{"id":231471,"date":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/231471\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:29:12","slug":"best-new-music-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/231471\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Music of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t2026 has only been around for a week and a half, but some of music<\/a>\u2018s biggest stars have already hit the ground running.<\/p>\n

\n\tBruno Mars returned with \u201cI Just Might,\u201d the lead single for his first solo studio album in a decade, The Romantic<\/a>. Due Feb. 27, the LP will consist of nine tracks, setting the stage for Mars\u2019 upcoming Romantic stadium tour<\/a>, featuring special guests Leon Thomas, Victoria Mon\u00e9t, RAYE and Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee. \u201cI Just Might\u201d dropped alongside its official music video<\/a>, co-directed and co-choreographed by Mars himself.<\/p>\n

\n\tZach Bryan unveiled a new album, With Heaven on Top, the follow-up to 2024\u2019s The Great American Bar Scene. The new 25-song set notably includes \u201cBad News,\u201d which went viral last year due to its lyrics referencing ICE immigration raids<\/a>. For more releases in Bryan\u2019s country-focused lane, check out Luke Combs\u2019 \u201cSleepless in a Hotel Room,\u201d Jason Aldean\u2019s \u201cHer Favorite Color,\u201d and Eric Church\u2019s new live rendition of \u201cHell Of A View.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Kid LAROI also shared his new LP, Before I Forget, which features collaborations with Lithe, Clara La San and Andrew Aged. Also on the pop side, Robyn debuted her latest Sexistential single, \u201cTalk to Me.\u201d Additional new releases include a new Mumford & Sons joint (\u201cThe Banjo Song\u201d) and Yung Bleu\u2019s 16-track Therapy album. Car\u00edn Le\u00f3n and Xavi also shared a new duet titled \u201cLa Morrita.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSome of this week\u2019s new R&B offerings include Ari Lennox\u2019s smooth \u201cTwin Flame,\u201d Jill Scott\u2019s brass-laden \u201cPressha\u201d and SAULT\u2019s surprise Chapter 1 album. Hip-hop also delivered the goods, including A$AP Rocky\u2019s \u201cPunk Rocky,\u201d IDK & Pusha T\u2019s \u201cLife 4 a Life\u201d and Chief Keef\u2019s \u201cHarry Potter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThis collection of new music caps off a week that saw holiday singles disappearing from the Hot 100, making way for fast-rising hits like Ella Langley\u2019s \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d which hit No. 5<\/a> on the Jan. 10 ranking. Now that the year is properly in full swing, it\u2019s time to cast your vote in the poll below for your favorite new song or album of the week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 has only been around for a week and a half, but some of music\u2018s biggest stars have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,10880,1934,2646,85,46,409,90713],"class_list":{"0":"post-231471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-genre-country","10":"tag-genre-hiphop","11":"tag-genre-pop","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-music","15":"tag-new-music-poll"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}