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Drake, Gracie Abrams, Rostam, 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

Drake, Gracie Abrams, Rostam, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
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By Rolling StoneMay 15, 2026
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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. In case you missed it, Drake surprise-dropped three entire albums today, making sure to include a single girl summer club anthem in there. Meanwhile, Gracie Abrams gives us a look inside the mind of a daughter from hell, and Rostam reunites with Clairo for a hopeful look at the future. Plus, new tunes from Towa Bird, Kevin Morby, Becky G, Eartheater, and the Mountain Goats.

Drake, “Hoe Phase” (YouTube)

Gracie Abrams, “Hit the Wall” (YouTube)

Rostam feat. Clairo, “Hardy” (YouTube)

Becky G, “EPA” (YouTube)

Towa Bird, “Dog” (YouTube)

The Mountain Goats, “Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds” (YouTube)

Modest Mouse, “Third Side of the Moon” (YouTube)

Kenny Mason feat J.I.D, “Test Me” (YouTube)

Kevin Morby, “100,000” (YouTube)

Tove Lo, “I’m Your Girl Right?” (YouTube)

Dua Saleh, “Firestorm” (YouTube)

The Avalanches feat. Nikki Nair, Jessy Lanza, Prentiss, “Together” (YouTube)

Hayley Kiyoko feat. Snow Wife, “Red Bikini” (YouTube)

Nick Hakim, “Real Here Now” (YouTube)

Andry Kiddos, “Delorean” (YouTube)

Caroline Rose, “Yip Yip Yow” (YouTube)

Eartheater, “Paradise Rains” (YouTube)

PawPaw Rod, “Give It to Me Straight” (YouTube)

Locust, “Long Distance Lover” (YouTube)

Hovvdy, “Try Try Try” (YouTube)

Overmono, “Lockup” (YouTube)

Smerz, “Its Here” (YouTube)

8485, “I Feel Fantastic” (YouTube)

Sideshow, “Experimental Rap (Black Cross+)” (YouTube)

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