Music’s largest stars actually didn’t depart the world hanging this Valentine’s Day weekend.
Charli xcx leads this week’s Friday Music Information together with her lush Wuthering Heights companion album, which options spunky collaborations with John Cale (“Home”) and Sky Ferreira (“Eyes of the World”). The soundtrack accompanies the discharge of the movie of the identical identify, directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Emerald Fennel and starring Oscar-nominated actors Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
Jill Scott additionally dropped her new album — and it’s her first full-length providing in a decade. That includes collaborations with Trombone Shorty, JID and Tierra Whack, in addition to a gritty, soulful soundscape, To Whom This Might Concern set a excessive bar for 2026 R&B LPs. Holding it down for the style’s new faculty, Brent Faiyaz additionally shared his new Icon LP, govt produced by the good Raphael Saadiq.
On the hip-hop aspect, a plethora of artists shared new music, together with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (Earlier than Artistry EP), Domani (Eternally Lasting Tape), Feng (Weekend Rockstar), Waka Flocka Flame (Lebron Flocka James 2K26), Eem Triplin (A Love Music for U EP), Buddah Bless (Buddah Bless the Streets) and Ras Kass (Leopard Eats Face). Central Cee additionally dropped his long-awaited “Iceman Freestyle,” whereas Mike Will Made-It teamed up with Chief Keef and YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more for “Rooms.”
So far as singles go, Bleachers, the Jack Antonoff-led rock outfit, adopted up the A-list producer’s latest Grammy wins (finest rap track for “TV Off” and report of the yr for “Luther”) with a brand new, Nationwide-esque observe titled “You and Eternally.” Pop trio MUNA additionally returned with “Dancing on the WALL,” the title observe off their forthcoming fourth studio album, and enigmatic Swedish singer Lykke Li unleashed “Fortunate Once more,” kicking off her “existential period.”
To not be outdone, Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers founding member Flea went again to his jazz roots with “Thinkin Bout You,” a young Frank Ocean raise that serves as the newest style of his upcoming debut solo album, Honora, due this March.
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