#also to jess and jorja

[tarantulas4davey]

everyone,,,, the time has come.

Ralbert Royalty Au

have i been promising this for weeks? yes. have i been procrastinating the shit out of it like a heathen? also yes. but it’s finally here so get excited fothermuckers cause it’s time for chandler’s rambling extravaganza

also i’m totally ignoring the “period-typical homophobia” thing cause this is fantasy and in my perfect world you can love anyone so it’s not a problem here

let’s do this thing

antonio (aka race) is a prince and the second oldest of 3 boys and 1 girl, making him second in line for the throne. his older brother, jack, is set to be king in a few months, and his younger brother charlie (aka crutchie) absolutely idolizes jack. his little sister, samantha (aka smalls), is 8, and doesn’t seem to have very many opinions on the matter. she is pretty impressed by jack’s sword though.

albert is a member of the royal guard, just like his father and 2 older brothers, and has lived in the palace his entire life. he rarely comes into direct contact with any of the royal family other than charlie and smalls, who are the members he’s specifically tasked with protecting

this specific situation changes during charlie’s birthday celebration ball though, as albert and his comrades are tasked with keeping track of prince antonio

which is no easy feat, let me tell you, jack didnt nickname him “racetrack” for being a slow runner. he’s always been a bit of a wild spirit, in any case

race doesn’t particularly feel like running this time though, mostly because the handsome redheaded guardsmen is a fairly compelling reason to stick around, even if it is just for the view of a pretty face

turns out he’s charming and funny behind the face, too, making all the more reason for race to stay at a now-11 year old’s birthday party rather than trying to sneak away into town

now, there’s not any rules against guardsmen speaking to the royal family, obviously, but there’s generally some undertone of status and respect

however it’s pretty hard to keep the respectful and courteous act up when the prince has looked you up and down no less than 5 times over the course of your 10 minute conversation

also the fact he’s literally flirting his head off and is undeniably gorgeous

so yeah, they’re pretty much just casually making flirty eyes and witty one liners chatting like they’ve know eachother they’re whole lives

jack knows somethings up with his brother the second he sees him still sitting at the table with one of his guards rather than sneaking out the window or ducking down a secret passageway

fast forward to the end of this lovely gathering with way too many grumpy old people for an 11 year old’s birthday party, and race is partaking in his mandatory goodbyes, perfect charming and very fake smile plastered across his face as he shakes hands and gives hugs and manages to do it all without knocking the gold crown off his blonde curls or wrinkling the crisp navy suit and white dress shirt he has on

albert is not staring. he’s not

ok maybe just a little

jack catches him staring and chuckles under his breath before elbowing race when the last guest finally leaves

“think you’ve got yourself a little admirer.”

what surprising is race’s reaction

“oh shut up, he wouldn’t be staring at me”

i’m sorry what was that

the great prince antonio? sounding,,, what was that??? e m b a r r a s s e d ???

let’s just say albert’s gotten under race’s skin more than he cares to admit

aka he can’t get his laugh out of his head and it feels like that smile is imprinted on his eyelids and holy shit

albert isn’t fairing much better but at least he isn’t melting into a pile of goo everytime he so much as thinks of the prince

but “those e y e s, man! elmer, you don’t get it, they’re so blue. you can get lost in those eyes.”

ok yeah maybe he’s a bit smitten, can you really blame him?

race finally gives in and tries to find him again, and he manages to, but is promptly turned into an incoherent blushing mess

cause at that exact moment albert is in training with some of the other guards and is currently swordfighting spot with a two-handed rapier

which is far more attractive than it should be, honestly

so imagine albert’s surprise when he manages to disarm spot (which doesn’t happen very often) and comes face to face with a very red faced prince antonio

race just turns on his heel and flees the room, but albert manages to catch up with him in the massive corridor

“i- uh,,,, what are you doing on this side of the castle?”

starting out strong, albert, good job

race fumbles for an excuse for a minute before just deciding to bite the bullet

“i was,,,, looking for you, actually”

albert just blinks at him

“listen i know you were pretty much just forced to babysit me or whatever but i actually really like you and i can’t get that stupid smirk out of my head and just-“

race’s very long and vaguely rambling speak is cut off by albert’s hand

but when albert removes the hand, the rambling just starts right back up again

“what was that? do you want me to leave? cause i can totally do that. like i know i’m the prince or whatever and i have absolutely no chance here so obviously if you want me to-“

albert’s method of shutting race up is much more effective this time

mostly because race’s mouth is now otherwise preoccupied,,,,, with his mouth

race freezes for a second, hands caught mid air where they were gesturing wildly during his rant before he just sinks into the kiss and places his hands in albert’s hair

they pull back after a bit, desperate for air, and albert catches race’s gaze, not moving any further back than strictly necessary for breathing

“does that answer your question, princey?”

“i don’t know,,,,,, might need you to do it again just to double check.”

albert chuckles and race mentally catalogs the sound, all deep and lovely and slightly raspy from his lack of air

and then albert closes the gap again

well,,,,, i did it. it’s been done. i’m probably gonna write a part 2 cause i already love them and i wanna explore this universe some more

please send me any headcanons or ideas you have about these lovely lads, and let me know what you think of this !!!

thank you <333

[lizwontcry]

11-20!

Bless you :)

1. What was the first fandom you got involved in? CSI, represent. When Sara “wiped chalk” off of Grissom’s cheek, my whole life went downhill from there.

2. What is your latest fandom? Hmm, let me think. Just kidding. Breaking Bad, Jesse/Walt, because I love torturing myself with the most fucked up ships possible in shows that ended 7 years ago.

3. What is the best fandom you’ve ever been involved in? I’m always nostalgic for CSI, because I still have fandom friends 15 years later and we were so passionate about everything. We sent dollar bills to CBS when they weren’t going to bring Jorja Fox back for the next season. That passionate.

4. Do you regret getting involved in any fandoms? Not really... I mean, I was in the Game of Thrones fandom for a minute and that one is pretty crazy, but I was in a quiet corner by myself and it was cozy there. Also the Guns N’ Roses fandom is batshit insane but seeing that I’ve been in that for like 20 years, there’s no way out now.

5. Which fandoms have you written fanfiction for? How much time do you have? Main ones: CSI, Big Bang Theory, Vampire Diaries, Succession, Breaking Bad/Bryan and Aaron, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, Game of Thrones. A couple random ones in Baby-Sitters Club, Gilmore Girls, Longmire.

6. List your OTP from each fandom you’ve been involved in. Ohhh. Well, since you asked - Grissom/Sara, Sheldon/Penny, Luke/Lorelei, Roman/Gerri, Arya/The Hound (in like... mostly a platonic way but sort of shippy in an AU kind of way?), Damon/Elena, Walt/Jesse, Vic/Walt... (runs out of breath)

7. List your NoTPs from each fandom you’ve been in. Ooh, that’s a spicy meatball. I don’t have them from every fandom but Sheldon/Amy and Leonard/Penny are a big NOTP. Grissom/Catherine never did anything for me either. Elena and Stefan were the most boring ever.

8. How did you get involved in your latest fandom? I binged Breaking Bad and by the last 4 episodes, I began to realize that Walt/Jesse is just the kind of fucked up student/teacher, uneven power dynamic that is my bulletproof OTP shit. My very first slash ship, mama wow, I’m a big kid now.

9. What are the best things about your current fandom? It super sucks coming in so fucking late to a fandom but the best thing is there are so many fics and most of them are completed! Hallelujah.

