We’re nearly halfway through the month of June, and stars like j-hope & GloRilla, Lil Tecca and Gunna marked Friday (June 13) by dropping new collabs, albums and singles galore.
The BTS member and the Memphis MC teamed up for “Killin’ It Girl,” a tinkling hip-hop groove that captures the seductive magnetism of lust at first sight. (Playing the irresistible baddie in question, GloRilla brags, “He said I be killin’ it, I said I do this everyday.”)
Meanwhile, Lil Tecca expands on his recent viral singles “Dark Thoughts” and “OWA OWA” on his fifth album Dopamine — a 17-track collection which he confidently runs through mostly solo besides closing Ken Carson collab “Tic Tac Toe” — and Gunna presents a confident ode to his own prospective reign over the rap game with “Won’t Stop” and the weathered stone clock face on its bold cover art.
Elsewhere, Mark Ronson added to his legacy of powerhouse collaborations with female vocalists like Amy Winehouse, Miley Cyrus and Lykki Li by enlisting RAYE for the sparkling, flirty pop-soul fusion of new single “Suzanne,” and Brandon Lake makes a praiseworthy bid to be the mainstream face of contemporary Christian music with fifth album King of Hearts, which serves as the full-length follow-up to “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” his 2024 crossover hit with Jelly Roll.
Finally, the title track to Zara Larsson’s own upcoming fifth album, Midnight Sun, is Billboard’s Editor’s Pick of the week with its smitten montage of perfectly curated playlists, fast drives and the all-encompassing infatuation of new love.
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