Hot on Platform: The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran + More
Hello guys, this is another weekend with new albums and new tracks you can add on your Apple Music and streaming like crazy.
First we’re gonna start with the new tracks of The Weeknd, finally we have the track of Billie Eilish and then we have the new track of Ed Sheeran and many more.
“Heartless,” the lead single to The Weeknd’s fourth studio album and his first solo single since 2018’s “Call Out My Name,” features braggadocious lyrics from Abel, who makes his money and careless lifestyle known to a specific person, possibly on-and-off-girlfriend Bella Hadid.
The track’s release was first teased on November 25th, 2019, with Tesfaye posting to his Instagram for the first time since its reactivation, with the caption:
the fall starts tomorrow night
The song was premiered on the seventh episode of The Weeknd’s Beats 1 Radio show, Memento Mori.
On “Blinding Lights,” the second single to The Weeknd’s fourth studio album, Abel speaks on his significant other, comparing the effect they have on him to them lighting up his life. The song is an up-tempo electropop track that features large 80s-inspired synths and electronic dance music drums, similar to the sonic direction of his November 2016 album, Starboy.
On November 24, 2019, the track was premiered in the trailer for a Mercedes Benz TV advert, before officially releasing five days later. It follows the lead single “Heartless,” which released two days prior.
The Mercedes Benz commercial debuted minutes after the song’s release and heavily centered around it. The Weeknd played a central role in the advert, as he drove around in his Mercedes car and performed the track.
The song had been leaked a few days before its official release, which Abel acknowledged in a tweet, where he confirmed its official release:
oh yah… and more new music tonight (in HQ😉)
“everything i wanted” sees Billie Eilish recalling a nightmare she experienced where she committed suicide and saw all her friends and fans turn their backs on her. The song also showcases Billie’s strong relationship with her brother FINNEAS, as he’s the one she goes to for support when dealing with these types of problems.
This is Billie Eilish’s first single released after her debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?. The song was announced on November 11, 2019 via Twitter and Instagram stories,and had been previously teased on November 5th, 2019. On November 12, 2019, one day before its release, Eilish teased a 12-second snippet of the track via Instagram. A year before the track’s release, an eight second instrumental clip of “everything i wanted” could be heard in the background of one of Eilish’s Instagram stories.
On November 22nd, Touch Sensitive posted on IG: Officially off the hard drive and into the Internet. First off the man on the cover is my uncle, one of three heroes and in adding tribute to praise he made that suit he’s wearing. The tracks are a result of a few jams in LA at the @futureclassic @dropboxstudio (+ some additional love in Altadena) with @mickeydegrandiv@yourveryownhb @holidaysidewinderand an EDM superstar who will remain on private. Special shouts to @donniesloan, @destinys.problem.child @lemarcarteron Roto Toms, lady with the nice “Perfume” and my friend on “The 36th Level”
Hot on the platform heels of the self directed, Raffaella Carrà homaging, tour de force video for “Narcissus” and a seminal live set at Homobloc in Manchester — a masterclass in sound and vision which has already become a performance of legend — Róisín Murphy today releases a package of remixes for her celebrated new single. Long-time collaborator DJ Parrot, under his Crooked Man moniker, takes the irresistible, string-drenched disco strut of “Narcissus” and re-moulds and morphs it, creating four very different and thrilling new iterations.
The “Drone Attack” mix, as the title would suggest, is murky and undulating, hypnotic whispered vocals reverberating off the darkest corners of the club. “Narcissus (At The Disco)” is 9 minutes of dancefloor perfection, the driving melodies infused with a hip-strutting abandon. “Narcissus (Bent Crooked)”, with its stabs of propulsive electro house, channels a whole different beast entirely. The exquisite string arrangement by Eddie Stevens, an evocation of a time where disco reigned supreme, takes centre stage on the Crooked String mix. Once again showcasing his unmatched craftsmanship, Crooked Man, we salute you.
The song was first announced on November 20, 2019, through an Instagram post by Florrie. She posted a snippet along with a moving visual cover for the single. It is unknown whether the track is being included in a longer project, like her long delayed debut album, or is just a standalone single.
Unstable” is set at a moderate tempo of 104 beats per minute, arranged in a common 4/4 time signature. Sonically, similar to “Borderline”, the song draws a difference in Florrie’s sound, as it incorporates a soft piano track along with a guitar chord set and soft drums, unlike everything Florrie released before 2016.
A fresh name joins Lane 8‘s This Never Happened imprint with Le Youth releasing the three-track ‘Aquiver’. An appealing aspect to every release on the label is how Lane 8 introduces them by sharing something about the work or artist. On a different end, the newsletters also help to incorporate interviews such as the ones with Ben Böhmer and Jerro.
