Fresh Friday Featuring Miccoli

Miccoli – Photo: Miccoli Facebook

Welcome back to this weeks Fresh Friday, this week’s feature is the very talented Miccoli! I stumbled upon this great band on twitter of all places and just instantly loved their sound. This week has an added extra as the band were kind enough to do a Q&A as well….. Lets find out more about Miccoli.

Miccoli are a British band that comprises of twin brothers Adriano Miccoli (vocal and acoustic/electric guitar) Alessandro Miccoli (piano, vocal, acoustic guitar and clarinet) and sister Francesca Miccoli (vocal, piano, and harmonica) and formed the band in 2006 in Birmingham England. Miccoli wrote, produced and recorded their own debut album “writing on rooves” and preformed some of the singles from their debut album at the O2 Wireless festival in 2006 and the following year played to a packed crowd at the Glee Club in Birmingham.

The music video for their single “Idle Stranger” was featured on VH1 and bliss TV in the UK in 2013, the music video also picked up a few awards including:

– Monthly Top Talent and Top Talent Week 22-26 – June Citizen TV 2013 – Took out 1st
– Best Of Music Category – July Citizen TV 2013 – Took out 2nd
– Top Talent Week 35-39 – September Citizen TV 2014 – Took out 2nd

Miccoli also picked up a few awards for two other music videos:

– Top Talent Week 35-39 for “Can You Hear Me” – September Citizen TV 2014 – Took out 2nd
– Top Talent Week 22 for “Magnify” – June Citizen TV 2014 – Took out 1st.

One of the bands recent singles is called ‘addiction‘ and I can tell you Miccoli are my new addiction! Not only are they exceptionally talented they also have a uniqueness that most bands today don’t have, they have the old school band sound with a modern twist and what I mean when I say old school sound is that like bands of old, you can hear every single instrument played in each of their songs. They have nailed the art of balance between music and vocals and it give you this beautiful eclectic yet nostalgic sound, which their singles – ‘Tell Me‘, ‘Undo‘ and ‘Devices‘ all feature. You need to treat your ears to Miccoli and I promise you once you hear their beautiful sound, you like me will be addicted! Below is the Q&A that Miccoli were kind enough to do for our readers.

Miccoli

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Q&A with Miccoli

 

When did you start singing and songwriting?

We were all involved in music from an early age playing in orchestras at school then bands when we left school, it was around that time when we came together and started writing songs at home as we all lived together an it kind of made sense plus organising rehearsals and song writing sessions were easy.

For our readers who have never heard your music can you explain your sound in five words.

Memorable melodies with haunting harmonies.

You write your own music; where do you draw inspiration from and what is your favorite part about the process?

It sounds cliché but we draw on our own experiences in life to write about, it can literally be anything that has affected us on an emotional level in same way or another. I’d say one of my favourite parts is getting to empty your head putting it down on paper or sealing it in a melody.
Who have you always dreamt of working with and why?

We are Big fans of Fleetwood Mac that would be our first choice, they inspired us a lot listening to them growing.

Share with us your proudest moment in your career so far?

Probably having our video played on Vh1/MTV not embarrassed to say we recorded the first airing and celebrated of course with a cup of tea…Obviously.

Who is your favorite artist and what is your favorite song right now?

That’s tricky as we mainly listen to music that’s not really current or from a different era, like Fleetwood Mac we mentioned earlier but other artists like Police, Sting and Simon and Garfunkel, we are just able to relate more to this on a personal and musical level too.

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Miccoli is definitely a band after my own heart, we share the love of the same artists and their music, I don’t know how I have lived without them in my playlist this long! below is the official music video for their single ‘Addiction‘ hope you guys enjoy it as much as do.

 

Miccoli Links

https://m.youtube.com/user/miccolimusic

https://mobile.twitter.com/miccoliofficial

http://www.miccoli.co.uk/

 

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On This Day 14th July 2016 In Music History

Welcome back to this weeks edition of On This Day (OTD) if you have just joined us every Thursday Skatronixxx Music looks back on music history to discover what happened On This Day, each edition also has a OTD Spotify playlist of all the artists who feature. This weeks edition features the usual suspects along with The Who, Elvis Costello, Five, Van Halen and more. This week we kick off in 1962.

1962

🎙 Bobby Vinton started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Roses Are Red, My Love‘, the single was a No.15 hit in the UK.

🎙 The Beatles played their first ever gig in Wales when they appeared at The Regent Dansette in Rhyl. The tickets for the gig cost five shillings ($0.70).

1964

🎙 The Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘It’s All Over Now‘, the group’s first of 8 UK No.1’s. The single was written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack, it was the first released by The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack in the same year.

1967

🎙 The Who began their first full North American tour at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, appearing as the support band to Herman’s Hermits on 55 dates.

🎙 David Bowie released the single ‘Love You Till Tuesday‘ which failed to reach the charts. Bowie’s 1969 showpiece film Love You till Tuesday took its name from the song, which also featured over the opening credits.

1971

🎙 The Byrds, James Taylor, Steeleye Span, Sandy Denny, Tom Paxton and The Incredible String Band all appeared at the “UK Lincoln Folk Festival.” Tickets cost £2.00.

1973

🎙 A drunk driver killed Clarence White of The Byrds while he was loading equipment after a gig in Palmdale, California.

🎙 During a concert at the John Wayne Theatre in Hollywood, California, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and stormed of stage, Don finished the set by himself and announced that The Everly Brothers had split.

