Bop Shop: Songs From Mac Miller, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, And More

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  88-Keys ft. Mac Miller and Sia: "That's Life"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=4oviKWgwzE4
  
  
  
  One night, sitting opposite Mac Miller, producer 88-Keys sparked an idea in the late rapper. Their conversation was about the power of relationships in their lives, how they changed them and why they made time special. They recorded "That's Life," nevertheless it leaked under the title "Benji The Dog." 88-Keys pleaded with fans to wait for the official version. It turns out, it's worth the wait.
  
  
  "That's Life" feels like clearing up all bad blood, in the same way that Miller's verse on "Time" by the Free Nationals and Kali Uchis proposed catharsis for the rapper's past partners. With "That's Life," the man in the reflect is who Miller's apologizing to, letting him know that, hey, shit happens. There's nothing truer than the four-word phrase "Fuck it, that's life." Relaxing moans in the background give Miller the chance to surge tidy past it for a pounding downpour of rocky words that speak openly about past trials and tribulations. Sia's rebuttal at the end only sweetens the deal, pairing with one of Miller's finest verses. It almost feels like a message from beyond: He's giving us a thumbs-up with his wide, goofy grin. –Trey Alston
  
  
  
  
  



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  Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes - "Señorita"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=Pkh8UtuejGw
  
  
  
  First thing's first: No, this new collab doesn't sample Justin Timberlake's 2002 single of the same name. That's a good thing, because Camila and Shawn's musical chemistry is in a league all its own — "Señorita" is a luring distributing from two of today's biggest pop stars, and its arrival on the initial beginning day of summer feels simply destined. The pair are at their best and flirtiest here, recounting a steamy summer fling place on Earth in the Miami heat and fueled by Tequila Sunrises. "I wish I might pretend I didn't need ya / Nevertheless every touch is ooh la la la," they sing on the breezy hook, their voices accentuated by Spanish guitar plucking and finger snaps. This marks Camila and Shawn's second group effort — immediately after 2015's moody, vindictive "I Know What You Did Last Summer" — and hopefully not their last. I, for one, am completely in favor of those two becoming the pop version of Ja Rule and Ashanti, teaming up again and again for years to come. –Madeline Roth
  
  
  
  
  



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  The Regrettes: "I Dare You"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=WOgQpjARYyc
  
  
  
  in case you haven't already stanned The Regrettes, it's almost time to begin. The power-pop punk musical group commands more attention with each track as they prepare for the release of their sophomore album, How Do You Love? "I Dare You" is the latest sampling from the forthcoming LP, and with a beat that's as doo-wop as it's punk plus a dreamily charming visual, it's the ideal song to get you started.
  
  
  Over a thumping bass drum and handclaps, frontwoman Lydia Night croons about the desperation that comes with starting to fall in love: a mix of anxiety and excitement as you attempt to convince someone – and yourself – to give up control and dive in headfirst. And there's something undeniably fun about the way lyrics like "Stains on your sweater / You think you know better" and "You're a child, and it's kinda wild / How you're the one who brings the sun" roll off the tongue. The music video finds the musical group co-opting what looks like an empty studio and turning it into their own cloud-covered dreamscape, complete with a tea party, hospital rooms, and quirky dance moves. Pink glows and bright colors are aplenty, reminding us what it feels like to be in love – and that music, also, can lift our hearts out of the early phases for a moment. –Carson Mlnarik
  
  
  
  
  



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  Bhad Babie: "Lotta Dem"
  
  
  https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=z3EGH-D8pVU
  
  
  
  Danielle Bregoli is far more than the "cash me outside" girl, and I'm tired of attempting to convince people of that fact. She is rapper, and also a damn good one. Yet that's a conversation for another day.
  
  
  On "Lotta Dem," Bregoli's sing-along rap is full of braggadocio, and I feel just as "bhad" as I know she does as she spits these gilded bars. I don't have a lot of "bands" in the bank, and my life is less exhilarating than anything she probably gets up to on a day-to-day basis, although I can't help yet admire how she's totally unafraid to remind us at every possibility that she's got it like that. And every time she drops a new banger, I'm running to listen to it when humanly possible.
  
  
  "Can't tell me shit like a NDA" speaks to me as a journalist. And I just wish we might hang out, you know? I wanna be her bestie like Megan Thee Stallion. –Brittany Vincent
  
  
  
  
  


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  Frankie Cosmos: "Windows"
  
  
  https://youtu.Be/0CxmXgOgjbQ
  
  
  
  Your summer is about to get a whole lot better because Frankie Cosmos is back with new music. "Windows" is the initial single off of Frankie's upcoming fourth album, plus it adds a pleasing injection of bedroom-pop vocals over indie-pop bounce that make the track good for frolicking merrily along to or getting lost in your feels to, depending on whichever mood you might be in. "For me the lyrics cover some of the slow movements of relationships," says frontperson Greta Kline. "The shifts that occur in ways of thinking after awhile Close It Quietly is out September 6. –Bob Marshall