Y: Lauryn Hill is largely unreliable when it comes to being on time, but this is pretty on time. Listen to the goodness that happens when her crackly voice takes on Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good,” an optimistic view of the fresh feel of freedom in a fucked up world. When you feel like there’s no use trying to soothe your soul, all you wanna think about are butterflies and peaceful sleep. [Vulture]
Y: Jess Glynne’s trembly cover of The Weeknd’s “Earned It” loses the original’s eerie magic. Overall, though, I like her take on it more as a ballad than a nasty jam. [Spin]
N: I knew this simple-minded record from Tyga would be an instant Nah after seeing these lyrics—“I hit her, she backwards, lickin’ her asshole/ My dick is the password/ T nasty, ’bout to catch a felony for it/ Vagina juice like orange juice in the mornin’”—before pressing play. It is. Pass. [Billboard]
Y: Justin Bieber and Jack Ü’s “Where Are U Now” is currently on my Spotify playlist titled “What I Wanna Hear.” There’s something about Biebs’ cavernous yearn of a voice that hooks me. Anyway, I’m into these remixes, especially the bass on the Marshmello one. [Idolator]