10.  Is there a fandom you read fic from but don’t write in? Not really, if I read it, I want to write it.

Thanks so much, this was fun!

[gotskamstuff]

✨ QUARANTINE PLAYLIST CHALLENGE ✨

Love this idea, thanks for tagging me @death-of-astar ily 💕🥰

After 43 days in quarantine (but who’s counting?) I’m so close to losing my mind, the only thing that’s keeping me sane at this point is seeing the sun setting from the terrace of the building I live in, that’s something that I never did before this quarantine and it’s the only thing I wanna remember from this time so I put together some songs that I love listening to when I’m on the terrace on my own, some are happier and some are “gurl, you need help?” guess it depends on the mood (also put a few Italian tunes in there)

Chlorine - Birthh

La Santa - Bad Bunny

La Cancion - Bad Bunny

Lowkey - Babi

Boys will be boys - Dua Lipa

You should be sad - Halsey

Mouthwash - Kate Nash

Golden - Harry Styles

OK (Anxiety Anthem) STRIPPED VERSION - Mabel

The One - Jorja Smith

Dolerme - Rosalia

Miss Americana & The heartbreak prince - Taylor Swift

Better - Khalid

Will we talk?- Sam Fender

Rapide - Mahmood

C’est la vie - Achille Lauro

Forgotten love - Aurora

Completamente - The Giornalisti

Yesterday was hard on all of us - Fink

Asia Occidente - Mahmood

The sun will come up, the seasons will change - Nina Nesbitt

Cinnamon- Jome

Don’t be shy - Cat Stevens

I giorni - Ludovico Einaudi

This is why I need you - Jesse Ruben

O - Coldplay

Love a girl right - Little Mix

Breathin - Ariana Grande

(I highly doubt it but just in case anyone cares I added it to Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3P0pJln9zphZ9BFRxvBTTD?si=F9FNBYGMQxCwKBtBghwHDg )

[vsivm]

underneath the cut are plots/connections i’d like. also if you’re an artist and our fcs have worked, come slide. i’m down to fill some of your plots too so if you have anything for me, let me know. i’m down for anything so yeah. 

losing (male or female): LAYLA and MUSE B became close when they began working together writing music and producing beats. For awhile their relationship went well although they hid it from the public to avoid drama but things eventually changed between them and LAYLA had gotten tired of being a secret so they decided to end things. The two still have a lot of love for each other but they are also still holding a grudge toward each other for the way things ended between them.

wrong places (male): LAYLA considers MUSE B one of her most vital past partners, she fell in love with him and she wasn’t afraid to admit it. However, their relationship ended terribly (we can decide why) but the feelings she has for him still linger although she tries hard to hide it. MUSE B knows all of her weaknesses and sometimes uses it to his advantage, she falls victim to his charm every time.

connections I want: best friend, enemy/competition, mentor, producer, photographer/videographer. 

fc’s I’ve worked with: chris brown, jhené aiko, ybn cordae, bryson tiller, yg, a boogie, daniel caesar, ella mai, lonr, skip marley, wizkid, wale, dram, jess glynne, jorja smith, rapsody, elhae, khalid.

[lilbabycee]

11 & 19 for the song asks!

11. three favorite songs from movie or TV series soundtrack:

i am by jorja smith (from the black panther soundtrack)

girl, you’ll be a woman soon by neil diamond (from the pulp fiction soundtrack)

king’s dead by jay rock, kendrick lamar, future, and james blake (also from the black panther soundtrack because will i ever stop listening to it? no i will not)

19. three songs that are your guilty pleasure

this is so embarrassing but:

beautiful soul by jesse mccartney (i can’t stop listening to it, i don’t know what’s wrong with me)

teenage dream by katy perry (it is a bop and i will not be told otherwise)

lay all your love on me by abba (because yes to all of it)

[nastya-brka]

Great Britain

(July 2018)

Places I visited: London (England).

I went to London with my family to go shopping. Because in London there are many shops which I don’t have in my country. Coincendently, Devon Lee Carlson was also in London. My friend sent me a message saying that she will have a meet and greet so I obviously had to go. It’s actually so crazy that I met her! She was so sweet! Me and my family have this tradition that we go to see a musical or an opera every single time when we are in London. So this time we went to see ‘Matilda’. Also what surprised me that they had very good music playing in public places like stores and cafes, but that should be obvious. We are in London!

My playlist:

Alone Part 3 by XXXTENTACTION

Treat Her Better by Mac DeMarco

Love Like This by RY X

Robbers by The 1975

Cig by Baby FuzZ

Jungle by Tash Sultana

Blue Lights by Jorja Smith

Seagull by Aquilo

Blame by Jesse

Flowers by The Neighbourhood

Things Could Be Better by Steven Bamidele

1980s Horror Film by Wallows

Amsterdam by Nothing But Thieves

Let My Baby Stay by Mac DeMarco

Sorry by Nothing But Thieves

Breezebocks by Alt-J

[harrysdimples]

brits final predictions:

album of the year - a brief inquiry by the 1975 or staying at tamara’s by george

single of the year - shotgun, one kiss or 2002

male solo artist - george ezra

female solo artist - jess glynne or anne marie (poss florence but doubtful)

british group - the 1975 (think it’s a lockdown given the aoty nom)

international male - drake or shawn (if he goes?)

international female - ariana (begrudgingly poss also camila)

international group - brockhampton or the carters

british breakthrough - jorja smith or mabel

british video - little mix or liam but think given the backlash of last year (loooool) they’ll give it to little mix since they probs wont win british group

[taurusjaehyun]

🌸 get to know me tag 🌸

@sips-tea-anon tagged me 😌

Tagging: @maknaesdancersrappers @jae-ffrey @blazingshuiro 💕 Feel free to do this u to all the ppl who see this ig hahaha

Nickname: Pat 😜

Pronouns: she/her

Star sign: i’m an 11H taurus sun, cancer moon & rising. I promise I’m the softest, friendliest whore ever 💋

Height: 170cm/5’7”

Last film I watched: Alone/Together

Last thing I googled: 7th house sysnastry overlay lmao

Fave musician/artist: Frank Ocean, H.E.R., The Weeknd, Niki, Daniel Caesar, Solange, Beyonce, Zayn, Jill Scott, India.Arie, Lana del Rey, Marina, Sade

K-pop: EXO, NCT, Hyuna, Taeyeon, Dean, Hyolyn, Taemin (ion pay much attention anymore other than those who I listen to 😅) Chungha recently

Others: I’m into musicals like Ghost, Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Hamilton and basically Disney musical movies. Amy Winehouse, Jhene Aiko, Roberta Flack, Ariana, Jorja Smith, Joji, BROCKHAMPTON, The Carpenters, Summer Walker, Mariah Carey, Childish Gambino, Amine, Andre 3000, Kali Uchis, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Uzi Vert, Earl Sweatshirt, The Internet, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Jess Connelly, James Reid, Luther Vandross, Selena, Up Dharma Down, Jojo, Kehlani, Les Nubians, Whitney- the list goes on. I fucking love music.

Stong stuck in my head rn: Wake Up - Travis Scott ft. the Weeknd

Other blogs: a fic rec blog ig @taurusjaehyun-recs

Do I get asks?: not really hahaha

Following: 70

Followers: I just reached 180 omg thank you 😱

Amount of sleep: I literally slept at 6am and woke up at 12... it’s unhealthy LMAO

Lucky number: 12

Dream job: LAWYER, a diplomat, political analyst ig lol

Dream trip: going around the world as a diplomat 🤤

Instruments I play: I used to play the octavina as a child until 6th grade. A little bit of guitar and piano.

