--- title: Missy Elliott, Martin Garrix, LÉON: New Music AUDIO description: From Missy Elliott to Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa, LANY, LÉON, and ____, January comes to a close on a strong musical note. canonical: https://time.com/4651957/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-5/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-27T21:05:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:32.854Z og:title: Missy Elliott, Martin Garrix, LÉON, LANY: New Music og:description: A new Missy Elliott rap and an upbeat LÉON song for your playlist. og:url: https://time.com/4651957/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-5/ 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: Missy Elliott, Martin Garrix, LÉON, LANY: New Music twitter:description: A new Missy Elliott rap and an upbeat LÉON song for your playlist. 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 (27 Jan 2017)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 27, 2017 9:05 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 27, 2017 9:05 PM UTC Here are five new [songs](http://time.com/4575319/top-10-best-songs-2016/) to take you into the weekend, including Missy Elliott’s latest release, a catchy tune from Sweden’s rising star LÉON, a nostalgic track from alternative band LANY, a Martin Garrix-Dua Lipa collaboration, and an uplifting pop anthem from a producer behind hits with Justin Bieber. ### “I’m Better,” Missy Elliott In classic Missy style, [“I’m Better”](http://time.com/4651405/missy-elliott-im-better-documentary/) is a pared-down rap, sexy and minimal. The video brings it with sharply choreographed dance sequences and the usual high-concept style. There’s something reassuring about Elliott’s consistency, year in and year out, to deliver music and visuals that remain timelessly her own. ### “ILYSB,” LANY Up-and-coming alternative group LANY come through with a nostalgia-tinged single and video for “ILYSB” (which stands for “I love you so bad”), a dreamy song that would lend itself nicely to a lazy weekend morning—or as the background to any kind of wistful moment. ### “Sleep Deprived,” LÉON Swedish [rising star LÉON](http://time.com/4644339/leon-liar-music-video/?iid=sr-link1) is out with an undeniably new catchy single, “Sleep Deprived,” that takes advantage of her singular voice—at turns both breathy and strong—with a looping, upbeat pop melody that steers just shy of saccharine thanks to honest lyrics. ### “Scared to Be Lonely,” Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa The teen DJ superstar and powerful vocalist Dua Lipa pair up for a thoughtful electro ballad that morphs into a slow-burning banger, giving plenty of space for Lipa’s voice to shine. ### “Warrior,” Steve James feat. LIGHTS A complicated political climate calls for music that helps empower—or at least pump up—listeners. Cue “Warrior,” a power pop anthem with an appropriately driving downbeat. Grammy-nominated producer Steve James may only be 18, but he’s already worked with stars like Justin Bieber and Martin Garrix, while vocalist LIGHTS brings passion to the song with lyrics well-suited to an era of renewed protest: “Stronger than ever, I’m ready to burn / I’m a warrior.” Missy Elliott, Martin Garrix, LÉON: New Music AUDIO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4651957/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-5/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4651957/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-5/"},"headline":"5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week (27 Jan 2017)","datePublished":"2017-01-27T21:05:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:32.854Z","description":"Don't sleep on Missy","url":"https://time.com/4651957/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-5/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","entertainment"],"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/4651957/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-5/","name":"5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week (27 Jan 2017)"}}]}] ```