Although this song was in the charts in December 2022 from her new album, SOS (which is also really good btw), as most songs released that time of year are considered the following year's song so that said I think this will be classified as a 2023 song:

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Kill Bill is another one that I think will be a hit over the next few weeks.

This sounds a lot different from her older stuff, even from 10 years ago. Her voice sounds a lot different.

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This one first entered the charts late last year, but it's rising up the charts now for January.  This is 10:35 by DJ Tiesto and Tate Mcrae
Currently at #18 in the UK and #30 in Canada

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Here is a song called Whitney by a singer named Rêve.  It's a tribute to Whitney Houston and contains an interpolation of I'm Every Woman.  Currently at #59 in Canada and rising!

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This song is a diss track aimed at her ex-boyfriend, soccer player Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona/Manchester United and the Spanish NT. The MV was inspired by A-ha's "Take On Me" video.

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Here's another one that just released:

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This year just started and already music seems like it's headed in a different (better) direction from 2022.

Here is a song called Superstar by Irish DJs Belters Only and Micky Modelle with vocals by Canadian singer Simone Denny.  It is a reworking of the 1998 (2002 for the UK) hit You're A Superstar by Love Inc., of which Simone Denny was originally the singer for

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"Never Let You Down Again" by Depeche Mode might be the next song to get Kate Bushed into a big resurgence after being used on HBO's The Last of Us.

"Never Let You Down Again" by Depeche Mode might be the next song to get Kate Bushed into a big resurgence after being used on HBO's The Last of Us.


I noticed it. I like that song. Good show too btw from watching the premier the other night.

"Never Let You Down Again" by Depeche Mode might be the next song to get Kate Bushed into a big resurgence after being used on HBO's The Last of Us.


Yesssss love TLOU being a pop culture bellwether.

I really thought this was Avril Lavigne when I first heard this song, in a Taco Bell commercial.

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Macklemore is back. Haven't heard from him in 10 years.

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Another song I like. Perfect for Valentine's Day in a few weeks.

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I'm liking the music of this year already. Also some big albums released on Friday including Ava Max - Diamonds & Dancefloors and Sam Smith - Gloria.

Beyoncé has announced a 43-date world tour in support of her critically-acclaimed Renaissance album, including five nights in the UK.

Beyoncé won a record-breaking 32nd Grammy Award, while Harry Styles won album of the year, at this year's ceremony in Los Angeles.

Award-winning musical Hamilton is set to tour the UK for the first time. The show will open at Manchester's Palace Theatre for 15 weeks, running from 11 November to 24 February 2024.

Beyoncé won a record-breaking 32nd Grammy Award, while Harry Styles won album of the year, at this year's ceremony in Los Angeles.


Their albums were really good although they didn't have much competition last year.

One of my favorite groups, the Gorillaz released their album Cracker Island on Friday. The titular song was released as a single back in 2022. The album is good overall, and one earworm from it is New Gold.

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Another song I like recently (not in the charts and doesn't sound anything like mainstream music) is by New Zealand artist Kimbra, off her new album A Reckoning.

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I am addicted to the latest by Brits Jax Jones and Calum Scott.  This is called Whistle

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Eurovision fans are preparing for the rush to get hold of coveted tickets for this year's song contest later.

This song/video is very Early 2020's with the disco sound and aesthetics in the video, and a lot of pink everywhere. I have a feeling she will be popular over the next few years.

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Here is the latest from Canadian DJs Loud Luxury and DVBBS with American country singer Kane Brown.  This is new in the Canadian Chart at #63.  I gather it will soon be big in the US as Kane Brown is one of the BIGGEST country stars currently

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Mae Muller will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Miley Cyrus has achieved a relatively rare chart feat in the UK - topping both the singles and album chart in the same week. Her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation enters the chart in pole position, while her single Flowers spends a ninth week at number one.

Culture Club will pay former drummer Jon Moss £1.75m to end a legal battle after he claimed they "expelled" him.

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This song/video is very Early 2020's with the disco sound and aesthetics in the video, and a lot of pink everywhere. I have a feeling she will be popular over the next few years.

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She already has a bit hit with "Big Energy," which samples "Genius of Love."

New entries in the Top 10 of the Billboard chart:

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The instrumentals in this song remind of music for an old Nintendo game.

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It’s official: I’m too old and I simply don’t get this generation’s music.

It’s official: I’m too old and I simply don’t get this generation’s music.
Join the club  ;D

What happened to the days of classic music with a great tune and beat?  ???

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It’s official: I’m too old and I simply don’t get this generation’s music.

I'm almost 50 and I can't stand today's music, I don't even know who most of today's artists are anymore. ::)

I'm almost 50 and I can't stand today's music, I don't even know who most of today's artists are anymore. ::)


Yep same ;D

But overall this year so far has been an improvement over 2022. Only at the end of Q1 and I already have 25 songs on my playlist.

