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]]>“Stay Another Day” was released by the British boy band East 17 in 1994, and it went on to become a Christmas staple in their home country in the years to come. It was a part of their second album Steam from 1994 and it soared to the top of the UK charts following its release, in addition to making it to the top ten all around the world.
The animated music video for “Stay Another Day” hails from the London-based production company BlinkInk. It looks straight out of a fairy tale and centers on a lonely fox roaming the streets of a big city before being drawn to a brighter side of life by Smith’s enchanting voice.
BlinkInk’s director Jack Brown praised Smith for totally transforming this Christmas classic and giving the lyrics a whole new sense of meaning.
“For the music video I wanted it to have a lovely handmade, classical look, while also being unexpected and giving the viewer the feeling of being a ghost of the Christmas past, floating through the video,” said Brown in a statement.
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]]>Reading & Leeds is taking place at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park near Wetherby from August 21-25, 2024, and its line-up is pretty impressive. Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again, Gerry Cinnamon, and Catfish & The Bottlemen will headline this year’s edition of R&L – and they’ll be in pretty good company.
The Grammy-winning rapper 21 Savage will take the stage at Reading on Sunday and at Leeds on Friday. His last studio album Her Loss was a collaborative effort with Drake, and the duo’s co-headlining It’s All A Blur Tour made history as the highest-grossing rap tour of all time.
The Prodigy and Smith will both perform at Reading on Friday and at Leeds on Saturday. The EDM band The Prodigy hasn’t released a new album since No Tourists in 2018, but that’s not stopping them from being a music festival sensation. As for Jorja Smith, she’s busy promoting her sophomore LP Falling or Flying, which came out this fall.
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]]>Ed Sheeran’s new album Autumn Variations was certainly the week’s most anticipated new release, and he did a great job hyping it up. He’s given us 14 new songs—each one inspired by one of his friends—and “American Town” made it to our list this time around.
This week also marked the release of Jorja Smith’s highly-anticipated new album Falling or Flying, which had several amazing songs fighting for our attention, including “Broken is the Man”. Becky G’s new LP Esquinas also swept us off our feet and gave us several amazing tunes, including “2ndo Chance” ft. Ivan Cornejo.
Our list includes several more fantastic collaborations, including The Rolling Stones’ “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven” ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder, Jung Kook’s “3D” ft. Jack Harlow, and Empress Of’s “Kiss Me” ft. Rina Sawayama. *NSYNC’s comeback single “Better Place” and Bad Bunny’s viral hit “Un Preview” also made the cut, so stick around to hear them out.
Bad Bunny – “Un Preview”
The Rolling Stones – “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven ft. Lady Gaga & Stevie Wonder”
Ed Sheeran – “American Town”
PinkPantheress – “Mosquito”
Jung Kook – “3D feat. Jack Harlow”
Jorja Smith – “Broken is the Man”
Empress Of – “Kiss Me ft. Rina Sawayama”
AJR – “Yes I’m A Mess”
Becky G, Ivan Cornejo – “2ndo Chance”
*NSYNC – “Better Place”
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]]>Doja Cat officially announced that her next album Scarlet will be released later this month, and she dropped another single ahead of its release. She unleashed her dark side in the new single “Demons”, and its wild music video features none other than Christina Ricci.
It was also an amazing week for Nicki Minaj, who put her vocal abilities on full display in the new single “Last Time I Saw You”. She used this song to tease the release of her fifth studio album Pink Friday 2, set to come out later this fall.
The rest of our list features an interesting mix of different genres, ranging from pop and R&B to rock. Royal Blood and Måneskin made it to our list with their latest singles, Jorja Smith impressed us with her new song “Falling or Flying”, while Rod Wave made waves with “Come See Me”.
Kylie Minogue – Tension
Doja Cat – Demons
Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You
Coi Leray – Isabel Marant
Jorja Smith – Falling or Flying
Royal Blood – Shiner in the Dark
Måneskin – Honey (Are U Coming?)
Icona Pop – Stick Your Tongue Out
Rod Wave – Come See Me
Paris Paloma – As Good A Reason
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]]>After finding success as a part of Chloe x Halle and starring in The Little Mermaid, Halle Bailey is finally ready to fly solo. Her debut solo single “Angel” was worth waiting for, and we’re looking forward to seeing what she does next after its release.
Doja Cat also created a lot of buzz with her new single “Paint the Town Red”, and used its lyrics to address her recent erratic behavior on social media. It’s been a great week for R&B and hip-hop releases overall, with Jorja Smith and Saweetie surprising us with some new music, as well.
Bebe Rexha and David Guetta also prepared a special treat for their fans, after giving us one of the songs of the summer with “I’m Good (Blue)”. Their latest collaboration “One in a Million” is just as catchy and it proves they’re a match made in heaven.
Our list also includes new music from Post Malone, Usher, and Summer Walker, so get ready to end your week on a high note!
