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Stop hunting for this week’s new releases all over the place. Each week, we scour the soundscape to bring together a playlist of the hottest new tracks spanning Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative, and Country. Listen to  Audacy All New   on the free Audacy app Press play for the latest from  Zedd , Victoria Monét , Russell Dickerson , Muni Long , AWOLNATION , Big Sean , David Kushner , and more this week on Audacy All New . New this week (August 30): It Is What It Is - Big Sean On Up - Big Sean Out Of Time - Zedd, Bea Miller Automatic Yes - Zedd, John Mayer The Baddest - Muni Long Superpowers - Muni Long Barbarian – AWOLNATION Party People – AWOLNATION Darkerside - David Kushner No High - David Kushner Song Of The Lake - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is) - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Miss You So (Letters To You) - Russell Dickerson SOS (Sex On Sight) - Victoria Monet, Usher GTFO – Doechii Hard To Breathe – Honestav Crystal Breath - Kim Deal To You - Juicy J You'd Think I Was A Cowboy - Dylan Scott Finally - Swedish House Mafia, Alicia Keys Dafodil - Jamie xx, Kelsey Lu, John Glacier, Panda Bear Summer Drop – Cordae, Anderson .Paak When He's Not There – Kehlani Thought You Were The One - Tommy Richman Tailor Swif - A$AP Rocky Cloud 11 – Thuy Back N Forth - Fireboy DML Gas Pedal - John Summit Bad Time - Lil Tecca Somebody Come Through - Wasia Project Her – jvke Love Hurts - Destroy Lonely My Girl - Coco & Clair Clair Before I Let You Go – Cyril Zero Sum - The Smile I'm Not People - Paul Russell August - Noeline Hofmann Last Woman On Earth - Paris Paloma Because I Love You – Halle Arizona – Wunderhorse Get Up B**ch! Shake Ya Ass – Victoria, Anitta Bop Ba – Valley I Hate Your Face – Alemeda Beloved - Hank Heaven Bending My Rules – FLO Don't Wanna Say Goodnight - Wyatt Flores Other People - Daniel Seavey Late To The Party - Orla Gartland Naked - Sex Week Old Life – Mustafa Until There's Nothing Left - LP Giobbi She Keeps Calling - October London Alright - Carter Faith Beer For Breakfast - Zach Top Love's Changing – Tasha 100 Bux – Fousheé Like Nothing – Wabie Nostalgia - Sleepy Hallow Crazy - LE SSERAFIM Addicted To The Wicked & Twisted - Palaye Royale Not That Strong - William Beckmann Friends - Catie Turner Easy Distraction - James Bay Come Find Me – Caribou Exhilarate - Sophie

Doubling down on last year's 30th anniversary Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) symphonic celebrations, Wu-Tang Clan 's RZA  just released his very first classical album, A Ballet Through Mud . Listen to Hip Hop Made: NYC and more on the free Audacy app That's right, the musical mastermind behind Wu-Tang Clan 's groundbreaking discography, and many of the members' solo releases, has now relinquished the beats and just dropped his very first classical album. But, before you get all... Photo credit Ethan Miller/Getty Images ...here's a bit of fair warning: RZA , along with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon , has offered a recorded version of the ballet he composed and performed live at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver, CO in early 2023 along with his symphonic iteration of 36 Chambers of Shaolin . "I hope this inspires people to take a chance in classical, to take a chance with instruments, and to take a chance to be outside the box," RZA says in the album's trailer. "I have been composing my whole life, although I didn't know initially that was what I was doing," he explains in a new interview with BBC Music Magazine . "The inspiration for 'A Ballet Through Mud' comes from my earliest creative output as a teenager, but its themes are universal – love, exploration, and adventure," he adds. "I hope people use it to score their own lives, to transform a drive to the grocery store or sharing a meal with loved ones into something magical, to be inspired and let their imaginations take them into a different chamber, if only for a moment." RZA is certainly not the only member of the group who has branched out into non-Wu-related ventures. GZA (the Genius) has been diving deep into quantum physics , Method Man recently put his full focus into his acting career , Ghostface is slinging Killah Coffee now, and, of course, Chef Raekwon has had his Licataa wine available for years as well.

