Best New Songs of the Week

SZA, winner of R&B Album of the Year, R&B Artist of the Year, and R&B Song of the Year awards at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in April 2024
SZA, winner of R&B Album of the Year, R&B Artist of the Year, and R&B Song of the Year awards at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in April 2024. Photo by John Salangsang/Shutterstock (14417606k)

With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve expected a pretty slow week for new music releases, but our favorite artists always have a way of surprising us. SZA and Kendrick Lamar have given us another great collaboration, making their way to our list of the best songs of the week along with Miley Cyrus, The Wombats, and J. Cole.

SZA has been teasing the deluxe version of SOS titled Lana for quite some time, and its rollout has been one wild ride. She kept pushing its release date time and time again, and eventually dropped it on December 20, giving us 15 new tracks that were worth the wait, including “30 For 30” ft. Kendrick Lamar.

This week also marked the official release of Miley Cyrus’ “Beautiful That Way” from Gia Coppola’s film The Last Showgirl. She recently received a Golden Globe nomination for writing this song alongside Andrew Wyatt and Lykke Li.

The rest of our week features several established artists, such as J. Cole, Winona Oak, and The Wombats, but it mostly spotlights independent and alternative music. Stick around to discover new songs by the likes of The Weather Station, d4vd, Nao, Tom Misch, and Anya Nami.

SZA – “30 For 30” ft. Kendrick Lamar 

Miley Cyrus – “Beautiful That Way”

J. Cole – “Die Together”

Winona Oak – “I Broke Me First”

The Weather Station – “Body Moves”

The Wombats – “My Head Is Not My Friend”

d4vd – “Where’d It Go Wrong?”

Nao – “All Of Me”

Tom Misch – “Falling For You”

Anya Nami – “Closer to the Moon”