SPOTTED ON NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

Republic’s Taylor Swift graces the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday upon the release of her highly anticipated 11th LP, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Three tracks from the project appear in the Top 15 of the playlist: “Fortnight” f/Post Malone kicks off the set, followed by “Down Bad” and “I can do it with a Broken Heart.”

Hozier’s “Why Would You Be Loved” (Columbia/Rubyworks), Debbii Dawson’s “Happy World” (RCA/Debbii Dawson), Jamie xx & Honey Dijon’s “Baddy on the Floor” (Young) and Lucky Daye’s “HERicane” (Keep Cool/RCA) also occupy the upper reaches of NMF.

Further highlights span DJ Snake x Peso Pluma’s “Teka” (DJ Snake), Nicki Minaj f/Travis Scott x Chris Brown x Sexyy Red’s “FTCU” (Republic), LAUNDRY DAY’s “Why is everyone a DJ?” (R&R Digital), Pearl Jam’s “Wreckage” (Pearl Jam/Monkeywrench), Fontaines D.C.’s “Starburster” (XL), Jelani Aryeh’s “Shudder” (Ballona), $uicideboy$’s “Are you going to see the rose in the vase, or the dust on the table” (G59), Nas x DJ Premier’s “Define my Name” (Mass Appeal), Kygo f/Zak Abel & Nile Rodgers’ “For Life” (Kygo/RCA), Sky Rompiendo x Rauw Alejandro’s “Espectacular” (Sony Latin/Black Koi), Juls x Odeal’s “Hold you Down” (LOF COLLECTIVE), Logic’s “44ever” (BMG), Hana Vu’s “22” (Ghostly International), Wyatt Flores’ “Running out of Time” (Wyatt Flores – OEG/Island), Still Woozy’s “Again” (Still Woozy/Interscope), ANOTR x Erik Bandt f/Leven Kali’s “How you Feel” (Not That), Odetari x Ayesha Erotica’s “BREAK A NECK” (Odetari/APG), Tee Grizzley’s “Suffer in Silence” (300), Headie One f/Stormzy & Tay Keith’s “Cry No More” (Sony UK), CKay f/Olamide’s “Wahala” (Warner Africa), Nicky Jam x Trueno’s “Cangrinaje” (Sony Latin), Meg Smith’s “DO YOU LIKE ME?” (Meg Smith), Eyedress f/Cuco’s “Changing Faces” (RCA/Sony), Kings of Leon’s “Nothing to do” (LoveTap/Capitol), Anne Wilson’s “Songs about Whiskey” (Sparrow), Corey Kent’s “Rust” (RCA Nashville), Joy Oladokun’s “Questions, Chaos & Faith” (Verve Forecast/Republic), Lost Frequencies x David Kushner’s “In my Bones” (Lost & Cie/Epic Amsterdam/Sony Belgium), Mozzy f/Fridayy’s “LOST IT ALL” (Mozzy), Cigarettes After Sex’s “Dark Vacay” (Partisan), iñigo quintero’s “Desconocido” (Acquistic), Bad Omens x HEALTH x Swarm’s “THE DRAIN” (Sumerian), BUNT. x GRAHAM’s “Maybe” (Arista), Russ’ “That’s my Girl” (DIEMON), Tyler Childers’ “Going Home – Live” (Oh Boy), R3HAB x Jason Derulo’s “Animal” (Spinnin’), 03 Greedo x Maxo Kream’s “R.I.C.O.” (Alamo), ODUMODUBLVCK f/Blaqbonez & Lekaa Beats’ “TECHNICIAN” (ODUMODBLVCK/NATIVE/Def Jam), RealestK’s “Let me go” (Columbia), Surfaces’ “Golden” (Surfaces/10K Projects), Arooj Aftab’s “Raat Ki Rani” (Arooj Aftab), Lola Brooke’s “Neighborhood Hero” (Arista), Baby Jungle f/Rob49’s “Freaknik” (Guap/Epic), Alfie Templeman's "Hello Lonely" (AWAL), Zac Brown Band f/Mac McAnally’s “Pirates & Parrots” (Home Grown/Warner Nashville), Glixen's "lust" (AWAL), Brytiago x Anuel AA’s “Kilerito” (Business)…

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