New Music Fridays, June 22nd, 2018 - New Hot Summer Dance Jams

This was a rare week in new music, as all five of the songs I've chosen are great dance tunes that'll surely be played out by me all summer long.  If you like dance music, check them out...

Self Control - Bebe Rexha

Singer Bebe Rexha just came out with her first solo album, Expectations, and it's chock full of pop deliciousness, including this one, the record's third single.  Check out Self Control...

Only You - Cheat Codes, Lil Mix

Two of my favorite dance artists have gotten together to make this easy-breezy summer jam.  Check out Only You...

I Told You - Nora Van Elken

Now this is exactly the type of song I love...chill, dance, strong female vocals...mwah!  I actually added this one twice to my Current folder just so I wouldn't miss it for this posting.  Unfortunately I can't find it anywhere on video, audio, nothing.  Check it out on iTunes or Spotify...it'll be worth your time!

Rooftops - Marshmello

I don't necessarily love everything Marshmello does, but when he does it good, I love it, and Rooftops is good!  Check it out...

Ring Ring - Jax Jones, Mabel, Rich the Kid

Capping off a rare week of several nice dance tunes is another EDM favorite, Jax Jones with another very smooth, likable dance track.  Check out the funky Ring Ring...

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As always, here are this week's honorable mentions:

the light is coming - Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj

Confess - Jack River

Safe - Daya

Wrong Move - R3HAB, THRDL!FE, Olivia Holt

Palo Santo - Years & Years

Hooked On a Feeling - Jacob Sartorius

Look At That Butt - Dillon Francis, Jarina De Marco
Talk to Me - Cosmo's Midnoght, Tove Styrke

Song of the Day - Friends - Marshmello, Anne-Marie

Just a couple of weeks ago this fantastic collaboration between Marshmello and Ann-Marie came to be, and it's grown on me a lot in that time.  Ann-Marie's got a smoking hot voice and set to Marshmello's beats, well, wow!  The duo has since put out a video to the tune and it's a lot of fun.  Check out Friends...

New Music Fridays, February 9th, 2018 - Five Hot New Tracks

Wow, compared to last week's offerings, the songs I bookmarked this week were slim pickings.  But that doesn't mean there isn't anything to get excited about.  On the contrary, check out five great new music tracks from this week...

Nuh Ready Nuh Ready - Calvin Harris, featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR

Superstar Scottish deejay/producer Calvin Harris resurfaces after a long time this week with a funky, island jam featuring the vocals of Canadian artist PARTYNEXTDOOR.  It didn't take me too long to get this bass-heavy jam into my head.  Check out Nuh Ready Nuh Ready...

High - Whethan, Dua Lipa

From the new Fifty Shades Freed Soundtrack comes this sultry sizzler from Dua Lipa and Chicago-based producer Whethan.  Ooh, this one's smokin'!  Check it out...

Friends - Marshmello. Anne Marie

EDM producer Marshmello teams up with Brit songstress Anne-Marie on this hard-driving pop tune.  The song is a bit less dancey and more on the pop side than what we're used to from Marshmello, but Anne-Marie's strong vocals help make this a pretty catchy track.  Check out Friends...

The Wave - R3HAB, Lia Marie Johnson

Dutch deejay/producer known as R3HAB is out with his latest offering, a really nice tune.  Billboard's Kat Bein describes The Wave way better than I could:

The Wave comes on smooth, but underneath its groovy melodies is a hidden undertow of catchy goodness. Lia Marie Johnson has a voice that drips with depth and beauty. She breathes like smoke over the deep blue sound, and before you know it, you're drawn in head-to-toe, jerkin' your shoulders to the suddenly plunky synths.

Check out The Wave...

The Weight Is Gone - Albin Lee Meldau

Albin Lee Meldau is a singer from Gothenburg, Sweden and he's currently working on a new solo album due out this summer.  His new song, The Weight Is Gone, is an immediately likable piece of soulful joy, with great vocals and a nice, percussive, head bopping backbeat.  Check out The Weight Is Gone... 

Song of the Day - Spotlight - Marshmello, featuring Lil Peep

As featured in January 12's New Music Fridays:

Superstar deejay/producer Marshmello has come out with one of the most talked about new EDM tunes this week. The steady, hypnotic track features the late Lil Peep, who passed away from a drug overdose just this past November. According to Billboard, the artist was hesitant to put out the song, which he worked on with the rapper just a few weeks before his death, but Peep's mother convinced him to do so and the results are well, check it out...

Yeah, it's kind of dark, but oh so good.  Check out Spotlight...

New Music Fridays, January 12th, 2018 - Five Hot New Tracks

In all the months I've been writing this column, I don't think I've ever bookmarked less songs than I did this past Friday.  That's not to say that I couldn't find five nice new music tracks to get excited about.  Check out this week's offerings...