1977

🎙 Elvis Costello and The Attractions made their live debut supporting Wayne County at The Garden in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

1979

🎙 Donna Summer scored her third No.1 US single with ‘Bad Girls‘ the album of the same name also started a five-week run at No.1. The inspiration for her to write the song came after one of her assistants was offended by a police officer who thought she was a street prostitute.

1980

🎙 Allen Klein ex manager of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones began serving a two-month prison sentence for falsifying tax returns.

🎙 Bryan Ferry collapsed in his hotel room in France and was flown to London suffering from a kidney infection.

1982

🎙 The movie premier for Pink Floyd’s “The Wall ” was held at The Empire in Leicester Square, London, England.

🎙 Van Halen kicked off their 105-date North American ‘Hide Your Sheep Tour‘ at Richmond County  Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia.

1984

🎙 Phillippe Wayne lead singer with The Detroit Spinners died of a heart attack while performing at Ivey’s nightclub in Oakland, California, he was 43 years of age. The Detroit Spinners had the 1980 UK No.1 & US No.2 single ‘Working My Way Back To You.’

1986

🎙 Madonna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with her second No.1 ‘Papa Don’t Preach.’ Madonna also had the UK No.1 album with ‘True Blue.’

1988

🎙 Michael Jackson gave himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for setting a new attendance record, when he played the first of seven nights at Wembley Stadium in London. The shows on his “Bad World Tour“ were attended by a total of 504,000 fans, beating the record previously held by Genesis, with four sold out nights.

1989

🎙 At “The Peach Festival” in South Carolina, 432 guitarist’s broke the world record for the most guitar players appearing in unison for the longest period of time, when they performed ‘Louie Louie‘ for 30 minutes.

🎙 Tom Jones lost a paternity suit and was ordered to pay $200 a week in child support to 27-year-old Katherine Berkery of New York. The judge in the case was Judge Judy Sheindlin who was still serving in her 15 year tenure as a New York Family Court judge before appearing in her court TV show, Judge Judy.

1997

🎙 Walkers Spice Girls crisps went on sale in the UK, over 16 million bags were sold by the end of the year.

2000

🎙 Five became the latest pop idols to call for the legalisation of cannabis. J and Richie from the band told Sky magazine that the drug should no longer be outlawed and said “No one who smokes a spliff goes out and starts fights like someone who’s been drinking.”

2003

🎙 Plans for Sting to write an official anthem for Tuscany came under fire by local who insisted the job should go to an Italian not a foreigner. The British pop star owned a house in Tuscany and had been nominated to compose the anthem by Franco Banchi who lived nearby.

2006

🎙 Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie had his nose broken when he was attacked in a hotel bar in Madrid in Spain. The singer had to postpone at Top Of The Pops recording due to injuries.

2007

🎙 A pair of glasses worn by former Beatle, John Lennon sparked a bidding war after being offered for sale online. The circular sunglasses were worn by Lennon during The Beatles 1966 tour of Japan, where the band played some of their last ever live dates. Anonymous rival bidders had pushed the price as high as £750,000 at an online auction house 991.com.

2009

🎙 Michael Jackson fans from all over the world congregated at London’s O2 arena, where the star had been due to begin his run of 50 concerts. Fans who left messages to a wall of tributes and conducted Jackson sing-a-longs, had a minute’s silence at 1830 BST to mark the time when the doors to the concert would have opened.

2015

🎙 Arthur Cave the 15-year-old son of musician Nick Cave died after a fall from a cliff in Brighton, Sussex, England.

🎙 The Las Vegas coroner’s office confirmed that B.B. King died of natural causes primarily stemming from Alzheimer’s disease and was not murdered. Two of his daughters had alleged King was poisoned by long-time associates.

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Well that brings us to the end of this weeks edition of OTD, don’t forget to check out this editions OTD Spotify Playlist below.

The 2016 Vh1 Hip Hop Honors

Eve, Missy Elliot, Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah and Lil’ Kim – Vh1 Hip Hop Honors 2016

After a six-year hiatus the once annual event Vh1 Hip Hop Honors are back! Now for those of you not familiar with the Vh1 Hip Hop honors, it is a TV special that honors old school and golden age hip hop rappers and contributors. Hip hop honors features live performances by most of the honorees along with new school artist who were influenced by them.

This year the honors were held on Monday 11th July 2016 live from David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City and was hosted by Grammy award-winning rapper Eve. This year’s Vh1 Hip Hop Honors theme is ‘All Hail the Queens‘ to pay homage to the female pioneers, trailblazers and the trend-setters who have paved the way for women to be heard in this male dominated genre. Being honored this year were Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa feat. DJ Spinderella and Lil’ Kim.

Queen Latifah has been dominating this genre for decades and took out a Grammy for Best Solo Rap Performance in 1994.

Queen Latifah – Vh1 Hip Hop Honors 2016

Missy Elliott is the only female rapper to have achieved RIAA platinum certification on ALL of her albums, she is one of the most influential produces of all time.

Miss Elliott – Vh1 Hip Hop Honors 2016

 

Salt-N-Pepa feat. DJ Spinderella broke through in the ‘Golden Age of Hip Hop’ and become the first female rap group to attain platinum status.

 

Salt-N-Pepa – Vh1 Hip Hop Honors 2016

Lil’ Kim the multi-platinum rapper and fashion icon broke records when her debut album ‘Hard Core’ spawned three consecutive #1 rap hits.

Lil’ Kim – Vh1 Hip Hop Honors 2016

 

The First Lady Michelle Obama also made an appearance during this years honors via a pre-taped video, and had high praises for both Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah, she not only views them as icons but also as friends. She said “I’m so grateful to you for your passion and your contributions to our world, and I can’t wait to see everything you’ll continue to achieve in the years ahead.”  Michelle also went on to say “I’m so proud of the two of you because through your music and your activism-including your support of our Let Girls Learn initiatives you all are empowering young women around the world to believe in themselves and fulfill their boundless promise.”

