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Today’s Hits is home to the biggest songs in pop, hip-hop, R&B, and more. Here are the biggest hits anywhere and everywhere—an ever-changing snapshot of now. At the top of this week’s playlist is Drake’s “NOKIA.” The fan-favorite track off his and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s collaborative album, <i>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U<i>, explores the rapper’s lifestyle, which is filled with constant phone calls, massive crowds, and, of course, various women. Split into two parts, the second half of “NOKIA”—which features a beat switch—showcases Drake’s flirtatious side talking to a woman who catches his eye. He guarantees her four things: drinks, jokes, sex, and cash. Our editors are constantly searching for new music and updating this mix—so if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.

“Lorde’s debut album, <i>Pure Heroine</i>, was on repeat my first trip back to Palestine as an adult. I remember feeling like the song ‘Team’ was written for us, the Palestinian people,” Nemahsis tells Apple Music. “I didn’t share a cover until October 2023, nearly a decade later, alongside images of the destruction in Gaza. I needed the world to see and hear what I experienced, and I strongly felt my voice was the only universal vessel to convey our truth.”

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. On top now is Bhad Bhabie’s snarky and vulgar “Ms. Whitman,” a raunchy diss track that takes aim at Alabama Barker—daughter of blink-182’s Travis—and her bonus family of Kardashians. One of the more mild insults? “Your stepmom burnt out, why she took her sister secondhand?” 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.

Headlining Rap Life, the playlist at the forefront of hip-hop culture today, is “Vanish Mode,” a standout cut from Lil Durk’s long-anticipated <i>Deep Thoughts</i> album. The project boasts features from Future, Lil Baby, and Hunxho, but “Vanish Mode” is all The Voice. Listen to it on Rap Life and check back often, as our editors update this playlist regularly. 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, Isaiah Falls and Odeal’s duet “Searching” is at the top of the playlist. The atmospheric track explores the duo yearning for love from someone they can’t have. “Always the coldest when I got on the phone with you and I/Know that there is someone right by your side/And no one should be holding you but I,” Odeal croons in the second verse. 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 Ariana Grande’s “twilight zone” from her just-released <i>eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead</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 Brooklyn-based indie-rock duo Momma (Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten) with their latest song, “Rodeo,” from their upcoming album <i>Welcome to my Blue Sky</i>, dropping later this week. Listen to it now 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 Feid and Ty Dolla $ign with “DALLAX.” The Colombian hitmaker and the American hitmaker join forces and merge their respective styles to create a bilingual, slow-motion, R&B-infused reggaetón cut that all but screams for indulgence with one’s ex. 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, we’re highlighting Wunderhorse’s “Arizona” from the British rock band’s 2024 album <i>Midas</i>—a mournful tale of loss with a jagged, indie-rock flavor. 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 Lil Durk’s “Can’t Hide It,” a collaboration with Jhené Aiko from Durk’s recently released <i>Deep Thoughts</i>. If Aiko’s presence alone didn’t give it away, Durk is on an R&B vibe here, going as far as to identify physical touch as a preferred love language. Just be sure to keep those toes done, ladies! Hear “Can’t Hide It” on the #OnRepeat playlist now, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.