Melanie Rooten
After the viral success of “Princess Diana,” Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice are back with yet ANOTHER collaboration, but this time with an extra special guest…
The chart-topping superstars are making their mark on Greta Gerwig‘s highly-anticipated film, Barbie, by releasing their own rendition of “Barbie Girl,” featuring the one and only Aqua herself.
“Barbie World” hit all music streaming platforms today (June 23rd) as a part of this week’s New Music Friday, combining a sample of Aqua’s smash hit “Barbie Girl” with elements of rap and hip-hop — It is truly a must-listen!
Fans have been counting down the days until the release of this hot new track, ever since Nicki Minaj announced “Barbie World” via Twitter on June 10th.
“It’s #Barbie B!ch If you still in doubt 😉🎀 @icespicee_ JUNE 23rd PRE-SAVE #BarbieWorld NOW,” she shared with her 28 million followers, amassing over 100,000 likes on that tweet alone.
Given that the hip-hop queen has always used Barbie as a part of her artistry and image, this announcement sent Nicki’s fans (AKA “Barbz”) into an absolute frenzy — Based on the feedback so far, they are NOT disappointed in the brand new song!
The legendary duo’s previous collaboration, “Princess Diana,” peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Will “Barbie World” surpass this ranking? We will just have to wait and see…
https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1671928781689462784
Aside from Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, we were thrilled to see some hot new tracks from Demi Lovato, Chris Brown, Anitta, Carly Rae Jepsen, Gwen Stefani, Dominic Fike, Oliver Tree, Hozier and more of our favorite artists on this week’s New Music Friday playlist.
With these phenomenal new releases aside, some of today’s top artists dropped albums this week that we are seriously obsessed with as well, including Kelly Clarkson, Kim Petras, Coi Leray, Maisie Peters, Jason Mraz, Valley and more.
Young Thug even dropped a 15-track project titled BUSINESS IS BUSINESS, featuring collaborations with some of today’s biggest stars, from Drake to Future to 21 Savage and beyond.
With a one-of-a-kind New Music Friday playlist filled with must-listen tracks, we managed to pinpoint some of our absolute favorites…
Keep scrolling to our picks, and be sure to let us know which track you like the best by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post, or by sending us a tweet at @celebsecrets.
Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice & Aqua – “Barbie World [From Barbie The Album]”
Demi Lovato – “SWINE”
Chris Brown – “Summer Too Hot”
Kelly Clarkson – “rock hudson”
Kim Petras – “King of Hearts”
Coi Leray feat. David Guetta – “Make My Day”
Young Thug feat. Drake – “Oh U Went”
Rauw Alejandro & Bizarrap – “BABY HELLO”
Anitta – “Funk Rave”
Gwen Stefani – “True Babe”
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Shy Boy”
The Chainsmokers with ILLENIUM feat. Carlie Hanson – “See You Again”
Rosa Linn – “If I Were You”
