Ezra Collective, Nieve Ella and MNEK lead our Hot New Songs playlist
Also featuring new music from Headie One, Friendly Fires, Chloe Slater and mor
New music is great, but it’s increasingly hard to find your latest obsession when approximately 840,000 songs land on streaming services every week. So that’s where we come in. Every Friday, the team at Rolling Stone UK will update our Hot New Songs playlist with the stuff that we think you should be getting your ears around this week from the UK and Ireland. Simple.
This week, we’ve highlighted the excellent new song from Ezra Collective‘s latest album, the return of Nieve Ella with a huge tune, and the welcome comeback of MNEK.
Listen to the playlist below and follow us on Spotify here.
Rolling Stone UK’s picks for August 28 2026.
‘Jubilee Feeling’ – Ezra Collective
‘Romance is a Desert’ – Nieve Ella
‘I’ve Never Felt So Hated’ – Chloe Slater
‘Muscle Marys’ – MNEK
‘One Thousand Roses’ – Headie One
‘Lose All Your Friends’ – Friendly Fires
‘Don’t Tell Your Friends’ – Silver Gore
‘2 Late’ – Kamran Khan
‘Ballet Pumps’ – Bea
‘Vogue’ (Gerd Janson remix) – Wasia Project