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Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Heems's LAFANDAR, Molly Lewis's On The Lips, Frances Chang's Psychedelic Anxiety, and more.

Vampire Weekend has released two songs, titled "Capricorn" and "Gen-X Cops," taken from their upcoming album. Only God Was Above Us will be released on April 5 and was announced earlier this week.

Yeat has released his new album, 2093. The Portland rapper's latest project is a blockbuster, arriving with 22 tracks and a feature-length 1hr 20m running time.

DIIV have announced details of their fourth album, titled Frog in Boiling Water. The album, out on May 24, is produced by Chris Coady and features the lead single "Brown Paper Bag." Scroll down to listen to that now.

Shakira has announced her first new album in seven years. Due out March 22, the follow-up to 2017’s El Dorado is titled Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (“Women Don’t Cry Anymore”).

Experimental pop artist Saya Gray has shared the details of the QWERTY II EP, the follow-up to last year’s QWERTY. The Japanese-Canadian musician’s latest project will be released on March 28 via Dirty Hit.

Nia Archives has announced details of her debut album. The U.K.

Rap Column is a column about rap music by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith for The FADER.

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Here’s a Valentine’s Day hot tip for all you lonely hearts out there: get on the apps and send Fever Ray‘s “Shiver” video to your matches. Only the ones who respond positively are worth spending any of your precious time on.

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Hana Vu has revealed details of her sophomore album Romanticism. Dropping May 3 via Ghostly, the project is preceded by its lead single, “Care,” out today.

Four Tet is prolific artist, in the last year alone he has worked with William Tyler, released music with Skrillex and Fred Again.. and headlined Coachella.

Eminem‘s 2000 song “Stan,” a fictionalized account of an obsessed fan that ends in tragedy, became one of the rapper’s definitive tracks, overwhelming the collective consciousness to such a degree that “stan” became shorthand for anyone with an unhealthy attachment to a celebrity. Fast forward to 2023, and standom has become an inescapable presence in modern culture.

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On Halloween 2023, bbymutha announced her first-ever record deal following a decade of independence, a short-lived retirement, and 13 short-form releases in the past three-and-a-half years alone. Celebrating her signing with indie powerhouse True Panther, she shared a snappy track titled “gun kontrol.” Now, the Chatanooga MC is back with another song (“go!”) and news of her sophomore album, sleep paralysis.

Waxahatchee has dropped a new song titled "Bored." The song will appear on Katie Crutchfield's forthcoming album Tigers Blood and comes with a video shot at Devil's Backbone Tavern in Fischer, Texas by directors Corbett Jones and Nick Simonite. Check it out below.

Maria Chiara Argiró has shared details of her new album Closer. The Italy-born, London-based electronic music composer will release the follow-up to 2022's Forest City on April 26 via Innovative Leisure.

Chanel Beads, a.k.a. New York-based artist Shane Lavers, has confirmed details of his upcoming debut album.

Tracy Chapman’s classic folk song “Fast Car” has re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 42, the track’s first time on the chart since the year of its release.

Back in August, Nathaniel Ritchie and Parker Corey shared their first joint single as By Storm — a moniker derived from “Bye Storm,” the final track on their final album with Jordan “Stepa J” Groggs as Injury Reserve. (By the Time I Get to Phoenix dropped in 2021, a year after Groggs’s passing.) On an episode of The FADER Interview podcast following their relaunch as a duo, Corey and Ritchie referred to the rebrand a “gentle handoff.” Six months later — and a decade since starting with Injury Reserve — Ritchie (stylized RiTchie) has shared his first-ever single as a solo artist.

Lisa from the K-pop group BLACKPINK will make her acting debut in the upcoming third season of The White Lotus. The casting news was first announced by Variety.

Jessica Pratt has announced her fourth studio LP. Titled Here in the Pitch, the album is due out May 3 on Mexican Summer.

In 1997, Deftones released their sophomore album, Around the Fur. Its second single, the cathartic “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away),” quickly became one of the legendary alt-metal group’s most popular and iconic tracks.

Bear1Boss, a fervent devotee of Atlanta rap’s hypercolor energy, is back with SUPER BOSS!, his first new project of 2024. The 11-track tape comes after a prolific 2023 which saw Bear release four full-length projects: Blow Up!, ACt &Bear1Beezy (made with fellow Atlantean UnoTheActivist), Lil hotsauce, and Glacier Guru.

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. “It’s 2024 we finna kick this shit off right,” JT announces at the beginning of the music video to “Sideways.” What follows is two minutes of imperturbable shit talk, delivered in a lithe purr over thudding 808s.

Beyoncé used the Super Bowl Sunday to announce details of her next studio album. Act II will be released on March 29. Two new songs, "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages," are streaming below.

Usher headlined Super Bowl LVIII’s halftime show on Sunday night, bringing over two decades of R&B hits to the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The 15-minute performance featured a bevy of guest stars, with Alicia Keys joining the headliner for two songs: "If I Ain;t Got You" and "My Boo." "Caught Up" was the opening song of the halftime show with Usher backed by what seemed like an army of musicians and dancers.

André 3000's acting career has been all over the map, ranging from voicing an animated kids shows (Class of 3000) to slapstick comedies (Semi Pro) and, more recently, acclaimed arthouse fare (High Life, Showing Up). There's a universe out there where 3000 is also the star of a long-running action franchise — back in 2003, 3000 said during a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, he auditioned to play the role of Tej Parker in 2003's 2 Fast 2 Furious, now played by Ludacris.

Vampire Weekend have officially announced a new album called Only God Was Above Us. The fifth full-length project from the New York rock band arrives on April 5 via Sony.

This Sunday Usher will be the headline performer at the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in Vegas. To take advantage of his moment in the spotlight the R&B superstar has released his latest albu, Coming Home. Coming Home is Usher's ninth studio album and his first since 2016's Hard II Love.

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Faye Webster's "Feeling Good Today" is a song for those moments when you realize that, actually, things are going O.K. right now.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Little Simz's Drop 7, BabyDrill's ScoreGod, Helado Negro's PHASOR, and more.

Back in 2020, Chief Keef and Mike WiLL Made-It announced that they were teaming up for a collaborative album. We heard the songs "Bang Bang" and "Status," but the full project never materialized.

Rap Column is a column about rap music by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith for The FADER.

Discover Blogly is The FADER's curated roundup of our favorite new music discoveries.