It’s the first New Music Friday of June 2026, and there’s no denying that this one is sizzling hot.
The big news of the week is that Niall Horan has released his fourth solo album, Dinner Party, but that’s really only the beginning of the magic with a new EP from MEOVV, the title track from SIENNA SPIRO’s upcoming debut album and so much more. Can’t wait to start listening? Keep scrolling to discover the 10 biggest things that happened in music the week of June 5, 2026.
(Dinner Party via Neon Haze Music)
1. Marry Me Emelie! Reflect on Grief in ‘Flowers’
We’re fully obsessed with the BBC’s The Other Bennet Sister, so when we learned that star Ella Bruccoleri was in a band called Marry Me Emelie!, we knew we were in for a treat. The duo is made up of Ella and French artist Yoan Segot, and their new single “Flowers” is a hazy, moody reflection on the non-linear process of grief. They’ve also teased another single in the near future.
“Flowers is an elegy that circles a single image, returning to the ritual until it breaks,” shared the band in an Instagram post. “It was written after observing a loved one’s grief from the outside. Lots of love and please give it a listen and share if you would be so kind 🫶🏻”
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2. Sheva Elliot Surrenders to Instinct in ‘Birds of a Feather’
Rock-Americana singer-songwriter and producer Sheva Elliot is gearing up to release a new album, and she’s giving fans a taste of what’s to come with the twangy and soulful new single “Birds of a Feather.” The track is vulnerable yet freeing as Sheva embraces mischief, recognizing the gap between what’s expected of her and what she feels she must do in order to embrace true happiness. In the end, she decides to follow her gut and give herself over to love and truth, whatever may come of it.
“Ultimately, this song is about saying ‘to hell with it,’ going for the person who makes your heart flutter, and not worrying about the consequences,” Sheva said in a press release.
3. Deer Tick Weave a Tale About Their Home State With New Coin-O-Matic Album
Rhode Island indie rockers Deer Tick have been making music together for over 20 years, but they’ve never sounded more at home—and more Deer Tick—than with their latest album, Coin-O-Matic. Consisting of 11 tracks, the album weaves tales based in the band’s home state of Rhode Island, telling stories of working class struggles, young love and the quest of self-discovery against a slightly seedy backdrop of secret smalltown mafia dealings. They’ve always been master storytellers, and with this album recorded in the band’s home studio, as well as self-produced, they feel completely in control of their craft.
“If you grew up in Rhode Island years ago, you’d see all these mobsters on the news and then run into them at a restaurant on Federal Hill,” shared frontman John McCauley in a press release. “They were criminals but also very colorful characters, and I wanted the album to partly reflect a certain nostalgia for that kind of seediness.”
4. ivri Is Willing to Be Someone Else in ‘WHOEVER YOU WANT ME TO BE (NOTHING MORE)’
Viral alt-pop artist and TikTok sensation ivri is at the center of lots of buzz this summer with tracks including “tower of memories” and “glow worms” collecting millions of streams as she steps out for her first European headline tour. She also just released her new single “WHOEVER YOU WANT ME TO BE (NOTHING MORE),” a profoundly emotional and gloriously fuzzy rock exploration of her willingness to transform into someone else to be the one her love wants. She’s a pro at crafting her own fantasy worlds in her music, and this one draws us completely in.
“There are some feelings that I am not able to say out loud,” ivri shared in an Instagram post. “This song expresses one of those feelings. ‘WHOEVER YOU WANT ME TO BE (NOTHING MORE); is out now everywhere <3 the visualizer is also on my YouTube! I tried to make a dance song and failed but this was so fun and I hope you like it.”
5. Sam Palladio Laments Unrequited Love in New Single ‘Glitter’
English actor and musician Sam Palladio is back at it with the release of his emotional new dance-pop anthem, “Glitter.” The shimmering track is as vulnerable as it is catchy as Sam loses himself to unrequited love, wanting someone who feels like they’re part of a different world entirely. Specifically, it details imagining the one he admires living their best life, without a worry or care in the world, while he’s back at the start of everything, mourning a loss and thinking of them.
