{"id":632271,"date":"2026-10-16T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/632271\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:22:09","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-chappell-roan-lead-best-new-music-friday-music-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/632271\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan Lead Best New Music: Friday Music Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBillboard\u2019s Friday Music Guide<\/a> serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday\u2019s most essential releases each week \u2014 the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n

See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n

\n\tLast week<\/a>, we featured Troye Sivan, Remi Wolf, Slayyyter and Pitbull.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis week, Olivia Rodrigo taps pal Chappell Roan for their \u201cExpectations\u201d remix; Tate McRae launches her next chapter with single \u201cHousewife\u201d; Zach Bryan returns with a new EP titled Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs; and Belgian artist Ang\u00e8le releases her anticipated third album\u2026 plus much more. <\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out all of this week\u2019s picks below:<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Rodrigo, \u201cExpectations (feat. Chappell Roan)\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOoh, Olivia does remixes now,\u201d says Chappell with a touch of cheeky sarcasm at the start of O Rod\u2019s reimagined \u201cexpectations\u201d single. And while listeners have to wait a while to see or hear from Chappell again, boy is it worth it. The second half of this remix is supercharged, packing an even bigger punch than it\u2019s original thanks to Roan\u2019s very own verse and her continued presence throughout the rest of the track as she takes over on a chorus and seamlessly melds her own powerhouse vocals with Rodrigo\u2019s. The two match each other well in presence and prowess, making for an exceptionally fun remix that will surely be a standout moment if and when it gets a live debut. \u2014 LYNDSEY HAVENS<\/p>\n

\n\tTate McRae, \u201cHousewife\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tWith new single \u201cHousewife,\u201d Tate McRae fantasizes a life well lived \u2014 full of yachts, \u201cloads of cash\u201d and \u201cpr\u0435cious cars,\u201d all of which she sings of and shows off in the song\u2019s video. \u201cI just wanna make a lot of money\/ be my own housewife\/ You could be the one I\u2019m calling honey\/ Be my sex on the side,\u201d the pop star sings on the chorus over midtempo production. The cover art should have been indication enough \u2014 on it, Tate is pushing a baby carriage full of money \u2014 that her focus is on herself and her bag. She doesn\u2019t need anyone else to provide, and for now, isn\u2019t looking to provide for anyone else. \u2014 L.H.<\/p>\n

\n\tZach Bryan, Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs<\/p>\n

\n\tZach Bryan, who in his relatively short career has paired with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, The War and Treaty and Kacey Musgraves (on the 2023 Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping duet, \u201cI Remember Everything\u201d), continues his collaborative ways on Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, an eight-song EP on which he partners\u00a0beautifully with Lana Del Rey on the bittersweet \u201cLies\u201d and Turnpike Troubadours on \u201cPlainsman.\u201d The set comes less than a year after With Heaven on Top, his 25-track opus, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in January \u2014 but he has plenty to say. Even though this set clocks in at around just\u00a028 minutes, Bryan tackles a wide range of\u00a0topics, including technology on \u201cRobot Killed the Working Man,\u201d as well as stretching musically on such tracks as the thumping \u201cDog Days.\u201d The set brims with a verve and freshness, no doubt inspired by Bryan\u2019s exhilarating live show.\u00a0 \u2014 MELINDA NEWMAN<\/p>\n

\n\tAng\u00e8le, Instinct<\/p>\n

\n\tIn February, Belgian pop star Ang\u00e8le declared that she was making a claim for world domination with the release\u00a0of her tough, sexy Justice collab \u201cWhat You Want.\u201d Already a huge star in her home country (in 2018 Ang\u00e8le\u00a0broke Stromae\u2019s record for number of weeks at No. 1 of the Belgian singles charts with her single \u201cTout oublier\u201d), she\u2019s lesser known outside the country, save for a few moments like her 2020 Dua Lipa collab \u201cFever.\u201d Instinct, then, is a convincing play for wider recognition, with Ang\u00e8le not only singing many of its the song in English, but gathering a group of high-caliber collaborators including SebastiAn and Caroline Polacheck (who worked on the album\u2019s excellent single \u201cLove Triangle\u201d) for music that blends pop with electronic in a way that\u2019s not only convincing but, crucially in this era of fast-moving music, memorable. Magnifique!\u00a0\u2014 KATIE BAIN<\/p>\n