Halle – “Angel”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Bebe Rexha & David Guetta – “One in a Million”
Post Malone – “Joy”
Jorja Smith – “Go Go Go”
Saweetie – “Shot O’ Clock”
Tones & I – “The Greatest”
James Arthur – “Blindside”
Cordae – “Make Up Your Mind”
Usher, 21 Savage, Summer Walker – “Good Good”
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]]>Smith will try to bridge the gap between jazz, soul, R&B, and funky house with the sound of her next album, while its lyrics will explore some of the most formative relationships in her life.
“It touches on breakups, relationships with my friends, relationships with old friends, relationships with myself. It’s definitely about a lot of relationships, but every song I write I can sing it to myself. This is the first time I’m putting stuff out there that I can connect with right now,” Smith said in a statement.
Falling or Flying will be released on September 29 via FAMM, and she found a perfect way to promote its release. The singer is plotting a string of UK record release shows in September and October.
It’s been five years since Smiths’ debut studio album Lost & Found hit the shelves, but she’s been pretty busy in the meantime. She hit the top ten in the UK with her EP Be Right Back in 2021 and released singles “Try Me” and “Little Things” earlier this year.
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]]>This has been an amazing week for female-centric hip-hop remixes, the likes of which we haven’t seen since “Savage” and “Say So” remixes hit the shelves around the same time in 2020. This time around, the remix wars are fought between “Kill Bill” by SZA ft. Doja Cat and “Princess Diana” by Ice Spice ft. Nicki Minaj – and we’re all winners here.
As for the new album releases this week, Metallica’s 72 Seasons will certainly make the biggest mark, and we made sure to include its latest single “Sleepwalk My Life Away”. Angel Olsen also impressed us with her latest EP Forever Means and its title song.
It’s also been a great week for pop music, with Kelly Clarkson making a comeback with double single “Mine/Me” and Céline Dion impressing us with a new song from Love Again soundtrack. Even Post Malone made a shift to pop with his new song “Chemical”, and used it to tease his fifth studio album.
The National – “Your Mind Is Not Your Friend”
SZA ft. Doja Cat – “Kill Bill (Remix)”
Ice Spice ft. Nicki Minaj – “Princess Diana (Remix)”
Kelly Clarkson – “Mine/Me”
Post Malone – “Chemical”
Angel Olsen – “Forever Means”
Metallica – “Sleepwalk My Life Away”
Céline Dion – “Love Again”
Jorja Smith – “Try Me”
Diplo & Dove Cameron – “Use Me (Brutal Hearts)”
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]]>The English singer-songwriter, best known for her collaborations with Drake and Kendrick Lamar, is keen to take on the honor of writing the next Bond song. At present, Dua Lipa is the favorite for the task but that’s not to say that the possibility is off the cards.
Speaking on The Official Top 40, Smith declared that writing an official song is a dream for her. In fact, she has even written her own Bond-inspired track.
“That’s a dream. Yeah I’d love to write a Bond song. I really do. I kind of wrote one, like a pretend one, but I do really want to write one, I’d love to,” she said. “I like writing cinematic things. Things for films. I always imagine movies in my head sometimes when I’m writing songs.”
Daniel Craig’s final performance as Bond in No Time To Die will be released in movie theatres April 3 2020.
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]]>This offbeat video shows the British singer trying to beat the heatwave the best way she knows how – by firing up a tiny fan, taking a dive at the neighborhood pool in the middle of the night, jet ski drifting through London and hanging out with her BFFs.
Amber Grace Johnson, who directed this video with Smith’s vision in mind, said they wanted to create a video that’s “nostalgic in nature, with your inner child memories running rampant”, while perfectly capturing that feeling we all had when heat delirium flooded the air of a bustling city.
“For ‘Be Honest,’ Jorja wanted to create a film that embodied the spirit of summer – pure wild fun. We wanted to invite the world in, to experience a different side of Jorja. Free and full of light, and some ‘Hot Girl Summer’ energy,” said Johnson in a press release.
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]]>The music video for this emotional tune was directed by Rashid Babiker, and it shows Smith singing her song while the fluorescent background colors shift behind her.
She wrote Goodbyes when she was 16, and dedicated it to her friend who lost someone important and never had a chance to say goodbye. “I wrote this song for her because she was really upset because she never messaged him back. I was trying to be like, ‘Look, you can’t always say goodbye to someone. You can’t look at the world like people are always going to go,’” said the singer while discussing this song with Genius.
In addition to releasing a video for Goodbyes, Jorja Smith also marked the anniversary of her album with a sweet post on Instagram and used this opportunity to thank everyone who was by her side along the way.
“I’ve grown so much as a person since then, music is like little time capsules, brings nostalgia to me every time I sing. Thank you, everyone, who has been here for me and is supporting me, I love you forever and ever and ever. My music will always be here for you, whatever you’re going through,” wrote the 21-year-old singer.
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