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New music this week: Zeds Dead, Beyoncé, U2, Kihyun and Told Slant

New music this week: Zeds Dead, Beyoncé, U2, Kihyun and Told Slant

Five releases worth your ears from the first week of July 2026 — a surprise dance album, a surprise Beyoncé single, a first U2 song in years, a K-pop mini-album, and the return of Told Slant.