Billboard’s New Music Friday guide highlights notable releases across pop, Afropop and country, led by Charli xcx’s new album Music, Fashion, Film. The selections reflect artists building on recent momentum, experimenting with genre, or releasing material ahead of major live appearances.

– Charli xcx’s Music, Fashion, Film moves beyond dance-pop towards grungier guitar sounds, following the deliberately divisive lead single “Rock Music”.
– Tyla releases her second studio album, A*POP, featuring earlier singles “Push 2 Start” and “Chanel” alongside Afropop and R&B track “That Girl”.
– Morgan Wallen shares “Been By Now”, a heartbreak-focused, pop-leaning country song he first previewed at a Baltimore concert.
– JENNIE releases the summer-themed “Less than a Lover” before her forthcoming Lollapalooza Chicago headline performance.