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.TrendingThe internet wants women to stop acting like ‘birds’On TikTok, the word has become shorthand for being male-centred, prompting women to share their dating horror stories and unlearn their ‘bird’ behaviour before summertimeLife & CultureMusicExclusive: 5 things we know about fakemink’s new albumArt & PhotographyInside KUTT, the cult lesbian 00s magazineFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workOnFashionHow On and Loewe are shaping the future of footwear Art & PhotographyKristina Rozhkova’s uncanny photos of young RussiansLife & CultureNobody wants to be famous anymoreMaison Margiela FragrancesEventWhat went down at Maison Margiela’s ‘The Scentsorium Collection’ launchMusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) 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