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This week's Music Radar highlights some of the most unique projects that were released this week across the hip-hop, R&B, and pop genres. Last week, fans received Camila Cabello's new album C, XOXO, featuring appearances from Playboi Carti, Drake, and more. The album dropped alongside Lil Yachty and James Blake's collaboration project titled Bad Cameo.
WMR's list for Friday highlights Lana Del Rey and Quavo's new country-trap single titled Tough. The single is currently streaming alongside 42 Dugg's debut studio album 4eva Us Neva Them, which includes features from Meek Mill, Sexyy Red, Lil Baby, and more.
Weekly Music Radar's Top 8 projects released to DSPs (July 1, 2024 – July 5, 2024)
WMR has selected the following list of albums, mixtapes, and singles that were distributed to all major streaming platforms this week. Interested fans can find these tracks uploaded on the related artists' Spotify, Apple Music, and other major DSP (Digital Streaming Platforms) profiles.
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1) Tough (Lana Del Rey x Quavo) — Single Release
Lana Del Rey teamed up with Quavo to deliver an emotional country record titled Tough. It was distributed to all streaming platforms on July 3, 2024, alongside an accompanying music video uploaded to the rapper's official YouTube channel.
The song's direction and lyricism revolve around themes of love, relationships, faith, loss, and pain, amongst others, featuring exceptional vocal performances from both artists.
2) Tobey (Eminem x Big Sean x BabyTron) - Single Release
As part of Eminem's upcoming 12th studio album, Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), he released Tobey (feat. Big Sean and BabyTron) on July 2, 2024. It acted as the second single, which follows up on Houdini, which was released a month prior.
With multiple pop culture references and aggressive delivery, Tobey is an exciting addition to Em's forthcoming LP. The title of this track also pays homage to Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, where Tobey Maguire was cast to play the titular character.
3) 4eva Us Neva Them (42 Dugg) - Album Release
42 Dugg has finally dropped his debut studio album today, titled 4eva Us Neva Them, which was distributed to all DSPs via CMG and Interscope Records. The album has a complete runtime of 57 minutes and features appearances from Meek Mill, Ryla Rodrigues, Sexyy Red, Blac Youngsta, EST Gee, Jeezy, and Lil Baby.
The complete list of 21 tracks included on 42 Dugg's latest album has been provided below:
- Intro
- Win Wit Us
- 4x4 (Feat. Meek Mill)
- Fresh From The Feds
- Case Closed (Feat. Rylo Rodriguez)
- Wrong Right
- N.P.O. (Feat. Sexyy Red)
- If I Can't
- Megan (Feat. Blac Youngsta)
- Org
- Catch 1
- My Mama
- Since When (Feat. EST Gee)
- Get In Your Bag
- BMF (Feat. Jeezy)
- Go Again Pt 2
- No Love (Feat. Lil Baby)
- 4eva Us Freestyle
- Need You
- Still Bout You
- Real Ones
4) Lithonia (Childish Gambino) - Single Release
Childish Gambino released the lead single titled Lithonia as part of his final studio album and official soundtrack LP for his upcoming directorial sci-fi feature film called Bando Stone & the New World.
Glover's latest single speaks on themes of depression, loneliness, success, pain, and growth, with a production credited to Ludwig Göransson, Max Martin, Michael Uzowuru, and Gambino himself, delivering a record filled with spacy vocal performances.
5) Despicable Me 4 soundtrack announcement - Tracklist Release
Despicable Me 4's official soundtrack tracklist was released on July 3, 2024, which includes features from Pitbull, BTS, Pharrell Williams, and more. The complete list of records set to be included in the fourth edition of the movie's franchise has been provided below:
- Despicable Me (Feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Double Life (Feat. Pharrell Williams)
- Word Up (Feat. Cameo)
- Unbelievable (Feat. EMF)
- Hot For Teacher (Feat. Van Halen)
- Boombayah (Feat. Blackpink)
- Freedom (Feat. Pitbull)
- I’m Too Sexy (Feat. Right Said Fred)
- Cold Heart (Feat. Elton John and Dua Lipa)
- Dynamite (Feat. BTS)
- Gonna Die Alone (Feat. Hanni El Khatis)
- Kharma Chameleon - Written by Michael Craig, Roy Hay, Jonathan Moss, George O’Dowd and Philip Pickett
- Main Title (Terminator 2 Theme) - Written by Brad Fiedel
- Through the Fire and Flames (Feat. DragonForce)
- None of Your Business (Feat. Tezzo Touchdown)
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Written by Chris Hughes, Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley
Building up to the release of the movie, Pharrell Williams, Lil Yachty, and Teezo Touchdown released three lead singles to assist in the movie's promotion. Yachty and Teezo's records, Lil Mega Minion and None of Your Business, also dropped alongside music videos directed by Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade.
6) Lies Lies Lies (Morgan Wallen) - Single Release
On the heels of his highly successful collaboration with Post Malone on the No.1 country record, I Had Some Help, Morgan Wallen has followed up with a hot new single titled Lies Lies Lies.
The record has a production credited to Joey Moi but was originally delivered as a live acoustic performance during Wallen's Abbey Road Session. Morgan's Lies Lies Lies was distributed to all major DSPs today via Big Loud Records, under an exclusive license to Mercury Records and Republic Records.
7) Neighbourhood (Chip and Nafe Smallz) - Mixtape Release
UK Rappers, Nafe Smallz and Chip, have come together to deliver a collaboration mixtape titled Neighbourhood, which was distributed to streaming platforms today via CMZ and includes the following records as part of its tracklist:
- Neighbourhood (Intro)
- WOW
- Off Licence
- IMR
- Epiphany
- Player
- It's Your Birthday (Interlude)
- All Or Nothing
- Mailing List
- Every Season
- Spin The Block
- Pon Tap
- Took The Stairs
- Outside
8) Girls Around The World (Tory Lanez) - Single Release
Tory Lanez just dropped a new single titled Girls Around The World, with a production collaboration with Play Picasso.
The record was distributed to all major streaming platforms today via One Umbrella Records and finds the rapper speaking on themes of love, intimacy, and a love for women across the world, as seen on lines like:
"Come on it, Somali, she want me / East African gyal, she on me / Jamaica, Tobago, Barbados / Out to Puerto Rico / They scream, Ai Carico / Dominicana, Cubana, Columbiana"
From last week's WMR, we did a complete breakdown of Camila Cabello's fourth studio album C, XOXO, as well as James Blake and Lil Yachty's collaboration project Bad Cameo.