Performances on the night were by:

Naughty by Nature, Common, Da Brat, Mc Lyte, Rah Digga, Suga T, Yo-Yo and Monie Love who all paid tribute to Queen Latifah, performing a medley of ‘You’re Good To Mama‘, ‘Come Into My House‘, ‘Had It Up 2 Here‘, ‘Monie In The Middle‘ and ‘Ladies’ First‘

Timbaland, Pharrell, Remy Ma, Nelly Furtado, Trina, Eve, Tweet, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Jazmine Sullivan, Raven Symone and Fantasia, preformed a medley of ‘Work It‘, ‘Get Ur Freak On‘, ‘Hot Boyz‘, ‘One Minute Man‘, ‘Lose Control‘ and ‘WTF‘  tribute to Missy Elliott.

Amber Rose, Keke Palmer, Ashanti and Dreezy preformemed ‘Shoop‘, ‘Whatta Man‘ and ‘Push It‘ to tribute Salt-N-Pepa.

French Montana, Rich Homie Quan, Teyana Taylor, The Lox, Desiigner, Dej Loaf and Jessica White performed ‘Crush On You’, ‘No Time‘ and ‘All About The Benjamins‘ also preformed was ‘Big Momma Thing‘, ‘Queen B‘ tribute to Lil’ Kim.

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I couldn’t think of any women more deserving than Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot, Salt-N-Pepa and Lil’ Kim to receive the Vh1 Hip Hop honors this year,  I grew up listening to all these women, not only have they done a lot for the music industry but have also done so much for young girls around the world. So congratulations ladies this is well deserved!

2016 The Worst So Far For U.S Record Industry

Although there has been many record released this year, however it seems no amount of awesome music will fix the music industry’s declining album sales. Billboard and Nielsen Music (formerly Nielsen SoundScan) have released some 2016 mid year sales data on the 6th July 2016 and so far it’s looking quite grim, 2016 is the worst year for overall album sales since Nielsen started to keep track of sales in 1991. Consumers have brought 100.3 million album units – this number includes, digital downloads, CDs and vinyl for the first half of 2016, down 13.6 percent compared to the same time period in 2015.

In the same six months, Listeners stream 208.9 billion songs or 139.2 million album units and according to RIAA and Billboard rules it’s a 58.7 percent increase. Hidden in that number is the boom in music-only streaming: 113.6 billion audio streams, compared to 58.6 billion in 2015. Video streaming like YouTube and Vevo saw a more modest growth: 95.3 billion streams, compared to 2015’s 76.6 billion. Unsurprisingly the report also stated that CD’s continue to decline, with only 40 million units moving in the first six months of 2016, which is a decline of 11.6 percent compared to the same time period last year. However the vinyl collector’s market is still growing, and is up 11.4 percent, but still remains far smaller in terms of actual records: 6.2 million copies sold in the first half of the year.

Looking at percentage, digital album sales are slipping faster than CDs – they are down 18.4 percent to 43.8 million. Only three albums have sold more than one million copies this year and the artist are really no surprise: Drake’s album – ‘Views‘ at 1.3 million album sales, Beyoncé’s Album – ‘Lemonade‘ at 1.2 million album sales and Adele’s Album – ‘25‘ at 1.4 million, the other big seller has been the late great David Bowie’s last album ‘Blackstar‘ is the best-selling vinyl record of the year, shifting 57,000 copies.

The most common place for consumers to purchase albums and songs were, unsurprisingly, at digital retailers, which captured 43.7 percent of the album market, which saw overall sales decline by 18.4 percent, to 43.8 million, but surprisingly “non-traditional” CD retailers, like Amazon and supermarkets, saw an 8.3 percent growth in sales. Streaming is the main culprit in the sales cull, particularly song sales, streaming is definitely booming. For the year, total album consumption which includes TEA, SEA and overall album units – totaled 279.9 million units in the first half of 2016, up 8.9 percent.

The billboard figures don’t really surprise me at all given the last time I physically brought a CD from Sanity or JB Hi-Fi  would have to at lest been 5 or more years ago, all my music is now purchased via Google Music and it’s just as competitive as JB Hi-Fi and other retailers if not cheaper most times, so it’s really not that surprising and I would suspect that physical CD sales will keep dropping as streaming albums becomes the new normal.

Top 50 Singles Chart Wrap Up

It’s that time of the week again when Skatronixxx Music looks at the ARIA, billboard and Official UK charts, this week for the first time in 14 weeks Drake has been knocked off the top spot and slips down to No.2 and The Veronicas have moved up to take out No.1.

