First Stream: New Music From Fiona Apple, Sam Smith & Demi Lovato, DaBaby & More

With their duet on "I'm Ready," pop superstars Sam Smith and Demi Lovato hoped to lift fans' spirits in dark times. Now, the two are giving those same fans a look at what went into making the track's stunning music video.

"First Stream Latin" is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week's picks below.Banda MS, “Que Maldición” feat.

Sam Smith and Demi Lovato go for the gold in their latest collaborative single "I'm Ready," which bows at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated May 2).

Taking the next step. Demi Lovato shared that her boyfriend, Max Ehrich, recently met her friend Sam Smith and it’s an introduction that the singer didn’t take lightly.

It's been a weird season of Roswell, New Mexico so far for Max Evans (Nathan Parsons).   After dying via sacrifice in the season one finale, he's been dead for months, appearing only in nightmares had by Rosa (Amber Midthunder) and hallucinations had by Isobel (Lily Cowles). Now, he's been revived, thanks to the heart of an alien enemy and a little help from the formerly dead girl he sacrificed himself for.

Moving forward, Billboard's Viva Friday has been rebranded as “First Stream Latin," a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week's picks below.

By Will Thorne

This week's new music rings in triumph, from Sam Smith and Demi Lovato's "I'm Ready" anthem aiming for an Olympic gold medal to Pitbull's "I Believe That We Will Win" rallying cry fit for a sporting event (or worldwide lockdown). Billboard's First Stream Live podcast (listen to the full episode below) discusses those victorious singles and more on Friday (April 17).

Fiona Apple, Playboi Carti and Brett Eldredge brought a week of comeback music, and it's bound to hold fans over quite well during quarantine. But which new music release is doing the trick for you?Apple's fifth album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, bridges the eight-year gap between the art-pop singer-songwriter's last project, with piano crescendos, cymbals crashing and other sonic anomalies only the 42-year-old artist could pull off.

New music Fridays are a thrilling, yet daunting prospect for any music lover.  It's essentially a weekly holiday where fan-favorite artists and fresh faces alike drop their latest offerings for all the world to hear, flooding streaming services and digital retailers with an onslaught of aural goodies.

It's clear that Sam Smith and Demi Lovato share some serious musical chemistry, as evidenced on their new song, "I'm Ready." Now, the British pop sensation is revealing what it is that makes the pair so compatible.On Thursday (April 17), Smith appeared on SiriusXM Hits 1's Morning Mash Up, where they revealed part of the reason that they and Demi get along so well is due to their mutual vulnerability, both out in the world and with one another."The thing that I love about her the most is that

Sam SmithandDemi Lovatoare "ready" for real love. In their dynamic yet sultry new single, "I'm Ready," released on Thursday, the pop vocal powerhouses come together to take charge of falling in love with a special someone.

Fiona Apple is back and as great as ever.

The drought is over.

While the Summer Olympics might have been postponed, the new music video for Sam Smith and Demi Lovato's single «I'm Ready» is unabashedly paying tribute to the spectacle of Olympic glory.

Sam Smith and Demi Lovato are teaming up!