Chappell Roan goes country as she touts her status as a generous lover, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco get explicit with an Eighties-inspired synth dream about their first date, and Haim return with a poppy quip about how much relationships suck.

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Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan released "The Giver," a new song that sees the pop singer making her first foray into the country genre.