Yep same ;D

I think singers today don't have any taste whatsoever.

To be completely honest, if not for this thread, I would have no idea anyway. I am so completely out of sync with current music.

To be completely honest, if not for this thread, I would have no idea anyway. I am so completely out of sync with current music.

There is some good music from today that I like but others pretty much suck.

What happened to the days of classic music with a great tune and beat?  ???

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You know younger musicians are ripping off '70s disco, also ripping off '80s synthpop and '90s house.
There's not even a hint of originality anymore in "youth" music.

Jimin of BTS went solo and this song is #1 in the charts. I actually like this one.

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You know younger musicians are ripping off '70s disco, also ripping off '80s synthpop and '90s house.
There's not even a hint of originality anymore in "youth" music.

And that's the sad part in today's generation of music artists.

Jimin of BTS went solo and this song is #1 in the charts. I actually like this one.

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same, I'm quite impressed, most of BTS's stuff has been mid af. His other new song Set Me Free P2 is even better! btw you should join Pulse Music Board, another forum like this, but focused on music and much more active

"boohoo new music sucks, wah old music was so much better" few things irritate me more than this sentiment from 90% of people over the age of 40. Do you actually listen to the new stuff? A lot of it is great! Music's always evolving, there are definitely distinguishable trends going on rn. Most of the new stuff is more cinematic and dynamic in song structure

"boohoo new music sucks, wah old music was so much better" few things irritate me more than this sentiment from 90% of people over the age of 40. Do you actually listen to the new stuff? A lot of it is great! Music's always evolving, there are definitely distinguishable trends going on rn. Most of the new stuff is more cinematic and dynamic in song structure


It's not about the quality of "new" music, it's the fact it's all rehashing old styles over and over, there's no distinct aesthetic Zeitgeist like there was throughout the decades of the 20th century, it's just a post-modern closed loop. There's a guy named Kurt Andersen who called out the stylistic stagnation in a 2012 article called "you say you want a devolution" that really hits the nail on the head.

The 21st century so far has produced no genuinely new music styles or aesthetic movements, think of all the new aesthetic movements emerging between 1900 and 1920 alone, cubism, the futurist, dada, art deco, ect. Think of all the new subcultural movements in music that emerged between 1970 and 1990, nothing even close compares post-2000.

A song that uses artificial intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd is being removed from streaming services.

"boohoo new music sucks, wah old music was so much better" few things irritate me more than this sentiment from 90% of people over the age of 40. Do you actually listen to the new stuff? A lot of it is great! Music's always evolving, there are definitely distinguishable trends going on rn. Most of the new stuff is more cinematic and dynamic in song structure


Nah, new music sucks. I’m not even 40 yet, but the writing is on the wall for the current wave of artists.

It has been reported in the British press that the Norwegian band A-Ha are due for a comeback.

It has been reported in the British press that the Norwegian band A-Ha are due for a comeback.


That comeback already happened.  They released an album last year, and it was a big hit throughout Europe including the UK, though it did not produce any charting singles

It has been reported in the British press that the Norwegian band A-Ha are due for a comeback.

Are they going to sing their originals?

"boohoo new music sucks, wah old music was so much better" few things irritate me more than this sentiment from 90% of people over the age of 40. Do you actually listen to the new stuff? A lot of it is great! Music's always evolving, there are definitely distinguishable trends going on rn. Most of the new stuff is more cinematic and dynamic in song structure


I'm 37 and most of what's popular sounds like generic versions of the stuff I heard as a kid. If you're too young to remember the 80s or 90s then I can understand how it sounds fresh, but I can also understand how people older than me find it even more boring than I do.


But I listen mostly to underground/fringe mainstream Hip Hop and R&B, which is in a pretty good place right now, so I don't have much to complain about.

I'm 37 and most of what's popular sounds like generic versions of the stuff I heard as a kid. If you're too young to remember the 80s or 90s then I can understand how it sounds fresh, but I can also understand how people older than me find it even more boring than I do.


But I listen mostly to underground/fringe mainstream Hip Hop and R&B, which is in a pretty good place right now, so I don't have much to complain about.


I still like some of the music of today even though it's mostly unoriginal, though some of it does sound unique.

So I'll be honest, I don't like Snoop Dogg that much and I've never heard of Bebe Rexha (where the hell have I been, right?), but I was amused by the video:

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So I'll be honest, I don't like Snoop Dogg that much and I've never heard of Bebe Rexha (where the hell have I been, right?), but I was amused by the video:

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That's a good one. It has a disco style. I've never heard of Bebe Rexha either but she kind of reminds me of Gwen Stefani.

