Nick Jonas
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
This week, Nick Jonas sends a new signal to earth, Post Malone covers a classic for Pikachu (really), and Chloe x Halle continue to evolve their visuals. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below:
Nick Jonas, “Spaceman”
In light of the Jonas Brothers’ massive comeback run in 2019, it’s easy to forget how successful Nick Jonas’ solo career was during the trio’s hiatus: multiple top 20 hits on the Hot 100, a pair of top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, and a keen understanding of rhythmic pop that transcended a group setting. “Spaceman,” which precedes a new solo LP of the same name, updates Jonas’ lyrical focus with references to the 2020 election and pandemic, but his understanding of a killer hook hasn’t changed one bit
Drunk - Elle King & Miranda Lambert song cover, courtesy of Vanner Records & RCA Nashville
Earlier Friday, Lauren Daigle’s new release “Hold On To Me” reached #1 on the US iTunes song sales chart.
Friday afternoon, another newcomer seized the throne.
Elle King & Miranda Lambert’s “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” that song, is #1 on the listing as of press time at 3:40PM ET Friday afternoon.
The Lauren Daigle song is now #2 on the chart, and Darius Rucker’s “Beers And Sunshine” is #3. Cardi B’s “Up” (#4) and Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” (#5) complete the current Top 5.
In addition to releasing the audio for “Drunk,” King and Lambert shared the official music video Friday. It follows: