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Happy New Music Friday!!

This week, we are so excited to have new music from Lauren Jauregui, who just dropped her new song “Temporary” on Friday (April 30).

Lauren‘s new song is part of a bigger picture, and is a part of Sound It Out, “a national campaign that uses music to help middle school kids and their caregivers have open, honest conversations about mental health.”

“Temporary” is inspired by a conversation Lauren had with a girl named Anna, and speaks to the ups and downs of mental health, as well as “how fleeting your life can feel at any age, and especially as a teenager.”

Hayley has also just released her new track “Found My Friends,” which is about “discovering and nurturing a strong friendship with yourself. This song resonates even more so now with everyone experiencing isolation in quarantine, when we still somehow find the resilience to connect with one another and find comfort in each other,” she said.

Andrew is back with his next single, “New York,” which is “about returning to a place that’s entire identity is infused with a person from your past, and happier times.”

This week also brings new songs and music videos from Sofia Carson, Justin Bieber and DJ Khaled, and more.

Click inside to check out all of the new music… More Here! »

Ella Jay Basco has shared her new music video for her song “Clouds“!

The 13-year-old Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey actress’ song is featured on her Middle School EP.

In the description of the video, Ella shared the meaning behind “Clouds”.

“I wrote all the lyrics to this song and each line means something to me. I really exposed how I was feeling at this special and unique time in my life,” she wrote. “I’m cast as this amazing DC superhero and everyone has their expectations of what CASSANDRA CAIN is. ‘I’m supposed to look like her. What am I supposed to do?’”

“And online, hidden behind a keyboard, in the comfort of your own home its easy to pass judgement and criticize. But no one is harsher on me than I am on myself,” Ella continued. “Self-insecurities and being a teenager! What the heck!? That person staring back at you in the mirror… that person, that’s the one that needs to look at you with LOVE. But sometimes… you don’t always get what you need. We are our worst enemies sometimes. And I hate that. This song is just me, being honest with myself…. no matter what’s inside.”

Ella Jay Basco is a breakout star of Birds of Prey!

In a new interview, the 13-year-old newcomer opened up about being in a movie with mostly women, and having a female Asian director.

“It is such an honor and I definitely think this should’ve happened sooner, but honestly I couldn’t be happier that I get to be a part of it,” Ella told HypeBae. “As a teenage girl, I’m really aware that I’m part of something bigger than just myself.”

“The great thing about the whole experience is that I don’t have anything else to compare it to, since this is my first movie,” she continued. “I’m really lucky that not only were the majority of my co-stars female, but the director was also a woman who looks like me — she’s Asian. The whole experience showed me that women can be bosses and that their stories are important too.”

Ella also opened up about the cast and crew.

“Working with Margot, Mary, Jurnee and Rosie was a great learning experience. They are all role models in one way or another and made me feel super welcomed on set,” she said. “I was so inspired watching their work ethic and how there were no egos. I got the chance to bond with each one of them and even Cathy [Yan] the director. They are all like big sisters to me now and I would love to work with them again.”

Ella Jay Basco had some unusual training to get prepared for Birds of Prey!

The 13-year-old actress was spotted while on her way to Good Morning America on Tuesday (February 4) in New York City.

While Ella Jay‘s co-stars did stunt training, she trained with a magician!

“I did do a lot of magic training. I worked with a magician from the Magic Castle and he taught me some sleight of hand and how to steal some wallets and some money,” Ella Jay laughed.

Check out all that Ella Jay had to say below…

Peyton Elizabeth Lee shows off her power pose in this pic from The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual Young Hollywood power list.

The 15-year-old Andi Mack star is just one of the young stars honored alongside Iain Armitage, Maxwell Jenkins, mixed-ish‘s Arica Himmel, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Julia Butters, Ariana Greenblatt, When They See Us‘s Asante Blackk and Caleel Harris, Oakes Fegley, Abby Ryder Fortson, Ella Jay Basco, JD McCrary, Jacob Tremblay, and more.

“Don’t underestimate the power of youth,” Peyton shared in the list feature.

Jacob added his own advice for adults: “Treat kids like adults because we’re working hard too.”

Check out the pics in the gallery inside and head to THR.com for the full list!