Mariah Carey  has suffered a tremendous loss after two deaths in her immediate family took place in the past few days. The singer’s mother, Patricia, and sister Alison, both passed on the same day. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the singer has said in a statement addressing the heartbreaking news. “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” Carey added. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.” Neither the date of Patricia and Alison’s death nor the cause of death was given. Writing about the complex and complicated relationship she’s had with her family, in her 2020 memoir,  The Meaning of Mariah Carey . Mariah detailed how her therapist at one point in time recommended she redefine her relationship with her family for her own “sanity and peace of mind.” Carey recalled, “My mother became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother and Alison my ex-sister … I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mommy, big brother and big sister I fantasized about.” The singer also opened up about her difficult relationship with her mother, describing their relationship as "a prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment.” Noting "A complicated love tethers my heart to my mother’s.” Nonetheless, she dedicated her memoir, at least in part, to her mother, writing, “And to Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could… I will love you the best I can, always.”

Audacy’s  Danie B. at V-103 in Atlanta sat down for a chat with Honest Renovations hosts Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis to get into some details about the project as season two of their show is now streaming on Roku. LISTEN NOW: Danie B. talks with Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis https://omny.fm/shows/wveefm-on-demand/danie-b-talks-with-jessica-alba-and-lizzy-mathis Best friends Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are back for another round of surprise renovations, helping families take their homes from “cluttered and chaotic to functional and fabulous.” “We do a big casting process. It's interesting, it's kind of an art because we want to find families that are relatable… diversity is really important to us,” Jessica says of Honest Renovations . “We wanted to not only have the obvious ethnic diversity but also just diversity in the types of families that we are showing,” “So, we have a single mom with a baby, we have a family with seven kids, three are out of the house, we have another family that has four kids,” she explains. “Just showing different ages and stages of families going through different things with family, dealing with illness, another family dealing with loss, another one that has a child that has different needs. For us, it's diversity in every aspect of what that looks like.” “But we really strive to not be typical,” says Lizzy. Thinking of typical home renovation shows as “cookie-cutter,” she says you “see the before, you see the after, you see a couple things in between. For us, at the heart of our show is the families. We thought about: How do we make a show that still gives the love of interior design and the love of a home renovation show, but flip it on its head and make it more relatable where people can really have takeaways that feel a little bit more special than just the house.” Getting a budget together to help these incredible families is all thanks to their amazing partners and sponsors, “but we do only have one budget,” Lizzy says. “We have one master budget to work with and we have to split it up between all the houses. It all kind of depends on what house needs what, what we're able to do in every house -- but we can't do everything in every house.” The idea for this project, Lizzy tells us, stems from her and Jessica’s longtime friendship and wish to one day work on something special together. “We didn't know what it was gonna be, but we wanted to do something together because we always have fun,” she says, “and we were like, ‘We have to do something where we could have a job and have fun because that's the ultimate goal, right?’ Then during the pandemic, we leaned in. We leaned into home design and content, and we created a little studio, which was one of her first houses. We re-did that, we redid her parents' home.” https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-5oOJZpoUL/?igsh=YzF2bmgwN3l0bmh4 “Actually, we're dropping my parents' renovation now, next week,” says Alba. “We're going to drop it on our socials, on YouTube… That one was intense because it was like, taking the house down to the studs, which is different than what we do with these families. With these families, we're choosing different spaces and we're doing different levels of remodeling, renovation, updating the space.” “When we started doing that,” Lizzy adds, “we thought, how do we make this into a show? How do we include families?” Don’t miss Danie B.’s full chat with Lizzie Mathis and Jessica Alba above, and stay tuned for more conversations with your favorite stars and artists right here on Audacy.

MTV keeps dropping exciting announcements about the 2024 VMAs, the latest being that  Megan Thee Stallion will be making “Hot Girl History” as host of this year’s awards. Listen to  Megan Thee Stallion Radio  and more on the free Audacy app As if she isn’t already busy enough, with the release of her new album,  MEGAN , the latest single “MAMUSHI” which has racked up over 150 million streams, not to mention her global Hot Girl Summer Tour, Megan is now also scheduled to once again hit the VMAs stage, except this time to host. And though this will be her first time hosting an award show, Megan is no stranger to hosting duties, previously hosting  Saturday Night Live  and co-hosting  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The VMAs will air LIVE from UBS Arena on Wednesday, September 11 at 8PM ET/PT.