ARIA SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  In My Blood – The Veronicas (UP – LW 3)

☆ 2.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 1)

☆ 3.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (UP – LW 4)

☆ 4.  This Is What You Came For –  Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 2)

☆ 5.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (LW 5)

☆ 6.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (LW 6)

☆ 7.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (LW 7)

☆ 8.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 10)

☆ 9.  Don’t Be So Shy – Imany (UP – LW 16)

☆ 10.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 11.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (UP – LW 13)

☆ 13.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 14.  Into You – Ariana Grande (LW 14)

☆ 15.  Say It – Flume Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 16.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 17)

☆ 17.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (UP – LW 25)

☆ 18.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 19)

☆ 19.  The Fighter – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood (UP – LW 27)

☆ 20.  No Money – Galantis (DOWN – LW 15) 

☆ 21.  Hair – Little Mix (UP – LW 23)

☆ 22.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 23.  Sex – Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 24.  I Hate U, I Love You – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 25.  Home – Topic Feat. Nico Santos (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 26.  M.I.L.F. $ – Fergie (NEW)

☆ 27.  Be The One – Dua Lipa (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 28.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (LW 28)

☆ 29.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (LW 29)

☆ 30.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 39)

☆ 31.  Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (NEW)

☆ 32.  Secret Love Song – Little Mix Feat. Jason Derulo (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 33.  Enough – Delta Goodrem Feat. Gizzle (UP  – LW 46)

☆ 34.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (UP – LW 36)

☆ 35.  Faded – Alan Walker (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 36.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 37.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 38.  Crash – Usher (UP – LW 40)

☆ 39.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 40.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 41.  Wherever I Go – OneRepublic (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 42.  1955 – Hilltop Hoods Feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum (LW 42)

☆ 43.  Famous – Kanye West (NEW)

☆ 44.  Wild – Troye Sivan (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 45.  Final Song – MO (NEW) 

☆ 46.  Bonbon – Era Istrefi (NEW)

☆ 47.  Love Yourself  – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 48.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 49.  Hold Up – Beyonce (DOWN – LW 43)

☆ 50.  Fast Car – Jonas Blue Feat. Dakota (DOWN – LW)

The Veronicas have managed to take out Drake this week giving them the No.1 spot on the chart, will be interesting to see if they can hold on to the No. 1 and how long for.

New Singles This Week: M.I.L.F. $ – Fergie (26), Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (31), Famous – Kanye West (43), Final Song – MO (45), Bonbon – Era Istrefi (46)

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BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  One Dance – Drake Feat. WizKid & Kyla (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Can’t Stop The Felling! – Justin Timberlake (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (UP – LW 4)

☆ 4.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 5.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 5)

☆ 6.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (LW 6)

☆ 7.  Needed Me – Rihanna (UP – LW 8)

☆ 8.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 9)

☆ 9.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 10)

☆ 10.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 11.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (LW 11)

☆ 12.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (LW 12)

☆ 13.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 19)

☆ 14.  H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line (UP – LW 17)

☆ 15.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 16.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (UP – LW 18)

☆ 17.  Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 18.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 19.  Controlla – Drake (UP – LW 20)

☆ 20.  Work – Rihanna Feat. Drake (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 21.  Close – Nick Jonas Feat. Tove Lo (LW 21)

☆ 22.  For Free – DJ Khaled Feat. Drake (UP – LW 33)

☆ 23.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 24.  Let It Go – James Bay (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 25.  Lost Boy – Ruth B (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 26.  Sorry – Beyoncé (UP – LW 32)

☆ 27.  Too Good – (LW 27)

☆ 28.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 29.  My House – Flo Rida (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 30.  All The Way Up – Fat Joe, Remy Ma & Jay Z Feat. French Montana & Infared (UP – LW 34)

☆ 31.  Low Life – Future Feat. The Weeknd (LW 31)

☆ 32.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors (NEW)

☆ 33.  Never Forget You – Zara Larsson & MNEK (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 34.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 35.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (LW 35)

☆ 36.  Pillowtalk – Zayn (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 37.  Sorry – Justin Bieber (LW 37)

☆ 38.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 50)

☆ 39.  Cut It – O.T Genasis Feat. Young Dolph (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 40.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (UP – LW 78)

☆ 41.  Me, Myself & I – G-Easy x Bebe Rexha (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 42.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 43.  Wicked – Future (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 44.  Oui – Jeremih (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 45.  Church Bells – Carrie Underwood (DOWN – LW 43)

☆ 46.  Lights Come On – Jason Aldean (UP – LW 49)

☆ 47.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 48.  Broccoli – D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty (UP – LW 65)

☆ 49.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (UP – LW 61)

☆ 50.  Really Really – Kevin Gates (DOWN – LW 46)

Drake has managed to stay in No.1 with One Dance this week, with Justin Timberlake in No.2 with Can’t Stop The Feeling and The Chainsmokers take out No.3 with Don’t Let Me Down.

New Single This Week: Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors (32)

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OFFICIAL UK SINGLE CHART

☆ 1.  One Dance – Drake Feat WizKid & Kyla (LW 1)

☆ 2.  This Girl – Kung vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (LW 3)

☆ 4.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 3)

☆ 5.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 6)

☆ 6.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 7.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsomkers Feat. Daya (UP – LW 16)

☆ 8.  Tears – Clean Bandit Feat. Louisa Johnson (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 9.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (LW 9) 

☆ 10.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (UP – LW 12)

☆ 11.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 12.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 26)

☆ 13.  No Money – Galantis (DOWN – LW 10)

☆ 14.  Into You – Ariana Grande (UP – LW 22)

☆ 15.  Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (LW 15)

☆ 16.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper (UP – LW 38)

☆ 17.  Sex – Cheat Codes & Kris Kross (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 18.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 19.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 20.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 29)

☆ 21.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 22.  Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 23.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 24.  Controlla – Drake (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 25.  Middle – DJ Snake Feat. Bipolar Sunshine (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 26.  Give Me Your Love – Sigala Feat. Newman Rodgers (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 27.  This Ones For You – David Guetta Feat. Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 28.  Girls Like – Tinie Tempah Feat. Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 29.  Good Grief – Bastille (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 30.  Lush Life – Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 31.  Faded – Alan Walker (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 32.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (LW 32)

☆ 33.  Hair – Little Mix (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 34.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 35.  Work – Rihanna Feat. Drake (LW 35)