Languages I know: English, Filipino, Chinese (more speaking than reading and writing), Korean (more reading and writing than speaking lmao)

Fave food: anything spicy, anything that’s not seafood except calamari bc i’d love to die from anaphylactic shock eating that, BUFALLO WINGSSSSS

Random facts: I sing??? Lmao. I uploaded a video of Jaehyun with me singing over it for his b-day. HAHAHA. I’m unemployed rn. I’ve only been an nctzen for 5 months lol. Also, I’m an astrology hoe.

Fave. Song: this is harrrd 😂😂 Wake Up Alone by Amy Winehouse and Self Control by Frank Ocean. I’m emo af. 🤕

My aesthetic: dark red, silk, moon, gold, champagne, cold dark night, that 90’s filter everyone is crazy about but it’s really late 70’s and mid 80’s, smelling like ysl opium loool, messy kisses, sharing blunts lol and smoke, shotgunning, hickies and sexy jazz and r&b. Idk. Hahaha. 😂

[tigerlilyhasablog]

Brit Nominations 2019: My Thoughts

Hello there! Since the nominations for the 2019 Brit Awards came out yesterday, I thought that I would give some quick thoughts on them…

British Album of the Year

All of the nominations for this category are pretty great, actually. For those who don’t know, George Ezra is my favorite artist, like, ever, so obviously I’m rooting for him here. I think he stands a very strong chance, as his sophomore album, Staying At Tamara’s, was huge this year. I am also extra-rooting for him, because back in 2015 he was nominated for 4 Brits, but didn’t win any of them.

I would also be really happy to see Florence + the Machine or Anne Marie win Album of the Year.

British Female Solo Artist

Honestly, I think that any of these women would be well deserving of the title, though in terms of relevancy, I would be a bit surprised if Lily Allen were to win. If I had to pick, I would hope for the winner to be either Jess Glynne or Anne Marie. Anne Marie has gone from success to success, and has really cemented her self as an important part of the pop world this past year, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she was to win.

British Male Solo Artist

Well, this is definitely an odd list. We have Sam Smith, who was completely snubbed last year… Why a year late, Brit Awards? And I’m a bit surprised to see more obscure artists Aphex Twin and Giggs get nominated, though that is not a bad thing. George is my top pick for this category, of course.

British Group

It will probably be Little Mix. Or the 1975. I’d love to see it be Years & Years. Or Gorillaz. Just don’t let it be Arctic Monkeys. Just no.

British Breakthrough Act

Ella Mai would probably have to be my top pick for this one, though all of the artists on the list have been really huge in 2018, so it could be anyone, really. Jorja Smith won the Critic’s Choice Award last year, so maybe her, perhaps?

Critic’s Choice

Ugh. So we already know the winner here: Sam Fender. Now, don’t get me wrong, I quite like Sam’s music, and ‘Dead Boys’ is a very powerful song. However, since reading this interview, in which he attacks Ed Sheeran, Jamie Oliver and ‘guitar bands’, says that he doesn’t identify with his generation, and a load of other shit, I have found it impossible to like him.

Lewis Capaldi would have been my favorite to win this… God, what talent, and as a person he seems like such a funny dude… Not like the stuck-up, ‘aren’t-I-so-unique’ prick that Mister Fender seems to be. I’ve also recently become a fan of Mahalia, so I would have been happy to see her win. *sigh* Oh, well.

British Single

My top picks here are ‘2002’, ‘Shotgun’ and ‘These Days’. Wouldn’t be surprised at any of them, really… I think I would put my money on ‘IDGAF’.

British Video

I have to confess, I have not watched all of these videos (I know, what kind of music journalist am I? Disgraceful.) And I don’t have time to right now. So, no comment.

International Male Solo Artist

Um, I can’t say that I really have a favorite amongst this lot. I imagine it will probably go to Drake or Shawn Mendes.

International Female Solo Artist

Ooh, now this is a better list. Not sure who I’m rooting for here. I suppose Ariana Grande seems most likely, or maybe Camila Cabello. Christine and the Queens has had a great year, though… The critics couldn’t get enough of her album. Janelle Monae would be very deserving, but a win for her seems less likely. Cardi B, I have less of an opinion on, but she has been pretty huge lately, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see her get it, either. We shall see.

International Group

It had better be Twenty One Pilots. Or First Aid Kit. But mainly Twenty One Pilots.

Other Thoughts

The main talking point of this year’s nominations is the increase in female nominees. You go, girls! Also, can’t wait to see Jack Whitehall host… He never fails to make me cry with laughter.

[tarantulas4davey]

THATS SO VALID JEHDHFH i’m still have a mental breakdown over the way i loved you and mr. perfectly fine and sO MANY OTHERS GOD

hey bestie you asked for mutuals to come talk to you so- how are you?

(I’m foronewholeminute btw)

i did do that cause i love y’all !!

i’m good! much better now that i’m back to being active on here after Forced Hiatus™️ via bad internet 😭

how have you been my dear?

[deadcactuswalking]

REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 10/06/2023 (Dave & Central Cee, The Weeknd/Madonna/Playboi Carti, Metro Boomin’s ‘Spider-Verse’ OST)

Content warning: Incest?

It’s Dave’s third, and Central Cee’s first: their massive collaboration “Sprinter” debuts at #1 on top of the UK Singles Chart, and with a four-song EP, the two have definitely shaken things up, so welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS!

Rundown

We have a bit of a hectic week to cover this episode, so it’s of no surprise that we ended up with tons of notable dropouts, those being songs that exit the UK Top 75 - which is what I cover - after five weeks in the region or a peak in the top 40. This week’s hefty list includes Eurovision hits like “Queen of Kings” by Alessandra, “Cha Cha Cha” by Kaarija and… Ed Sheeran hits like “Life Goes On” and “Curtains”. Otherwise, we say farewell to “Tony Soprano 2” by Nines, “Princess Diana” by Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj, “Snow on the Beach” by Taylor Swift featuring Lana Del Rey, “What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner, “Sure Thing” by Miguel, “Forget Me” by Lewis Capaldi and “I Ain’t Worried” by OneRepublic.

As for what’s filling in the gaps, “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift is our only re-entry at #49, but our notable gains include boosts for “Relax My Eyes” by ANOTR and Abel Balder at #58, “UNHEALTHY” by Anne-Marie featuring Shania Twain at #48, “TMO (Turn Me On)” by Luude and Bru-C featuring Kevin Lyttle at #45 - definitely not complaining about those three - alongside some I’m not as pleased about, like “Area Codes” by Kali at #39, “Talibans” by Byron Messia at #37 and “Side Effects” by Becky Hill and Lewis Thompson at #35, though at least “Little Things” by Jorja Smith is up to #28, and “Good Love” by Hannah Laing and RoRo is big off of the debut up to #22. We also see Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” gain up to #13 and “Padam Padam” by Kylie Minogue at #12, both just missing the top 10, whilst “Dancing is Healing” by Rudimental, Vibe Chemistry and Charlotte Plank enters the top 10 at #8, becoming the first for Vibe Chemistry or Plank but Rudimental’s fifth; their first in five years since 2018’s “These Days” with Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen. It’s a shame that this new top 10 hit isn’t all that good, but what can you do?

