Welcome to What I'm Listening to This Week, a new feature in which we literally just tell you what we're listening to this week — and why you should slam the play button.
While I haven't quite come down from my Homecoming high [1] (seriously, is there even anything else on Netflix right now?), you better believe I'm still weaving some new, non-Beyoncé tunes into my playlist. I'm in one of those moods where I want to Spring clean everything — my apartment, my wardrobe, and especially my attitude — which is why this week's lineup is brimming with bad-b*tch anthems. Scroll through and start listening!
Cry 4 Help EP by Kari Faux
The alt-R&B singer offers up moody tunes that you can groove to and cry to. If you're having a rough time, I can promise this 17-minute EP will turn things around.
Standout track: "Medicated" — because life can be a real roller coaster, and it's comforting to know that I'm not the only one on it.
Listen now on Spotify [3].
Cuz I Love You by Lizzo
Can I just say how thrilled I am that Lizzo [6] is finally getting the shine she deserves [7]? Her third album and major label debut has been on repeat for me this week, thanks to its self-confident pop anthems and soul-inflected slow jams. One spin and you will feel ready to take on the world.
Standout track: "Soulmate" — because if you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else, can I get an amen?!
Listen now on Spotify [8].