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New music from Dua Lipa, Pearl Jam, 5 Seconds of Summer

• Dua Lipa, “Future Nostalgia”: While most musicians have scrapped concert plans and changed album release dates due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, Dua Lipa has moved up the date to her anticipated sophomore project. Originally due to be released April 3, “Future Nostalgia” is now coming out Friday, March 27. It's the follow-up to Lipa's 2017 self-titled debut, which is the most streamed album by a female artist in Spotify history and helped the British singer win two Grammy Awards last year, including best new artist. “Future Nostalgia” is already off to a powerful start with the hit “Don't Start Now,” which has reached the No. 2 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

• Pearl Jam, “Gigaton”: It's been seven years since rock icons Pearl Jam released a new studio album. They're back with “Gigaton,” tackling topics like lost friends, the environment and the government — with particularly harsh words for U.S President Donald Trump. In the AP's review of the album, critic Mark Kennedy calls “Gigaton” a “fascinating and ambitious 12-track collection with a cleaner, crisper sound that is studded with interesting textures, topped by Eddie Vedder's still-indignant voice.”

• 5 Seconds of Summer, “CALM”: The Australian pop-rockers did the unthinkable when their last album debuted at No. 1 on the pop charts, besting Beyoncé and Jay-Z's surprise collaborative release. 5SOS return with their fourth album this week, continuing to showcase a more mature side to the foursome that debuted on the music scene six years ago barely old enough to drink alcohol in the States. Frequent Post Malone collaborator Louis Bell and hitmaker Andrew Watt — who recently tested positive for the coronavirus — team back up with 5SOS on the new album, which also features songwriting and production work from Ryan Tedder, Charlie Puth and Ali Tamposi.

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