Best New Songs of the Week

Elton John performs at the Glastonbury Festival, in June 2023
Elton John performs at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2023. Photo by Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock (13976826dn)

After quite a slow period for new music releases, the world’s leading artists didn’t hold anything back this week. Several highly-anticipated albums hit the shelves this Friday, giving us amazing new songs by the likes of Linkin Park, Shawn Mendes, Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny, and many more.

Linkin Park’s new album From Zero is the buzziest new release since it marks the band’s first studio effort without the late frontman Chester Bennington. Emily Armstrong took over as vocalist earlier this year, and appeared on several singles ahead of the album’s release, with “Two Faced” serving as the fourth.

Linkin Park’s From Zero isn’t the only new album to create a lot of buzz this week. Shawn Mendes made the cut with “The Mountain” from Shawn, Jon Batiste impressed us with “Dusklight Movement” from Beethoven Blues, while Rauw Alejandro joined forces with Bad Bunny for “Qué Pasaría” from his new album Cosa Nuestra.

This isn’t the only epic collaboration to make it to our list this week. Elton John and Brandi Carlile proved to the world they’re a match made in heaven with “Never Too Late”, Jessie Reyez and Ari Lennox gave us some girl power with “Just Like That”, while Odeal and Summer Walker dropped their latest collaboration “You’re Stuck”.

Check out the rest of our list to discover new music by the likes of Shaboozey, Paris Paloma, and Jack White.

Linkin Park – “Two Faced”

Shawn Mendes – “The Mountain”

Rauw Alejandro & Bad Bunny – “Qué Pasaría”

Shaboozey – “Good News”

Jon Batiste – “Dusklight Movement”

Paris Paloma – “The Rider”

Jack White – “You Got Me Searching”

Odeal – “You’re Stuck” ft. Summer Walker

Elton John & Brandi Carlile – “Never Too Late”

Jessie Reyez & Ari Lennox – “Just Like That”