--- --- # 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week (16 Dec 2016)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 16, 2016 7:48 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 16, 2016 7:48 PM UTC Five new songs to take you into the weekend, from a new iteration of Kid Cudi’s distinctively dark sound, Steve Aoki and former One Directioner Louis Tomlinson’s catchy collaboration, and _Voice_ finalist Jacquie Lee’s raw ballad for her late friend singer Christina Grimmie. Also: rapper PARRI$ and Brooklyn indie group The Skins shares promising EPs. ### “Just Hold On,” Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson For his solo debut, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson teams up with international [superstar DJ Steve Aoki](http://time.com/4563402/steve-aoki-dj-interview/?iid=sr-link1) for this undeniably catchy track, a surprisingly gentle mix of Aoki’s EDM backing and Tomlinson’s melodic boy band vocals. ### “Somebody’s Angel,” Jacquie Lee Nineteen-year-old _Voice_ finalist Jacquie Lee proves she’s the real deal with this emotionally wrenching song written for her friend and fellow _Voice_ alum Christina Grimmie, who was tragically killed earlier this year, but it’s also a love letter to all the legends we lost this year. Lee is known for her big vocals and distinctive bluesy twang, but in this track, the rawness of grief adds a crack to her powerhouse voice. ### “Rose Golden,” Kid Cudi feat. Willow Smith Kid Cudi’s long-awaited album _Passion, Pain, and Demon Slayin’_ is a sonically rich collection of soul-searching tracks and collaborations. “Rose Golden,” with Will Smith’s daughter and “Whip My Hair” prodigy Willow Smith, is a lush and instrumental song of self-discovery. “Since I was young, been grooving to my own drum / ain’t that many teachers show me my potential, felt like a failure,” they sing. “Soon I’d understand the power I possess.” ### “Bury Me,” The Skins feat. D.R.A.M. Brooklyn indie fivesome The Skins have a solid rock-soul thing going, with a distinctive sound that comes together in new EP _Still Sleep_. But it’s time to wake up to the up-and-coming group, whose unusual production choices are offset by strong individual voices and harmonies; “Bury Me” featuring D.R.A.M. is a good primer on how infectious that mix can be. ### “Friday,” PARRI$ The unapologetic, percussive hip-hop of choreographer/singer/rapper [Parris Goebel](http://time.com/4461873/parri-goebel-nasty-music-video/?iid=sr-link1), who styles herself as PARRI$—she’s the mastermind behind Justin Bieber’s juggernaut “Sorry” music video—gets a spot in the sun with debut EP _Vicious_. “Das It” takes no prisoners, in the vein of a modern-day Missy Elliott. It’s music to get down to. Kid Cudi, Louis Tomlinson, Jacquie Lee: New Music AUDIO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4604800/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-3/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4604800/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-3/"},"headline":"5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week (16 Dec 2016)","datePublished":"2016-12-16T19:48:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:33.266Z","description":"Kick off the weekend with the right soundtrack","url":"https://time.com/4604800/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-3/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4604800/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-3/","name":"5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week (16 Dec 2016)"}}]}] ```