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MARVIN Music News: Hayley Kiyoko and Gigi Perez collide, Zedd heads to New York, Conan Gray extends the era, Ruel shows a new side, and The Kid LAROI has more to say.

Hayley Kiyoko and Gigi Perez just made the sapphic song of the summer

Hayley Kiyoko is gearing up for what might be the queer girl summer of our dreams. The pop artist has dropped “collide” featuring Gigi Perez — the first single from her forthcoming soundtrack album Girls Like Girls, due June 12th. Two of the most emotionally precise voices in the sapphic pop space, soft-landing a track built entirely on yearning and the particular devastation of almost. It sets the tone for what the full album is shaping up to be: a project that doesn’t rush the feeling, just lets it sit there and ruin your day in the best possible way. Consider us pre-wrecked.

Zedd in the Park is back, bigger, and headed to New York

Zedd is giving the people a festival — and this time, he’s taking it somewhere new. The producer has announced the return of Zedd in the Park, heading to Randall’s Island in New York City for a two-day run on August 14–15, marking the first-ever East Coast edition of the festival. Night one sees Zedd headline a b2b with Knock2, with DJ Snake, Louis the Child, and Zensei in support. Night two brings Porter Robinson and Madeon — just days out from the ten-year anniversary of “Shelter” — alongside ellis. The festival went on hiatus in 2025, which makes this return feel like more of an event than ever. Presale opens April 30th, general on-sale May 1st.

Conan Gray isn’t done with Wishbone — and neither are we

Conan Gray’s Wishbone era isn’t over yet. The deluxe edition arrived April 24th, adding five new tracks — “Door,” “The Best,” “Do I Dare,” “House That Always Rains,” and “Moths” — all written after the original album’s release, shaped by the emotional aftermath of Wishbone‘s own life in the world. Gray has been clear that these aren’t leftover songs; they’re new ones that could only exist on the other side of releasing the album. The original debuted at number one on the Billboard Album Sales chart and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 — the biggest week of his career so far. The deluxe drops right in the middle of his sold-out Wishbone World Tour. More pages, more wishes.

Ruel’s “Hate Myself” is darker, sharper, and completely him

Ruel is done playing it safe. “Hate Myself” — the second preview of his forthcoming album Kicking My Feet & Screaming, due June 12th — is a pounding, distorted-synth-laced track that pushes him into grittier territory, landing somewhere between alt-rock tension and dystopian pop unease. Lyrically, it dives into the chaos of staying in a relationship you know is bad for you — the self-awareness that makes it worse, not better. The song came together in one session, reportedly cracked open in under thirty minutes after hours of little progress. All the best ones do. The kid who debuted at 14 has fully grown up — and sounds like he’s got something to say about it.

The Kid LAROI gives BEFORE I FORGET nine more reasons to hurt

The Kid LAROI closed out a very full April with BEFORE I FORGET (DELUXE), expanding on the heartbreak and introspection of January’s original release with nine new tracks. The additions span real ground — from the sultry nostalgia of “BACK 2 LOVE” to the electro-funk of “PIECES” to the downbeat surrender of “DYING ON THIS HILL” — and reportedly only deepen the intimate, late-night headspace of the original. The deluxe arrives just days before LAROI kicks off his A Perfect World Tour on April 27th, taking him across North America, Asia, and Europe through the rest of the year. Based on everything here, it should be one for the books.