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Today’s Hits is home to the biggest songs in pop, hip-hop, R&B, and more. At the top of this week’s playlist is Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need.” The playful and infectious track finds the singer-songwriter directly asking for the love and respect she deserves. Check back often, as our editors update this playlist regularly—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Alpha is a space for redefining the meaning of a woman’s power. Power doesn’t have to be about fighting, standing up, or changing history. The power of these artists lies in their existence. From there flows truth, authenticity, vulnerability, nuanced representation. This week, Demi Lovato puckers up with “Kiss”—a track off her newly released album <i>It’s Not That Deep</i>. With the electronic bop, Lovato makes it clear what she wants: “Kiss me/Like one of your French girls/Like one of your bad boys/Just tie me up and twist me/Like eating a cherry/Don’t care that I barely even know ya.” Enter Alpha now and add it to your library to keep in touch with the women making music on their terms, uplifting one another and challenging notions through the simple matter of <i>being</i>. Now, that’s real power.

Social media hasn’t just changed how we communicate, but also what we listen to and how we hear it. With that, here’s our up-to-the-minute playlist of tracks making the leap from your social channels into the broader cultural stream. Now it’s time to keep it 100 on the land, the sea, and the sky with Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia”—another Swiftian twist on a classic Shakespearean tale. Because there’s no schedule for going viral, our editors update these selections throughout the week as needed, so if you hear something you want to hang on to, add it to your library. If it’s trending there, you’ll hear it here.

Rap Life is home to hip-hop’s heavy hitters and its vanguard—the songs that speak to the moment and define the culture today. This week, that means “Lover Girl,” the latest single from the Houston Hottie herself, Megan Thee Stallion. Hear it on Rap Life now, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

R&B is one of the most dynamic, adventurous sounds in modern music, a place where art both personal and provocative meets the mainstream. From the alt vanguard to modern vets, straightforward to left-field, these tracks capture where R&B is now and point the way to where it’s going. This week, Leon Thomas’ “My Muse,” from his newly released EP <i>PHOLKS</i>, is at the top of the playlist. The ’70s-tinged track finds the singer-songwriter infatuated with another man’s woman, and even though he can’t have her, he pours his admiration into his music. We update this playlist regularly. If you like a track, add it to your library.

A-List Pop is your weekly guide to what’s on top in pop music. Leading this week’s playlist is British singer-producer PinkPantheress with a bonus remix of her song “Stateside” featuring Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson. The song appears on PinkPantheress’ expanded mixtape <i>Fancy Some More?</i>, a follow-up to this year’s <i>Fancy That</i>. Check back often, as our editors update this playlist regularly—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

New Music Daily is the playlist that never sleeps, updated regularly with new music you can’t miss. Today’s cover star is R&B/soul singer Saint Harison with his latest single “ghosted.” Have a listen and add this playlist to your library to stay up on the latest must-hear new songs.

¡Dale Play! remains the place to hear the biggest Latin tracks from your favorite Spanish-language artists from around the world. Headlining the playlist this week are Tainy and Feid with “MONSTRUO.” Two of the biggest hitmakers come together for a massive collaboration, fusing maximalist prime-time perreo with surprisingly soft synth ambience. This playlist is updated often, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

ALT CTRL is home to the latest and greatest in alternative music. Here, it’s as much an attitude as a sound—music that keeps things a little left of center and rough around the edges. This week, Tame Impala’s “Dracula” sends us to the dance floor of a Transylvanian disco, complete with vintage bass riffs, spooky vibes, and an evil chuckle that would’ve made Bela Lugosi proud. If that wasn’t sufficiently seasonally appropriate, the lyrics revolve entirely around the world’s most famous vampire (“The shadows, yeah, they keep me pretty like a movie star/Daylight makes me feel like Dracula”). Check back often, as our editors update this playlist regularly—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Hip-hop and R&B offer some of the most fluid, dynamic sounds today, true barometers for where the culture is at and where it’s going. This week, headlining #OnRepeat—a playlist chock-full of the hottest new songs we can’t seem to stop playing—is “Feet on Land,” a Memphis-to-Chicago link-up between Moneybagg Yo and G Herbo. Listen to it on the #OnRepeat playlist now, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.