The top five on this week’s UK Singles Chart consists of “Daylight” by David Kushner at #5, “REACT” by Switch Disco and Ella Henderson featuring the late Robert Miles at #4, “Giving Me” by Jazzy at #3, “Miracle” by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding at #2 and of course, “Sprinter” at the very top, which we’ll get to later as part of our muddled batch of this week’s new entries, which we’ll start now.

NEW ARRIVALS

#70 - “Give it to Me” - Matt Sassari

Produced by Timbaland, Danja and Matt Sassari

If this week is defined by anything, it’s that we have songs by the duo of Dave and Central Cee, songs produced by Metro Boomin and a bunch of loosies that fall into neither of the categories. This song, more known for its “Full Vocal Mix” that halves its length yet has around 100 more million streams, is by French DJ Matt Sassari, and is essentially a remix of Timbaland’s 2007 hit of the same name with Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado that was a #1 hit in both the UK and US. The original is a fascinatingly bitter takedown from the trio onto… pretty much anyone who they didn’t like, whether that be Janet Jackson, Fergie, Prince or Scott Storch - yeah, they hit some pretty big names here, and it’s one of those diss tracks that feels a bit more petty than it does deserved… though honestly, I don’t find that much of a problem given how the Timbaland solo albums are mostly celebrity showcases anyway so it makes sense to stain them with gossip. With that said, I don’t like the original that much, as whilst it’s got the classic buzzing synth bass and heavily percussive groove of Timbaland tracks, it also has some of Nelly Furtado’s weakest and most awkward performances, especially in her verse, and the vocal melody all three of them go for in the verses is sing-songy and bitter to the point where Nelly sounds completely confused, Justin sounds punchable and Timbaland just sounds funny… which means he at least has the most charming performance. Given the club-based lyrics, it makes sense for a house remix but I do feel it’s a tad awkward, especially with how disjointed the new house beat ends up feeling with the original song’s vocals, which whilst being effectively chopped up, don’t really provide any sensible alternative to this just being an instrumental, and said instrumental would be pretty cheap-sounding and boring with its typical slap house synths that cloud up into a whole lot of nothingness. If not lazy, it’s empty - so it definitely makes sense that they shortened it to not even two minutes, got rid of the instrumental and replaced it with the original verses, excluding Nelly’s, which is a welcome decision but with every Timbaland-produced track, you could tell how involved he was in ensuring everything made perfect sense and worked together. He was a star-producer for a reason, and adding his work onto some distantly made slap house beat does no justice for the original track, even if I’m not a fan.

#68 - “HEATED” - Beyoncé

Produced by Beyoncé, Sevn Thomas, Neenyo, Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da, Cadenza, Kelman Duran, Stuart White and Harry Edwards

There are four and a half minutes of runtime on this track, and double the amount of producers… yet you can definitely tell where they’re all coming from. Sure, this is not my favourite track from RENAISSANCE, but there are so many layers to this at any point in time: the liquid-smooth acoustic guitars, the weirdly intense Afrobeats percussion, the distant distorted chanting under several different layers and harmonies of Beyoncé providing great vocals as always. Sure, there’s only one real verse, but this is the “vibiest” song on the album, coasting off personality in an actually endearing way, mostly because Bey is full of charisma and whilst the song is mostly about how only a real man can handle the unique, powerful woman that is Beyoncé, there are some nice nods to how she came up - with her subtly paying tribute to her uncle Jonny in the pre-chorus - and the completely insane outro of liberation and aggression that ends the song with the mantra that had been in the back of the mix the whole time. Like most of RENAISSANCE, it’s just a great, slickly-produced and cleverly-composed track with a lot of attention to detail - why it’s coming back now I have no idea, but it may have something to do with the leaked Drake reference track. I honestly wouldn’t have minded him on the final track, mostly because a song about being uniquely powerful makes a lot of sense for both Bey and Drake, but it’s not like he brings all that much personality to the table, so the solo version works just as fine.

#63 - “bread & butter” - Gunna

Produced by Turbo, Omar Grand and Cam Griffin

I could not care less about if Gunna “snitched” or not - it seems that he took a plea deal, which is normal and common in the legal system, and Gunna’s relationship with his friends is of no interest to me, or any white boy on Twitter who thinks they have an eye on the streets. I did expect a comeback single when he was freed, but I didn’t expect it to honestly go this hard and be so connected to the story at hand. First of all, the R&B synths sound warm and the bass is surprisingly fuzzy and dynamic for a trap beat. More importantly, Gunna maintains his hustle, dissing Lil Baby for his perceived hypocrisy as he apparently still associates with “rats”. It’s a shame to see that duo dissolve, but the melancholy flow Gunna keeps with for most of this song is pretty defiant though it shows a level of sorrow and guilt considering how he becomes so paranoid and arguably allows his flow to become quite wonky in that second verse, mentioning how many have wronged him, his addiction to prescription pills and most interestingly how he feels that he fell for a manipulation of the legal system, which isn’t exactly hard for me to believe. Ultimately, this is not a great song - it runs a little long and Gunna is still not a dynamic vocalist, even if the melody gives his bars an internal sadness that interests me about where he could possibly go next, perhaps for more vulnerable lyrics down the line. I mean, it would be interesting to hear from Gunna of all people, but I don’t think I wanted it to have to come about like this.

#60 - “Closer” - Bou featuring Slay

Produced by Bou

Okay, for once, I think we need to stop thinking about the “Children”. Bou’s recent drum and bass hit is yet another flip of the late Robert Miles’ trance classic that hit #2 in 1996, and it definitely feels overdone, especially since the piano sound here Is particularly cheap, and the build-up is so liquidy it’s practically slime, which isn’t worth it since the drum and bass break is tacky and the bass is straight-up ugly, with the borderline off-key 808 clipping in the mix. Slay is a BTEC Bru-C who just repeats the chorus for half of the song until he actually gets into a verse, which for whatever reason is set to the back of the mix with a bunch of reverb, so it sounds like a completely disjointed song. Slay can barely flow and sounds completely out of it, so everybody here is amateur hour. Next.

#59 - “Annihilate” (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) - Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne and Offset

Produced by Metro Boomin, MIKE DEAN and Prince 85

I’ve heard really great things about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and I do feel it is one of those superhero films you can enjoy without any prior knowledge of superhero films, and whilst I’m a fan of animation, so it’s probably necessary to watch it at some point, I don’t really have any interest in it, especially not after listening to the soundtrack, which feels as watered down as it could possibly be before it isn’t even recognisable as Metro Boomin production. What’s much more prominent are the flamboyant MIKE DEAN synths which make complete sense amidst all of the pop-music melodrama Swae Lee brings to the table, and honestly even Lil Wayne’s pretty great verse wherein he gives all the spider lines he must have been saving up for this groove-less trap beat. Offset on the other hand is embarrassingly basic, and Swae Lee has a verse for whatever reason that just makes the song drag on for no reason, especially since it’s a motivational song so if you’re not feeling it in the first hook, you won’t feel anything else. I get the appeal, but I’m not a fan… yet we have more Metro Boomin-Swae Lee Spider-Man tracks next week, except replacing the guests that are actually talented with, well…

#56 - “Calling” (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) - Metro Boomin, Swae Lee and NAV featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Produced by Metro Boomin, Chris Townsend and johan lenox

NAV. He replaced them with NAV. To be fair, A Boogie is here too, but this is mostly the Swae Lee affair once again, with a liquid guitar line and an incredibly basic trap beat relying on pianos and occasional sound effects to make it sound in any way unique to Metro or the soundtrack. NAV is dour, also saying he isn’t materialistic, because anybody is believing that, and the rest of this is a love song. Great. Naturally, most of them sell it through the idea of giving them a bunch of luxury items, as well as generic platitudes that don’t paint an actual picture, with Swae Lee relying on superhero tropes again. I quite like A Boogie here, with a particularly dynamic, ever-changing flow and particularly honest, kind of cute delivery that has slightly more reciprocal lyrics as well as a great moment where the strings come in at the end of his verse, and he sounds great over them. That verse doesn’t save the song entirely though, especially due to the overlong instrumental outro that just fades out... and without any Spider-Man vore, unfortunately. We’ll be back to your feature film presentation after these brief messages.

