Weekly Music Radar: Guide to the biggest releases of the week

Last week, we witnessed project releases from Gunna's fifth studio album One of Wun, which featured artists like Roddy Rich, Offset, Normani, and Leon Bridges, to Orville Peck's country project Stampede: Vol 1.

Our Weekly Music Radar (WMR) highlights 10 of the most unique projects that were released to major DSPs today, May 17, across genres like hip-hop, pop, R&B, and more.

Billie Eilish's highly anticipated third studio album Hit Me Hard And Soft, which follows up on her 2021 Grammy-winning album Happier Than Ever, drops alongside multiple hip-hop and pop projects, including upcoming rapper Ian's debut mixtape, Valedictorian.

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10 Major albums and projects released today

The following is a selected list of major albums, mixtapes, and LPs that music fans can indulge themselves in, as they dropped on all major DSPs (Digital Streaming Platforms) today.

1) Hit Me Hard And Soft (Billie Eilish) - Pop Album Release

Billie Eilish finally unveiled her third studio album, titled Hit Me Hard and Soft, which was distributed to all major DSPs via Darkroom and Interscope Records. The official tracklist for the 10-song project has been listed below:

1. SKINNY
2. LUNCH
3. CHIHIRO
4. BIRDS OF A FEATHER
5. WILDFLOWER
6. THE GREATEST
7. L'AMOUR DE MA VIE
8. THE DINER
9. BITTERSUITE
10. BLUE

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2) Better Off Alone (A-Boogie) - Hip-Hop Album Release

The official album cover for A-Boogie's fifth studio album 'Better Off Alone' (Image via Instagram/@aboogievsartist)

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's fifth studio album, titled Better Off Alone, has officially dropped to all DSPs via Atlantic Records and Highbridge The Label LLC as the artist prepares for his North American Tour, which starts May 17 in Seattle, Washington.

The complete tracklist for Better Off Alone has been listed below:

1. Better Off Alone
2. Dark King
3. Let's Go Away (Feat. Young Thug)
4. Body (Feat. Cash Cobain)
5. Somebody (Feat. Future)
6. Steppas
7. Headaches
8. Spotlight (Feat. Lil Durk)
9. Need You Around (Feat. Fridayy)
10. One Shot
11. They Shooting
12. Feel Like Dying
13. P&E (Feat. Mariah The Scientist)
14. Tiffanys
15. No More Questions
16. How To Love
17. D.T.N
18. Did Me Wrong
19. Her Birthday
20. Booby Trap
21. I Already Know

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3) Valedictorian (Ian) - Hip Hop Album Release

The official album cover for Ian's debut Mixtape 'Valedictorian' (Image via Instagram/@iaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn)

Upcoming viral rapper Ian Smith has released his debut mixtape titled Valedictorian to all streaming platforms via Dogdog Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The complete tracklist for his latest release has been provided below:

1. Holiday
2. Never Stop
3. Bentayga
4. AirBnb
5. Hermes Streets
6. Omakase
7. Chauncey
8. Judgment
9. Grand Slam
10. Figure It Out

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4) Room Under The Stairs (Zayn) - Pop Country Album Release

The official album cover for Zayn Malik's fourth studio album 'Room Under The Stairs' (Image via Instagram/@zayn)

Zayn Malik has returned with his long-awaited follow-up to the 2021 project Nobody Is Listening, a jam-packed 15-song album titled Room Under The Stairs, which finds the singer diving into a newer country aesthetic with his music.