“The title ‘Glitter’ came from the imagery of this person I’d started to care about, dancing the night away on the other side of the world, whilst… I was in a very different place, being back in my childhood bedroom having just lost my sweet dog River and my grandfather,” Sam revealed in a post on Instagram. “It’s that juxtaposition between an early heartbreak, even when… you don’t know if there’s a relationship forming, but… the person really excites you, and you can’t help but picture a future. ‘Glitter’ was one of the first songs I wrote when stepping into a new chapter in my life, starting to meet people, and get my heart a little broken along the way. It’s a classic unrequited love, sad boy pop song.”
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6. Laci Kaye Booth Dreams of a Different Life in ‘Ethereal Redneck S***’
Country sensation Laci Kaye Booth has been a very busy woman. On top of performing at CMA Fest’s Spotify House this week, she just announced that her next album, Love Ain’t For The Faint Of Heart, will release on Sep. 18. She also just shared her latest single, “Ethereal Redneck S***,” which feels like a country-pop daydream as she sings about the desire to escape the boredom of modern life and instead embrace her own idealized version of a specific brand of country-Western lifestyle.
“I knew from the very beginning that this was going to be an album about love,” shared Laci in a press release. “I had so many love songs this time.”
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7. FLO Vow to Protect Their Girls in ‘Don’t Break Her Heart’
No one is doing it like Grammy nominated R&B trio FLO, and with their upcoming sophomore album Therapy At The Club set to release on July 24, it’s a very exciting time to be fans. They just teased the release with a brand new single, “Don’t Break Her Heart,” combining silky-smooth ’90s R&B flow with cheeky lyricism to create something wholly original. It’s a song about togetherness and sisterhood while also carrying a powerful threat toward any boys even thinking about breaking their best friends’ hearts. Its cinematic and hilarious music video shows the trio playing detectives to reveal a man’s infidelity.
“’DBHH’ is our favorite sisterhood anthem!” the group shared in a press release. “It really encapsulates our love for each other and the lengths we are willing to go to protect the hearts of our sisters.”
Also read about: FLO Takes It Back to the 2000s With Their Debut EP, The Lead
8. SIENNA SPIRO Feels Like She’s Just Passing Through With ‘The Visitor’
English soul-pop sensation SIENNA SPIRO has announced that her debut album, Visitor, will be releasing on July 3, and its title track already has us completely entranced. “The Visitor” comes to live with gorgeous instrumentation, courtesy of a 20-piece orchestra, and a thrilling vocal performance that SIENNA recorded in a single take. It’s a poetic meditation on feeling like a minor side character in someone else’s narrative, and struggling to ever form any lasting connections out of fear of getting left behind. We also adore its striking music video, which shows SIENNA going to the ballet by herself, only to find herself jealous of the romance developing between the dancers onstage.
“I’ve always had a strong awareness of impermanence; I’m very fearful of things ending and people leaving,” SIENNA shared in a press release. “It’s so intense that I often won’t participate in new relationships or anything I know won’t last, so in a way I’ve spent most of my life feeling like a visitor—like someone who’s just passing through. Making this album really taught me how to savor things in the moment, instead of constantly worrying about the future. When people hear the record, I hope it helps them to find some comfort in the fact that everything is temporary. We don’t always have to rush to let go—we can let things matter without needing them to last.”
9. MEOVV Refuse to Be Reined in on THE 2nd EP ALBUM [BITE NOW]
K-pop icons MEOVV are back with a new mini-album, and it’s all the proof we need to know that they refuse to stay stagnant. On THE 2nd EP ALBUM [BITE NOW], the girls hold absolutely nothing back across five tracks, breaking the mold with new ferocity and strength—and playing with the most unexpected of genres. The genre-spanning EP jumps from soaring EDM to gothic horror drill to soulful pop, alternative R&B and groovy R&B in under 15 minutes, reminding us the MEOVV are masters of their craft and capable of absolutely anything.
10. Niall Horan Invites Us to Sit Down With Dinner Party Album
One of our most anticipated albums of the year, Niall Horan‘s fourth solo project, Dinner Party, is finally here, and we can confidently say it delivers on all fronts. The pop-rock album showcases everything we love about Niall’s artistry, consisting of 12 breezy, warm and ridiculously catchy tracks that invite us right into Niall’s story so far. Featuring beloved singles “Dinner Party,” “Little More Time” and “End of an Era,” it feels like a nostalgic celebration of everything that makes life worth living. Niall also has a massive your tour kicking off in September in England and heading across Europe before it arrives in North America next March. We cannot wait to hear these songs directly from the stage.
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