Here's another recent one I like:

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Also country singer Morgan Wallen has been topping the charts with a few hits from his "One Thing at a Time" album, including the titular song.

Neil Young and Snoop Doggy Dog joined Willie Nelson at his 90th birthday celebration.

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/30/1172957015/neil-young-and-snoop-dogg-joined-willie-nelson-on-stage-for-a-90th-birthday-conc

Popular French DJ David Guetta is back with another take on a 90s classic.  This is Baby Don't Hurt Me featuring Anne-Marie and Coi Leray.  I am a big fan of both Guetta and Anne-Marie, and What is Love by Haddaway was one of my favourite songs, so this one was a no brainer for me.  I love it!

The music video even pokes fun at A Night At the Roxbury

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Popular French DJ David Guetta is back with another take on a 90s classic.  This is Baby Don't Hurt Me featuring Anne-Marie and Coi Leray.  I am a big fan of both Guetta and Anne-Marie, and What is Love by Haddaway was one of my favourite songs, so this one was a no brainer for me.  I love it!

The music video even pokes fun at A Night At the Roxbury


Yeah, every time I hear the original Haddaway's song I always do the head bobbing to the side, lol

A violinist who travelled from New York to perform in Dorset wowed the audience after he manged to continue his performance despite his £24,000 bow breaking unexpectedly.

Stefan Jackiw was performing in Poole with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) on 10 May when it happened.

He was surprised as he says violin strings usually break, but bows do not.

The broken bow was immediately swapped for a different one and Mr Jackiw carried on as if nothing happened.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-65615151

Is it just me or did music really hid a dud this quarter? The first quarter had a lot more good songs and albums but nothing really good this quarter except for Morgan Wallen if you even call that good. Ed Sheeran's "-" album is just ok, and same with Jack Harlow's "Jackman." album. We'll have to see how the summer months go but so far I don't see anything promising to be on the level of Beyonce's RENNAISANCE or Harry's House like last summer. So far this year the closest album to that level is "Red Moon in Venus" by Kali Uchis. It's a nice album to chill to.

Last year (summer), I noticed that "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush overshadowed nearly every other song that was popular or a hit. The only other song that seemed as big up until "Anti-Hero" was "About Damn Time."

Harry Styles seemed like he wasn't doing his songs as "big" as his previous album, which featured monster hits "Adore You" and "Watermelon Sugar," plus "Golden." (Like, imagine if Michael Jackson had followed up Thriller with Invincible.) Beyonce was just kind of there.

One of my favorites last year (besides the obvious one) was "Numb Little Bug," especially because I relate to it so much, particularly the chorus.

2022 was the year of the resurrected hit. In addition to Kate Bush's Stranger Things-fueled smash, we also got "Unstoppable" by Sia (fueled by a commercial), "Die for You" by The Weeknd, "Sweater Weather," "Bloody Mary," and "Heat Waves" finished a lengthy (Record?) chart run. And even this year, Miguel's "Sure Thing" has been resurrected.

There have also been a lot of samples, like "Big Energy" ("Genius of Love"), "Creepin'" ("I Won't Wanna Know"/"Boadicea"), "I'm Good (Blue)" (Yes, "Da Ba Dee"), "Baby Don't Hurt Me" (Yes.), "Playaz" ("The Message"), and "Alone" by Kim Petras ("Better Off Alone").

"Creepin'" is a favorite of mine so far this year. Probably the most I've listened to Enya in ages.

Last year (summer), I noticed that "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush overshadowed nearly every other song that was popular or a hit. The only other song that seemed as big up until "Anti-Hero" was "About Damn Time."

Harry Styles seemed like he wasn't doing his songs as "big" as his previous album, which featured monster hits "Adore You" and "Watermelon Sugar," plus "Golden." (Like, imagine if Michael Jackson had followed up Thriller with Invincible.) Beyonce was just kind of there.

One of my favorites last year (besides the obvious one) was "Numb Little Bug," especially because I relate to it so much, particularly the chorus.

2022 was the year of the resurrected hit. In addition to Kate Bush's Stranger Things-fueled smash, we also got "Unstoppable" by Sia (fueled by a commercial), "Die for You" by The Weeknd, "Sweater Weather," "Bloody Mary," and "Heat Waves" finished a lengthy (Record?) chart run. And even this year, Miguel's "Sure Thing" has been resurrected.

There have also been a lot of samples, like "Big Energy" ("Genius of Love"), "Creepin'" ("I Won't Wanna Know"/"Boadicea"), "I'm Good (Blue)" (Yes, "Da Ba Dee"), "Baby Don't Hurt Me" (Yes.), "Playaz" ("The Message"), and "Alone" by Kim Petras ("Better Off Alone").

"Creepin'" is a favorite of mine so far this year. Probably the most I've listened to Enya in ages.