His fourth studio album was distributed to major DSPs via Drop Zed Music LLC, under an exclusive license to Mercury Records, Republic Records, and UMG Recordings. The complete tracklist for Zayn's Room Under The Stairs has been listed below:

1. Dreamin
2. What I Am
3. Grateful
4. Alienated
5. My Woman
6. How It Feels
7. Stardust
8. Gates Of Hell
9. Birds On A Cloud
10. Concrete Kisses
11. False Starts
12. The Time
13. Something In The Water
14. Shoot At Will
15. Fuchsia Sea

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5) Sayonara (Álvaro Díaz) - Latin Pop Album Release

The official album cover for Alvaro Diaz's latest album 'Sayonara' (Image via Instagram/@alvaritodiaz)

Álvaro Díaz, the Puerto Rican pop star, just dropped his newest 20-track project titled Sayonara. The album was distributed to all major DSPs via Universal Music and consists of the following songs as part of the official tracklist:

1. TE VI EN MIS PESADILLAS
2. KAWA
3. GATITAS SANDUNGUERAS VOL.1
4. PLN
5. FATAL FANTASY
6. LENTITO
7. 1000CANCIONES
8. BYAK
9. SIN PODERES
10. MAMI 100PRE SABE (INTERLUDE)
11. ER PR NO HACE FRIO
12. A MI NOMBRE
13. QUIEN TE QUIERE COMO EL NENE
14. MAJIN BUU
15. YOKO
16. QUIZAS SI QUIZAS NO
17. RAMONA FLOWERS
18. FUNERAL
19. GOLDEN GUN
20. NO LLORES SI ME VOY

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6) Together (Chance The Rapper) - Hip Hop Single Release

Chance The Rapper teamed up with DJ Premier to drop the second single from his upcoming album, Starline, titled Together. The single was produced by Premiere and follows up on the lead single, Buried Alive, which hit DSPs only a few weeks ago.

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7) Please Don’t Cry (Rapsody) - Hip Hop Album Release

The official album cover for Rapsody's latest album 'Please Don't Cry' (Image via Instagram/@rapsody)

American rapper Rapsody has dropped her fourth studio album, titled Please Don't Cry, on all major DSPs via We Each Other and Jamla Records, under an exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC. The album is packed with features from Erykah Badu to Phylicia Rashad.

The complete tracklist for Please Don't Cry has been listed below:

1. She's Expecting You (feat. Phylicia Rashad)
2. Marlanna
3. Asteroids
4. Look What You've Done
5. DND (It's Not Personal) (Feat. Bee-B)
6. Black Popstar (Feat. DIXSON)
7. Stand Tall
8. That One Time
9. 3 a.m. (Feat Erykah Badu)
10. Loose Rocks (Feat. Alex Isley)
11. Diary of A Mad Bitch (Feat. Bibi Bourelly)
12. Never Enough (Feat. Keznamdi)
13. He Shot Me
14. God's Light
15. Back In My Bag
16. Niko's Interlude (Feat. Niko Brim)
17. Raw (Feat. Lil Wayne)
18. Lonely Women
19. A Ballad for Homegirls (Feat. Baby Tate)
20. Please Don't Cry Interlude (Feat. Phylicia Rashad)
21. Faith
22. Forget Me Not (Feat. Amber Navran and Phylicia Rashad)

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8) Win Wit Us (42 Dugg) - Hip Hop Single Release

The official cover for 42 Dugg's latest single 'Win Wit Us' (Image via Instagram/@42_dugggg)

42 Dugg just dropped Win Wit Us on all streaming platforms via CMG and Interscope Records. The song was produced by Flex on the Beat, TyMaz, and Marshak and will seemingly act as the lead single for his upcoming album Forever Us, Never Them.

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9) Working On Me (Russ & 6LACK) - Hip Hop/ R&B Single Release

The official cover for Russ and 6LACK's latest single 'Working On Me' (Image via Instagram/@russ)

Russ and 6LACK team up to deliver a spacy blend of rap and R&B on their new record, Working On Me, which was distributed to all major streaming platforms today via DIEMON.

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10) Dispose Of Me (Omar Apollo) - Pop Single Release

Omar Apollo just dropped the lead single for his highly anticipated studio album God Said No, titled Dispose Of Me. The single was produced by Oscar Santander, Teo Halm, and Blake Slatkin and was distributed to DSPs under an exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.