10 Big Things That Happened in Music the Week of November 7, 2025
Where in the world has 2025 gone? In a flash, Halloween is behind us and we're firmly in the final two months of the year. The weather is colder, wetter and darker, but at least our favorite recording artists are keeping things sizzling hot—with this week in particular being a standout.
It feels like our favorite artists were all waiting for November to come to drop their eagerly anticipated EPs and albums, plus fanciful collabs and so much more. Can't wait to dive in? Keep scrolling to discover the 10 biggest things that happened in music the week of Nov. 7, 2025.
('What Do I Know? (Just a Girl)' via Warner Music MENA)
1. The Two Lips Figure Out What It Means to Grow Up With Their girl, c'mon! EP
if you're not yet familiar with indie-pop duo The Two Lips, now is the perfect time to get acquainted. They've been hooking audiences with their hit song "still love you (todavía)," recently opened for Sabrina Carpenter and Malcolm Todd and are also headed to Coachella for the first time in 2026. They also just released their debut EP, girl, c'mon! Over its eight songs, members Andrea and Jewlz explore the complicated highs and lows of navigating your mid-20s through infectious pop tracks that are sometimes dreamy, sometimes edgy, but always equally enchanting.
"girl c'mon! is a love letter to ourselves and everyone finding their way through their 20s," the duo wrote in a post on Instagram. "The title is a reminder to pick yourself up, to keep going, even when life feels heavy or uncertain. These songs capture the highs, lows, and in-between of being 25. The heartbreaks, the hope, the late nights ruminating, and the quiet moments of clarity. It's us learning to grow and inviting everyone else to do the same."
2. KIANA Gets Anthemic on Debut EP, This Is the Part
Rising country-pop artist KIANA has established herself as a captivating storyteller unafraid to bare it all. With the release of her debut EP, This Is the Part, she gets more open, earnest and vulnerable than ever. It's made up of five tracks—including the addictive opening song "When You're Looking At Me"—that showcase her abilities, with light-hearted yet cinematic songs that tell her story so far.
In a press release, KIANA described This Is the Part as "a project I've always wanted to make—full of anthemic, feel-good songs inspired by the pop-country music that shaped me growing up."
3. Alemeda Makes a Bold Declaration With New EP, But What the Hell Do I Know
We're calling it now—Alemeda is destined to be the next big thing in pop music. The Sudanese-Ethiopian artist, born in Ethiopia and raised in Arizona, has an enchanting pop sound, incorporating elements of punk, R&B and indie music to create something all her own, and she's never sounded better than she does on her sophomore EP, But What the Hell Do I Know. It consists of seven tracks with unforgettable features from Doechii and Rachel Chinouriri, and assures us that Alemeda has a very bright musical future ahead of her.
4. Jade LeMac Does Some Late-Night Reflection With It's Always at Night EP
Canadian pop sensation Jade LeMac first burst onto our radars with her hit song "Constellations," and we've been fully obsessed ever since. Her new EP, It's Always at Night, gives us six new tracks—and six new reasons to reignite our love for her music. Driven by stirring and anthemic pop sounds, the EP is an exploration on how falling in love with the right person can also become a thrilling journey of self-discovery, and how our truest and most consuming thoughts often arrive in the quiet dark of the night.
"It's Always At Night is a story about a person who's in love with love," Jade revealed in a press release. "There are songs for so many emotions—heartbreak, desire, love, and lust. Each song is its own story about the different ways I've felt while being in love with someone … As soon as the sun goes down and it's nighttime, I'm alone in my bedroom. I feel my emotions one hundred times harder, and the thoughts just flow into my head."
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5. Alessi Rose Keeps Things Raw With the Deluxe Version of Her Voyeur EP
English artist Alessi Rose has had a stellar year, and after making waves with her Voyeur EP release in July and opening for Tate McRae on her Miss Possessive tour, Alessi's keeping the magic going with Voyeur (Deluxe). The new edition builds on the story told with the eight original tracks and adds three more—"Get Around," "Falling Forever" and "First Original Thought"—with all of the wit, sarcasm, edge and irresistibly listening appeal we expect from the star.
"Voyeur (Deluxe) stemmed from me continuing to write on tour after Voyeur was completed and craving some more big, melodramatic pop songs to perform at my shows, whilst also being in the headspace of wanting to write about things in their most raw and uncomfortable honest forms, in real time," Alessi shared in a press release.
