Music / PlaylistMusic / PlaylistThe only tracks you need to hear in AugustThe month’s best new music, with tracks by Normani, Missy Elliott, Velvet Negroni, and moreShareLink copied ✔️August 30, 2019August 30, 2019Text Selim Bulut In this month’s new music round-up, we’re featuring Normani’s killer crossover moment, “Motivation”, Missy Elliott’s old school comeback “Throw it Back”, and a genre-hopping banger from Velvet Negroni, “Kurt Kobain”. We also include some under-the-radar cuts, including rising UK songwriters Phoebe Green and M.T. Hadley, Dazed100 producer Object Blue, and LA experimentalist vōx. Although we post these round-ups at the end of every month, we update the playlist regularly for our subscribers – so be sure to follow us on Spotify and Apple Music if you can’t stand to wait for new tracks. Otherwise, listen to the playlist below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIs this the most corrupt World Cup ever?From Donald Trump’s alleged meddling to theories of a pro-Argentina conspiracy, accusations of foul play are taking over the 2026 World CupLife & CultureLife & CultureWhy the smartest person you know is watching Love IslandDODOFashionDoDo is longing for an escapist Italian summer – aren’t we all!Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’ Nike Life & CultureWhat went down at Nike’s mysterious Desire PathArt & Photography‘Queer, playful, chaotic and sweaty’: Photos from east London’s HowlLife & CultureIt’s a sin: Why gen Z are turning against ‘lust’Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy