South London singer-songwriter Skye Newman shares her third single Out Out. Can it match or even exceed the chart peaks of Hairdresser (Number 15) and Family Matters (Number 5)?

Avant-pop auteur FKA twigs drops new single Perfectly, while Dublin rising star Aaron Rowe shares the emotional Talking With You.

Hot on the heels of scoring his third Number 1 album with IDOLS, YUNGBLUD releases Changes (Live from Villa Park) Back to the Beginning. It’s his live cover of the classic Black Sabbath song, recorded at the band’s recent Back to the Beginning benefit concert in Birmingham.

Little Mix queen Leigh-Anne returns with Been A Minute, her first release of 2025. She’ll be hoping to score a third solo Top 40 hit following 2023’s Don’t Say Love (Number 11) and the same year’s My Love (Number 28).

UK rap king Tinie Tempah drops his first single in two years, Eat It Up featuring bassline musician Skepsis, while consistent floor-fillers Dimitri Vegas, David Guetta and Loreen team up for Pum Pum. 

There are also red-hot bops from Kettering’s finest Mae Stephens (Tiny Voice), ukulele musician and TikTok star Liam C (Dolla Dolla), South Yorkshire rockers The Reytons (Guilt Trip) and folk-pop singer Maya Lane (I Don’t Know You Yet). 

And finally, new wave queen Belinda Carlisle shares Get Together, a cover of a ’60s song made famous by The Youngbloods. It’s taken from her upcoming covers album Once Upon a Time in California.

Now, onto this week’s albums.

California singer-songwriter Alex Warren drops his debut studio album You’ll Be Alright, Kid. It’s home to his record-breaking chart-topper Ordinary, which has spent 13 weeks at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart this year.

Pop singer-songwriter Mae Muller continues to boss her independent era with new EP My Island. And Wu-Tang Clan legend Raekwon returns his eighth solo album The Emperor’s New Clothes.

K-pop kings NCT DREAM release their fifth full-length album Go Back to the Future, while New Jersey pop purveyor FLETCHER shares her third studio LP Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?

And last but not least, Seattle dream-pop trio Coral Grief drop their debut disc Air Between Us.

New Music Friday song, album and DVD releases for July 18 2025: