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BTS, Rvssian, Underscores, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist.

BTS, Rvssian, Underscores, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, the BTS guys make a grand return and reflect on their superstardom, Rvssian recruits WizKid and Rauw Alejandro for an glittering track, and Underscores solidifies her status as one of pop’s most exhilarating producers. Plus, new tunes from Nas and DJ Premier, Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Ella Langley, Raye, FLO, and Asake.

BTS, “Swim” (YouTube)


Rvssian, Rauw Alejandro, WizKid, “Pongo” (YouTube)

Underscores, “Hollywood Forever” (YouTube)

Nas & DJ Premier, “Git Ready” (YouTube)

Ella Langley, “Loving Life Again” (YouTube)

Asake, DJ Snake, “Worship” (YouTube)

Muna, “So What” (YouTube)

Raye feat. Hans Zimmer, “Click Clack Symphony” (YouTube)

FLO, “Leak It” (YouTube)

Avalon Emerson & the Charm, “Happy Birthday” (YouTube)

Latto, “Business & Personal” (YouTube)

Death Cab for Cutie, “Riptides” (YouTube)

6lack, “Bird Flu” (YouTube)

Mike WiLL Made-It, feat. Ludacris and Teezo Touchdown, “D33P3R” (YouTube)

Grace Ives, “Trouble” (YouTube)

Ed O’Brien, “Blue Morpho” (YouTube)

Tokischa, Skrillex, “Surfboard” (YouTube)

Duendita, “Super Sad!” (YouTube)

Tank and The Bangas feat. Lucky Daye, “Move” (YouTube)

Aubrie Sellers, “Trigger Happy” (YouTube)

Widowspeak, “If You Change” (YouTube)

Ela Taubert, “La Gente Cambia” (YouTube)

Kelsey Lu, “Running to Pain” (YouTube)

Afghan Whigs, “House of I” (YouTube)

Ruel, “Don’t Say That” (YouTube)

Wyatt Flores, “Running on E” (YouTube)

My New Band Believe, “Love Story” (YouTube)

Yseult, “Freak” (YouTube)

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