Unfortunately this year is mostly a continuation of last year. I did like Harry's House, I thought of it more as the equivalent to Justin Timberlake's FS/LS album which followed his Justified album, and "As It Was" was like the "SexyBack". I never listened to Harry Styles' Fine Line album but I did like the "Adore You" song. "Running Up the Hill" was a good one and an earworm last summer while binge watching Stranger Things.

Samples and less originality seems to be the thing now, especially ones that have been sampled many times before like the Grandmaster Flash song which was sampled by Ice Cube, then P Diddy, and a few others. Reminds me of last year when Latto's song "Big Energy" was popular, which sampled "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club which was also sampled by Mariah Carey's "Fantasy".

This year's music so far seems to be dominated by Gen Z or Gen Z audience targeting artists like Ice Spice, Latto, and Coi Lerai. There's also been a lot of country in in the charts, not just Morgan Wallen but also Bailey Zimmerman, Luke Combs, and a few others.

Good music will always exist, you just have to know where to look.

Here is a new one called Substitution by Purple Disco Machine and Kungs.  It samples the 1984 hit Big in Japan by Alphaville, so right away, this one was a no brainer for me

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Here is another new one called Rock My Body by R3HAB, INNA and SASH!.  It interpolates the 1997 SASH! hit Ecuador, which was a song I loved back in the day!  Plus, I am a fan of INNA, so I would have loved this regardless

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Good music will always exist, you just have to know where to look.

Here is a new one called Substitution by Purple Disco Machine and Kungs.  It samples the 1984 hit Big in Japan by Alphaville, so right away, this one was a no brainer for me

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Here is another new one called Rock My Body by R3HAB, INNA and SASH!.  It interpolates the 1997 SASH! hit Ecuador, which was a song I loved back in the day!  Plus, I am a fan of INNA, so I would have loved this regardless


Definitely not in the Billboard charts or mainstream radio. Spotify is a good place as it offers a lot of suggestions, including on the New Music Friday playlist. Here is one by Robin Thicke:

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Here is one by Kylie Minogue, which sample a classic by Edith Piaf:

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This is a good one if you're into K-Pop:

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Four songs from the Eurovision Song Contest have charted in the UK top 10 simultaneously for the first time.

Loreen's Tattoo, which won the 2023 competition for Sweden, scored this week's highest new entry at number two.

Finland's Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä, which placed second in the contest, landed at number six, becoming the first fully-Finnish language song to chart.

I Wrote a Song by the UK's Mae Muller and Queen of the Kings by Norway's Alessandra reached number nine and 10.

Muller's track performed poorly at this year's contest, finishing in second-last place, but the song has enjoyed strong support from UK radio stations.

The Official Charts Company said the last and only other time two or more Eurovision songs have been in the top 10 at the same time was in 1982.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65647557

This is a good one if you're into K-Pop:

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my favorite song recently! Things were looking promising at the start of this year but we've entered a slump again

Four songs from the Eurovision Song Contest have charted in the UK top 10 simultaneously for the first time.

Loreen's Tattoo, which won the 2023 competition for Sweden, scored this week's highest new entry at number two.

Finland's Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä, which placed second in the contest, landed at number six, becoming the first fully-Finnish language song to chart.

I Wrote a Song by the UK's Mae Muller and Queen of the Kings by Norway's Alessandra reached number nine and 10.

Muller's track performed poorly at this year's contest, finishing in second-last place, but the song has enjoyed strong support from UK radio stations.

The Official Charts Company said the last and only other time two or more Eurovision songs have been in the top 10 at the same time was in 1982.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65647557


Some of my favorites were:

"Who the Hell is Edgar" by Teya & Salena (Austria)
Loreen "Tattoo"
Croatia
Moldova
Australia
Alessandra "Queen of Kings" (Norway)
"My Sister's Crown" (Czech Republic)
"Unicorn" (Israel)
Finland
Albania
Georgia (Kate Bush "Wuthering Heights" vibes)
Ukraine
Estonia

And speaking of Kate Bush, it looks like she might end up with another Netflix-fueled belated/resurrected hit. "This Woman's Work" was synced in the new J Lo movie The Mother.

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Looks like things might be picking up again as we're approaching the summer months, hopefully. I added 7 songs to my playlist on Friday that all released around that day. Here's two of them:

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Cover of Tracy Chapman's hit song from 1988

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Interesting article about 5 reasons why there hasn't been a hip-hop song or album to top the charts this year.

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/hip-hop-no-number-one-albums-singles-charts-reasons-why-1235350404/

In another instance of the entertainment industry revealing that they are completely out of fresh ideas, they are resurrecting this old fossil:

“We Are the World” to Get Modern Multi-Country Reimagining

https://americansongwriter.com/we-are-the-world-to-get-modern-multi-country-reimagining/

Excerpts:

The 1985 charity single, “We Are the World,” which rallied 47 superstar talents around famine and disease relief in Africa is set to get a modern-day reimagining as “We Are the World NOW.”

