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Dec 23, 2021 · From Adele and Olivia Rodrigo to Little Simz and Lil Nas X, here's the music that critics loved.
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” The heartbroken debut single from a then-17-year-old Olivia Rodrigo immediately made waves upon its release in early 2021, as listeners flooded social media with theories over the IRL meaning and potential love triangle suggested in the devastating lyrics.
- Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door Open” Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak weren’t even born when the Philly soul sound was at its peak in the 1970s, but their homage hits all the right notes.
- The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears” (Remix) When The Weeknd turned to the sounds and vibes of the ’80s for his After Hours set, it’s almost like he knew he’d be promoting this album’s undying radio smashes for damn near as long as superstars used to work hit material back in the day.
- Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby, “Levitating” “Levitating” is the gift that just keeps on giving. Five months after the original version first hand-clapped its way into our hearts on Future Nostalgia in late March 2020, Dua Lipa revitalized the disco-fueled dance track with a new verse from DaBaby.
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Streaming now accounts for well over four-fifths (83.1%) of all UK music consumption, with people of all ages discovering and enjoying the music they love through the format’s seamless connectivity. In June 2021 the UK witnessed its first week when audio streams topped the 3 billion mark – a feat since repeated three times in December. 180 artists ...
Other acts with multiple entries in the Top 40 include The Weeknd with Save Your Tears (4) and Blinding Lights (9), Dua Lipa's Levitating (6) and Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) with Elton John (21) and Lil Nas X with the scorching Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (5) and Industry Baby (32) and Joel Corry with last year's Head & Heart with MNEK (17) and Bed ...
Adele not only managed to scoop the UK's top album of 2021, she left a dramatic impact on the singles front too - walking away with the biggest opening week of the year after Easy On Me debuted on the Official Singles Chart with over 217,000 chart sales across its first seven days. The 2021 Christmas Number 1 from LadBaby, Ed Sheeran and Elton John...
While Oxfordshire group Glass Animals found chart success with viral hit Heatwave this year (8), Tion Wayne and Russ Millions put UK drill on the map back in April when Body became the first drill track to hit Number 1. Body also earns a Top 10 placing in the end-of-year chart (10). Tion Wayne and Russ Millions celebrate the UK's first Drill Number...
Dec 29, 2021 · From the biggest names in music to rising stars like Clairo, Arooj Aftab, and K-pop’s aespa (에스파), artists made sure to deliver songs that resonated with fans and pushed the boundaries of ...
Jul 3, 2021 · We measured the data from Dec. 15, 2020 to June 15, 2021 and wrapped it all up in the 2021 Year in Lyrics (So Far). Today, we’re revealing the top 20 songs of the first half of the year:
Dec 7, 2021 · Whether they were reinventing what had been or reimagining what could be, here were our staff’s 100 favorite songs that we’re still pretty sure were actually from 2021. (Songs were eligible if they...
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And where viral moments once made for unexpected hits, in 2021 we saw them revitalise older songs from the likes of Kali Uchis and Italian rock revivalists (not to mention reigning Eurovision champs) Måneskin.
