'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,/9j/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj/wgARCAAGAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAFQABAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP/xAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEBv/aAAwDAQACEAMQAAAAtIFQf//EAB8QAAEDAwUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAQMEBxMhIjEzkv/aAAgBAQABPwArkVEspdm3lsYp7mE2mKTwK//EABYRAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEAQf/aAAgBAgEBPwAdv//EABkRAAEFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAhJCkf/aAAgBAwEBPwCDBUYF/9k='%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
This week's Music Radar highlights 10 of the most unique projects that are scheduled to be released on Friday, May 31, across hip-hop and pop genres. Last week, fans received Vince Staples' highly anticipated sixth studio album, Dark Times alongside Twenty One Pilots' seventh studio album, Clancy.
WMR's list for Friday includes Eminem's lead single for his upcoming 12th album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), titled Houdini, which will drop alongside multiple hip-hop, alternative, and pop projects like Ayra Starr's new album The Year I Turned 21.
Weekly Music Radar's top 10 albums and projects releasing tomorrow - May 31, 2024
The following is a selected list of major albums, mixtapes, and singles fans can indulge themselves in, as they drop on all major DSPs (Digital Streaming Platforms) this Friday.
Trending
1) Houdini (Eminem) - Hip/Hop Single Release
Eminem took to social media today on May 30, to post the official cover art for a new single titled Houdini, which acts as the first teaser from his highly anticipated 12th studio album.
The single drops on all DSPs, this weekend, in association with Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment.
"And for my last trick! 5.31.24" - read the caption on Eminem's announcement post.
2) I5U5WE5 (Homixide Gang) - Hip/Hop Album Release
Homixide Gang is set to drop their third studio album with the release of I5U5WE5 on May 31. The duo officially announced the complete tracklist for the upcoming project, which includes a feature from Lil Yachty, this past week.
Homixide Gang will deliver I5U5WE5 to all DSPs via Opium and Interscope Records. The complete tracklist for the ATL rap duo's upcoming LP has been provided below:
- SHARP SHOOTER
- VERSIONFIVE
- SIDE EFFEXT (Feat. Lil Yachty)
- FASEBUSTER
- SRT
- SWANTON BOMB
- FIGURE5
- R50
- DEATHLOK
- 2XTREME
- 00-MEGA
- HI-VOLTAGE
- SMAKDWN
- TABLES AND LATTERS
3) The Year I Turned 21 (Ayra Starr) - R&B Album Release
The Nigerian Grammy-nominated singer Ayra Starr is set to release her sophomore album titled, The Year I Turned 21, to all DSPs this Friday via Mavin Global Holdings Ltd.
Ayra released the lead single for the project titled, Bad Vibes, two weeks ago. The complete tracklist for The Year I Turned 21 has been provided below:
- Birds Sing of Money
- Goodbye (Feat. Asake)
- Commas
- Woman Commando (Feat. Anitta x Coco Jones)
- Control
- Lagos Love Story
- Rhythm & Blues
- 21
- Last Heartbreak Song (Feat. GIVEON)
- Bad Vibes (Feat. Seyi Vibez)
- Orun
- Jazzy's Song
- 1942 (Feat. Milar)
- The Kids are Alright
- Santa (Feat. Rvssian x Rauw Alejandro)
4) Chaos Angel (Maya Hawke) - Pop Album Release
Maya Hawke will be dropping her third studio album titled, Chaos Angel this week which is said to be her most "sonically sophisticated" work to date. Her updated Spotify bio reads:
"Across these 10 songs, Hawke catalogs upheavals, revelations, foibles, and broken promises, all while navigating the patterns we repeat while reaching towards growth, wandering astray, and finding our way back to some core understanding of ourselves."
The complete tracklist for Chaos Angel has been listed below:
- Black Ice
- Dark
- Missing Out
- Wrong Again
- Okay
- Better
- Big Idea
- Hang In There
- Promise
- Chaos Angel
5) The Dream of Delphi (Bat For Lashes) - Pop Album Release
Natasha Khan, better known as Bat For Lashes, is preparing to release her sixth studio album titled, The Dream of Delphi, this weekend. The English singer-songwriter teased the project back in February when she dropped the lead single for the project alongside a music video.