Joining Audacy Atlanta V-103’s  The Big Tigger Morning Show with Jazzy McBee to discuss their new Netflix movie The Deliverance , Director Lee Daniels along with Andra Day and Caleb McLaughlin , chatted all about the inspiration and message behind the film, and more. LISTEN NOW: V-103's Big Tigger Morning Show - Cast of Netflix's 'The Deliverance' Chopping it up with “the director of this particular situation,” Daniels as well as two of its stars, Andra and Caleb , ahead of its August 30 arrival, Tigger had some questions about the “very scary” movie. “It's based on true events, but I switched it up a little bit,” Daniels revealed, “just because I believe that spirits both good and bad come on you… So I just changed her mom in the film to white, because I wanted to explore what a biracial girl goes through having a white mom.” Admitting he had reservations about even making the movie, “because I didn't want the spirits on me.” Daniel’s added, “but I realized that we are in dark times right now.” And after sitting with the movie for more than 10 years (since he did Precious ), it was finally the time to do it. “I didn't do it then because I thought that… it was horror only," Daniel’s noted, “and now I realize it was time to do it because it was about me finding my higher power, me finding the light. And and so I got the courage to do it.” Taking inspiration from an Indy Star story from 2011, about a woman named LaToya Ammons who claimed her children had become possessed by a demonic spirit, Jazzy made note that in the film, Lee related it to “something that we all kind of deal with… demons internally and externally.” “I'm glad you picked up on that,” Andra expressed, “because I think that was a big point for him,” she said about the director. “It’s definitely based off a true story, it’s based off true events, it’s based off of her real experience and the possession with the kids, those things were real… But it's not just a horror film. In my opinion, he's almost created an entirely new genre. A faith-based thriller… a soulful thriller.” Yes, “there are horror elements to it, but it's also a family drama,” Andra continued. Noting that she makes sure to tell people, “If you just think it’s horror, and you don’t do horror, I think you would be remiss to not see the film, because there's transformation… generational healing. Ebony, my character is trying to heal a lot of trauma in her life and be the best mother she can be to her kids, and there's a spiritual aspect to it as well. As Lee always says, his goal with this film was to scare you to your higher power.” To hear how they got into character, the extremes of dealing with a movie about a demon, and more, listen to the entire conversation above. The Deliverance also stars Glenn Close , Mo’Nique , Octavia Spenser , Omar Epps , and more. Watch the trailer below.

Stop hunting for this week’s new releases all over the place. Each week, we scour the soundscape to bring together a playlist of the hottest new tracks spanning Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative, and Country. Listen to  Audacy All New   on the free Audacy app Press play for the latest from Sabrina Carpenter , Lainey Wilson , Sofi Tukker , Thomas Rhett , Luna Li, Coldplay , Jelly Roll , and more this week on Audacy All New . New this week (August 23): Lie To Girls - Sabrina Carpenter Taste - Sabrina Carpenter Coincidence - Sabrina Carpenter Whirlwind - Lainey Wilson Country's Cool Again - Lainey Wilson Good Horses - Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert Hey Homie - Sofi Tukker Throw Some Ass - Sofi Tukker Woof - Sofi Tukker, Kah-Lo Somethin' 'Bout A Woman - Thomas Rhett Overdrive - Thomas Rhett I Could Spend Forever Loving You - Thomas Rhett That's Life - Luna Li Confusion Song - Luna Li We Pray - Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI Get By - Jelly Roll Boom Bap – Doechii All In My Head - blink-182 No Man's Land - Miranda Lambert Two Blue Chairs And You - Zac Brown Band Chewing Gum - Amyl And The Sniffers Billion Streams Freestyle - Central Cee Wait For You - Myles Smith In The Modern World - Fontaines D.C. Light Work – Elmiene Buffalo Freestyle - Benny The Butcher, Drake Act Like - Cash Cobain I Hope It Hurts - Jessie Murph Ridin - Jessie Reyez, Lil Wayne Receipts - Diplo, Mau P, Gunna Shuf (Adore U) - Mura Masa Die For Me - Chase Atlantic Magpie - Peach Pit Paper Cup - Thomas Day Love On The Line - Warren Zeiders That's My Floor - Magdalena Bay Come Alive – Phantogram Moving - Omah Lay Detroit - Tee Grizzley, 42 Dugg Tears Don't Fall - Kaskade, Enisa Martingale – Searows Bloom - Good Neighbours Nightmare - Colby Acuff One And Only – Dhruv What's Fair – Blondshell The Rug - Jack Kays Kissing In Da Club – PHABO Count Money - Babyface Ray, BossMan Dlow Sunshine - Elderbrook, Snakehips Heaven Has To Happen – Wallice Fix What You Didn't Break - Nate Smith I Don't Wanna Go Downtown – charlieonnafriday Crooked The Road. - Mon Rovia Violet - Joe P Eyespy - Free Party I Only Smoke When I Drink – nimino Sleeping In - illuminati Hotties What We Had - Gillian Welch, David Rawlings Chase - Eric Bellinger, Jastin Martin On My Mind – Mergui Show Dat Work - Finesse2tymes, GloRilla, Rob49 One Too Many - Maggie Antone Knocking At My Door – ThxSoMch Nose Bleed - Stand Atlantic, Sueco Tears On The Dancefloor - UPSAHL