#52 - “Sittin’ on Top of the World” - Burna Boy

Produced by Skread

So, in 1998, Brandy Norwood released “Top of the World”, featuring the laidback, effortless rap of Ma$e and the hit-making grooves of Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. It’s fine. The production actually feels very underwhelming, and the conceit of the song isn’t exactly fascinating, especially with a just-okay Brandy performance, two tacked-on Ma$e verses and a post-chorus that hasn’t aged particularly well - not because it’s problematic or anything but because it sounds very jerky and missing the fine tuning that probably would exist with that kind of vocal stutter and refrain nowadays. To be fair, the strings in the bridge are great, but the song isn’t overall, and it stalled at #2 behind B*Witched… okay, so the song was at least better than that song, and I’ll admit that it’s funny to hear Brandy ask Ma$e to slow down because he’s “killin’ ‘em” considering Ma$e is one of the most - purposefully - boring rappers of all time. Is Burna Boy’s remake an improvement? Well, I say yes, actually, with a fatter bass groove than the original, and a clever interaction with the sample, which is pitch-shifted and both interrupts and completes Burna Boy’s self-liberating chorus. Sure, that vocal stutter still doesn’t sound great, but it’s more well-integrated with the blended production here, and Burna Boy’s rich voice definitely helps further how catchy and honestly just kind of cute this song is, with the wormy synth by the end sealing the deal. Mediocre sample ends up producing pretty good song. Who knew?

#51 - “Am I Dreaming” - Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky and Roisee

Produced by Metro Boomin, MIKE DEAN, Peter Lee Johnson and Scriptplugg

Our third and final track from the soundtrack is the only good one here, and yes, I’m saying that because A$AP Rocky is on it. Let’s just say I’m a fan. Seriously though, there are other factors here, mostly the whole early-2010s pop vibe it has going on, though a bit less compressed than those tracks were. The strings sound excellent and actually make this feel like a superhero anthem, especially when Roisee’s hook lines up perfectly with it, amidst the buzzing bass synths, and whilst I think that hook may be repeated a bit too much, she actually sells the motivational angle, partly because of how distorted her vocals end up sounding, indicating a filter that’s actually an obstacle between her and her dreams, whilst the rest of these tracks are complete fantasies. Similarly, Rocky mentions waking up feeling thankful for everything that’s been granted to him, and remembering how far he’s come from his impoverished childhood, even mentioning that because of the disparity he saw, he ends up ensuring his poorer friends hang out with his wealthier friends… which is not how that should work but I don’t care when he’s flowing this effortlessly, and the drums are so busy during his verse, it’s impossible not to have at least a little fun with it. I do wish Rocky was on the rest of this, but Roisee’s vocals are great, even if she doesn’t really go for an alternate melody at any point, meaning it feels a bit exhausting to try and split the chorus and verses from each other. Even if Rocky’s a non-presence for the rest of the track, MIKE DEAN is definitely here decorating the track with all his favourite synth patterns. Speaking of, even if it’s our last from him as a lead artist, Metro - and MIKE DEAN for that matter - still have yet another track debuting this week, that being…

#21 - “Popular” - The Weeknd, Playboi Carti and Madonna

Produced by Metro Boomin, MIKE DEAN and The Weeknd

Yes, this sounds bizarre on principle. The Weeknd and Madonna makes some sense considering the over-the-top pop icon status they both display, as well as both singers’ obsession with modal eras, but Playboi Carti? Well, it makes more sense when you consider Madonna was intended to be on the song firstly, and secondly, Carti’s only contributions are baby-voiced ad-libs in the post-chorus. In fact, let’s get him out of the way - he’s mixed horribly, doesn’t need to be here, sounds like he’s been sped-up and awkwardly placed in and his parts feel double the length of any actually decent elements the song brings to the table, which is a shame because this is actually a fantastic song, perfectly fit for soundtrack of The Weeknd’s HBO series The Idol not only due to its lyrics about being desperate for stardom but also with the campness of it, not pretending to be cool like any of the Spider-Verse cuts. Instead, we get Madonna’s silly spoken-word monologue over thematic synths and Metro’s drums doing their best Timbaland impression in this very 2000s funky dance-pop production. I’m pretty sure the song is about the series’ characters in some way, but I care very little about that so I’m just interested in the constant hooks exploding from everywhere, whether it be the sneaky keys, Abel’s constant grunting in the verses, the infectious “oh-oh” refrain in the pre-chorus, and of course, that impeccable chorus, whether it be the synths jabbing in and out or the catchy refrain Abel croons out. Madonna, unsurprisingly, gives not a fantastic performance but one very much within the realm of what she needed to do, as keeping it a tad more subtle was probably for the best to avoid this becoming a completely incoherent track. The cute laughs added in the bridge is a nice touch too, it does sound like this could have very well been a prime Madonna track… except you know, with The Weeknd replaced by Prince and Playboi Carti a complete non-presence. Please make a version without him, Abel, it’s the only thing that’s preventing this from being an excellent song - and you know, maybe add a bridge or synth solo in his place. Please?

#17 - “UK Rap” - Dave and Central Cee

Produced by Kyle Evans

Okay, so one thing I’ve noticed is a trend across all of our new arrivals this week: the lyrics are not interesting. If you run through them, they’re mostly either generic for no reason and as a result just uninteresting or generic because they’re soundtrack singles, with “Give it to Me” being a remix so the lyrics can’t really be totalled up there even if they are a bit more interesting. Apart from “bread & butter” and maybe “HEATED”, these three songs from Dave and Cench, all from their four-song EP Split Decision will be our only chance for some depth or at least comedy this week, since Dave is a conscious rapper and well, let’s just say Central Cee is never afraid to elaborate. Apart from the only track on the EP that didn’t chart, it’s pretty low-stakes for Dave and a comeback to making actually good music for Cench, so I’ll try and make these last three pretty quick and light-hearted. “UK Rap” is a slightly condescending nod to how British hip hop is under-represented, with Cench knowing  a girl who only listens to the two most famous British rappers - guess who - and otherwise only bumps Americans in the car. Kyle Evans provides a decent enough drill beat, even if I’d want it to be a bit more fluid with the 808s and it seems a tad too intimidating for a song that’s mostly comical in its lyrical content about this… underwhelming relationship. Cench actually goes for some wordplay as well as having a pretty confident delivery, and mostly does alright. Dave… well, his verse is just as comical, and I had to stop and replay the song after I laughed over the bars that followed him randomly dropping in his pontification about asking for feet pics. The verse honestly continues to be pretty great, as Dave has an attention to detail in his bars, with a great conversational flow, slick wordplay about Rudimental and a great fluid flow that runs all over the beat and makes it sound so much better than it actually is. Oh, and we get a Nelly Furtado mention here, which would be a book-end if this were the single.

