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New & Discovered: The Latest Songs Added on my Playlist

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Columbia Chicago chapter.

Fridays are one of the days that I look forward to for many reasons – one of those being I can always look forward to new music being released and adding some new tunes to my playlist. I love always being able to discover new genres or songs that I never would have found on my own and I love sharing what I’m listening to at that moment with other poeple to see what they’re enjoying and just expanding my horizons. My “New & Discovered” playlist on Spotify is the playlist that I’m always blasting in my car, when I’m performing my concert in the shower and even getting ready for the day. WIth all this being said, here’s some new music I’ve been loving as of lately.

No Judgement – Niall Horan

Niall has come back with new music – and it seems like he hasn’t had a flop just yet. With the release of this last single before the debut of his latest album, “Heartbreak Weather”, this song just has some of the greatest lyrics that make this type of relationship tangible and warm to the soul. The meaning and what this song is trying to convey is just perfect in every way and I can’t get enough of it.

Favorite lyrics: “I can be your lover or your shoulder to cry on/You can be whoever you like, oh”

Soltera Remix – Lunay feat. Bad Bunny & Daddy Yankee

Attention to those reading, let me introduce to you my latest celebrity crush: Lunay. There is something about this artist that just makes my heart do a million summersaults when he sings and speaks. Not to mention him being attractive is a plus. This song was already great with the original – being the summer anthem for all single women to embrace who they are and be the fantastic girls that they are. But with the addition of these a legend  like Daddy Yankee and a phenom like Bad Bunny just make this song all the better.

Favorite lyrics: “Y estar soltera está de moda/Por eso ella no se enamora/Estar soltera está de moda/Por eso no va a cambiar”

Come Thru – Summer Walker feat. Usher

I know I’m a little late to join the bandwagon, I’ll admit. But Summer Walker is an artist to be on the lookout for. She has taken the world by storm and I can understand why a lot of my friends are obsessed with her music. I am a sucker for music that samples the old and puts their own spin on it and this song does that so perfectly. This classic Usher hit with Summer’s voice and lyrics creates a perfectly story and melody that I love cranking up in my car.

Favorite lyrics: “You make me wanna replay/All of the things/That you and me, we do”

Forever – Justin Bieber feat. Post Malone & Clever

I don’t care what anybody says: Justin Bieber did that when he released this latest album and there’s almost never a time that he does not make hits. There are quite a few songs that I really enjoy off of this album but this one is at the top of the list. I love the beat and flow that this song has and the incorporations of the different voices on this song. The fact that the chessy lyrics are catchy and cute are a plus, too.

Favorite lyrics: “Set my feelings to the side, they all got dusty on a shelf/You wiped them down when I had nothin’ left”

Recuerdo – TINI feat. Maui & Ricky

Want another female artist to be out on the lookout for? TINI is that girl. THere is something about her voice that just captivates me, especially because she can work a ballad with such soul or a song with a beat like this one that just makes you move. TINI is a very talented artist that I am enjoying so much right now and I think that you’ll enjoy her just as much.

Favorite lyrics: “Recuerdo esa canciĂłn que bailamo’ anoche/La canciĂłn de los dos/Recuerdo cuando un besito me diste a las doce/Cuando escucho tu voz…”

Melanie Medrano

Columbia Chicago '21

A music-enthused entertainment journalist who wants to share her voice with the world - one article at a time.