6. Holly Humberstone Uncovers the Darker Side of Love in 'Die Happy'
English singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone has enjoyed a number of viral moments over the last few years, and we're anticipating that her new single, "Die Happy," will be her next huge hit. Its warm, indie-pop sound contrasts the dark, gothic romance the song weaves, coming to life with dreamy, lullaby-like vocals as Holly sings about a love so all-encompassing that she wouldn't mind dying by their side. It's about the kind of love that swallows you whole and giving yourself to it fully, despite recognizing the dangers.
"I wrote 'Die Happy' thinking about a fairytale at night, somewhere between driving fast with the windows down and wandering through a crumbling old house," Holly explained in a press release. "I took inspiration from The Bloody Chamber and Dracula and I wanted to show the feeling of throwing yourself into love fully and recklessly. There is danger in love."
7. BENEE Tries to Make Sense of the Disorder of Modern Life With Ur An Angel I'm Just Particles
Alt-pop star BENEE's sophomore album, Ur An Angel I'm Just Particles, has arrived, and over the course of a dozen atmospheric and moody pop tracks, it unravels a lot of the sensations we've been feeling recently. The album is diaristic and relatable in its vulnerability as BENEE does her best to make sense of the disorder of life in the 21st century. Still, no matter how deep and dark she does, the thought-provoking results remain effortlessly catchy.
"The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice," BENEE revealed in a press release. "All we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed. Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion. There's a restless urgency here, a longing to escape yet nowhere to run, as the lines blur between self-destruction and survival, euphoria and emptiness. The songs unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise. It's an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it's staring back."
8. 3Quency Showcase Their R&B Prowess Yet Again With 'Once I Was a Good Girl'
R&B-pop trio 3Quency have continued to make a name for themselves since members Nori Moore, Brianna Mazzola and Wennely Quezada joined forces as artists on Netflix's Building the Band. Their new single, "Once I Was a Good Girl," reminds us what makes them so special, with three rich and harmonious voices that sounds like they were born to make music together. With its confident Y2K vibes, it's a song about a love that did them wrong. They used to be sweet girls, but he changed them forever—and now that they've decided he'll never come back into their lives, they're as powerful and self-assured as ever.
9. ROSALÍA Reveals an Entirely New Side to Her Artist With LUX Album
Spanish artist ROSALÍA's name has been on everyone's lips recently, with her powerful and operatic track "Berghain" proving that she's anything but your typical pop artist. With the release of her new album, LUX, she takes the experiment further than we could have imagined, recruiting the London Symphony Orchestra to bring her expansive vision to life. It unfurls over 18 tracks over four movements, incorporating singing in 14 different languages, to create an exploration of femininity, change and the human experience. It's part classical music album, part boundary-pushing pop album, and 100% something we've never heard before.
"There's a whole intentional structure throughout the album," ROSALIÍA shared in an interview with Billboard. "I was clear that I wanted four movements. I wanted one where it would be more a departure from purity. The second movement, I wanted it to feel more like being in gravity, being friends with the world. The third would be more about grace and hopefully being friends with God. And at the end, the farewell, the return. All of that helped me be very strategic and concise and precise about what songs would go where, how I wanted it to start, how I wanted the journey to go, what lyrics would make sense."
10. Nora Fatehi Steps Into Her Pop Era With 'What Do I Know (Just A Girl)' Featuring Shenseea
Nora Fatehi is an international sensation, born in Canada to Moroccan parents before moving to India to become an iconic Bollywood actress, dancer and musical artist—and now, she's ready to step into the role of pop star. She just dropped the new single "What Do I Know (Just A Girl)" featuring Jamaican artist Shenseea, which kicks off with a moody bossa nova beat before transforming into an irresistible dance track. It's a confident anthem about a woman recognizing her own beauty and talents, and using the way others underestimate her to her advantage.
"I'm so excited to finally share 'What Do I Know (Just A Girl)' with the world!" Nora shared in a press release. "This song marks the start of my pop girl era, and diving into this new sound has been such an inspiring journey. Shenseea and I poured our hearts into every part of it—from recording the vocals to nailing the choreography for the music video. I couldn't be prouder of what we created together!"
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