and Canada. The pre-sale for the North American leg starts February 8, with general on sale on February 11th.

Electronic duo Röyksopp has shared a new song, “If You Want Me,” featuring Susanne Sundfør. The latest release from the duo’s upcoming conceptual project, "Profound Mysteries," will be out this Friday, April 29. It follows previous songs "This Time," "This Place," "Impossible," "(Nothing But) Ashes," "The Ladder," and "Breathe." The new album comprises of 10-tracks, featuring guest appearances from Astrid S, Alison Goldfrapp, Susanne Sundfør, Beki Mari and Pixx. The album is described in a press release as “an expanded creative universe and a prodigious conceptual project.” The duo said of the project, “As human beings, what we don’t know vastly overshadows what we do know. As teenagers, we would discuss our own fascination and preoccupation with the infinite and the impossible – the most profound mysteries of life.” Röyksopp previously said “goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP "The Inevitable End" in 2014, but vowed to continue making music together. "If You Want Me" is the sixth instalment in the duo’s project, featuring long-term collaborator Susanne Sundfør. It also comes with a Martin Werner-directed short film, "Mycelium," and Jonathan Zawada-designed artifact and visualizer. Earlier this month, the duo announced that ten new short films would accompany the forthcoming release of the new project, thanks to a creative partnership with the film production company Bacon.

Emarosa returns to the music scene with their new powerful Alt-pop single “Preach,” coupled with a video premier that showcases an 80s style plus the band’s signature vocal prowess that has made them a fan favourite. Right off the bat, the video catches you sort of unprepared; once your ears get caught on the beat, you find yourself gripped by Emarosa’s powerful vocals and sound. Their new single, "Preach," feels like a different side of the band, yet, they still possess that sparkle we all know about them. "Preach" doubles down on their indisputable talent to create shining pop melodies as they continue to elevate the dance-worthy direction that their fans loved. This marks Emarosa's debut on their new record label, Out of Line Music. The song and music video are the listeners' first glimpse into what they can expect from the upcoming tracks that the band is preparing to release throughout 2022: some of the strongest 80's inspired alt-pop songs of Emarosa's career. "From the first snare hit to the unabashed MJ 'ow!' proclamation, it only takes a moment to realize we've doubled down on the pop sensibility we tackled in 2019. The first words of this record, 'pack it up, love. Nothing lasts forever," says everything I've felt across the last three years since Peach Club. It can all be taken away in a second; you can be at the top, and in the blink of an eye, you’re at rock bottom. Everyone has an opinion, a stone to throw; they all have something to preach. Just don’t preach to me.” – Bradley Scott, Vocalist of Emarosa.

Jamaican-British singer-songwriter Mahalia premiered a new song, “In The Club,” and a music video on BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds with Clara Amfo. The song is the third single of 2022, following “Letter To Ur Ex” and “Whatever Simon Says,” and comes after she launched the "I Am Me" artist development programme to support West Midlands musicians. Safe to say, Mahalia has been grafting so far this year. Oliver Kane and Mahalia herself directed the music video; these visuals capture Mahalia in the back of a taxi as friends come and go, mirroring her lyrics around toxic friendships. “My friendships have changed and blossomed as I’ve gotten older, and with each city I’ve lived in, it’s always taken me a significant amount of time to find people who are like-minded and good,” Mahalia wrote when announcing the song on Instagram. “I’ve kissed a lot of frogs when it comes to mates. Had to cut off a lot of bad energy. And I’ve tried to only keep people around me who allow me to be myself. That’s what my new song is all about. And I wanted to talk about some of the types of friends I’ve come across in my life.” Since releasing her debut studio album, "Love and Compromise," in 2019, the 23-year-old Jamaican-British artist has named herself one of the United Kingdom’s most promising R&B talents. In 2019 hit single “What You Did” featuring Ella Mai landed on the Billboard R&B charts; off "Love and Compromise."

Alt-pop sensation Zolita has released her new single and video for, "I F*cking Love You," the final installment of her viral cinematic trilogy, which puts a brilliant twist on the nostalgia of '90s teen movies. Following the previous two installments, "Somebody I F*cked Once" and "Single In September" (which brings the heartbreak of separation after graduation and a summer of love), "I F*cking Love You" jumps ahead five years. Despite being in different places in life, Zolita (now a big pop star) and Gia (a photographer) experience an unexpected and joyful moment of reconnection. The trilogy, which has quickly added to her more than 140 million global streams, was masterfully produced, directed, and edited by Zolita, whose passion for music and filmmaking drives her the creation of her colourful, narrative-driven music videos. "I F*cking Love You" made its broadcast premiere on MTVU and MTV Live. "'I F*cking Love You' is the culmination of a love story that began last year with my song 'Somebody I F*cked Once,'" shares Zolita. "When that music video went viral, I saw the way that so many people, especially queer women, felt grateful for the representation of a girl/girl love story with a happy ending, and I knew I had to expand upon that with my next two tracks. 'I F*cking Love You' takes place five years in the future and sees the characters coming back into each other's lives in a new way. The song itself is one of the first true love songs I've ever released, and I think it perfectly encapsulates the euphoric, terrifying feeling of falling in love, both sonically and lyrically." As a force for LGBTQ+ inclusivity and acceptance, Zolita will bring her music and message to LA Pride's main stage on June 11, joining Christina Aguilera, Anitta, Michaela Jae, and more