☆ 36.  Light It Up – Major Lazer Feat. Nyla (UP – LW 39)

☆ 37.  Fast Car – Jonas Blue & Dakota (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 38.  Needed Me – Rihanna (UP – LW 41)

☆ 39.  Piece Of Me – MK & Becky Hill (UP – LW 43)

☆ 40.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 41.  Sorry – Justin Bieber (UP – LW 44)

☆ 42.  Tilted – Christine & The Queens (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 43.  Wherever I Go – OneRepublic (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 44.  Hype – Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 45.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (UP – LW 47)

☆ 46.  Stitches – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 49)

☆ 47.  Adventure Of A Lifetime – Coldplay (DOWN – LW 45)

☆ 48.  Mamacita – Tinie Tempah Feat. Wizkid (UP – LW 52)

☆ 49.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (UP – LW 61)

☆ 50.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 48)

Drake again holds on to the No.1 spot with One Dance, with No.2 going to Kung with This Girls and Drake also takes out No.3 with Too Good.

No new singles on the UK chart this week.

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That brings us to the end of this weeks chart wrap up, enjoy the video clips of the new music and don’t forget to check back for next weeks chart wrap up.

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Fresh Friday’s Featuring Clea

 

Clea – Photo: Indie Underground

This weeks Fresh Friday Featured artist is another Aussie Clea, and here is why I choses this incredibly talented Aussie. A new original australian series The Kettering Incident aired here in Australia on Monday and Clea, a young singer-songwriter has covered the single ‘Crimson and Clover‘ especially for the new TV series ” The Kettering Incident“. I have to say that to date it is my favorite cover of the single, apart from the  Joan Jett & the Blackhearts cover.

Clea Pratt an alternative singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Her love for music began at a very young age, song writing has for Clea, become a natural remedy while also being cathartic, exhilarating, exhausting but ultimately incredibly rewarding. Clea’s tracks are enchantingly beautiful and her voice is just as enchanting but it also has a mysteriousness about it, and immediately evokes goosebumps.

Laura Marling, Nick Drake, Ainslie Wills and Grizzly Bear are Clea’s major influences, Clea describes her songs as “broody and glum” but says she has learnt to own that style of writing and able to take advantage of it. Clea’s single ‘Dire Consequences‘ is very easy to get lost in the music arrangement and not to mention her gorgeous tone to her voice. Her other single ‘Polyester‘ is just as beautifully done, and I think it really showcases her voice. Clea’s newest single ‘Crimson and Clover‘ is hauntingly beautiful, with feel of mysteriousness to it and add her haunting tone and you have the this incredible cover of a single that has been covered by many, but this one takes the cake!!  Clea is seriously talented and I very much look forward to hearing more from this incredibly talented fellow Aussie and Queenslander.

You can find Clea on Spotify, SoundCloud, Google’s Play Music and iTunes. Below you will find her singles from Spotify and her ‘Dire Consequences‘ music video.

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On This Day In Music History – 7th July 2016

Welcome to the first edition of OTD for July, where we look back through music history to discover what happened On This Day. This week features the one and only Elvis Presley (in case you were wondering I am indeed a huge Elvis fan, my cats are Elvis and Priscilla, I also have quite a decent Elvis collection including book, dvds and memorabilia but the best claim to fame is I was born on Elvis birthday!) Back to OTD ABBA, The Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin just to name a few, also feature so without further ado lets kick of the first OTD for July!

1957

🎙 Elvis Presley scored his first UK No.1 with ‘All Shook Up‘, Elvis’s tenth UK single release. It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks.

1962

🎙 David Rose and his Orchestra went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘The Stripper‘.

🎙 The Beatles played at Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, in Birkenhead. The show was a dance for the local golf club, the capacity of the hall was 450, but 500 people squeezed in to hear and see The Beatles.

1963

🎙 The Rolling Stones made their UK TV debut when they appeared on ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’. Also appearing on the show was, Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. The group made a total of 13 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.

1966

🎙 The Kinks were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Sunny Afternoon‘, the group’s third and last UK No.1.

1969

🎙 George Harrison recorded his new song ‘Here Comes the Sun‘ with just two other Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Abbey Road in London. John Lennon was absent recovering from a car crash in Scotland.

1971

🎙 26-year-old pop star Bjorn Ulvaeus and 21-year-old Agnetha Faltskog married in Verum, Sweden. 3000 ABBA fans arrived and in the chaos a police horse stepped on the brides foot, causing her slight injury.

1973

🎙 Billy Preston started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Will It Go Round In Circles‘, his first of two US chart topper.

1978

🎙 The Grateful Dead played the first of four nights at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

1980

🎙 Led Zeppelin played their last-ever concert when they appeared at Eissporthalle, West Berlin at the end of a European tour. The set included: ‘Black Dog‘, ‘The Rain Song’, ‘Hot Dog‘, ‘All My Love‘, Trampled Under Foot‘, ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You‘, ‘Kashmir‘, ‘Stairway To Heaven‘ and ‘Rock And Roll‘. They finished the show with a 17-minute version of ‘Whole Lotta Love‘.

1984

🎙 Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Born In The USA‘. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. It’s also one of three albums (Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce seven Top-ten US singles.

🎙 Prince started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘When Doves Cry‘, his first US No.1 which went on to sell over 2 million copies, it made No.4 in the UK.

1989

🎙 It was announced that for the first time compact discs were out selling vinyl albums. This week’s UK No.1 album was ‘Emergency On Planet Earth’ by Jamiroquai.

1990

🎙 The Rolling Stones played the last of three sold out nights at Wembley Stadium, London as part of the bands ‘Urban Jungle‘ tour.