Danish pop artist Nanna Øland Fabricius, better known as Oh Land, released her new holiday song, “Wishes”, on Friday.
“I love the magic feeling around Christmas time where everyone seems to agree that glitter is a great idea!” laughs Oh Land. “I wanted to write a song that sonically got me in the right mood but also had a message that is true to my reality — which is that time seems to be the one thing that’s most desirable and hardest to achieve enough of. We live in an efficiency culture where more is better and it’s very easy to end up working yourself out of your relationships. This song is a reminder to make time for the people that actually makes your life truly valuable. That time is irreplaceable, and therefore our biggest gift.”
Kwamie Liv is a Danish-Zambian singer-songwriter from Copenhagen, Denmark. With a “music-friendly” family, she became interested in songwriting at a young age. Liv works closely with Baby Duka, who produces her work and creates the album art for her releases. Her debut track 5 AM was released on SoundCloud in February 2014 with little information, followed by Follow You and comin THRU before her debut EP Lost in the Girl in August 2014.
Higher was released in anticipation of a new EP is planned for Summer 2015. Most recently, she worked with composer Angelo Badalamenti to create the title song for Danish film Guldkysten (Gold Coast). Remeber Me in Every Cloud of God. Here’s the following single she released in 2019, “All the Other Boys.”
Ciara has leveled up once again with the release of her newest work — “Melanin,” an empowering single with an inspirational message about self-love.
The Grammy-winning singer hopes the song, which dropped earlier this week, will encourage her fans to feel beautiful, both inside and out. It features her friends Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean, City Girls and La La.
“‘Melanin,’ I want my fans to feel the true power of loving themselves for who they are. Embracing not only your inner, but your outer self, and the uniqueness of the color of your skin and whatever that means to someone,” Ciara, 34, told PEOPLE of her song. The beautiful track is about “embracing who you truly are, and that melanin.”
The Veronicas launch a brand new track ‘Ugly’, the theme song for their new reality show The Veronicas: Blood Is For Life which premiered Sunday November 10 at 6pm AEDT on Foxtel, Foxtel Now, Fetch,mtv.com.au with the show being available internationally from Sunday 15 December.
Released on the 4th of October, 2019, just days after Justin and Hailey Bieber’s nuptials in South Carolina, 10,000 Hours is Dan + Shay’s first single from their upcoming album, featuring renowned pop artist Justin Bieber.
10,000 hours, according to Malcolm Gladwell is the time taken to master a skill, or in this case, truly fall in love. Coinciding with his nuptials with Hailey, this song also serves as Justin’s proclamation of love to Hailey, and to the dedication he seeks to show throughout their marriage.
King Princess has reunited with Mark Ronson, super-producer and founder of her label Zelig Records, for a cover of The Turtles’ ‘Happy Together’.
The pair previously collaborated on ‘Pieces Of Us’, a cut from Ronson’s latest record ‘Late Night Feelings’. Their remake of the 1967 Turtles hit was recorded for Tiffany & Co.’s latest campaign for its new line of fragrance, Tiffany & Love. Listen to King Princess and Ronson’s rendition of ‘Happy Together’ here:
Thanksgiving hasn’t even happened yet but, wouldn’t you know it, it’s already Christmas time. One person who is already in the holiday spirit is child of destiny Kelly Rowland. The singer/actress stars in (and produced — work it, Ms. Kelly) Lifetime’s upcoming Christmas flick Merry Liddle Christmas. Like all holiday flicks around this time, the film will focus on Kelly finding love during the holiday season. That’s why Kelly has also contributed an original song, “Love You More At Christmas Time.”
The track has everything you’d expect from a Christmas song. Sleigh bells ring, snow and hot cocoa are mentioned, as is mistletoe and sitting with your boo by the fireside. However traditional the lyrics are, Kelly makes sure to keep things modern thanks to the slick R&B production. Guitar leads the way on the song, with warm bass, handclaps and finger snaps ushering in the soul of the season. Meanwhile, Kelly keeps things cozy with a mostly subdued vocal as the lyrics paint a vivid picture of holiday love.
“Love You More At Christmas Time” also marks another special moment for Kelly Rowland as it’s the first release from her own KTR Records. Looks like our girl Kelly is using the holiday season to set up a bossy 2020. Who knows, maybe she’ll even expand on her last EP, The Kelly Rowland Edition. Listen to her latest below and look for her star turn in Merry Liddle Christmas when the film airs on Lifetime on November 30th.
Here’s a very good one playlist by my BFF titled “Gospel in Pop”
