Music Minute: Katy Perry and Justin Bieber return with new songs Rise and Cold Water
IBTimes UK senior entertainment reporter Alicia Adejobi rounds up this week's music stories.
In this week's Music Minute, Katy Perry's Olympic anthem Rise to top Billboard 100 chart, Justin Bieber set to debut new song Cold Water, and Britney Spears makes comeback with new single Make Me.
Katy Perry Rises with new single
Pop's favourite fun-time gal Katy Perry is back with new music – and she's sounding brilliant. In the middle of being dragged into Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris' bitter break-up, Katy premiered her brand new single Rise, the official anthem for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The anthemic track is quite fittingly set to be a winner as it's on course to claim the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Rumours are now circulating that Katy will perform Rise at the MTV VMAs in August as the show opener. We can't wait to hear the new album!
Justin Bieber joins Ed Sheeran for Cold Water
Justin Bieber may have released his Purpose album just months ago, but he already has new music on the way. The heartthrob will debut Cold Water on Friday (22 July) and it screams 'chart hit', with Ed Sheeran, Major Lazer and Benny Blanco all featuring on the track.
Single of the week
And lastly, if you need to update your playlist then Britney Spears has quite the sultry number for you. The pop princess has teamed up with rapper G-Eazy for ballad Make Me, which was produced by BURNS and is expected to feature on the singer's forthcoming ninth album.
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