Shaboozey Brings Hip-Hop Grit to Country

Elyssa Dudley and Jon Pareles, the chief pop music critic for The New York Times, recommends five new songs to listen to this weekend: Shaboozey featuring Noah Cyrus, “My Fault” Ayra Starr featuring Giveon, “Last Heartbreak Song” Nathy Peluso, “La Presa” Girl Scout, “I Just Needed You to Know” Hermeto Pascoal, “Conversação” On today’s episode Jon Pareles is the chief pop music critic for The Times. Photo Illustration by The New York Times Additional reading The New York Times’s weekly Playlist column The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.