Live Nation’s new picks

Live Nation’s weekly “New Music” roundup landed on April 11 with four high-profile releases at its center: Chris Brown, Ella Langley, Evanescence, and Marshmello with Thomas Rhett. (livenation.com) The post was “New Music Vol. 262,” a standing Live Nation feature that packages fresh singles and albums into one Friday list for concertgoers already following artists on its ticketing platform. That edition also included Foo Fighters, Goose, Hilary Duff, Josh Groban, The Strokes, Thee Sacred Souls, Tigercub, and Young the Giant. (livenation.com) Chris Brown’s entry was “Obvious,” released April 10 alongside the announcement that his 12th studio album, *BROWN*, is due May 8 through Chris Brown Entertainment and RCA Records. (ratedrnb.com) Ella Langley’s release was the album *Dandelion*, which arrived April 10 after she announced it in January. Variety reported the project as her sophomore album, and Live Nation’s touring page is already listing multiple 2026 dates under “Ella Langley: The Dandelion Tour.” (variety.com) (livenation.com) Evanescence used the same Friday release window to launch “Who Will You Follow,” the lead single from *Sanctuary*, an album the band says is set for June 5. The band’s official site said the song was co-written and produced by Zakk Cervini and Jordan Fish. (evanescence.com) The Marshmello and Thomas Rhett collaboration, “Where We Go,” added a country-pop entry to the mix. Apple Music lists it as a one-song single released in 2026, and Live Nation placed it beside more traditional rock, country, and rhythm and blues releases in the same roundup. (music.apple.com) (livenation.com) That format reflects how New Music Friday now works for large entertainment companies: one release day, many genres, and a feed built to keep fans moving between songs, albums, and tour announcements. Live Nation’s music posts sit next to its presales, venue listings, and artist pages, tying discovery to ticket sales. (livenation.com 1) (livenation.com 2) The timing also matched a broader April 10 fan conversation online, where listeners were sorting through multiple same-day drops rather than following a single dominant release. Live Nation’s roundup did not break the news first, but it acted as a curated map of what hit streaming services that Friday. (officialcharts.com) (livenation.com) For the artists involved, the releases point in different directions but toward the same calendar logic: Brown is heading toward a May album, Evanescence toward a June album cycle, and Langley toward a named 2026 tour built around *Dandelion*. Live Nation’s list bundled those separate campaigns into one Friday snapshot. (ratedrnb.com) (evanescence.com) (livenation.com) By the end of the week, the story was less about one song than about the stack: four marquee names, one release window, and a promoter turning New Music Friday into a scrollable release board. (livenation.com)