New Music Drops: Week Ending May 23, 2025

Check out the latest music releases for the week ending May 23!

New Music Released in May:

Friend Of Mine

Song Title: Friend Of Mine
Artist: Rihanna
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Duration: 3:28
Genre: Pop

What the song is about: The song “Friend of Mine” by Rihanna, featured on the Smurfs Movie soundtrack, is about instant connection and familiarity with someone new, as if you’ve known them forever—even if you’ve just met.

[Chorus]
Ooh, I think the word here is "déjà-vu"
Just met you tonight, but you feel like a friend of mine
Feel like a friend of mine, feel like a friend of mine
Feel like a friend of mine, feel like a friend of mine
How can so familiar be so brand new?
Just met you tonight, but you feel like a friend of mine
Feel like a friend of mine, feel like a friend of mine
Like a friend of mine, feel like a friend of mine
Feel like a friend of mine, like a friend of mine
Like a friend of mine, like a friend of mine
Feel like a friend, friend, feel like a friend, friend
Feel like a friend, friend, you feel like a friend of mine

Boy Crazy

Song Title: Boy Crazy
Artist: Kesha
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Duration: 2:28
Genre: Electropop, Dance-Pop, Synthpop

What the song is about: The song “BOY CRAZY” by Kesha is about unapologetic desire, obsession, and the thrill of chasing romantic or sexual attention, all wrapped in a playful, wild, and over-the-top tone. The lyrics paint Kesha as bold, adventurous, and completely in charge of her own pleasure and choices.

[Chorus]
I'm obsessive, I'm fixating
I want all the boys lately
Fly me out and entertain me
Oh, oh, I'm boy crazy
I'm obsessive, my heart's racing
I want (Woo) all the boys lately
You're my fix and you're my craving
Oh, oh, I'm boy crazy

Let You Fade

Song Title: Let You Fade
Artist: Linkin Park
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Duration: 3:29
Genre: Alternative/Indie

What the song is about: The song “Let You Fade” by Linkin Park is about clinging to meaningful memories and connections in the face of change, chaos, and emotional exhaustion. It explores the struggle between moving forward and not wanting to let go of the past, especially when everything feels uncertain or lost.

[Pre-Chorus]
Breaking our backs for a pile of sand
Just to have it all fallin' out of our hands
Maybe it all gets lost in the end, but

[Chorus]
I'll remember you
No matter where our ways may take us to
And even when the memories slip away
Time will test you, I won't let you fade

Don’t Say You Love Me

Song Title: Don’t Say You Love Me
Artist: Jin
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Duration: 3:25
Genre: Pop

What the song is about: The song “Don’t Say You Love Me” is about the painful end of a relationship and the emotional struggle of letting go when words of love only make things harder. It’s a raw, vulnerable expression of wanting closure without false comfort.

[Pre-Chorus]
Faking a smile while we're breaking apart
Oh, I never, never, never meant to take it this far
Too late to save me, so don't even start
Oh, you never meant to hurt me, but you're making it hard

[Chorus]
Don't tell me that you're gonna miss me
Just tell me that you wanna kill me
Don't say that you love me 'cause it hurts the most
You just gotta let me go

What I Want

Song Title: What I Want
Artist: Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Duration: 3:04
Genre: Country

What the song is about: The song “What I Want” by Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae is about two emotionally guarded people choosing a temporary, no-strings-attached connection over deeper commitment. It’s a candid exchange between two individuals who both carry emotional scars and are upfront about not being ready for love.

[Pre-Chorus]
If you're in a hurry
Nah, you ain't gonna hurt me tonight
And it won't be the worst thing
If this is all it is, and in the middle of a kiss

[Chorus]
She said, "You don't want this heart, boy, it's already broke"
Told me everything she touch just goes up in smoke
Only stay a couple nights, then she gon' be gone
I said, "Baby, you should know that's what I want"

Somebody

Song Title: Somebody
Artist: Latto
Release Date: May 16, 2025
Duration: 3:17
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

What the song is about: The song “Somebody” is about craving emotional and physical connection with someone who feels like more than just a casual fling. It captures the tension between friendship and desire, secrecy and longing, and the irresistible pull of chemistry.

[Chorus]
(Give it to me baby, give it to me baby)
(Ah) I really need somebody (Body)
Tell me you that somebody (Body)
I don't care about your bodies (Bodies)
(Give it to me baby, give it to me baby)
Uh, love the way you touch my body (Body)
From the back, get bodied (Bodied)
I'll never tell nobody (Give it to me baby, give it to me baby)
All I want is you, boy, all I want is you
All I need is you, boy, all I need is you (You)
It's just me and you, boy, it's just me and you
I really need somebody
Tell me you that somebody