Proposed as a live recorded and televised event, “We Are the World NOW” will be going international with recordings of the song coming in from Korea, China, Japan, Australia, England, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Spain and one or more African countries, according to Billboard.

Once an anthem meant to aid the ongoing famine in Ethiopia, the song now will be devoted to fighting hunger on a global scale. “A percentage of the revenue from the sale of the recordings and associated products will be split between a noted charity in each country devoted to ending world hunger and a third-party charity devoted to the same goals on a global basis,” a statement read.

While it would seem the motive is an honorable one, are current artists so bereft of new ideas that they have to dig up the old carcass of this song? I thought we left these schlocky all-star pseudo-anthems like "We Are The World" and "Do they Know It's Christmas" behind in the 80s. The 80s were full of this type of thing. Does anyone remember the awful "Hands Across America"? I doubt it. Let's refresh your memory. You can even play "spot the forgotten 80s stars":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMVMjdYVYcE

...Does anyone remember the awful "Hands Across America"? I doubt it. Let's refresh your memory. You can even play "spot the forgotten 80s stars":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMVMjdYVYcE


Sure, I remember this.  I even remember going outside to a nearby busy corner with my mom and linking hands with a bunch of strangers - for about 30 seconds.  Kinda cool at the time, but ultimately a big nothing burger.  :-\\

Sure, I remember this.  I even remember going outside to a nearby busy corner with my mom and linking hands with a bunch of strangers - for about 30 seconds.  Kinda cool at the time, but ultimately a big nothing burger.  :-\\


An accurate recollection.

The original concept, if I recall, was to have one long, unbroken chain across the entire US, which is undoable. There are natural barriers, among other things. So it ended up being little groups of people here and there.  It was a momentary feel-good thing.

Reminds me of the National Wave event that Hulk Hogan was promoting in 2007 into 2008.

The idea was that people all across the country would in unison wave their specialty-made “Uniting Towels” for 15 minutes, to unite the country. Read a press release, “From border to border, coast to coast and beyond, people of all ages, colors, creeds and political affiliations will be waving the Official Uniting Towel of America in unison.”  After the kickoff, the plan for publicity was to put feuding celebrities together, like Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump, and say that if they could get together, so could the rest of the country.  8)

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But somehow it never came to pass. There is a Uniting Towel up for sale on eBay. Maybe one of these days it will be a collectors item.  ;D

Doja Cat just dropped a new single. It sounds a lot different from her 2020/2021 songs and mentioned about her new look.

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Here's another one that's been out for about a few weeks. It's The Weeknd featuring Madonna and Playboi Carti, and off the new HBO Series "The Idol".

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Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer surprised audiences at London's O2 Arena by proposing to his partner live on stage during a show. The 65-year-old brought Dina De Luca on to the stage on Thursday night before asking her, "will you marry me?"

Kylie Minogue has scored her biggest solo hit in more than a decade with the infectious dance anthem "Padam Padam". It's the stars first song to break into the UK top 10 since All The Lovers peaked at number three in 2010. That means Kylie is one of only four women to reach the UK's top 10 in five separate decades, alongside Cher, Lulu and Diana Ross. The singer said the success of the song, which has gone viral on TikTok, had "really taken us all by surprise".

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I feel so lucky that I do not have speakers my computer.

Sir Elton John says he has planned an entirely new show for his headline performance at Glastonbury this Sunday.

Taylor Swift has announced international dates for her record-breaking Eras tour, with dozens of shows set for Europe in summer 2024. The pop star will play nine shows in the UK, with concerts in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London. There is also a gap on Glastonbury's final night, with the star rumoured to be reclaiming the headline slot she missed in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Taylor Swift has announced international dates for her record-breaking Eras tour, with dozens of shows set for Europe in summer 2024. The pop star will play nine shows in the UK, with concerts in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London. There is also a gap on Glastonbury's final night, with the star rumoured to be reclaiming the headline slot she missed in 2020 due to the pandemic.


She just released the song Cruel Summer which was from her 2019 album "Lover".

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Guns N' Roses have always been a law unto themselves, and their headline set at Glastonbury was no exception.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66011512

Sir Elton John says he has planned an entirely new show for his headline performance at Glastonbury this Sunday.
This will be tonight, but before his gig, Yusuf/Cat Stevens will be live on stage.

Yesterday at Glastonbury, thousands of fans gathered at the Pyramid Stage at midday, eager for the chance to be Rickrolled in person. And Rick Astley didn't disappoint, rewarding them with a jubilant version of Never Gonna Give You Up that permanently redefined the term crowd-pleaser.

