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It’s a Tay Story, baby, just say yes! After weeks of speculation, Taylor Swift<\/a> unveils her Toy Story 5 soundtrack I Knew It, I Knew You. On the song, Taylor explains: “I\u2019ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I\u2019ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie.<\/p>\n “I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right?”<\/p>\n With six UK Number 1 singles already under her belt, can Taylor secure a seventh next week?<\/p>\n DMA’S<\/a> – aka Aussie trio Tommy, Matt and Johnny – drop Hurracane as the latest single from their upcoming self-titled fifth studio album, coming August 7.<\/p>\n Sam Tompkins<\/a>\u00a0follows up recent single Beauty Queen<\/a> with Body to Body, a track that sees him overcome what he dubs “British guilt” after his dad’s passing. On the tune, Sam says: “It’s a song about trying to find that thing in life that really gets you going. For a long time, I felt like I couldn’t have fun or enjoy myself because it would give me so much guilt. Body to Body in particular is about working through that guilt and really finding a new lust for life.”<\/p>\n FLO<\/a> – aka Stella, Jorja and Ren\u00e9e – send a stern warning with new tune Don’t Break Her Heart. It serves as the latest taste of the group’s upcoming second studio album Therapy At The Club<\/a>, due July 24.<\/p>\n They’re Ready To Begin their EP rollout. Fresh from their comeback set at Mighty Hoopla<\/a> last weekend,\u00a0Appleton<\/a>\u00a0release the second track from their upcoming extended play Side By Side, landing September 4. The project serves as the long-awaited follow-up to Nicole and Natalie Appleton’s 2003 Top 10 debut Everything’s Eventual<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ahead of their London Emirates Stadium show alongside Boyzone<\/a> this weekend, denim-clad divas B*Witched<\/a> are back with brand-new single Firefly.<\/p>\n As she announces her sixth studio record I Know Too Much, expected September 4,\u00a0Ellie Goulding<\/a> returns with Black Prada Dress, a track she debuted last month at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.<\/p>\n Bimini<\/a> marks Pride Month by reclaiming Boris Johnson’s 1998 slur with their first independent release, TANK TOP BUM BOYS.<\/p>\n After landing one of the Official biggest songs of 2025<\/a> with No Broke Boys<\/a>, Tinashe<\/a>‘s making it look Too Easy with her latest cut.<\/p>\n Elsewhere this week, expect big new releases from the likes of Birmingham-born duo Solar Eyes (Be Under No Illusion), A*Teens<\/a> (You Got The Look),\u00a0ROLE MODEL<\/a> (High Hopes 3000), Tatyana Jane (KTM),\u00a0Weezer<\/a> ft. Wednesday (We Might as Well Be Strangers), PAWSA<\/a> (Ride On Me), Steve Lacy<\/a> (This Feeling) and The Avalanches<\/a> ft. Jamie xx<\/a> (Every Single Weekend).<\/p>\n Now, onto albums.<\/p>\n New Music Friday albums \ud83d\udcbf<\/p>\n Dinner is served! Niall Horan<\/a> dishes up his fourth solo studio project Dinner Party<\/a>. This latest course follows 2017 debut Flicker<\/a> (3), 2020 LP Heartbreak Weather<\/a> (1), 2023’s The Show<\/a> (1) and last year’s live record The Show: Live On Tour<\/a>. Could a hat-trick of solo Number 1 albums be on the cards for Niall next week?<\/p>\n Pink Floyd<\/a>\u00a0unveil 8-Tracks, a compilation featuring eight curated classics spanning 1971-1979. Available on CD, vinyl and digitally, the album includes the full version of Pigs On The Wing, originally released on the Animals<\/a> eight-track cartridge and exclusive to this compilation. Last year, the rock legends secured a seventh Official Number 1 album with\u00a0Pink Floyd at Pompeii \u2013 MCMLXXII<\/a>\u00a0– can they bank an eighth?<\/p>\n Lizzo<\/a> lands her third studio set BITCH, Cry Baby serves as Vince Staples<\/a>‘ seventh full-length project and Washington rockers Death Cab For Cutie<\/a> are hoping for a fifth Top 40 LP with I Built You A Tower.<\/p>\n Rising singer-songwriter Annabel Lauren self-releases her debut album Velux. On the record, she says: “Velux brings you along on my journey of moving away from home for the first time; starting with the songs I wrote sitting under my Velux window at home, desperate to leave, and ending with the songs I wrote after moving away, feeling a bittersweet mix of homesickness and excitement for the future.<\/p>\n “I am so eager for you all to hear it, and I hope you find it as fun and therapeutic to listen to as I did to write it.”<\/p>\n With his UK arena tour set to kick off on June 9, the iconic\u00a0Barry Manilow<\/a>\u00a0returns with 33rd studio record What A Time.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, big new album releases come courtesy of Alabama-formed six-piece The Red Clay Strays<\/a>\u00a0(Grateful), Evanescence<\/a> (Sanctuary), Jalen Ngonda<\/a> (Doctrine Of Love), horsegiirL (NATURE IS HEALING),\u00a0Vybz Kartel<\/a> (God & Time), DJ Seinfeld<\/a> (If This Is It), Pleasure Systems (Leave It In The Sand) and Zoh Amba (Eyes Full).<\/p>\n New Music Friday song and album releases for June 5 2026:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Music Friday singles \ud83c\udfb6 It’s a Tay Story, baby, just say yes! 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