Late rap star
Pop Smoke graces the cover of
Spotify's
New Music Friday behind the release of his second posthumous album,
Faith (
Victor Victor/
Republic). "Bout a Million" f/
21 Savage &
42 Dugg tops the playlist; "Demeanor" f/
Dua Lipa is
in at #7.
Next-gen pop stars from Republic are featured up front:
Conan Gray's "People Watching" is third;
Clairo's "Amoeba," from her sophomore album,
Sling, is eighth.
Other highlights include
Normani f/
Cardi B's "Wild Side" (
Keep Cool/
RCA),
John Mayer's "Shot in the Dark" (
Columbia),
Swedish House Mafia's "It Gets Better" (Republic),
Trippie Redd f/
Lil Uzi Vert's "Holy Smokes" (
1400/
10K Projects),
WILLOW f/
Avril Lavigne &
Travis Barker's "G R O W" (
Roc Nation),
Kevin Abstract f/
$not &
slowthai's "SLUGGER" (
Question Everything/RCA),
Dan + Shay's "Good Things" (
Warner Music Nashville/
Warner),
Chelsea Cutler's "Walking Away" (Republic),
Logic's "My Way" (
Def Jam),
Shakira's "Don't Wait Up" (
Sony Latin),
Camilo f/
Shawn Mendes' "KESI Remix" (Sony Latin),
ILLENIUM f/
Tory Kelly's "Blame Myself" (
12Tone),
Anne-Marie's "Beautiful" (Warner),
SSGKobe's "MIA" (
Field Trip/Columbia),
Bastille's "Give Me the Future" (Republic),
Peach Tree Rascals &
AG Club's "Popeye" (
Homemade/10K Projects),
Cico P f/
Maxo Kream's "Dirty" (
DawgTies/
APG),
Jessie Murph's "When I'm Not Around" (Columbia),
MASN's "Don't Talk" (RCA),
JAWNY's "Tombstone Grey" (Interscope),
Remble f/
B.A.'s "Audible" (Warner),
Toosii's "head over hills" (
SCMG/
Capitol),
OMG Bloodbath f/
Est Gee's "Not Gang" (10:22pm/
LVRN/Interscope) and
Sally Sossa's "Back From the Dead" (
Listen to the Kids/Interscope).