She just released the song Cruel Summer which was from her 2019 album "Lover".


I prefer the version by girl group Bananarama :-*.

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There are rumours of that the Spice Girls could be at Glastonbury next year...

The 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is done and dusted. We saw epic sets from Blondie and WizKid, danced to Carly Rae Jepsen, moshed to Guns N' Roses and swayed to the sounds of Lana Del Rey (eventually).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66013118

I do not know if the video in this report will work in foreign lands.

This song is popular in Europe. It seem like I hear it playing in every Uber ride that has the pop music station playing. It has the Y2K era sound.

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This one too, Dua Lipa from the upcoming Barbie movie.

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Tony Christie, known for singing Is This The Way To Amarillo, has teamed up with Music For Dementia and released a new song.

Tony Christie said a new re-recorded version of the song Thank You For Being A Friend has been made to thank carers who “never get mentioned”.

The musician, 80, recorded the song for Music For Dementia’s Thank You Day campaign, alongside a line up of singers and producers including Sting, Nile Rodgers, Graham Gouldman and Graeme Pleeth.

Speaking about why the song was made, the Is This The Way To Amarillo singer said: “It’s to raise awareness and it’s also to thank the carers…

“Basically, the song is for the carers to say thank you for being a friend to the dementia sufferers.”

Thank You For Being A Friend will form the centrepiece of celebrations for this year’s Thank You Day, an event organised by Music For Dementia to honour carers, on July 2.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/tony-christie-graham-gouldman-nile-rodgers-sting-xrays-b2364737.html

Lewis Capaldi has said he will take a break from touring for the "foreseeable future", days after he struggled to finish his Glastonbury set. The Scottish singer, who has Tourette's Syndrome, asked fans to help him by singing along at the festival. Glastonbury was the 26-year-old's first live performance since taking a previous three-week break. But he said it "became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order". In a statement on Tuesday, he said he was "still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's".

Madonna has postponed her world tour after a stay in intensive care with a serious bacterial infection, but a full recovery is expected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66049222

Single from Olivia Rodrigo's upcoming sophomore album. Starts off with a Lana Del Rey sound rather than her 2021 punk style, but it picks up after about 2 minutes.

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Kylie Minogue has scored her biggest solo hit in more than a decade with the infectious dance anthem "Padam Padam". It's the stars first song to break into the UK top 10 since All The Lovers peaked at number three in 2010. That means Kylie is one of only four women to reach the UK's top 10 in five separate decades, alongside Cher, Lulu and Diana Ross. The singer said the success of the song, which has gone viral on TikTok, had "really taken us all by surprise".

I feel so lucky that I do not have speakers my computer.



That song is great!  It just entered the Canadian chart at #98 making it her first Top 100 hit here since All the Lovers in 2010

Another song from the Barbie movie, and with all the remakes/samples of 90's Eurodance hits it's only the right timing to release a sample of the Aqua song.

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Elton John told his millions of fans on Saturday night that they would remain in his "head, heart and soul", concluding his marathon farewell tour in Stockholm with one of his biggest hits - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66145901

Elton John told his millions of fans on Saturday night that they would remain in his "head, heart and soul", concluding his marathon farewell tour in Stockholm with one of his biggest hits - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66145901


How many farewell tours has EJ had so far? ???

How many farewell tours has EJ had so far? ???
He, Sir Elton John has had only one farewell tour, this one.

He, Sir Elton John has had only one farewell tour, this one.


Yeah, but then he may go on the Elton John Reunion Tour.  ;D  ;D  ;D

The first batch of tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 UK tour have gone on sale, with thousands of people scrambling to secure their seats.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66152265

Lana Del Rey has apologised to fans for the abrupt ending to her Glastonbury show last month.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66152258

Interesting combo but sounds good. Not quite sure what this song is about and what it has to do with K-pop but the song and video looks like it's something out of a Fast & Furious movie.

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Speaking of K-pop, this is a good one.

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Spotify is raising the price of its single-account premium plan for the first time since 2011 and hiking other services as well.

Olivia Rodrigo delivers again. I really like the guitar chords in this one. Her music seems to keep improving over time and age.

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This one samples Michael Jackson's PYT song, including the vocals:

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Another song from the Barbie soundtrack.

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Singer Liam Payne has cancelled his forthcoming tour after suffering a serious kidney infection. The One Direction star has pulled out of performances in South America after being taken to hospital. The 29-year-old said that he was following doctor's orders and planning to "rest and recover" following his scare. He apologised to fans who had bought tickets and said he hoped to reschedule the live dates.

Sir Elton John is back home after spending the night in hospital, after he fell over at his villa in Nice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66640455

Sir Elton John is back home after spending the night in hospital, after he fell over at his villa in Nice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66640455

Thank God he's alright.

