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Last month Apostles released their second single, Goldrush, which follows up Waste A Moment. The Wigan band is preparing an EP and both singles were great samples to start paying attention to this emerging band. Waste A Moment is sparkling, joyful and set to make you jump and making you fly to your best trips memories. The song leaves you a positive vibe perfect to start the day. George Lyons' vocals are the perfect ingredient for a starting band. I am sure they will become pretty recognizable while the band keeps on growing. The track's spirit matches the artwork, colorful , mixing the blue morning sky with sunset colors. The second chapter is Goldrush , has got a little touch of sadness or disappointment, but as soon as the chorus starts you forget that and it becomes really energetic, even electric. There is also a great production on the song , with echoes to sing along to. Let's get ready for their EP!

 2021 Grammy nominations have been announced. Beyoncé is the most nominated artist this year for the unnoticed Black Parade and for her film for The Lion King:The Gift.  There are big snubs like The Weeknd, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Summer Walker and more. Let's get into it ! 1. Grammys do not know how to classify songs with trapbeats sang by pop singers . It happened with Ariana Grande 's  7 rings, nominated last year for Best Pop Solo Performance and it is  the same with Yummy and Changes. Do you remember the tweets talking bout 'R&Bieber' and that it was like a Chris Brown song? Well, for the Academy is totally pop. Grammys just do not know how to classify the plenty of songs that top the charts and that have mix trap with pop or that are simply trap. I guess The Academy is trying to nominate the new direction of pop music, but forgetting, for example, 80s influenced tracks, as The Weeknd synths tracks ' Blinding Lights'.  2. The Weeknd snub : If there

 CANDID released just a few hours ago the cover of Blondie's 'Heart of glass' . It seems like the song is experiencing a revival, much more since it was covered by Miley Cyrus in September (peaking on number 38 on the Official Charts). And now we can enjoy CANDID's version, full of brilliant vocals and ready to be the soundtrack of your weekend or lockdown.The band is not afraid of take the risk as they proved on their latest single, Numbers Game, a strong shout against music industry's falseness. 

Eduardo Casanova is a Spanish actor and  director, who gained popularity after the premiere of Pieles, 2017(Skins) , his first film  after directing and writing some short films. Even in his first short films, Eduardo Casanova established his aesthetics firmly ,like the prevalence of pink and lavender.   Let's dive into Eduardo Casanova aesthetic world! He mixes the old and the new ,the aesthetically socially considered perfection (pastel colour palette) with what is socially disregarded and often branded as ugly , like in  Pieles  , where he shows different stories starring by people with physical and emotional defomities.  Pastel colours create a shimmering spirit, making it feel as a different world, full of fantasy and sometimes, difficult to distinguish from a dream, and that has been brought to music, by the music videos directed by Eduardo.  There are only four music videos directed by Eduardo Casanova. Starting in 2014, with SMS's 'Un día más ' . The aesthetics

Ariana Grande released her sixth album last Friday. She had shared previously the first single, 'Positions ', a guitar-sampled track with a trap-pop beat ,which she started using in Thank u,next . The record opens  with ' Shut up ', a statement to her haters with a 'Don't-worry-bout-me' message.  ' But I just end up loving life '  , Ariana sings in Just Like Magic. S he has found happiness and it shows in the record, but, actually, the beauty and complexity in the album are seen in the songs with some feeling or emotion,or anytype of internal debate. The record splits into easy, simple songs about Ariana craving for sex with trap beats and autotune (34+35/' six thirty ') or  her new era of happiness,like when she sings her morning routine (Just Like Magic) and great pop songs. For example, ' My Hair', with its retro and 90s diva vibe (includes brilliant whistling) talking in a sutile suggestive and sexual way.  'Pov' recruits

 After the third remix of Levitating, Dua Lipa is ready to release new material and her new track features the belgian singer Angèle, who celebrated last month the second anniversary of her debut album 'Brol'. 'Fever' blends dance music, habitual in Dua's latest record with Angèle 's melancholic bridge and second verse,patent in some of her tracks like' Jalousie' or' Je veux tes yeux'. The song talks about the fever , emotional dependence to someone. To promote the single, both artists told Konbini how they knew each other and how their collaboration came up.         The video, shot in  London, is set to be released on Friday. The track maybe features on Dua's online live show, Studio 2054.

 Hatik has released today the video for 'Adieu Mon Amour'. It marks the end of  the Chaise Plainte era. There is no better one for this big chapter. It separates from other rap songs: There is no need for talking about money,sex and drugs . It is just the emotion of a love undermined, destroyed , which is inevitably ending. Hatik combines his best poetic lyrics with his deep pain. This is reflected on the video, where the rapper uses his acting skills to bring drama. Some images seem in slow-motion as Hatik was remebering  the good times of the relationship. In contrast, the scenes where the couple is arguing are faster and shot pretending to get you involved. After rescheduling his tour to 2021 , due to coronavirus, Hatik is preparing the next album while he says goodbye to the last in his most authentic way. Director: Anne Rivoallan

 On Thursday Machine Gun Kelly released the video for ' Forget Me Too' (featuring Halsey). The song stood out from the rest of MGK's new album songs , Tickets to my Downfall, where he forgets rap to be a pop-punk star. On the track , Halsey's autotuned voice remembers of Evanescence and her look in the video does too.   His partnership with Travis Barker from Blink-182 , who also appears in the video, began in ' I think I'm Okay' (ft. Yungblud) , included in his 2019 project , Hotel Diablo . With inspiration from Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy, there are tracks that reproduce the same pop-punk spirit as the 2000s ones and others that have a modern spin ( 'My Ex's Best Friend' , feat Blackbear). Other artists influenced by 90s bands are Twenty One Pilots and Post Malone. Both artists covered an Oasis classic (' Don't Look Back In Anger ') for Leeds Festival in 2019. Post Malone, despite having great success doing rap, he sounds more authen

Usually I recommend videos but I decided to suggest you listening to the 'song vs song' podcast, hosted by Todd Nathanson and Dany Roth,specially their latest episode (with Grady Smith as special guest). In this episode they debated about what song represents more bro-country, 'Dirt Road Anthem' by Jason Aldean or 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line. For those who does not what  Bro-country is, it is a country sub-genre originated in 2010s and that usually recruits country stereotypes (tracks, girls with jeans, beer, Friday nights...), frequently mistaken with nowadays country music. (There is deeper country music, truly richer).  Influenced by rock and rap, both songs got rap remixes (Jason Aldean with Ludacris (Do not confuse Jason Aldean rap verse with Ludacris one)  and Florida Georgia Line with Nelly, as Kane Brown is doing right now) and they stated a new country wave. Despite the songs were released a few years ago the Podcasters take it back to nowadays. Th

2020 CMT Awards are set to be next week and because of that, I remember today Brett Young and Boyz II Men live show for CMT Crossroads ,CMT section that brings together a country singer/group with a musician from other genre to play live songs from both artists.  It is usually interesting to see different genres artists singing country songs, which contributes to globalise country music. Due to country music's progressive spin to pop music , these live shows have shown bonds and things in common between pop and country singers . Great example is Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett's gig . Thomas Rhett has recognised his admiration for Bruno Mars and some of his songs sound like Maroon 5's ones. We can see it too in the last Crossroads show, starring Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey. Tracks like ' Miss Me More' or their collaboration ' The Other Girl' , highlight that they are truly pop.  Let's focus now on Brett Young and Boyz II Men 's show! The show took place