New Releases: Dua Lipa, Frank Turner, Leigh-Anne, Blossoms and more
Welcome to your New Music Friday round-up, here to serve you the biggest music and home entertainment releases of the week.
Let's talk albums, shall we?
Ahead of her Glastonbury Pyramid Stage headline performance slot next month, Dua Lipa delivers her third studio record Radical Optimism. Featuring the smash singles Houdini, Training Season and Illusion, the LP sees Dua team up with core collaborators Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr. and Kevin Parker. Can it repeat the success of 2020 Number 1 album Future Nostalgia?
Also taking to the Pyramid Stage - and making history as the first K-pop group ever to do so - are SEVENTEEN. The 13-piece South Korean juggernaut release hits compilation 17 IS RIGHT HERE this week. The collection includes four brand-new songs, including focus track MAESTRO. Read more about SEVENTEEN's historic Glastonbury booking here.
Frank Turner follows up his chart-topping 2022 record FTHC with latest LP UNDEFEATED. The album sees Frank attempt to set a new World Record; aiming to play the most gigs in different cities in 24 hours on May 4-5. Find out more on Frank's attempt, in aid of UK charity Music Venue Trust, here.
South London singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri is ready to serve up her debut What A Devastating Turn Of Events. Having already impressed Louis Tomlinson to land a support slot on his Faith In The Future tour, could Rachel soon be celebrating her first-ever Official Chart appearance? Get to know more about Rachel Chinouriri in our exclusive interview here.
Elsewhere, Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones releases his second solo album Inevitable Incredible, as Aussie auteur Sia drops her 10th studio LP Reasonable Woman; featuring collaborations with Kylie Minogue, Chaka Khan and - yep - Paris Hilton.
It's a big week for singles releases, too.
Stockport lads Blossoms are back with brand-new track What Can I Say After I'm Sorry?. The first song lifted from their upcoming fifth full-length release, could it earn the band their first-ever Official Top 40 single?
Leading into her upcoming No Hard Feelings EP, Leigh-Anne follows up sublime R&B cut Stealin' Love with Forbidden Fruit; her fourth solo offering. Meanwhile, Little Mix bandmate Perrie unveils an acoustic version of her recent Top 10 single Forget About Us.
Imagine Dragons recruit J Balvin for a remix of Eyes Closed, marshmello joins forces with country star Kane Brown on Miles On It and Meghan Trainor unleashes her latest track To The Moon.
Lucy Spraggan teams up with Robbie Williams on a reworked version of emotive single Sober, as rising singer-songwriter Bellah Mae unveils her latest tune Hell & Never Back.
And finally, as they prepare for the opening night of The Girls Aloud Show tour later this month, Girls Aloud continue their retrospective chronological EP releases with Sexy! No No No.... The Nazareth-sampling single peaked at Number 5 back in 2007.
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