SPOTTED ON NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

Interscope’s Kendrick Lamar illuminates the cover of Spotify’s New Music Friday behind the release of his highly anticipated Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Three tracks from the double album are featured in the Top 15 of the playlist: “N95” leads off, followed by “Die Hard” w/Blxst & Amanda Reifer and “Silent Hill” f/Kodak Black.

As usual, major releases pack the front of the set. Beyond the Kendrick cuts, these include Post Malone & Roddy Ricch’s “Cooped Up” (Republic), Florence + The Machine’s “Dream Girl Evil,” from Dance Fever (Republic), and The Chainsmokers’ “I Love U,” from So Far So Good (Columbia).

Other highlights span Tate McRae’s “what would you do?” (RCA), My Chemical Romance’s “The Foundations of Decay” (Reprise), DaBaby x Moneybagg Yo’s “WIG” (Interscope), Becky G’s “BAILÉ CON MI EX” (Kemosabe/RCA), OneRepublic’s “I Ain’t Worried” (Interscope), Måneskin’s “SUPERMODEL” (Epic), Morgan Wallen’s “You Proof” (Republic), Gryffin x Olivia O’Brien’s “Caught Up” (Interscope), John Summit’s “In Chicago” (Off the Grid), The Black Keys’ “For the Love of Money” (Warner), Vory f/NAV & Yung Bleu’s “Do Not Disturb” (UMG), Remi Wolf’s “Michael” (Island), Sasha Alex Sloan’s “Adult” (RCA), Shygirl’s “Firefly” (NUXXE), yvngxchris f/Lil Yachty’s “DAMN HOMIE” (Columbia), UMI’s “moonlit room” (RCA), Joy Oladokun’s “Purple Haze” (Republic), Elle King f/Dierks Bentley’s “Worth a Shot” (RCA), Noah Cyrus’ “Mr. Percocet” (Columbia), Ingrid Andress’ “Seeing Someone Else” (Warner Music Nashville), Mark Ronson f/Lucky Daye’s “Too Much” (Columbia), Davido f/The Samples’ “Stand Strong” (Columbia), Muni Long’s “Pain” (Supergiant/Def Jam), TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s “Good Boy Gone Bad” (Republic), ILLENIUM f/Spiritbox’s “Shivering” (Warner), James Bay’s “One Life” (Republic), renforshort f/Travis Barker’s “we’ll make this ok” (Interscope), Ne-Yo’s “Don’t Love Me” (Motown), Sub Urban’s “CANDYMAN” (Warner), Pale Waves’ “Lies” (Dirty Hit), Wet’s “Tell Me Why” (Secretly Canadian), Benny Benassi x Anabel Englund’s “LIGHTWAVES” (Ultra), Galantis’ “1x1” (Big Beat), DaniLeigh’s “Dead to Me” (Def Jam), Mandy Moore’s “Brand New Nowhere” (Verve Forecast), Tank and the Bangas f/The Ton3s’ “Communion in My Cup” (Verve)...