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Mike Clark Jr. releases “Worry You” featuring 803Fresh, pulled from his deluxe EP Keep On Steppin: Big Stepper Edition. The track blends smooth Southern soul with dance-floor bounce and previews a collab-stacked project and busy live schedule, including One Music Fest.

kingfishr’s debut album Halcyon is out now, featuring focus track “21” alongside fan favorites “Killeagh,” “Eyes Don’t Lie,” “Caroline,” and “Shot In The Dark.” The trio’s breakout year continues with North American, UK, and EU headline dates and two massive nights at Dublin’s 3Arena, plus 2026 Irish shows for 50,000+ fans.

Ava Max launches her bold new era with Don’t Click Play, her most fearless album yet. The set features singles “Wet, Hot American Dream,” “Lovin Myself,” and “Lost Your Faith,” with videos out now and more to come via Atlantic Records.

Isabel Rumble returns with “Better Half of Me,” a tender, dusky reflection on love’s quiet departure and the courage to move on. The single previews her album Hold Everything Lightly (Oct 24) and precedes an Australian tour.

Nashville’s Sam Varga drops “Queen of the Ashes,” a brooding, guitar-forward anthem about a woman burning down her world for revenge. Written with Caroline Romano and Spencer Jordan and produced by Dan Swank, it deepens Varga’s alt-country edge while keeping his raw, confessional fire.

Meg Elsier releases spittake dress rehearsal, a four-song live performance film that blends concert energy with theatrical staging—fully live, tightly choreographed, and set as a “rehearsal.” Co-created with Jacqueline Justice, it arrives alongside the spittake (deluxe) era’s expanded worlds.

Tropics (Chris Ward) unveils “Cold Euphoria,” the fifth single from his album Reality Fever, out September 3 via Modern Entity. Self-written and produced in LA, the track blends indie, post-punk, and electronica, channeling “chilled out” glow with “throbbing underlying angst.”

Avery Lynch announces Glad We Met, a 9-track EP out September 5 via RECORDS. Built on lush piano and intimate vocals, it spans heartbreak, healing, and new love—and marks her first project as a co-producer. It includes “Rain,” “the boys who don’t know what they want,” “think about it,” “Dead to Me,” “Lasting Effects,” “Sweetheart,” and new tracks.

PSYCHIC FEVER release the 3DCG-driven “Reflection” video, the lead track from PSYCHIC FILE III, blending 90s–00s R&B with a DrillnB edge. Directed by YERD, it spotlights themes of self-discovery and evolution and follows their viral run and first U.S. tour.

Award-winning singer-songwriter Trey Calloway unleashes “Must Have Had A Good Time,” a high-energy, twang-laced Friday-night blur penned by Anthony Smith, Frank Myers, and Chris Young. Premiered by Nashville.com, the track blends modern hooks and rock edge with classic country spirit—another crowd-ready anthem from a rising live force.

StarVista Music has released Don McLean’s 1991 Live in Manchester concert to all major streaming platforms and YouTube for the first time. Recorded at the Free Trade Hall, the set includes “American Pie,” “Vincent,” “Crying,” and more; Cowboys & Indians premieres the opening cover of Buddy Holly’s “Everyday.”

Eva Gutowski—under her alias Marisol—releases the self-produced EDM single “gimme some time,” a lush escape previewing her debut album OUCH due this fall. It follows April’s “MONEY” and her TIME100 Creators recognition.

Texas sibling duo Juna N Joey release “Sip It Slow,” a modern-country summer cut about savoring new love. Premiered on WSM’s Coffee, Country & Cody and digitally by RFD-TV, the track spotlights their signature sibling harmonies and storytelling.

Claire Rosinkranz unveils “Dancer,” a tender, hooky new single about a love that “feels like dancing,” out now via 10K Projects/Atlantic. The release arrives with a dreamy visualizer starring Max Norman and follows fan-favorites “Lucy” and “Jayden”; Rosinkranz joins Maroon 5’s Love Is Like 2025 US Fall Tour this October.

Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Sam Barber teams with GRAMMY®-nominated Chance Peña on the new single “Better Than The Floor,” featured on the extended edition of Barber’s Music for the Soul EP. Co-written by Barber and produced by Ryan Hewitt and Joe Becker, the release arrives amid a largely sold-out North American headline tour running through December.

Atlantic Records drops the JUST IN TIME (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the companion to Broadway’s sold-out hit starring Tony winner Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin. Produced by Tom Kirdahy and Bill Sherman, the album features showstoppers like “Splish Splash” and “This Could Be the Start of Something Big/Just In Time.” Stream it now across platforms; physical editions, including an exclusive blue vinyl, arrive November 21.

Cardi B releases “Imaginary Playerz,” the second taste of her sophomore album Am I The Drama, out September 19. Produced by DJ SwanQo, Sean Island, and OctaneThisThatGas, the track arrives with a video co-directed by Cardi and Patience Foster. She’ll host an Apple Music Radio takeover today at 1pm PT; limited-edition vinyl, CD, and merch box sets are available now.

Kosheen mark 25 years of “Catch” with Catch: 2025 Reload – Remix Pt. 1 (Aug 14, Moksha). Adamon & Bella Kri lead with cinematic progressive house edits (9M+ streams), joined by Ersin AVCI, Vagabond, Brosso, and Fanis Stam—reimagining a platinum-era classic from Resist.

Melanie Martinez celebrates the 10th anniversary of Cry Baby with a limited 3LP Deluxe set featuring a 2025 repress of the Dollhouse EP, plus a new merch drop. Her relaunched Cry Baby Perfume Milk sold out in 8 hours; pre-orders for the vinyl are live now via Atlantic Records.
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