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Ellie Goulding is back, baby! The British pop star has kept a pretty low profile within the past couple years, releasing a Kygo collab in 2017 plus a holiday recording of "O Holy Night" last winter, as well as a couple other one-offs. On Wednesday (October 24), but, she returned with her first genuine solo single since 2015. She's technically not alone, though — "Close To Me" is a ..
Read MoreThe wait is over! Lauren Jauregui's debut solo single, "Expectations," arrived on Wednesday (October 24), and it also definitely exceeds expectations. The smoky, guitar-driven slow jam showcases Jauregui's powerful pipes and marks a clear departure from Fifth Harmony's airy pop material. "Wish I had no expectations / I wish that I might get it through your head / without confrontatio..
Read MoreThanks to K-pop's growing visibility in the U.S., The cultural barriers that once prevented Korean artists from making it big in the West are being smashed one milestone at a time. As a result, a new generation of K-pop acts are attempting to leave their mark in the history books. NCT 127 is the latest sort to bring K-pop stateside with the release of their confident English debut, ..
Read MoreLinking up with ultra major bop architect Calvin Harris is routinely a good idea; just ask Dua Lipa, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Sam Smith — the list goes on. Another name you could contain to it right now, and another authority on the matter of Harris's bop supremacy, is Normani. The two have connected for a new pair of dance floor-ready pop tunes including "Checklist," also featuring Wi..
Read MoreZayn's string of 2018 releases have really run the gamut, genre-wise — from the poppy "Let Me," to the rocking "Sour Diesel," to the Timbaland collab "Too Much" — however the crooner's newest single brings him right back to Mind Of Mine territory. "Fingers" is an alluring slow jam about texting and unrequited love, with Z playing the piece of the brooding yearner. "I've been fuc..
Read MoreAriana Grande is feelin' herself today, and she won't let anyone — especially Satan — bring her down. The Sweetener singer has been largely off of social media since news broke that she and Pete Davidson called off their engagement this weekend. She hasn't publicly commented on the split, though she did post a pic promoting her upcoming appearance on A Very Wicked Halloween, a NB..
Read MoreAnother month, another staggeringly pretty music video from The 1975. In late August, the Manchester pop sort reveled in youth — or perhaps more appropriately, the youthfulness of their fans — for the warm and fantastic "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME" visual. Right now, musical group leader Matty Healy is back in a Adam Powell-directed video, this time ceding control of the aesthetic to ..
Read MoreBazzi and Camila Cabello got the week began on a most magical note on Monday (October 15) with the release of their long-awaited cute video. The stunning visual, directed by Jason Koenig, takes the pair to New Orleans for a whimsical Cinderella story. Cabello's dressed like the pretty, pretty, pretty, cute angel" Bazzi sings about — wings all — and so they take to the city's Fre..
Read MoreThe wait is over: Little Mix — the British girl order beyond such sassy, brassy anthems as "Power," "Hair," and "Salute" — are back and badder than ever. For the lead single off their upcoming fifth album, the females joined forces with Nicki Minaj for "Woman Like Me," a reggae-tinged jam co-written by Ed Sheeran and Jess Glynne. It puts Little Mix back in familiar, boss-minded, ..
Read MoreSoon after this year's horrific mass shooting in Parkland, Florida left 17 dead, young new artist Sage started work on a song. Sage, then a high-school senior, brought an early version of the tune to his sister, Kesha. On the final track — released on Friday (October 12) by means of the a gripping video made in partnership with March For Our Lives — the two team up on a powerful, ..
Read MoreLast week, Charli XCX and Troye Sivan dropped the nostalgia-fueled pop banger "1999," complete with spot-on Matrix-inspired single art. If listening to the track managed to dredge up all your precious pre-millennium memories, then you'll be psyched to find out that the video is that, times infinity. Charli and Troye raided the costume closet of your dreams for the vid, which referenc..
Read Morein the event you subscribe to Ariana Grande's official YouTube channel, chances are you screamed upon seeing a new upload titled "Ariana Grande - breathin" on Wednesday evening (October 10). The singer has mentioned she plans to create a music video for the fan-favorite Sweetener jam, and this appeared to be it... That is, up until you actually hit the play button. Turns out, the vid..
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