1999

🎙 It was reported that to attract young people to their mobile vans UK ice cream sellers would start to play pop hits as music instead of traditional chimes. Spice Girls and Oasis hits would be the first to be played.

2000

🎙 Bobby Brown was released from jail. The singer was released early from the North Broward Detention Centre after receiving a 10-day reprieve for good behaviour.

🎙 Eminem’s wife Kimberly Mathers, was hospitalised after she slit her wrists following her husband’s show as part of the ‘Up in Smoke‘ tour at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Also on this day, Eminem scored his first UK No.1 single with ‘The Real Slim Shady‘, taken from his second album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP‘, the song was a No.4 hit in the US.

2001

🎙 Stereophonics, David Gray, The Dandy Warhols, The Proclaimers, Paul Weller, Texas, Coldplay, Beck, Toploader, Ash, Starsailor, Nelly Furtado, James and Muse all appeared at this years ‘T In The Park’ festival, Scotland. Weekend tickets were £64.

2003

🎙 It was reported that Britney Spears had made $500.000 profit after selling her 5 bedroom home in Los Angeles. The singer had paid £1.8m for the house 2 years ago and sold for £2.3m.

2005

🎙 Members of The Hollies asked High Court judge to jail one of their founding members, claiming bass player Eric Haydock had flouted a court order made in 1998 not to play under their name. Haydock formed the group in Manchester, England in the early 1960’s with Allan Clarke and Graham Nash (who left in 1966). Haydock was working in a group calling itself Eric Haydock’s Hollies.

2006

🎙 Syd Barrett died from complications arising from diabetes, he was 60 years-old. The singer, songwriter and guitarist was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, active as a rock musician for only about seven years before he went into seclusion. He joined Pink Floyd in 1965 but left three years later after one album. Barrett released two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years, with his mental deterioration blamed on drugs.

2007

🎙 Ozzy Osbourne became the first artist to be honoured on Birmingham’s own Hollywood-style Walk of Fame. The singer, from Aston, told more than 1,000 fans on Broad Street that the brass paving star meant more to him than any Hollywood accolade. Organisers named other local pop stars who could be joining Ozzy for the walk including, Duran Duran, Jamelia, Robert Plant and UB40.

🎙 Snow Patrol Keyboard player Tom Simpson was arrested in connection with a failed court appearance in Glasgow. He was later released and the band went on to headline the ‘T In The Park’ festival in Scotland. Amy Winehouse pulled out of her slot from the event, suffering from “exhaustion”.

🎙 The Live Earth concerts took place around the world with The Police closing the days events in New Jersey. The concerts were organised by former US Vice-President Al Gore, as part of his campaign to “heal the planet”. Rock stars from around the world preformed to hundreds of thousands of fans to highlight climate change. Concerts were held in Washington, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney. Madonna brought London’s Live Earth concert to a close, playing a song she had written for the event. Other major acts who appeared included; Snow Patrol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, The Beastie Boys, James Blunt, The Foo Fighters, Duran Duran, UB40, Snoop Dogg, Enrique Iglesias, Crowded House and Joss Stone.

2009

🎙 Michael Jackson’s family and fans said farewell to the pop superstar at an emotional memorial service. The singer’s coffin was placed in front of the stage during the event at the Staples Center in los Angeles after an earlier private funeral. Jackson’s daughter Paris, 11, fought back tears to describe him as “the best father you could ever imagine”. Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey paid tribute before the family joined a sombre finale on stage. Motown boss Berry Gordy, who signed the Jackson Five, ended his tribute with the words: “Michael, thank you for the joy, thank you for the love. You will live in my heart forever”.

2010

🎙 Paul McCartney joined Ringo Starr onstage at a concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall to help celebrate the former Beatles drummer’s 70th birthday. With Ringo’s All Starr Band joined by Yoko Ono, Joe Walsh, Angus Young and Steven Van Zandt, Paul belted out ‘Birthday‘ and Ringo delivered ‘With A Little Help From My Friends‘.

2015

🎙 Climate scientists from five leading universities found that 163 of Bob Dylan’s 542 songs reference the climate – almost a third – making him the musician most likely to mention the weather in his lyrics. The Beatles came in at No.2 meantioning the weather in 48 of the 308 songs they wrote.

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Well that concludes this weeks edition of On This Day, don’t forget to have a listen to this week OTD Spotify Playlist! I’m sure you will agree, there is some awesome classics this there this week!

The Top 50 Singles Chart Wrap Up

Welcome back to this weeks chart wrap up, where we look at the ARIA, billboard and Official Uk singles charts.  Drake has been on the ARIA charts for 13 weeks with One Dance, and doesn’t look like it will be moving anytime soon. So let’s get on and see what’s happening on the charts this week.

ARIA TOP 50 SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Once Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (LW 1)

☆ 2.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 2)

☆ 3.  In My Blood – The Veronicas (UP – LW 22)

☆ 4.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (LW 4)

☆ 5.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 6.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsomkers Feat. Daya (LW 6)

☆ 7.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 8.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 9.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 10.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 15)

☆ 11.  Say It – Flume Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 10)

☆ 13.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 14.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 15.  No Money – Galantis (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 16.  Don’t Be So Shy – Imany (UP – LW 26)

☆ 17.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 24)

☆ 18.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 19.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 21)

☆ 20.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 21.  Be The One – Dua Lipa (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 22.  Sex – Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 23.  Hair – Little Mix (UP – LW 25)

☆ 24.  Home – Tropic Feat. Nico Santos (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 25.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 26.  Wild – Troye Sivan (R/E)

