The best new music from Friday, November 5 to Friday, November 19.
Adele returns after 6 years since the release of her album 25 with new album, 30. A few days before 30 entered the world, Adele performed a few of the new songs from the album as well as some classics from all 3 previous records in front of celebrity friends like Lizzo, Melissa McCarthy, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Drake just to name a few for a 2-hour CBS special called Adele One Night Only. You can read more and watch Adele One Night Only here. Summer Walker released her sophomore album Still Over It which has been a chart topper and record breaker becoming the first number 1 R&B album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 in five years. Also in the top 6 best new albums is the debut album of the funky soul duo Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak A.K.A Silk Sonic titled An Evening With Silk Sonic, Terrace Martin’s DRONES which has a rare feature from Kendrick Lamar, Aminé’s sequel to 2018’s ONEPOINTFIVE; TWOPOINTFIVE, and Starz’s new hit series BMF actor Jasun Jabbar A.K.A J V S U N’s EP Dope Boy Diary.
In the top 6 singles is Beyoncé’s ”Be Alive” from the King Richard soundtrack, Rick Ross featuring Jazmine Sullivan and 21 Savage ”Outlawz”, Freddie Gibbs featuring Jadakiss ”Black Illuminati”, the viral TikTok R&B cover of Billie Eilish’s ”Happier Than Ever” by ASTN, “Still Wonder” by Alex Isley and Jack Dine, and Jensen McRae’s ”My Ego Dies At The End”.
Best new albums:
1. Adele – 30
Release Date: November 19, 2021
Featured Track: ”My Little Love”
2. Summer Walker – Still Over It
Release Date: November 5, 2021
Featured Track: ”No Love” (with SZA)
3. Silk Sonic – An Evening With Silk Sonic
Release Date: November 12, 2021
Featured Track: “Put On A Smile”
4. Terrace Martin – DRONES
Release Date: November 5, 2021
Featured Track: ”Drones” (ft. Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign & James Fauntleroy)
5. Aminé – TWOPOINTFIVE
Release Date: November 5, 2021
Featured Track: “Van Gogh”
6. J V S U N – Dope Boy Diary
Release Date: November 8, 2021
Featured Track: ”Outta The Game”
Best new singles:
1. Beyoncé – “Be Alive”
Release Date: November 12, 2021
2. Rick Ross – “Outlawz” (ft. Jazmine Sullivan & 21 Savage)
Release Date: November 12, 2021
3. Freddie Gibbs – “Black Illuminati” (ft. Jadakiss)
Release Date: November 19, 2021
4. ASTN – “Happier Than Ever”
Release Date: November 9, 2021
5. Alex Isley, Jack Dine – “Still Wonder”
Release Date: November 19, 2021
6. Jensen McRae – “My Ego Dies At The End”
Release Date: November 16, 2021
Listen to other best new music picks including Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version); French Montana – They Got Amnesia; Kanye West – Donda (Deluxe); KAYTRANADA – Intimidated; Mr Twin Sister – Al Mundo Azul; Trousdale – What Happiness Is; Isaiah Rashad – The House Is Burning [homies begged]; Various Artists – Bruised (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Netflix Film); Snail Mail – Valentine and more on The GOOD Vibes: Best New Music playlist.
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