--- title: Kid Cudi, Louis Tomlinson, Jacquie Lee: New Music AUDIO description: From Kid Cudi's new album to Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson's latest collaboration, here are some new finds for your weekend playlist. canonical: https://time.com/4604800/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-3/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-16T19:48:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:33.266Z og:title: The 5 Best Songs You Need to Hear This Week og:description: Fresh drops from Kid Cudi, 'Voice' finalist Jacquie Lee, Steve Aoki, and more. og:url: https://time.com/4604800/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-3/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 5 Best Songs You Need to Hear This Week twitter:description: Fresh drops from Kid Cudi, 'Voice' finalist Jacquie Lee, Steve Aoki, and more. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week (16 Dec 2016) > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  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. 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