Whether you’re pouting or partying, get ready to update the playlist with this week’s edition of Bop After Bop…Kim Petras makes a convincing case for extending summer in this club-ready collaboration with The Chainsmokers. The EDM duo — known for irresistible earworms like “Closer” and “Don’t Let Me Down” — matches Petras’ seductive tone with a production that demands movement. Between its hypnotizing refrain of “Da, da, dah” and a slinky vibe tailor-made for dancefloor flirtations, the liberating team-up is a tantalizing invitation to create heat.You can almost hear Billy Porter‘s trademark smile throughout his new EP, Black Mona Lisa Vol. 2: The Cookout Sessions.
Still, the politically charged “Not Today” finds him at an especially groovy, empowering, and vocally powerful sweet spot. Taking inspiration from ’70s protest anthems and his R&B roots, Porter issues a well-timed call to action, evoking the excitement of being on the precipice of change. The horns feel like a summons, the funky bassline is a march, and the hook is an audacious zinger: “The children of the world didn’t come here to play / Not today.”The bisexual community scores a much-needed win with this cheeky and thumping bop about chasing men and women indiscriminately.
Whether complimenting a girl’s skirt or ribbing a dude donning Vineyard Vines, Abigail Barlow never takes the game too seriously. In a pop landscape obsessed with feelings, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter (whose unofficial Bridgerton musical captivated TikTok and scored her a Grammy) provides a refreshing reprieve while hunting for a good time. In the infectious chorus, she boasts, “I play both sides / I don’t care who I take home tonight.”With a bed of acoustic guitars, a Southern twang that soars, and a tender heart on his sleeve, gay country singer Fancy Hagood turns impending heartbreak into a swooning love song.
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