Zacari Brings A "Touch of God" To Our Weekly "R&B Season" Playlist Update

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Zacari performs onstage during the 92.3 Real Street Festival at Honda Center on August 10, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Former lovers Ty Dolla $ign and Lauren Jauregui also reunite for a new joint single with Russ on today's round-up.

Just when you think our R&B Season playlist can't get any hotter, another round of New Music Friday releases comes through blazing to light things up. Today (May 28) we have mostly collaborative efforts, though there is one solo offering that caught our eye. It comes from Zacari, and is called "Touch of God," which is exactly what listening to the short and sweet title feels like. It marks the second drop of the year for the Top Dawg Entertainment artist, who previously linked up with Ab-Soul on "Motions" back in February.

From Rory's I Thought It'd Be Different album we've picked two titles. The first, "Refill," finds him connecting with Chiiild and Aáyanna. The second, "My Phone Can Die," landed as a single ahead of the 13-track project, and features both Ari Lennox and James Fauntleroy. Other artists who appear on various songs include Emotional Oranges, THEY., Conway the Machine, GoldLink, REASON, and dvsn, among several others.

HNHH R&B Season Playlist

Lauren Jauregui proved that it's not impossible to work with your ex this weekend, reconnecting with her former lover, Ty Dolla $ign on "Wolves." The emotional song also includes bars from Russ, and is the sole collaborative effort on the former Fifth Harmony starlet's new In Between EP. Our final pick of the week comes from Nonso Amadi and BEAM, the latter likely still riding the high of linking up with Beyoncé last summer for "ENERGY" from her RENAISSANCE album.

His latest joint effort is called "Killmanjaro," and it appears on Amadi's When It Blooms project that also landed on Friday. Further down on today's round-up, you'll find more must-listen May drops from names like Summer Walker, NxWorries, Jorja Smith, Janelle Monáe, and Omarion. Tap into our weekly R&B Season update, exclusively on Spotify above. Are there any new arrivals you think we should've added? Let us know in the comments, and find more HNHH release recommendations on our Fire Emoji playlist at the link below.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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