GloRilla and Kehlani’s “Xmas Time” Voted Most Popular New Music of the Week

GloRilla and Kehlani’s “Xmas Time” tops this week’s new music poll, which features artists spanning a variety of music genres.

The festival collaboration was named fan-favorite new music in a poll released on Friday (December 13). advertising billboard. “Xmas Time” received nearly 55% of the vote, beating out Stray Kids’ new music (Jump), Boseman Deloitte (Deloitte Curry), Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre (evangelist) and Ollie Alexander (“Archangel”), among others.

On “Xmas Time,” GloRilla raps, “I swear to God, this is my joy,” while Kehlani delivers with soulful verses about cold winter nights and family time. Festive atmosphere. The rapper’s lyrics reference the feeling of being iced out during the holidays and deciding which men belong on her naughty or nice list. The result is a refreshing, uniquely sweet holiday track thanks to the chemistry between the two performers.

“Xmas Time” arrives two months after GloRilla released their debut album, brilliantvia CMG and Interscope. The 15-track album features artists including Latto (“Procedure”), Megan Thee Stallion (“How I Look”), Sexyy Red (“Whatchu Kno About Me”) and Kirk Franklin (“Rain Down on Me”) cooperate. brilliant Ranked second on debut advertising billboardIt topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and ranked No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.

GloRilla and Kehlani were both nominated for Grammys ahead of the 2025 ceremony: Glo was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “Yeah Glo!” while Keh was nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album (Crash), Best Rap Performance for “Yeah Glo!” Best R&B Song (“After Hours”) and Best Melodic Rap Performance (Jordan Adetunji’s “KEHLANI”).

See full results from this week’s poll below and head to advertising billboardFriday Music Guide for more must-hear tracks.