Ashanti and Nelly have officially welcomed their first child together. Listen to Nelly Radio and more on the free Audacy app  Ashanti took to social media to share the news with fans writing, "Funny how life’s plans aren’t… always on time.. lol.” The caption sits alongside a photo and video of the 43-year-old in undergarments and a long robe showing off her postpartum body with pride. “This is what postpartum looks,” she shared. “I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.” The new bundle of joy is Ashanti’s first child and fulfills her lifelong dream to be a mom. “I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings,” she wrote. Nelly and Ashanti rekindled their romance last year and have been moving at a rapid pace as they wed in December 23 and welcomed their first child just eight months after. Congrats!

After a slight delay due to a neck injury, Usher ’s career-spanning retrospective Past Present Future tour is officially underway, kicking off in Washington, D.C. Listen to  The Vibe Radio  and more on the free Audacy app Given its name and Usher ’s legendary showmanship the evening was jam-packed a plethora of trademark moves and countless hits from across his decades-long discography. Compiling tracks from his underrated self-titled debut, all the way up to his latest album,  Coming Home , Usher’s entire career was represented on the setlist. Unsurprisingly, Usher’s best-performing album to date  Confessions  takes the lead with the most songs on the list, from “Bad Girl,” “Burn,” “Caught Up,” “My Boo,” “Superstar,” and of course, the title song throughout the set. Obviously “Yeah!” also made the cut, actually making two appearances during the show, with a 30-second teaser early in the set, and once again at the end for a blowout, encore performance. 2010’s Raymond v. Raymond  is the second-most represented, with “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” opening the show, plus “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love,” “OMG,” and “There Goes My Baby” sprinkled throughout the rest of the setlist. Check out the entire Past Present Future Tour setlist below. 1. “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” 2. “Can U Get Wit It” 3. “My Way” 4. “You Make Me Wanna…” 5. “U Remind Me” 6. “U Don’t Have To Call” 7. “Caught Up” 8. “Yeah!” 9. “Love In This Club” 10. “Tell Me” 11. “New Flame” 12. “Margiela” 13. “Party” 14. “Lovers And Friends” 15. “Nice And Slow” 16. “U Got It Bad” 17. “Climax” 18. “Burn” 19. “Confessions Part II” 20. “OMG” 21. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” 22. “Without You” 23. “Superstar” 24. “There Goes My Gaby” 25. “My Boo” 26. “I Don’t Mind” 27. “Throwback” 28. “Bad Girl” 29. “Good Kisser” 30. “Ruin Me” 31. “Seduction” 32. “Good Good” 33. “Yeah!”