#14 - “Trojan Horse” - Dave and Central Cee

Produced by Dave

This sample is incredible. The strings from the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra are beautiful, and they’re chopped up in a pretty awkward way on first listen but as soon as the trickling drill hi-hats come in, it all makes sense, and the bass also sounds weird first listen… but the juicy tone of it makes it sound a lot bouncier, which works for them trading bars and creates a really unique version of a drill beat. As for the bars here, Dave and Cench talk about gang violence and paranoia, that even gives him trauma when his girl puts him in cuffs, as well as a lot of flexing and girl talk as you’d expect. Apart from wanting to have sex with his step-sister, it’s a nice touch that instead of cutting out the beat when Cench says he doesn’t need a beat (because he’s “too vocal”), Dave instead gets rid of the strings sample, so that when he comes back for his verse, he can lead another one in that’s a bit more interesting and screechier than the last, keeping the beat a lot more interesting, as well as allowing the main strings loop to feel like a refrain, that fits due to the nostalgic feel of it. Dave’s rhyme schemes are satisfying and whilst I’d appreciate a bit more interplay, they have enough chemistry in that they’ll share similar rhyme schemes or content themes between verses. Dave definitely shows up Cench - as expected - in terms of pure bars, but as a result it almost feels relaxing whenever Cench comes back In, which is actually the opposite for the third and final track from the two debuting today:

#1 - “Sprinter” - Dave and Central Cee

Produced by Jo Caleb, Jonny Leslie, Dave, Jim Legxacy, Kyle Evans and TR the Producer

The big hit from the EP is actually pretty much a Central Cee showcase, as the one track on this EP where he really shines ends up getting the single and video push. I’m glad, too, since first of all, I haven’t heard Cench’s vocals in this high of a fidelity so Dave gave him more of a budget than usual, and he also put him on much more interesting production, with the six producers curating an incredibly energetic, tropical beat bringing highly percussive elements to the drill rhythm, whilst tonally, the song uses acoustic guitars and almost Pharrell-sounding vocal soundbites as well as an incredible use of bass. It’s a lot of flexing and girl talk once again, but there’s actual interplay between the two and Cench is the most infused he’s been in years, whilst Dave is effortless rapping quickly but still with this new conversational cadence I hadn’t heard from Dave until now and it really works a lot better, since his blunter delivery was what prevented me from enjoying some of his music prior. Cench’s second verse is genuinely incredible, as he goes on for way longer than I expected as the beat shifts around him into this beautiful vocal warbling that has enough attention to detail to add the “Maybach Music” tag when it’s referenced. I could probably do without Dave’s second verse, honestly, I feel like the song is kind of out of steam - and breath - by the end of the second chorus, and it ruins the catharsis the song makes me feel from having a return to the hook after Cench’s exhaustingly good verse, but as a misogynist epilogue, I suppose it works, and whilst I do prefer “Miracle”, I’m not mad this is at #1.

Conclusion

It’s getting the Best of the Week too, though you could honestly tie it with “Trojan Horse”, and as for the Honourable Mention, it only feels right to give Beyoncé a nod for “HEATED”, though Gunna was absurdly close. As much as I want to spare Metro Boomin, he did make NAV chart so “Calling” with Swae Lee featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie ends up as the Dishonourable Mention, with the Worst of the Week easily going to “Closer” by Bou featuring Slay, which I can only hope doesn’t last. As for what’s on the horizon, well, it seems like it may be the true start of Summer on the charts and it seems like the quality for this Summer’s hits are going to stay pretty high, even if the older tracks are a bit too slow in their exits, so I’m excited to see what else is coming. As for now, thank you for reading and I’ll see you next week!

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2018 Favorites & 2019 Predictions: Ones To Watch Staff Picks

WHAT. A. YEAR. While 2018 wasn’t exactly the proudest year in American history, there were quite a number of impressive strides in the musical realm. Ones To Watch had our best year yet, and we want to send a special thank you to all the devoted music fans who have utilized our platform to dig up the most promising up & coming artists this year. 

To recap, we created a fun sizzle reel set to Masego’s “Send Yo Rita” which includes many of the talented artists we’ve had the privilege of highlighting: Buddy, The Marías, The Aces, Jade Bird, Sylvan LaCue, Transviolet, Greta Van Fleet, Night Riots, Charlotte Lawrence, Masego, Allie X, LÉON, Jorge Blanco, DaniLeigh, Harry Hudson, grandson, Jesse Jo Stark, Cautious Clay, CLOVES, Sinead Harnett, NoMBe, and Kweku Collins.

As we approach the new year, we surveyed the entire staff to assemble our 2018 favorites and 2019 predictions. What’d we miss?

2018 FAVORITES:

Best Albums 

H.E.R. - I Used To Know Her - The Prelude

Buddy - Harlan & Alondra

Noname - Room 25

Tierra Whack - Whack World

Amy Shark - Love Monster

Rainbow Kitten Surprise - How to: Friend, Love, Freefall

Jacob Banks - Village

JID - DiCaprio 2

HONNE - Love Me / Love Me Not

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

Tash Sultana - Flow State

Smino - NOIR

Lauv - I met you when I was 18. (the playlist)

Tom Misch - Geography

Best Female Breakout Artists

King Princess

Ella Mai

ROSALÍA

clairo

Soccer Mommy

Tierra Whack

Yaeji

Jessie Reyez

Best Male Breakout Artists

Cuco

YUNGBLUD

Joji

Juice WRLD

boy pablo

Alec Benjamin

Sheck Wes

Bazzi

Best Breakout Bands

The Marías

BROCKHAMPTON

Dorothy

lovelytheband

Wallows

Greta Van Fleet

Parcels

flor

Most Underrated Songs

Joseph Angel - “Shame”

ROLE MODEL - “not a fan”

Arin Ray - “Communication” (feat. DRAM)

skinnydip - “Call It Off”

ELIZA - “Loveable”

Rhys Lewis - “Could’ve Been”

Masego - “Black Love”

MorMor - “Heaven’s Only Wishful”

Favorite Songs To Cry To

Sinead Harnett - “Lessons”

Lewis Capaldi - “Someone You Loved”

Sasha Sloan - “The Only”

Mitski - “Nobody”

Charlotte Lawrence - “Everybody Loves You”

Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus - Me & My Dog

LANY - “Thru These Tears”

CLOVES - “Up & Down”

Favorite Songs To Make Out To

Pink Sweat$ - “Honesty”

Phlake, Mercedes - “Waited All Summer”

The Marías - “Cariño”

Omar Apollo - “Ugotme”

Hablot Brown, Maths Time Joy - “Reason”

Daniel Caesar - “Who Hurt You?”