\n\tAshe, The Girl Of Your Dreams<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the viral success of single \u201cStop the Wedding!\u201d \u2014 which has climbed to a No. 48 peak on the Hot 100 \u2014 singer-songwriter Ashe is sharing her fourth album, The Girl Of Your Dreams. Since breaking out in 2019 with \u201cMoral of the Story,\u201d Ashe more recently teamed with friend and longtime collaborator FINNEAS in 2025 to form a duo called The Favors. While \u201cWedding\u201d featured downtempo, swaying pop piano production and second single \u201cFuneral\u201d slowed it down even more, isolating Ashe\u2019s vocals with just keys for its first half, new focus track \u201cLasso the Moon\u201d sounds like a glittering, bouncy fusion of a Sienna Spiro and RAYE song that\u2019s right on time. \u2014 L.H.<\/p>\n

\n\tFontaines D.C., Dopamine Chamber<\/p>\n

\n\tThere\u2019s a poppy heart within \u201cMimesis\u201d, a bright, disarmingly catchy hook that sounds like one you\u2019ve always known and cherished. Its radiant sound feels indicative of how, since the anthemic \u201cJackie Down the Line\u201d stormed out of the gates at the start of the band\u2019s 2022 Skinty Fia campaign, the Fontaines D.C. aesthetic has continued to embody some intriguing contradictions: balancing melodic immediacy with downplayed vocals and weighty, dark, atmospheric fuzz. Expect this one to go off at the band\u2019s first-ever stadium dates next summer. \u2013 SOPHIE WILLIAMS<\/p>\n

\n\tJustice (feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard), \u201cFlower in a Hurricane\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs fans continue to anxiously await Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games has just revealed Justice as the game\u2019s composers, tasked with crafting an \u201coriginal dynamic score,\u201d according to a release. The electronic duo is sharing a first taste with new single \u201cFlower in a Hurricane,\u201d which boasts an impressive lineup of collaborators including Tame Impala (Kevin Parker opened for Justice<\/a> on a three-date tour of Australia last year), SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The atmospheric opening quickly expands into a melodic fury of grungy guitars, driving drums and sparkling synths, all of which are united by Kevin Parker and SZA\u2019s surprisingly harmonious vocals. \u2014 L.H.<\/p>\n

\n\tRachel Chinouriri, I Think I Spoke Too Soon<\/p>\n

\n\tBrit Award-nominated alt-pop singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri has finally shared her highly anticipated sophomore studio album, I Think I Spoke Too Soon. Headlined by buzzy singles such as the disco-inflected \u201cOne Song Away from Crying,\u201d her new 12-track set traces the years following her What a Devastating Turn of Events breakthrough \u2014 and the self-recalibration that came with the development of her frontal lobe. Featuring new collaborators like Lucy Dacus and Eli Teplin, Spoke Too Soon is nobody\u2019s sophomore slump. \u2014 KYLE DENIS<\/p>\n

\n\tLucky Daye, ALOUD!<\/p>\n

\n\tGrammy-winning R&B savant Lucky Daye is back with his fourth studio album, ALOUD! Featuring appearances by longtime collaborator Leon Thomas, R&B hitmaker Muni Long, rising Mississippi MC Akeem Ali, hip-hop giant Pusha T and new-school Atlanta punk-pop outfit The Paradox, ALOUD! radically expands Daye\u2019s sonic profile while keeping his soulful vocals front and center. With its title taking its name from the homophonic relationship between the words \u201callowed\u201d and \u201caloud,\u201d Daye\u2019s new 15-track set gleefully rejects the idea that an artist needs anyone\u2019s permission to take risks and follow their muse. \u2014 K.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Billboard\u2019s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday\u2019s most essential releases each week…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,144905,2525,3295,157,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-632271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-friday-music-guide","tag-genre-country","tag-genre-pop","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}