Every Friday, the music streaming service Spotify refreshes the New Music Friday playlist, containing a large proportion of the new singles released by national and international artists. NU.nl lists a number of striking releases.
Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco – Lonely
2020 is a very productive year for Justin Bieber. The singer released his first album in more than four years in February (Changes), and he didn’t stop there. Not long after that, the singles followed Stuck With U with Ariana Grande and Holy with Chance The Rapper. His new single is called Lonely and was written by Canadian pop star herself, Benny Blanco and Finneas, the brother of Billie Eilish. On the piano ballad, Bieber sings how lonely it can feel to break through at a young age and have little private life left.
King’s wool – Let Me Love You Like A Woman
Lana Del Rey made one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year with her in 2019 Norman Fucking Rockwell. The singer announced that the successor, Chemtrails Over The Country Club, was due out on September 5, but that date was not met. It is not yet clear when the album will be released, but the first single is now a fact. The number Let Me Love You Like A Woman she wrote together with Jack Antonoff, with whom she also made most of her previous record. On the song, Del Rey sings that she wants to trade Los Angeles for a small town, but only if her lover comes with her.
Fast & Ronnie Flex – In the shed
In recent years, Snelle has managed to attract quite a few big names from the Dutch music industry for collaborations. He recorded songs with Marco Borsato, Davina Michelle, Kraantje Pappie and Frenna. His new single In the shed is another collaboration, this time with Ronnie Flex. Snel is a big fan of the song himself. “This is the song that I played the most myself from the folder with demos of the past year”, he says on Instagram.
Demi Lovato – Commander In Chief
Bieber isn’t the only one to release a song this week co-written by Finneas. Demi Lovato also enlisted his help for her single Commander In Chief. Lovato addresses US President Donald Trump on the political ballad. In the lyrics she refers to his response to the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of the black American George Floyd. The singer previously said in a response to Instagram that she does not care if she loses fans because of this song.
Lucas & Steve – I Want It All
Lucas & Steve have been a household name in the Dutch dance world since 2016, but have never released an album before. That has now changed with Letters To Remember. The sixteen-track record includes a collaboration with singer Kiesza, who scored a world hit in 2014 with Hideaway. Also the new singles Another Life in I Want It All can be found on the record.
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