Beyoncé has officially added another money making product to her ever growing empire. And it isn’t “like, like liquor—like, like, like liquor,” because that’s exactly what it is.   SirDavis , a Japanese-style inspired whisky — and it’s top shelf. Listen to  Beyoncé Radio  and more on the free Audacy app Between Beyoncé ’s rebirth into becoming a brand, plus her many lyrical references and double entendres of downing spirits, this latest move seemed particularly inevitable. And unlike a lot of other celeb spirits brands, which often can feel as though they came in at the tail end and just slapped their famous name on the bottle, Beyonce’s SirDavis is not only a first-of-its-kind joint venture between Bey and Moët Hennessy, it’s a long time coming collaboration with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s fingerprints all over it —starting with the name itself. ears in the making, Beyoncé, a longtime fan of Japanese whiskies, contacted Moët Hennessy with the desire to craft a trailblazing whisky with a unique flavor profile that mirrored her own palate. As it turns out, Moët Hennessy had been exploring ways to deepen its presence in the American whisky market. “Beyoncé has always felt a calling to whisky, which she expressed in the first meeting with us to develop SirDavis,” Cameron George , global head of advocacy and blender for SirDavis recalled during a media preview in July at Moët Hennessy’s offices in New York City, about meeting at Beyoncé’s home in Los Angeles two years ago. “Whisky is in her DNA. She used the word ‘kismet.’” The name in honor of Beyoncé’s great-grandfather, Davis Hogue , a moonshiner during prohibition. Sharing more details about the moniker’s namesake, George relayed, when Knowles-Carter’s father visited his grandfather at the distillery, it was the first time he heard a black man referred to as “Sir.” Standing apart not only for it’s recipe, taste and quality, SirDavis noticeably differs from many whiskey bottles on the market that are typically short and stout. Tall with rounded fluted edges and rose gold hue, SirDavis resembles more of a statue or a vase. “There was intentionality in building the bottle and the packaging,” George said. “There was this beautiful thing Beyoncé said to us, describing her own tension between femininity and masculinity, asking herself why can’t she be both?” This tension plays into the design of the SirDavis bottle shape. And then there is the very notable spelling choice — using “whisky” rather than “whiskey,” unlike what most American-made brands do, compared to Scotch and Japanese counterparts. “I’ve always been drawn to the power and confidence I feel when drinking quality whisky and wanted to invite more people to experience that feeling,” Beyoncé expressed about her latest venture. “When I discovered that my great-grandfather had been a moonshine man, it felt like my love for whisky was fated. SirDavis is a way for me to pay homage to him, uniting us through a new shared legacy. In partnering with Moët Hennessy, we have crafted a delicious American whisky that respects tradition but also empowers people to experience something new and unique in the category. You can taste it better than I could ever tell you — welcome, SirDavis.”

Hours before he was set to take the stage for the opening night of his Past Present Future Tour in his hometown of Atlanta, Usher  announced that he’d need to postpone several shows due to a neck injury. Listen to  The Vibe Radio  and more on the free Audacy app In his initial, now deleted statement revealing the unfortunate news, Usher expressed how the injury he suffered has caused him to postpone the August 14th show, saying: "For my 30-plus year career, 100% of my blood, sweat and tears has gone into putting on the best performance and creating a memorable experience for my fans. I have every intention of doing that for this tour as well which is why I have to postpone tonight's show and reschedule it for a later date to give my body a second to rest and heal.” He continued, “You’re still going to get a bit of the past, some of the present and a unique look into the future on the rescheduled date but you’ll also be getting 100% of me. The last thing I want to ever do is disappoint you, the fans who have been eagerly waiting for this tour to start. However, I wouldn’t be the entertainer that I am if I can’t physically give you my best. My team will be sharing news of the rescheduled date soon. I can’t wait to celebrate this legacy with you.” Just a few hours after that, Usher followed up with another statement regarding his injury, and that despite his best efforts he’d need to additionally postpone the second and third Atlanta shows scheduled this weekend. Sharing that all three dates will be made up on in December. Meaning that the Past Present Future Tour will effectively kick off in Washington, D.C. on August 20, if all goes well with Usher’s recovery. Sharing that all three dates will be made up on in December. Meaning that the Past Present Future Tour will effectively kick off in Washington, D.C. on August 20, if all goes well with Usher’s recovery. Read Usher’s statement below: “Earlier this week, I suffered an injury to my neck while rehearsing to provide my fans with the greatest USHER show of all time.” “My hope was that with physical therapy and medical treatment, I would be able to overcome the injury and be ready for opening night. Unfortunately, the injury has not healed yet, and my doctors have instructed me not to perform any shows this week. The good news is that the doctors are saying that with appropriate rest and treatment, I should be ready to commence the tour in Washington DC on August 20th.” “I love my fans and thank you for understanding that this injury must be healed so that I can give you the 100% excellence that you expect from an USHER show and that I will be on Wage in your city very soon.” “The Atlanta dates have already been rescheduled at State Farm Arena as follows: August 14 will be rescheduled for December 9. August 16 will be rescheduled for December 10. August 17 will be rescheduled for December 12.”