The complete tracklist for The Dream of Delphi has been provided below:
- The Dream of Delphi
- Christmas Day
- Letter To My Daughter
- At Your Feet
- The Midwives Have Left
- Home
- Breaking Up
- Delphi Dancing
- Her First Morning
- Waking Up
- The Dream of Delphi (Bonus Extended Strings Version)
6) HELLO I GOT 'PLACES TO BE (Fred Again.. x Anderson .Paak x Chika) - Hip/Hop x EDM Single Release
We have a major crossover event lined up for the week with Grammy-winning producer and DJ, Fred Again.., teaming up with Anderson .Paak and Chika to deliver a bouncy record titled HELLO I GOT 'PLACES TO BE this Friday.
On Fred's announcement post on Instagram, the producer had a special shout-out to Anderson .Paak for his creativity and artistic vision, in his caption that read:
"I remember bein in LA for the first time when i was like 21 and my girlfriend playing malibu in the car and being like wow what is this s--t. ykno those ones where it jus cuts thru and its so sorta immediate feeling. So yeah its a real priviledge to be able to jam wit [Anderson] and make music and hangs and stuff ykno"
7) The Border (Willie Nelson) - Country Album Release
Willie Nelson is set to deliver his highly anticipated 75th solo studio album this weekend with the release of The Border. The album will be distributed to all major DSPs via Legacy Recordings on May 31, 2024.
The album has been posted on the iTunes Store for pre-orders, alongside the official tracklist, which has been provided below:
- The Border
- Once Upon A Yesterday
- What If I'm Out Of My Mind
- I Wrote This Song For You
- Kiss Me When You're Through
- Many A Long And Lonesome Highway
- Hank's Guitar
- Made In Texas
- Nobody Knows Me Like You
- How Much Does It Cost
8) Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going (Shaboozey) - Alt. Hip/Hop Album Release
After successfully featuring on Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album and releasing the extremely catchy single A Bar Song (Tipsy), all of which broke into the Billboards Hot 100 list, Shaboozey is finally ready to reveal his latest album titled Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.
The artist revealed the tracklist for his upcoming album this week which finds features from Noah Cyrus, Paul Cauthen, and BigXThaPlug. The complete tracklist has been provided below:
- Horses & Hellcats
- A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Last Of My Kind (Feat. Paul Cauthen)
- Annabelle
- East Of The Massanutten
- Highway
- Let It Burn
- My Fault (Feat. Noah Cyrus)
- Vegas
- Drunk Don't Need No Mix (Feat. BigXThaPlug)
- Steal Her From Me
- Finally Over
9) Umbilical (Thou) - Sludge Metal LP Release
The American Metal band, Thou, is ready to release their first album since their collaboration with Emma Ruth Rundle on the album May Our Chambers Be Full. The project releasing this week is titled Umbilical and will be distributed to all DSPs under an exclusive license to Sacred Bones Records.
The complete tracklist for Thou's upcoming album has been listed below:
- Narcissist's Prayer
- Emotional Terrorist
- Lonely Vigil
- House of Ideas
- I Feel Nothing When You Cry
- Unbidden Guest
- I Return as Chained and Bound to You
- The Promise
- Panic Stricken, I Flee
- Siege Perilous
10) Night Reign (Arooj Aftab) - Pop Album Release
The Pakistani Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Arooj Aftab is ready to drop her fifth studio album titled, Night Reign. Her upcoming album will be delivered to all DSPs this Friday via Verve Label Group and UMG Recordings Inc.
The complete tracklist for Night Reign has been provided below:
- Aey Nehin
- Na Gul
- Autumn Leaves (Feat. James Francies)
- Bolo Na (Feat. Moor Mother)
- Saaqi (Feat. Vijay Iyer)
- Last Night Reprise (Feat. Cautious Clay, Kaki King, Maeve Gilchrist)
- Raat Ki Rani
- Whiskey
- Zameen (Feat. Marc Anthony Thompson x Chocolate Genius Incorporated)
This week team Sportskeeda also reviewed Apple Music's Best-ranked album of all time - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - which topped the list beating out Michael Jackson's Thriller and The Beatles Abbey Road.
