New Music Friday: Stream new project from Lil Durk, Arlo Parks, Kari Faux, and more

New Look fans have been bowled over by a 'super flattering' £60 floaty summer dress that's perfect for wedding guests. The dress has stunned fashion fans, who have hailed it 'flawless' and 'beautiful'.

Going with her gut! Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix is flushing all of the toxins right out of her system amid Scandoval.

ESS SEE released her catchy single, «Thirsty» — and the accompanying music video certainly lives up to the name. Directed by Jonathan Frey, the video opens with a life-size soft drink, played by ESS SEE herself, out on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, in search of companionship. The beverage doesn't have to go too far before she runs into a life-size beer bottle (Joe Schumacher), and immediately becomes smitten — and intimate — with the ale.

really heavy, I was sweating!” laughs Arlo Parks. She’s recalling shooting the video for “Blades” from her second album, My Soft Machine. “We’d attached the big camera to the top to get those claustrophobic shots and all that weight was pressing down on my neck.

Tequila time! Busy Philipps is a big fan of margaritas — and she knows a thing or two about what makes one worthy to drink time and again.

Everyone needs a little therapy, and Lil Durk — who lost his friend and frequent collaborator King Von in 2020 and his brother DThang in 2021, and whose long-running beef with YoungBoy Never Broke Again (partly related to Von’s murder) has been all over the internet again this month — is certainly no exception. In a new Steve Cannon-directed clip debuting the first two tracks on Dirk’s new album Almost Healed — out tomorrow (May 26) via Alamo — he gets some much needed time on the couch. In “Therapy Session,” the album’s intro and roughly the video’s first third, he takes in some wisdom from none other than Alicia Keys, who’s become something of a mental health guru after her own well-documented struggles with mental illness early in her career.

From rags to riches! Tony Bennett has had a long and successful career as a jazz artist – but the “Because of You” singer started out with humble beginnings.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Striking film and television writers got a signal boost on Thursday from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (d-NY), who spoke at a rally outside the East Coast offices of Paramount Global in the busy heart of Manhattan’s Times Square. 

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Colin Farrell, Mariska Hargitay, Danny Strong, Paula Pell, Rachel Dratch, Michael Kelly and Craig Zobel were among the stars who came out to the writers strike picket line outside Paramount Global’s New York City office in Times Square Thursday. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D.-N.Y., and local politicians spoke at the event in support of the Writers Guild of America’s (WGA) cause against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that has led to a four-week-and-counting work stoppage due to the organizations’ inability to ink a new contract May 1. “This is about what’s right. We’ve seen income inequality grow exponentially over the last decade; and in your business, it has never been more present,” Gillibrand said to the crowd, filled with not only WGA members, but also those from SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and Teamsters, among other unions. “We see writers working hard every day to produce content and we have an unfair playing field. Not only does AI want to displace our writers, they simply can’t. AI generates content based on what’s been written before the work you did last year, and the year before. It’s not original. It’s not imaginative. It doesn’t come from the human heart. It’s not about a human experience. It’s not about what people actually want to learn about or know about or see or experience. That is what writers bring to the equation every single time. So this strike is so important for the future of this country. It’s about the value of workers; workers and what they create is fundamentally valuable.”

Louis Tomlinson's career has truly soared to new heights since he wrapped up his first-ever solo tour last year. In November 2022, he secured his first solo Number 1 album with Faith In The Future, going on to give fans a raw insight into his life in the Charlie Lightening-directed documentary All Of Those Voices and announce 2023's The Away From Home Festival, Italy.

Louis Tomlinson has announced details of The Away From Home Festival, with Blossoms, The Cribs, HotWax and more already announced for the concert.

Adding more context to the drama. Vanderpump Rules fans got even more surprises if they tuned into Peacock’s extended version of the season 10 reunion.

Arlo Parks is offering her last single ahead of the release of her forthcoming sophomore album, My Soft Machine, which is out everywhere this Friday. "Devotion," the latest offering from the record, also comes with an official music video that you can watch below.

Not over yet. The drama was front and center as the Vanderpump Rules cast reunited to discuss season 10 amid Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal.

There’s something about her. Ariana Madix is continuing to open up about her shocking split from Tom Sandoval amid his affair with Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer.

Trying to keep up with this week’s new music? Every Friday, we collect new albums available on streaming services on one page.

Making Bravo history. The season 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules featured footage of the days after news broke about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal.

An inside view. Vanderpump Rules executive producer Alex Baskin opened up about what the next season may entail following the aftermath of the Bravo series’ turbulent 10th season.