☆ 27.  The Fighter – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood (UP – LW 30)

☆ 28.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty $ign (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 29.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 30.  Secret Love Song – Little Mix Feat. Jason Derulo (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 31.  Faded – Alan Walker (LW 31)

☆ 32.  Wherever I Go – OneRepublic (UP – LW 50)

☆ 33.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (UP – LW 35)

☆ 34.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 35.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 36.  All In My Head – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (UP – LW 39)

☆ 37.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 38.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 39.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 49)

☆ 40.  Crash – Usher (LW 40)

☆ 41.  Hard Love – Ellie Drennan (NEW)

☆ 42.  1955 -Hilltop Hoods Feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 43.  Hold Up – Beyonce (R/E)

☆ 44.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 45.  Fast Car – Jonas Blue Feat. Dakota (LW 45)

☆ 46.  Enough – Delta Goodrem Feat. Gizzle (NEW)

☆ 47.  Do It Right – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 48.  Needed Me – Rihanna (LW 48)

☆ 49.  Sound Of Silence – Dami Im (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 50.  Controlla – Drake (NEW)

Drake is still holding on to the No.1 spot with One Dance, Calvin Harris is again holding on to No.2 spot with This I What You Came For, and we have a new No.3 this week with The Veronicas and their single In My Blood. 

New Singles This Week: Hard Love – Ellie Drennan (41), Enough – Delta Goodrem (46), Controlla – Drake (50).

Troye Sivan re-entered the chart this week with Wild at (26). Beyoncé also re-entered the chart this week with Hold Up at (43).

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BILLBOARD TOP 50 SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Panda – Desiigner (LW 3)

☆ 4.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (LW 4)

☆ 5.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (UP – LW 6)

☆ 6.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (UP – LW 8)

☆ 7.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty $ign (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 8.  Needed Me – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 9.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 10)

☆ 10.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 13)

☆ 11.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (LW 12)

☆ 13.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 14.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (NEW)

☆ 15.  Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande (LW 15)

☆ 16.  Work – Rihanna Feat. Drake (LW 16)

☆ 17.  H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line (LW 17)

☆ 18.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (LW 18)

☆ 19.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 20)

☆ 20.  Controlla – Drake (UP – LW 23)

☆ 21.  Close – Nick Jonas Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 22.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 23.  Let It Go – James Bay (UP – LW 27)

☆ 24.  Lost Boy – Ruth B (LW 24)

☆ 25.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 26.  My House – Flo Rida (UP – LW 28)

☆ 27.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (UP – LW 29)

☆ 28.  Never Forget You – Zara Larsson & MNEK (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 29.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  Pillowtalk – Zayn (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 31.  Low Life – Future Feat. The Weeknd (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 32.  Sorry – Beyonce (UP – LW 38)

☆ 33.  For Free – DJ Khaled Feat. Drake (UP – LW 40)

☆ 34.  All The Way Up – Fat Joe, Remy Ma & Jay Z Feat. French Montana & Infared (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 35.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (UP – LW 36)

☆ 36.  Me, Myself  & I – G-Easy x Bebe Rexha (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 37.  Sorry – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 38.  Cut It – O.T. Genasis Feat. Young Dolph (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 39.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (UP – LW 44)

☆ 40.  Oui – Jeremih (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 41.  Wicked – Future (UP – LW 43)

☆ 42.  Huntin’, Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day – Luke Bryan (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 43.  Church Bells – Carrie Underwood (UP – LW 48)

☆ 44.  Into You – Ariana Grande (UP – LW 50)

☆ 45.  2 Phones – Kevin Gates (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 46.  Really Really – Kevin Gates (UP – LW 49)

☆ 47.  Pop Style – Drake Feat. The Throne (DOWN – LW 45)

☆ 48.  No – Meghan Trainor (UP – LW 54)

☆ 49.  Lights Come On – Jason Aldean (UP – LW 53)

☆ 50.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 63)

Drake again takes out No.1 with One Dance, Justin Timberlake still sits in No.2 with Can’t Stop The Feeling and Desiigner rounds out No.3 with Panda.

New Singles This Week: Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (14).

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OFFICAL UK TOP 50 SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (LW 1)

☆ 2.  This Girl – Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (UP – LW 5)

☆ 4.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 4)

☆ 5.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 6.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 15)

☆ 7.  Tears – Clean Bandit Feat. Louisa Johnson (DOWN – LW 6)

☆ 8.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 9.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 10.  No Money – Galantis (LW 10)

☆ 11.  Sex – Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam (LW 11)

☆ 12.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (UP – LW 16)

☆ 13.  Panda – Desiigner (LW 13)

☆ 14.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 15.  Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (UP – LW 17)

☆ 16.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (UP – LW 24)

☆ 17.  Give Me Your Love – Sigala Feat. Newman Rodgers (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 18.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 19.  Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay (UP – LW 30)

☆ 20.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty $ign (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 21.  This Ones For You – David Guetta Feat. Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 22.  Into You – Ariana Grande (UP – LW 26)

☆ 23.  Controlla – Drake (LW 23)

☆ 24.  Middle – DJ Snake Feat. Bipolar Sunshine (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 25.  Girls Like – Tinie Tempah Feat. Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 26.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 39)

☆ 27.  Lush Life – Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 28.  Good Grief – Bastille (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 29.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 38)

☆ 30.  Faded – Alan Walker (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 31.  Hair – Little Mix (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 32.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 33.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 34.  Hype – Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris (NEW)

☆ 35.  Work – Rihanna Feat. Drake (LW 35)

☆ 36.  Fast Car – Jonas Blue & Dakota (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 37.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 38.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper (UP – LW 44)