King Princess - “Pussy Is God”

Kyle Dion - “Brown”

Best Concerts We Attended

James Bay @ The Fillmore, San Francisco

Porches @ Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles

Lolo Zouaï @ The Echo, Los Angeles

Francis and the Lights @ Zebulon, Los Angeles

Jorja Smith @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles

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JPEGMAFIA @ The Echo, Los Angeles

Billie Eilish @ Fonda Theater, Los Angeles

Yellow Days @ Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles

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You have our hearts @yellowdayss 💛

Best Music Videos

Still Woozy - “Goodie Bag”

half•alive - “still feel”

The Blaze - “Heaven”

Col3trane - “Britney”

Phum Viphurit & Higher Brothers - “Lover Boy 88″

grandson - “blood // water”

Conan Gray - “Generation Why”

Smino - “L.M.F”

Favorite Ones To Watch Pieces (shameless self-promo)

Where Are They Now? From Medical School To Pineapple Epidemics: A Timeline of Glass Animals’ Success

All Eyes On Cautious Clay [”Stolen Moments” Live + Interview]

Q&A: Grace Carter Discusses Her Songwriting Journey, Absent Father, & Friendship with Dua Lipa

K/DA Is the Most Innovative Pop Supergroup, and They’re Not Even Real

Ambar Lucid – “Listen” Live at Black Rabbit Rose

TOUR DIARY: YUNGBLUD Is an Artist You Need to Know On & Off the Stage

30 Ones To Watch On Tour This Fall 2018

10 Tips for Aspiring Songwriters [INDUSTRY INFILTRATION]

Best TV/Film Soundtracks

The Greatest Showman: Reimagined

Black Panther

Insecure - Season 3

Atlanta - Season 2

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

A Star Is Born

Can Cowboys Cry (Harry Hudson)

2019 Predictions

Top Female Artists To Watch

Nina Nesbitt

Kiana Ledè

Saweetie

Sasha Sloan

Snail Mail

Grace Carter

Charlotte Lawrence

Mahalia

Raveena

Donna Missal

Top Male Artists To Watch

Dominic Fike

Pink Sweat$

Billy Raffoul

Cautious Clay

Hobo Johnson

Conan Gray

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Dean Lewis

Lewis Capaldi

Smino

grandson

Top Bands To Watch

Winston Surfshirt

LOONA

Pale Waves

Let’s Eat Grandma

LANCO

Calpurnia

Mt. Joy

The Aces

Most Anticipated Tours

Jungle

Dorothy - Freedom Tour

Cautious Clay

Taking Back Sunday - 20th Anniversary Tour

Joji - BALLADS 1 Tour

Wet x Kilo Kish

Ones To Watch Presents a Certain Swedish Songstress 

The Aces - Waiting For You Tour

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[yoonia]

I continue to share my music taste with you. LANY - BRB/Kiss, So, Soo pretty, It was love, 13, Good Girls, Bad Bad Bad, ILYSB; Halsey - both albums (she is too awesome for this planet) my ultimate fav songs by her Young god, Hurricane, Gasoline original and Oscar's Remix, Now or never, Eyes closed and Sorry; G-Eazy - Him&I, No limit; J.Cole - De javu, For whom the bell tolls, A tale of 2 sitiez, Power trip; My play list is really huge.

Frank Ocean - Nikes, Close to you, White ferrari, Pink+White, Godspeed; I’m fan of The Weeknd ever since he was no name for everyone around and here my favorite old songs - D.D., Professional, Montreal, Outside, The Knowing,Next, Echoes of silence, Wicked games, In the mood, The town, Girls born in 90’s, Or nah, Lonely star, Nomands (Ricky Hill). It’s not all yet. And the pleasure is all mine. I love to share my fav songs with people I like. 💜🌸💜

Also I’m a huge fan of Drake and I’ll send only old his songs - Marvin’s room, Wu-Tang forever, Cameras/Good once go, Make me proud, practice, doing it wrong, Shot for me, under ground kings,too much, now&forever, own it,4422; The subways - Rock’n’Roll queen; Kehlani - everything is yours, too much, not used to it, gangsta; Jaylien - Hotel Costes; Nav - Up, Some way; Some k-hip hop Sik-K - FLY, XYZ, A lil bit, interlude 24 7 365, Henny;

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Nobody, High hopes, Don’t run, Nothing easy to please, Persian rugs, Colours 2 whole album as well as Seven days; The Neighborhood- Honest, A little death, Dangerous, Roll Call, Fawless, Leaving tonight, Baby came home, #icanteven(ft French Montana), No gray, Scary love, Void, Blue, Daddy issues, Ferrari, RIP 2 my youth, Jealousy (ft Casey Veggies), H8M4CH1NE (ft Danny Brown); Im still far from over. 💁🏼‍♀️🤗The neighborhood - TRSL, warm (ft Raury), West coast, 93 to infinity, say my name/cry me a river; Jesse Rutherford - Born to be blond, Barbie&Ken, I think we should stay in love, Bff; The 1975 - Love me, A change of a heart, If I believe you, Please be naked, Somebody else, Loving someone; The Dream - Code blue, Omni to genesis overture, Heir Jordan, Vertuous (ft Wiz Khalifa), Cardinal sin, Bury; Michale Bible - Feeling good; Blood orange - Choose; Almost done. 😊

Khalid - Therapy, Location, 8teen; The chainsmokers - It won’t kill ya, Wake up alone, My type; Post Malone - Cold, I fall apart, Patient, Feel, Hit this hard, Fuck, Never understand, Git wit u; Big Sean - Bigger than me, Inspire me, Moves, Halfway off the balcony, Jump our the window, Bounce back, Voices in my head/Stick to the plan, Blessings (ft Drake); k r’n’b - DEAN - Bonnie&Clyde, Pour up, Instagram, I love it, I’m not sorry.

Crush - Hug me, Beautiful, I fancy you; Mino - Body (몸); Miguel - Remember me, Simple things (ft Chris Brown), Sky walker, Coffee; Kendrick Lamar - DNA, Humble, All the stars, Pray for me (ft The Weeknd), X; Jorja Smith - I am; Black Atlas - My life; Reo Cragun - On my way, Prom Night, Peso, Night Crawler; Franck Ocean - Chanel; 6LACK - Ex calling, PRBLMS; Tory Lanez - Say it

And there are some musicians who made music on my mother language. Скриптонит (he is my fav by the way. And his vibes kinda remind me of Yoongi) - Притон, Танцуй сама (I recommend to listen to this two songs one after another), Вечеринка (both versions of this song from MV and from first album), Бумажки, Лям, Сука тащит нас на дно, Я не улыбаюсь, Ламбада (ft T-Fest), Капли вниз по бёдрам, Напомни, Точно не нужно новых, Ага,ну, Не забирай меня с пати, Оставь их, Outro (ft 104, Benz)

I’m not done with my fav from my country yet. 💜 There are some Скриптонит songs left - Стиль, Где твоя любовь (ft Major Lazer), Вчера ночью, Зеркала, Слюни, 1000, Время возвращаться, Животные, Пацан, Положение, Внатуре, Трата времени. Done with him. Another fav is from Скриптонит crew is 104, Truwer and Jillzay. 104 - Королева, 104 & Truwer - Изи, Мерседес, Я знаю какая ты; Jillzay - Мечта, Бар «2 лесбухи», Ниа.

This one reminds me of Namjoon. His voice is really deep and cozy. Jah Khalib - Can’t get you out of my head, Порваное платье, Лейла, Каблук, Тату на твоём теле, Созвездие ангела, Кружимся в танце, Любимец твоих дьяволов, Мамасита; T-Fest - Улети, Цвети, Красота, Мне лень, Молодость, Молись за себя, Outro; L’one. His vibes are definitely like Hoseoks. L’one - Мистер хайзенберг, Адреналин, Авиарежим, Хоккеисты, Мир не прост, Я вижу город из окна, Якутяночка. There are a few musicians left.

