{"id":59066,"date":"2026-02-27T17:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/best-new-music-bigxthaplug-mitski-bruno-mars\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:58:27","slug":"best-new-music-bigxthaplug-mitski-bruno-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/best-new-music-bigxthaplug-mitski-bruno-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Music: BigXthaPlug, Mitski, Bruno Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWelcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music \u2014 featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.\u00a0This week,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bigxthaplug\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bigxthaplug\" data-tag=\"bigxthaplug\">BigXthaPlug<\/a> links up his 600 Entertainment crew for a G-funk-inspired cypher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/mitski\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mitski\" data-tag=\"mitski\">Mitski<\/a> goes for broke on the shoegaze-y outro to her new album, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bruno-mars\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bruno-mars\" data-tag=\"bruno-mars\">Bruno Mars<\/a> makes a bold declaration with a mariachi-inflected serenade from <em>The Romantic<\/em>. Plus new tunes from Gorillaz, Raye, Moliy, Chase B, Courtney Barnett, and Joey Valence &amp; Brae.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bigxthaplug-600-entertainment-6wa-video-mixtape-1235522558\/\">BigXthaPlug, TRo$ama, Yung Hood, Murdagang PB, \u201c6WA\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kc-5b916ktk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/mitski-nothings-about-to-happen-to-me-1235522053\/\">Mitski, \u201cLightning\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=21SM9Kxw3mA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/most-romantic-bruno-mars-songs-1235513513\/\">Bruno Mars, \u201cRisk It All\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lY5V4hSLWY8&amp;list=RDlY5V4hSLWY8&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/gorillaz-new-music-grief-ai-art-interview-1235514180\/\">Gorillaz, \u201cThe Moon Cave\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OUh_hwmS0Xo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/raye-nightingale-lane-single-1235522667\/\">Raye, \u201cNightingale Lane.\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CTvTWyvxHfY&amp;t=1s\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tYeat, EsDeeKid, \u201cMade It On Our Own\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k2_bhC5E0mc&amp;list=RDk2_bhC5E0mc&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/anderson-paak-k-pop-movie-south-korean-1235522281\/\">Aespa feat. Anderson .Paak, \u201cKeychain\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZEbmZ18UHbo\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tCourtney Barnett, \u201cMantis\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iqhJ4C2FYIc&amp;list=RDiqhJ4C2FYIc&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMOLIY, Bees &amp; Honey, \u201cPartygyal\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oi2kAbIn2ZM\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/chase-b-mixtape-be-very-afraid-travis-scott-houston-1235522174\/\">Chase B feat. Travis Scott, Big Sean, \u201cFacts\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6BuTxqRSQVM\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/bill-callahan-my-days-of-58-interview-1235518587\/\">Bill Callahan, \u201cEmpathy\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4NdaXrqcM-g\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSwae Lee, \u201cFlammable\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4FUTd0vD4Sk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tTowa Bird, \u201cGentleman\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VRfsy_72uCA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tUnderscores, \u201cTell Me (U Want It)\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i_gkcxgNCM8&amp;list=RD6Z9uS-Ak-Gs&amp;index=3\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAng\u00e8le feat. Justice, \u201cWhat You Want\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e5s8MdtnbMM\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJoey Valence &amp; Brae, \u201cPushthepipe\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eNbFq4CQscA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/gnarls-barkley-pictures-single-atlanta-album-1235522230\/\">Gnarls Barkley, \u201cPictures\u201d<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CFlVkte3oT4&amp;list=RDCFlVkte3oT4&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tKing Tuff, \u201cInvisible Ink\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MipdirwKsYw&amp;list=RDMipdirwKsYw&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNamasenda, \u201cMiami Crest\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l9PGxoDGU6U&amp;list=RDl9PGxoDGU6U&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tZack Villere feat. Rockie Rode, \u201cOn Your Way Home\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UAMWquGkfrQ&amp;list=RDUAMWquGkfrQ&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tEee Gee, \u201cYou Always Liked Me Better When I Was Stoned\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DsJkVuzv8aA&amp;list=OLAK5uy_kZbm6HIrCA-_QDNfM0Mn6iQUwT-9wXjA8\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSluice, \u201cZillow\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=koUY3pNDo0A\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tQuiet Light, \u201cBerlin\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxlnvoH2J14&amp;list=RDdxlnvoH2J14&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAaron Lee Tasjan, \u201cScience Friction\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EPVsimh84BU\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tElmiene, \u201cHonour\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ybv7JXW5rhw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">(YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tChelsea Jordan, \u201cPicky Choosy\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DNoc9YVPt1Q&amp;list=RDDNoc9YVPt1Q&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAupinard, \u201cUn Th\u00e9?\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hkat7Oq8sr0&amp;list=RDhkat7Oq8sr0&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tKianna, \u201cPassionfruit\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MXUp635KTgs&amp;list=RDMXUp635KTgs&amp;start_radio=1\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Songs You Need to Know\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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