Coco Jones called in to chat with Audacy Atlanta V-103’s Big Tigger , to talk all about her first VMA nomination, Bel-Air , her brand new single “Sweep It Up,” and more. LISTEN NOW: The Big Tigger Morning Show — Coco Jones “It's so so exciting,” Coco expressed about her VMA nom. “I mean… I cannot believe how different my life is now and how much more recognition I've gotten. I'm so grateful for it.” Listing off her accolades, which in addition to her latest nomination, includes a GRAMMY award, a BET Award, and singing her “face off at the BET Awards during the Usher tribute,” Tigger asked Jones, what the latter was like. “That was so cool to be a part of. I think it was really refreshing to see BET uplift, of course, Usher, the talented. But also to give all of us R&B girls, and Latto — give us all a different way of shining our light but in a cohesive manner.” Talking about working with Disney again on a reimagined track for The Princess and the Frog , Coco shared, “It was really exciting to get to work with Disney again. They were the first company to really see something in me and give me that opportunity to do my thing.” “And I love Princess Tiana,” she continued. “I mean, Black Princess, of course the representation, but also her storyline is really awesome. And being able to like make it modern, and maybe reintroduce her in a different way or introduce her to girls who listen to me and maybe haven't listened to a Princess Tiana song, it’s really cool to do.” “That's a big thing that I like to do is, you know, pay homage to the classics, whether it's classic R&B, A classic Princess, and put my spin on things,” added Coco, who also puts her own spin on the character of Hilary Banks on The Fresh Price re-imagined series Bel-Air . With so much recent success, Tigger asked Coco outright, “Are you where you thought you'd be?” "That is a great question,” she answered, saying, “It depends on what year of thought because my brain and my expectations changed all the time. I would say my nine-year-old self would say I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be and if not, she'd be like you need to do more.” “But me, the young adult, I think I am where I'm supposed to be because I learned so much about myself through the peaks and valleys, that I don't think I would have had enough of an identity had I not been through my journey.” Sharing what the hardest part of that journey has been, Jones expressed, “the hardest part is loving what you do,” Even when, “not having the recognition, not having the attention, not having the support.” Another hard part, Coco added, “is not having the right team, because the right team can help you learn to pace yourself and appreciate the time that it takes to really make or break.” These days Coco can check all of those boxes — loving what she does, check. Having recognition, check. Surrounded by a good team, check. All of which applies as her role as Hillary Banks on Bel-Air is officially back for Season 3. “I think this is the first job where I felt like comfortable,” Jones said of the Peacock series. “I think of course, at the beginning when I first got the job, I was like, please don't change your mind. But as I've gotten to really learn who Hillary has been for other girls. And learn how my team, and how my production with Bel-Air how they see Hillary through me. I've really gotten comfortable in feeling like I deserve this job and this opportunity and it leaves me with this feeling of freedom to be able to not hold back and to not overthink and to really give my best work.” As for balancing both being an actress and a singer, Coco admitted, “honestly, the strike was the first time where I was able to shift acting completely off and just do music. My whole journey as an artist I've been an actress and a singer. So it's always been both things simultaneously.” “So, yeah, I think life helps me to balance it out and then, everything comes in seasons like you can't film a show the entire year. You know, you can't do music the entire year, there’s always windows.” But if she had to choose one over the other, Coco said, “I’m gonna go with music.” Speaking of music, to close out their conversation, Coco told Tigger all about her new song, “Sweep It Up,” officially out everywhere today. “I feel like I've gotten so much recognition and love for my voice and for those soulful, powerful songs. But there's different elements of me that I want to introduce to the world. And so ‘Sweep It Up’ is a different side of me, that is very me… The side of me that talks her s***, who's really confident, and who wants to dance and have fun and be carefree,” Coco said of the brand new track. “You know, not everything is heartbreak and not everything is heavy. Some stuff is just light and simple, so ‘Sweep It Up’ for me is a different version of Coco that I'm excited for the world to hear.” Coco also went on to talk about her random thoughts, the importance of voting, tease that she’s finalizing her album and going on tour, plus more. To catch it all listen to the entire interview above.