New Music Friday October 18: Blake Shelton, Jennifer Hudson, Kelsea Ballerini, ROSÉ, Gracie Abrams and More

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8:38 AM PDT, October 18, 2024

Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer -- and ET has you covered for everything in between.

Taylor Swift posted that she is back in the office! Taylor is back on The Eras Tour with three nights in Miami this weekend. She recently announced that The Official Eras Tour Book and The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl and CD will be available for the first time ever at Target starting November 29. The book will be filled with Taylor's personal reflections and never before seen behind the scenes photos.

Nicki Minaj is making history as her Pink Friday 2 World Tour now ranks among the top five highest grossing hip hop tours in history. She now has the record for the highest grossing and bestselling tour by a female rapper with $108.8 million from 787,000 tickets sold in 70 shows.

Jin of BTS is set to release his first solo album Happy on November 15. The album will explore Jin's journey to discover true happiness. This week, Jin revealed the tracklist -- there will be six tracks including the main track "Running Wild," "I'll Be There," "Another Level" and more.

ROSÉ from BLACKPINK released the lead single off her upcoming debut full-length solo album rosie. The song "APT." features Bruno Mars who also co-directed the music video. "APT." was inspired by a Korean drinking game. She said "APT." is actually my favorite drinking game that I play with my friends back home. It's so simple, puts a smile on your face, and breaks the ice at any party."

Kelsea Ballerini dropped a new song "First Rodeo" from her new album PATTERNS out next week. She released a music video featuring her boyfriend Chase Stokes. On Instagram, she said Chase inspired the song and made her love sunsets again. At last night's Giorgio Armani show in New York, Chase told ET that Kelsea revealed to him that the song was about their story and she didn't want to have anybody else to be in the music video. He said it was a "no brainer" to be in the video.

Megan Thee Stallion will be telling her story with a new documentary Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words which will stream globally on Prime Video on October 31. The documentary will follow Megan's journey on the road to stardom as she navigates fame, grief, pressure and success. In the trailer, she shares "I want people to see how I feel. To be heard, you have to speak."

iHeartMedia announced the lineup for the eighth annual iHeartRadio ALTer EGO Presented by Capital One. Performers will include Cage The Elephant, Fontaines D.C., Glass Animals, Incubus, St. Vincent, The Head And The Heart, The Lumineers, The Offspring, and Damiano David. The event will take place at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on January 11, 2025.

Morgan Wallen announced the debut of Sand In My Boots, a three day music festival and beach vacation set to take place on the Hangout Festival site on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 16-18, 2025.

Plus, new music from Blake Shelton, Jennifer Hudson, Gracie Abrams, Mary J. Blige, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more!

"Go Tell It On The Mountain" – Blake Shelton