New Releases

New Music Friday - this week's biggest new song, album and DVD releases, all in one place

New Music Friday bares its teeth once more, displaying a shining selection of albums and singles for you to feast your eyes (and ears) on.

Let's not waste anymore time shall we? Let's dive into this week's biggest albums.

What's new this New Music Friday?

New Music Friday albums 💿

Former Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka releases his long-awaited fifth studio record, FUDGE. Delayed following a long battle with illness the project, which has been described as playful and experimental, has now taken on a whole different meaning. All of Michael's previous releases have reached the Top 5, including Love & Hate from 2016, which reached Number 1. We wish him a speedy recovery!

Longtime friends Anderson Paak. and Cordae turn years of collaborations into an album on Heavy Is The Crown. The two artists first linked-up in 2019 on RNP from Cordae's Grammy-nominated 2019 debut album, The Lost Boy. The artwork for the new project is inspired by the poster for Adam McKay's 2008 comedy, Step Brothers.

Irish artist Jazzy will release her album Peace & Patience, her first as a solo artist. Rooted in her Dublin origins and elevated by a global perspective, the 13-track record marks the definitive arrival of an artist who has already made a stellar impact on the charts, including three Top 10 hits.

Tony Iommi, the co-founder of Black Sabbath, returns on From The Dark. His first full release in 14 years, the celebrated musician said: "It's an album we've really enjoyed making. We're not trying to prove anything - it's a great album, it rocks!".

Legendary American icon John Legend presents Muse, produced in full and co-written by Pharrell Williams. A cinematic, lush body of work that weaves together the strands of Black music, from gospel and the standards to doo-wop, classic soul, Afrobeat and hip-hop - this is a whole new-brand of Legend record.

Legend said: "I believe it's important to keep the mindset that I have to continue to prove myself. I wanted this album to have that sense of urgency - to feel like something that needed to be made and is fully worthy of my audience's attention."

BLACKPINK's LISA drops her first-ever EP, and she has one instruction for you: Press Play. The six-track offering is LISA at her most personal, honouring her roots in Thailand and her rise as a global icon.

There are also two 20th anniversary reissues dropping this Friday. Firstly, Amy Winehouse's poignant, harrowing and culturally influential sophomore record Back To Black. This will be available as a 3LP, 3CD & digital deluxe re-issue including unreleased demos and rare B-sides, as well as a live performance from Paradiso, Amsterdam as part of her 2007 Back To Black tour. Secondly, My Chemical Romance unveil The Black Parade (20th anniversary), containing six bonus tracks - three from their Hoboken show, previously unreleased on LP, CD, or streaming, and three fan-favourite B-sides previously scattered across different releases, including the never-before-released, Someone Out There Loves You.

Other material on the way comes from The Doors (Unbound and Dangerous (Live)) Strawberry Guy (Give Me A Dream), Nori (file_1), The Manic Street Preachers (The Holy Bible Live) and Henry Morris (Kiss Me Extra Hard).

New Music Friday singles 🎶

The Rolling Stones reveal the first of five songs from the deluxe edition of their Number 1 album Foreign Tongues titled, Who You Callin' Crazy. The track sees the legendary group also join forces with jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine.

Doves' guitarist and vocalist Jez Williams unveils Hollow Man, the first single to be lifted from his upcoming solo debut, Life Of Me And You. Describing the track, he said: "Without resorting to clichés, Hollow Man is about our modern life. It can just so easily take the soul out of you. Too much information, too many opinions, too much change coming from all angles. I thought to put all of that to a sort of AC/DC-style riff, breaking out into a wider chorus. It all just came out in one go."

Debuting on Jack Saunders' New Music Show on BBC Radio 1 tonight is Wrapped In Gold from Tom Grennan. Tom told his followers on Instagram, "today marks the day of a very exciting journey".

The second track off Skepta's upcoming record The Fork and Knife, releasing in November, has been served in the form of Pandora's Box. The legendary artist first teased the song during his set at Reading Festival this summer.

Arthur Hill selects Record Timing as the latest single from his upcoming album; a song that unpacks the end of a relationship, including his regrets and shortcomings, portraying the remorse for letting someone go, while questioning how they could move on so rapidly.

Like it or not, Christmas is coming - and Hilary Duff is getting in the festive spirit with Holiday Things, which is also the title of her five-track EP. Moreover, Cameron Whitcomb prescribes us Set Me Free.

More artists to have on your radar this week include My First Time (Tough), mark william lewis (Adrenaline), Mimi Webb (Obsession), Kacey Musgraves (Weekend In Texas), Sammy Virji (Repeaty), Dominic Fike (Pangea) and Temper Trap (Slide).