My My My! - Troye Sivan

Aussie Troye Sivan has been working on the follow-up to his stellar debut Blue Neighborhood, and he has just released the first track and video from it.  The song is called My My My! and it's much closer to the dancey sound of his recent appearance on Martin Garrix's There For You than any of the tunes on the first album.  The new sound is nice, but I am hoping he'll stick to at least some of what made him so great in the first place, namely songs that showcase his deep, rich voice.  Check out the sexually charged video for My My My!

Spotlight - Marshmello, Lil Peep

Superstar deejay/producer Marshmello has come out with one of the most talked about new EDM tunes this week.  The steady, hypnotic track features the late Lil Peep, who passed away from a drug overdose just this past November.  According to Billboard, the artist was hesitant to put out the song, which he worked on with the rapper just a few weeks before his death, but Peep's mother convinced him to do so and the results are well, check it out...

The Champion - Carrie Underwood, Ludacris

One of the week's most pleasant surprises comes from an unlikely source.  On Friday, country music star and former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood unveiled a new song especially created for Super Bowl LII, which takes place on Sunday, February 4th.  The song is oh so catchy and features a surprisingly nice guest vocal from rapper Ludacris.  One of my favorite tunes of the week.  Check out The Champion...

Curious - Hayley Kiyoko

Singer/songwriter/actress Hayley Kiyoko just dropped a song from her upcoming album, Expectations, and it's is catchy and very pop-oriented.  In fact, I loved it on the very first listen, which says a lot.  I can definitely see this one becoming a hit.  Check out Curious...

Alright - Mike Yung

New York City subway soul singer and America's Got Talent semifinalist has put out a classic soul song that I wish I could find somewhere on the Internet.  This track is the ultimate in soulful inspiration and goes right up there immediately with classics from Sam Cooke, The Righteous Brothers and more.  If you love inspirational music, then go out and find this one!  

Stay tuned for more New Music Fridays next week!

Song of the Day - Wolves - Selena Gomez, Marshmello

I'm so happy that this song has caught on like it has.  I've been hearing it on the radio a lot lately and it has become a bona fide hit.  It's also very danceable, too.  Check out Selena Gomez and Marshmello on Wolves...

New Music Fridays, October 27th, 2017 - The Week's Hottest New Tunes

Hello and welcome once again to New Music Fridays, where I share some of the best new music of the current week.  We've got several notable tracks to cover this week, so let's get started...

Wolves - Selena Gomez, with Marshmello

Our first song this week comes from Selena Gomez, in collaboration with DJ Marshmello.  The track has got a melancholic feel to it, with themes of lost love, though the chorus is musically uplifting.  Billboard reports that Gomez' fans might have been expecting this sort of tune after the star revealed that she is battling the disease lupus, which means wolf in Spanish.  Check out Wolves...

Heat - Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson has still got it!  Her latest release from her freshly minted Meaning of Life album is an energizing blast of soul.  Check out the official audio of Heat... 

When I Was Young - MO

Okay, so here's one that I had a hard time finding out much about, but it is hella good and hella catchy.  It's got a nice, vintage Euro feel to it, though several Internet searches turned up that the tune originates in India.  Who knows?  I still love it!  Check out When I Was Young...

Never Let You Go - Kygo, with John Newman

You might remember British singer John Newman from his 2015 hit Good Things.  Well now the soulful crooner lends his powerful pipes to Kygo's newest gem, Check out Never Let You Go...

Shivers - Rachel Platten

Singer Rachel Platten has got a real winner here with this neo-discoish Shivers.  The track is immediately likable and will bring you back to the dance floor again and again.  Love this one!  Check out Shivers...

Por Favor - Pitbull, with Fifth Harmony

There was a time when it seemed as if Pitbull had been putting out hits constantly, but really I haven't heard anything from him in awhile, until now.  This week the Miami-based rapper debuted a rhythmic Spanish-English jam with the ladies of Fifth Harmony.  Check it out right here...

One More Light (Chester Forever Remix) - Linkin Park, Steve Aoki

I never would have imagined myself even mentioning rockers Linkin Park on this blog, but this hot remix of a beautiful ballad is absolutely the bomb.  Shout out to deejay Steve Aoki for paying homage to fallen member Chester Bennington!  Check out One More Light...

Well, I think I've given you all new music lovers something to whet your appetite from this week's crop of new music.  Stay tuned for more New Music Fridays next week and in the meantime, check out some honoable mentions...

I Miss You - Clean Bandit, featuring Julia Michaels

Gave Your Love Away - Majid Jordan

Broken Summer - DJ Snake, with Max Frost