☆ 39.  Light It Up – Major Lazer Feat. Nyla (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 40.  Tilted – Christine & The Queens (UP – LW 53)

☆ 41.  Needed Me – Rihanna (UP – LW 45)

☆ 42.  Wherever I Go – OneRepublic (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 43.  Piece Of Me – MK & Becky Hill (LW 43)

☆ 44.  Sorry – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 45.  Adventure Of A Lifetime – Coldplay (UP – LW 54)

☆ 46.  Cry – Sigma Feat. Take That (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 47.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 48.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pliots (DOWN – LW 46)

☆ 49.  Stitches – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 47)

☆ 50.  Boys That Sing – Viola Beach (R/E)

 

Drake again takes out No.1 with One Dance, while Kungs take out No.2 with This Girl and Drake also rounds out No.3 with Too Good.

New Singles This Week: Hype – Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris (34).

Viola Beach re-entered the charts with Boys That Sing (50)

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Drake has now dominated across all three charts for the past 13 weeks, now that’s no easy feat and I don’t see it ending anytime soon,  but you never know. Calvin Harris has been on the charts for 9 weeks and Justin Timberlake has been on the chart for 8 weeks both are also dominating across the three charts.

Skatronixxx Music has you covered with the Aria, Billboard and Official UK  top 50 singles chart wrap up every week. lets see if Drake can hold on for another week, join me the same time next week for the weekly chart wrap up.

 

Fresh Friday’s Featuring Phebe Starr

Welcome to a new weekly feature article “Fresh Friday’s” where Skatronixxx Music will feature non mainstream Artists from all genres every Friday. There are so many talented artists out there that we are missing out on due to an over saturation of mainstream air play, that’s why we at Skatronixxx.com think it is important to feature these artists in a bid to share their talent and music with our readers. To kick off our first “New Music Friday” feature article is the very talented and fellow Aussie Phebe Starr.

Phebe Starr – Photo: Verbicide Magazine

Phebe Starr is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney, New South Wales. Phebe’s music has a really unique sound and style to it and is classed as Electro/pop, she has been compared to the likes of Florence And The Machine, Sia and Lykki Li. Phebe got her start from a Australian Radio Station Triple J and her debut single “Alone With You” was well received and landed on several blogs including, Neon Gold, Interview Mag, Perez Hilton, Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. Her single ‘Feel My Love” has just recently had 1 million plays on Spotify, Phebe’s songs are truly music to the ears, her voice is flawless and has a uniqueness that I’ve not heard before, her music has a way of getting into your soul, making you want to move, while other tracks are able to make you feel calm. Every track of Starr’s is different and for me personally find that refreshing and quite a rare quality these days.

Phebe is based in Los Angles where she has been growing and developing her craft further within the US writing scene, Phebe is set to release her new EP ‘Chronicles’ into the world, the EP features 5 strong, theatrical tracks that are sure to make the world sit up and take notice, and so it should, Phebe Starr is incredibly talented and everybody needs to know her name, here is what Neon Gold, Interview Mag and Perez Hilton had to say about Phebe Starr…

“Her hypnotizing voice sings about becoming lost in dreams, along with a synth-pop backing track.” – Interview Magazine

“Phebe Starr is the latest pop starlet from down under to make our collective heart skip a beat. You’re about to seriously fall head over heels for Phebe Starr, but it’s ok, we’re all in this together.” – Neon Gold

“Phebe Starr is serving it!!! This Australian is channeling some old school Kate Bush meets new school Marina & The Diamonds! A fave and another fave! AND, in addition to great music, Phebe is also serving us some great and interesting visuals too!” – Perez Hilton

seriously guys do your ears a favor and add Phebe Starr to your playlists, you and your ears will thank me! You can find her tracks below.

Phebe Starr – Photo: Phebe Starr Facebook

 Phebe Starr’s Upcoming Shows

L.A show August 31st at the Bootleg Theater

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Legendry Guitarist Scotty Moore Dies

The legendary guitarist Scotty Moore, has died in Tennessee at the age of 84. Moore is best known for his backing of Elvis Presley and was the guitarist for “The King” Elvis Presley, from 1954 and played on all the classics including “That’s All Right“, “Good Rockn’ Tonight“, “Milk Cow Blues Boogie“, “Baby Let’s Play House“, “Heartbreak Hotel“, “Mystery Train“, “Blue Suede Shoes“, “Hound Dog“, “Too Much“, “Jailhouse Rock” and “Hard Headed Woman“.

His early background was in jazz and country music, he led a group called “Starlight Wranglers” before Sam Phillips at Sun Record put him together with then teenage Elvis Presley. Phillips believed that Moore’s lead guitar and Bill Black’s double bass were all that was needed to augment Presley’s rhythm guitar and lead vocals on their recordings. In 1954 Moore and Black accompanied Elvis on what would become the first legendary Presley hit, the Sun Studios session cut of “That’s All Right“, a recording regarded as a seminal event in rock and roll history.

Moore had also starred in four Elvis movies Loving You, jailhouse Rock, King Creole and G.I. Blues. In 1960 Moore took a job as production manager at Sam Phillips’ Sun Records and continued to work with Elvis on 60s hits “Good Luck Charm”, “(You’re The) Devil in Disguise” and “Bossa Nova Baby”. In 1964 Phillips fired Moore and he went on to record a solo album ‘The Guitar That Changed The World‘ before reuniting with Elvis for his ‘68 Comeback Special‘

Moore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, Moore played his last show at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis in 2007. He was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011, and in 2015 Moore was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

Rest easy legend, thank you for the music….

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