Troye Sivan – “Got Me Started”: “Got Me Started” is the sophomore single from Troye Sivan’s third studio album “Something to Give Each Other“. Sivan has revealed in a TikTok that the song is about “remembering who you are and that people are hot” after “feeling emotionally dead after a traumatic relational experience”. In the caption, he credits “ ” as his first crush since his “resurrection”.
SZA – “Snooze”: “Snooze” is a song by singer-songwriter SZA from her second studio album, SOS. SZA wrote the song with producers Babyface, the Rascals (Leon Thomas III and Khristopher Riddick-Tynes), and BLK. The acoustic version features Canadian singer Justin Bieber, who stars in the official music video of the song’s original version, and was released on September 15, 2023.
joan – “something special”: “Something Special” by Joan is a love song about two people who started out as friends but have now realized they have a special connection that goes beyond friendship. The song talks about the feeling of falling in love with someone who is your best friend and how it can take some time to comprehend.
Elina – “I Don’t Know Love”: Elina Stridh is swedish singer/songwriter based in Stockholm, Sweden. She has solidified a strong reputation in the industry in recent years, most notably for having co-written the multi-platinum single “Sexual” for NEIKED. She also co-wrote songs for Maroon 5, Zara Larsson, Hilary Duff or Astrid S. She has quickly become one of my favourite artists for reasons like this new song;
Dermot Kennedy : “Two Hearts”: Irish singer-songwriter, Dermot Kennedy has released yet another pop-belter with ‘Two Hearts’. He took to Instagram to express his love for the new track: “I love this song so much, a story plays out scene-by-scene in my head when I sing it and I love that, it reminds me of when I first started writing music.”
Ariana Grande : “yes and?”: Everything Max Martin touches turns to gold. “Yes, And?” is a song by the American singer Ariana Grande. It was released by Republic Records on January 12, 2024, as the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine. Written and produced by Grande, Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh.
boygenius – “Satanist”: The boygenius song titled ‘Satanist’ explores themes of rebellion, disillusionment, and the desire to escape society’s norms. It’s one of their hit songs, and another reason why they’ve recently become Grammy Award winning hit makers.
Ne-Yo (fet. Fabolous) – “Link Up”: Ne-Yo is back and has teamed up with rapper Fabolous for his “Link Up (Remix).” The track was co-written by Arin Ray and Eric Bellinger.
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