Sir Elton John is back home after spending the night in hospital, after he fell over at his villa in Nice.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66640455
Thank God he's alright.
He's still standing!

Abba's Agnetha Fältskog has revealed her first new music in 10 years, a solo song called Where Do We Go From Here?

The star says she was was lured back to the studio by producer Jörgen Elofsson, who oversaw her 2013 album, A.

"He played me the demo, and the demo was very good," the Swedish star, 73, told the BBC in an exclusive interview.

"Originally, it was another girl singing and I said, 'I don't know if I can do this like she did'. But I did - and it came out very well, I think."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66616991

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Taylor Swift is coming out with an “Eras Tour” concert film.

Man, she’s gonna milk that tour for every last penny.  ;D

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The Rolling Stones will return with Hackney Diamonds, their first album of original songs since 2005. The band will launch the record on Wednesday at a special event in Hackney, a place that is "at the heart of the new album", per a press release.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66720789

Now that summer is over, the list of the top 10 songs of summer has been released according to https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-number-one-song-of-the-summer-2023-1235405953/

No. 1, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
No. 2, “Fast Car,” Luke Combs
No. 3, “Calm Down,” Rema & Selena Gomez
No. 4, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
No. 5, “All My Life,” Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
No. 6, “Cruel Summer,” Taylor Swift
No. 7, “Karma,” Taylor Swift feat. Ice Spice
No. 8, “Snooze,” SZA
No. 9, “Kill Bill,” SZA
No. 10, “Fukumean,” Gunna

My favorite songs of the summer didn't make the list, and I was surprised at least the Dua Lipa song from the Barbie soundtrack wasn't on there.

UK Rap is quite popular in Europe, and some of those artists such as Dave and Central Cee are starting to make waves in North America, especially here in Canada.  One in particular called D-Block Europe has a single out with DJ Casso and the singer RAYE called Prada.  He's yet to chart in North America, but this song is currently massive across Europe and even in Australia, and I hope it gets noticed here.  So catchy!

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The stifling heat of the Royal Albert Hall failed to dampen the spirits of eager Prommers, who celebrated the festival's Last Night in typical style.

With temperatures in the 30s, the crowd nonetheless stomped, clapped and blew comedy horns throughout the traditional closing singalongs.

Their enthusiasm delighted conductor Marin Alsop, who ordered several impromptu encores.

She later paid tribute to the "wonderfully robust" audience.

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Shakira crowd-surfed her way to a lifetime achievement prize at the MTV Video Music Awards, as she performed a career-spanning medley of hits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66795280

Shakira crowd-surfed her way to a lifetime achievement prize at the MTV Video Music Awards, as she performed a career-spanning medley of hits.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66795280


WHY, oh WHY, in the name of all that is good and pure, does this thing still exist? MTV hasn't had anything to do with music or music videos in THREE DECADES. And this thing is supposed to mean something??? Spare me. (And I don't want to hear "they still show videos at 3 AM for ten minutes" or "they have some other offshoot channel that shows videos). Plain fact, nobody watches MTV or it's offshoots, and they certainly don't watch it for music. I'll tell you what this fake thing is, it's a TOTEM TO IT'S OWN IRRELEVENCE. Get that? A TOTEM TO IT'S OWN IRRELEVENCE. How postmodern can you get?

WHY, oh WHY, in the name of all that is good and pure, does this thing still exist? MTV hasn't had anything to do with music or music videos in THREE DECADES. And this thing is supposed to mean something??? Spare me. (And I don't want to hear "they still show videos at 3 AM for ten minutes" or "they have some other offshoot channel that shows videos). Plain fact, nobody watches MTV or it's offshoots, and they certainly don't watch it for music. I'll tell you what this fake thing is, it's a TOTEM TO IT'S OWN IRRELEVENCE. Get that? A TOTEM TO IT'S OWN IRRELEVENCE. How postmodern can you get?
In one sense, MTV is available to watch (in the UK), by downloading the MTV app free in UK, but to use its premium features to watch the latest episodes of new shows, you will need to sign in via cable provider DirecTV, or Philo.

...I cannot be bothered to do that, especially payment is required to view.

In one sense, MTV is available to watch (in the UK), by downloading the MTV app free in UK, but to use its premium features to watch the latest episodes of new shows, you will need to sign in via cable provider DirecTV, or Philo.

...I cannot be bothered to do that, especially payment is required to view.


Trust me, you are not missing a thing. I just looked up what they show. "16 and Pregnant", "16 and Recovering", "Broke A$$ Game Show", "Guy Court", "Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant" (they seem to have an obsession with this topic), "Too Stupid to Die", and, oh, it just gets worse from there. Who is watching this garbage? I suppose there is a certain sub-sub strata of certain Americans, likely unemployed and/or undereducated, who watch, but don't hold it against us.

