First Stream: New Music From Dua Lipa, PartyNextDoor, Pearl Jam & More

Pearl Jam and Soundgarden teamed up for supergroup 'Temple Of The Dog' in 1990 and 2016

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

By Chris Willman

Dua Lipa is riding the wave of another global hit with “Don’t Start Now,” the lead single off her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia. While the track turned out to be a smash, she faced a lot of uncertainty before releasing it due to fears that it wouldn’t measure up to her previous high-water mark: “New Rules.”

Roswell, New Mexico's Isobel Evans has been through a lot over the past few weeks.  First, she discovered that her husband was not who she thought he was, and was secretly an evil alien who compelled her to kill someone a decade ago. Then he died, and her brother Max died, and the girl she had been compelled to kill came back to life.

Lorde may have some music in the works.

The New Zealand artist is thought to be working on the follow-up to 'Melodrama'

Dua Lipa

Rosa came back from the dead, and so did all of her problems.  At the end of season one of Roswell, New Mexico, Rosa (Amber Midthunder) was brought back to life after she was discovered to be preserved in an alien pod underground. Unfortunately, Max Evans (Nathan Dean Parsons) had to sacrifice himself to save her, and now not only does Rosa have to live with that guilt, but she's also got Max contacting her from what may or may not be purgatory, asking her to prevent Liz from saving him.

Amber Midthunder didn’t have to go far from home to film her role in “Roswell, New Mexico.”

Pearl Jam’s first album in nearly seven years, “Gigaton,” released today, is the veteran Seattle band’s most satisfying and adventurous work since the Clinton administration. For that, much credit must go to producer Josh Evans, who has worked for 15 years in various capacities behind-the-scenes with Pearl Jam and its individual members.

It's been seven years since rock fans have gotten a new album from Pearl Jam. But on Friday (March 27), the band released their eleventh studio album, Gigaton.Produced by Josh Evans and the band, the new effort follows 2013's Lightning Bolt, which took home a Grammy for best recording package.

Fans aren’t the only ones waiting for Rihanna to drop new music.

This is just what we needed! And YOU too! Took some CBD and it made our recap show sooooo much better! We talk Kim Kardashian losing to Taylor Swift! Dua Lipa in tears! Jenelle Evans has officially reconciled with dog-hating husband David Eason! Smart move? Lady GaGa disappoints fans! Should hospitals ban partners from delivery rooms? New York state has!

It's coming real soon

Looking for more Malex? It sounds like you’ll get it — but maybe not how you want.

Grab your remote! While everyone has been instructed to practice social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s the perfect time to catch up on the shows you might be missing out on.

If you're hoping Max will come back to life, Rosa will adjust to to suddenly being alive, and all will be well in Roswell, New Mexico, well...keep hoping.  Roswell, New Mexico returns for season two tonight, and obviously, because it's a TV show, not all of our dreams can come true.

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week.New country music abounds this week from newcomers and veterans alike.