Thomas Mraz - Rolling Stoner, Ultraviolet; ЛСП - Монетка, Тело, Лабиринт отражений, Канкан, Ещё один день, Бэйби; Мот - Ливень, Раз,два,три,шесть..., Капкан, Талисман, Понедельник-Вторник, Бенджамин, 24-7, Барон Мюнхгаузен, Когда исчезнет слово, Санторини; Егор Крид (this one is alike with Justin Bieber and JK) - Что они знают, Интро, Не могу, Потрачу, Засыпай, Самба белого мотылька, Берегу, Это все моё; That’s all I think. Hope you’re gonna like it. 💜🌸💜

Holy smokes!! This was such a ride! Thank you so much for blessing me with such an amazing list of music, my love! I’m gonna be making a whole separate playlist for this only. Half of these are the ones I enjoy a lot so I know we have a lot of similar taste in music. But I’m more interested in listening to the ones from your country because I know for sure I haven’t listened to them yet^^

Thank you again for sharing me these gems! I love it so much!

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Gabriella Vixen truly does embody an alluring, foxy “vixen” on the South West London artist’s sophomore single Maybe, produced by KZ. Her spunky, gutsy R&B soul and her sensational voice on the song are like Jorja Smith paired with the fire and fierceness of fellow chanteuses like Elle Eyre, Anne-Marie, Jess Glynne, and more, especially when injected with KZ’s Rudimentary-like drum & bass style percussive rolls. Maybe is a 90s West Coast inspired jam, equal parts sultry and strung out, balmy and washed out. You can also stream Maybe via Spotify, here.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING GLOBAL RECORDING ARTIST BRET MICHAELS TO RECEIVE HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE 88TH ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1

THE HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE WILL AIR PRIMETIME ON THE CW ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13th

PARADE WILL ALSO FEATURE A SPECIAL TRIBUTE FOR TOYS FOR TOTS; MAGIC PERFORMANCE BY STARS OF THE CW HIT SERIES “MASTERS OF ILLUSION”

Los Angeles, CA (November 13, 2019)-- The 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas event in America, announces its Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, Bret Michaels. Bret Michaels is a multi-platinum global music superstar whose multi-faceted brand encompasses record-breaking touring sales, TV stardom and chart-topping songs. A successful entrepreneur in addition to his musical achievements, he created the multi-million dollar selling Pets Rock Collection with PetSmart, launched his own line of custom guitars and created “Bret’s Blend, Diet Trop-A-Rocka” which is a number-one-selling beverage for Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group.

“I could not be more honored to receive this Humanitarian of the Year award,” said Michaels. “It truly touches my soul, and I am extremely grateful to be able to receive this award at the holidays, which is the perfect time of year to give back and donate to great causes like Toys for Tots. I can’t wait to play a song or two and I truly look forward to this chance to meet a lot of amazing people and fans at the Hollywood Christmas Parade.

Demonstrating Michaels’ never-ending commitment to giving, he has pledged to honor his reception of this Humanitarian award by dedicating one of his upcoming shows to charity.

Michaels, a lifelong diabetic, the son of a veteran, and survivor of a life-threatening brain hemorrhage has always stood up to any challenge that was thrown at him. As a type 1 juvenile diabetic since the age of 6, he consistently leads the charge for diabetes awareness, sending children to camp with his Life Rocks Foundation. Through his Foundation, he has raised millions of dollars for charity and he has additionally personally donated to causes throughout his career, including his winnings from “Celebrity Apprentice.” His philanthropy has helped not only diabetes education and research but also a diverse range of causes such as childhood cancer, Veterans organizations, PetSmart Charities, Operation Homefront, Feelgood Foundation and many more.

Michaels’ latest hit single and video, “Unbroken” is dedicated to the idea of overcoming any challenge that life puts in front of you. He cowrote and recorded the song with his youngest daughter, Jorja Bleu, who currently attends a music and arts school. His eldest daughter, Raine, is an in-demand model after being a finalist in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Search earlier this year. Michaels himself is one one of the most sought-after performers in the world, keeping him on the road for each of the last 10 years for nearly 300 live performances, speaking engagements, charitable concerts and private engagements yearly. Those talents, combined with his passion for philanthropy and helping others, made Michaels a fitting choice to receive this year’s Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Although Michaels is primarily a solo artist and is finishing his UNBROKEN World Tour of arenas and amphitheaters, he is giving the fans an early Christmas gift by agreeing to a confirmed tour in 2020 featuring a reunited, all-original Poison. Though no dates are currently locked in, Michaels is excited to bring the band back on the road for a summer jaunt of concert hits.

As the mother of a five-year-old Type 1 Diabetic diagnosed just a few months ago, co-executive producer Emma Sharratt MacEachern says there was no other choice for this year’s Humanitarian of The Year Award.

Comments Sharratt MacEachern: “Imagine running a marathon on a high wire for the rest of your life.This is what it’s like to live with Type 1 diabetes. Hundreds of calculations and decisions to be made each day, all with life-threatening consequences. A 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week balancing act that will never go away. When my child was diagnosed, I was handed a piece of paper with photos of famous people with Type 1. One person stood out to me: Bret Michaels. Bret was diagnosed at age six, and since then, he’s gone on to live the life he has, realizing his dreams and making a huge impact in the world, not just with his many accomplishments in entertainment, but also with his incredible efforts to advocate for those who have been diagnosed or affected, to help find a cure. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and we are truly honored and proud to present the Humanitarian of the Year Award to Bret Michaels.”

The landmark anniversary celebration will take place on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on Sunday, December 1, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. PT. The host of Access Hollywood, Mario Lopez, and the Lopez family, are this year’s Grand Marshals. They will join an eclectic array of musical performances featured during the parade and national telecast, including Jesse & Joy, Dionne Warwick, Brandon Jenner, Sheléa, The Band Of Merrymakers, Rock of Ages, Shawn Wayans presents The Boo Crew, Phil Vassar, David Archuleta, Ace Young & Diana DeGarmo, James Maslow, Ashen Moon with Mikalah Gordon and Brandon Rogers. The parade will also feature a special tribute for Toys for Tots and a magic performance by Mai Wynn and Farrell Dillon of The CW hit series, “Masters of Illusion.”

The 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with special co-host Elizabeth Stanton. It will premiere as a two-hour special on The CW Network on Friday, December 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET / PT. The parade, featuring Marine Toys for Tots program, which is essential in providing gifts to less fortunate children everywhere, will also air on the Hallmark Channel shortly after as well as on American Forces Network, to more than one million American servicemen and women worldwide. The event will be presented and produced by Associated Television International, in association with The City of Los Angeles.

A true Hollywood yearly tradition, the parade attracts more than one million in attendance each year, with larger than life inflatable character balloons, award winning bands, colorful equestrians, ornate floats, popular characters/novelties, celebrity filled cars and, of course, Santa Claus making the much heralded trek down the over three mile parade route.

For information on how to purchase Grandstand Seats to the parade, please visit www.thehollywoodchristmasparade.org

For more information on all things Bret Michaels, please visit www.BretMichaels.com.

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mwf long list please? also is this welcoming?

this group is super welcoming, everybody’s always gassing each other up! we’d love to see: laura harrier, jorja smith, flammedepigalle, melvnin, rico nasty, lizzo, summer walker, indyamarie, india love, joanna marie, halle bailey, the girls of red velvet and blackpink, zendaya, normani, ryan destiny, lori harvey, cindy kimberly, kendra bailey, symphani soto, queenpokoo, quen blackwell, shereen cutkelvin, jasmine sanders, rose bertram, artbybrix3, marikoluv, jhene aiko, bby_cai, imaan hammam, crystal westbrook, val mercado, yara shahidi, karreuche, jordyn woods, sommer ray, sincerelyjuju, hailey bieber, asami zdrenka, jess plummer, halsey, dua lipa, hayley kiyoko, sabrina carpenter, i hope this is enough cuz i’m tired lol.