Trust me, you are not missing a thing. I just looked up what they show. "16 and Pregnant", "16 and Recovering", "Broke A$$ Game Show", "Guy Court", "Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant" (they seem to have an obsession with this topic), "Too Stupid to Die", and, oh, it just gets worse from there. Who is watching this garbage? I suppose there is a certain sub-sub strata of certain Americans, likely unemployed and/or undereducated, who watch, but don't hold it against us.
It was MTV that introduce reality tv shows with the likes of "The Real World", which format spurned "Big Brother". Yes utter garbage, and no music videos being shown?

It was MTV that introduce reality tv shows with the likes of "The Real World", which format spurned "Big Brother". Yes utter garbage, and no music videos being shown?


No music videos, or a very negligible amount at best. This is not the 1980s, and many artists don't even bother with videos in the old sense in this day and age of TikTok, YouTube, etc. Why would they? It's not the thing anymore. Let me repeat again, the VMA's are a TOTEM TO THEIR OWN IRRELEVANCE.

The only things I bother with on MTV anymore are the Movie (and TV) Awards, VMAs and the rare music-related thing, such as Unplugged. The last music thing I remember them airing were Tony Bennett's Unplugged episodes after he died.

The first half of the VMAs this year was mostly good. The NSYNC reunion was epic, and Taylor fangirling over them. One of Nicki Minaj's songs, "Last Time I Saw You," was surprisingly good. Can't say the same for her next song, "Big Difference." (But still way better than "Super Freaky Girl." Her "better" song for me is "Superbass.") Shakira was epic! She defies age. Are you sure hips don't lie?  ;D

Trust me, you are not missing a thing. I just looked up what they show. "16 and Pregnant", "16 and Recovering", "Broke A$$ Game Show", "Guy Court", "Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant" (they seem to have an obsession with this topic), "Too Stupid to Die", and, oh, it just gets worse from there. Who is watching this garbage? I suppose there is a certain sub-sub strata of certain Americans, likely unemployed and/or undereducated, who watch, but don't hold it against us.

They did away with showing music videos and in return they're showing reality programs.

No music videos, or a very negligible amount at best. This is not the 1980s, and many artists don't even bother with videos in the old sense in this day and age of TikTok, YouTube, etc. Why would they? It's not the thing anymore. Let me repeat again, the VMA's are a TOTEM TO THEIR OWN IRRELEVANCE.

That's why you have YouTube.

Trust me, you are not missing a thing. I just looked up what they show. "16 and Pregnant", "16 and Recovering", "Broke A$$ Game Show", "Guy Court", "Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant" (they seem to have an obsession with this topic), "Too Stupid to Die", and, oh, it just gets worse from there.


You forgot to mention “Ridiculousness”.  8-P

You forgot to mention “Ridiculousness”.  8-P


That's the best show on MTV (which isn't saying much lol)

Ozzy Osbourne says he has gone under the surgeon's knife for the last time, to correct spinal damage he incurred in a late-night fall in 2019.

Just heard this song for the first time recently, even though it was released in summer. She represented UK in Eurovision this year, with another song titled "I Wrote a Song".

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Just heard this song for the first time recently, even though it was released in summer. She represented UK in Eurovision this year, with another song titled "I Wrote a Song".

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Her debut album is forthcoming.  She's got a really good voice!  To date, she is a one hit wonder in the US and Canada with the 2021 song Better Days featuring Neiked and Polo G, which reached #23 in both countries.  I'm hoping she will chart again this side of the pond.

Now with just over 3 months left in the year I now have over 75 songs on my playlist. That's a new record. I normally average in the 50's for total songs for each year.

Meanwhile Kyle Minogue's new album just released on Friday and it's pretty good. It has plenty of good songs aside from "Padam Padam".

Louise Redknapp has pulled out of a tour with her former bandmates Eternal, amid allegations that two of the members refused to play LGBTQ festivals and Pride events.

Madonna's first ever greatest hits tour will be "a documentary through her vast career" that includes more than 40 songs, her musical director says.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67075718

Ice Spice and PinkPantheress, two popular artists of this year just dropped a single by each.

This one reminds me of the island dancehall sound that was popular in 2015:

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This has a unique sound and she has a unique voice, and I like this song better than her "Boy's a Liar" song from earlier this year.

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This one reminds me of the island dancehall sound that was popular in 2015:



Dancehall/Island Dancehall:

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or "riddims").

Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s, and by the 1990s, it became increasingly popular in Jamaican diaspora communities. In the 2000s, dancehall experienced worldwide mainstream success, and by the 2010s, it began to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers, which has helped to further bring the genre into the Western music mainstream.
-Wikipedia