Hey guys and gals,

 

Upon consulting with BuzzJack member Spiral, I've taken it upon myself to create the next Now Music thread, after the last one has been suitably used for the last 2 years, and has inspired 30+ pages of comments.

 

What I hope to bring to this thread, with your support and permission of course, is both a directory for every Now release which has been reviewed on the forum, as well as a focal point for the latest releases and other Now news.

 

There have been various "Now rates" and other threads for specific Now volumes, and it is my hope that I can incorporate these into the weekly reviews as and when they come up. So this means you won't have to repeat anything you've already done before, all the data for each release will come together nicely, thanks to the fine work of other Buzzjack members in the past.

 

Here are the links to the current Now Reviews you can find on the forum, with of course more to be added in due course;

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Forthcoming ReleasesThis truly will be the best Now Music thread ever! :D

 

For reference, here are the previous Now threads found in this forum;

 

The Original Now Music Thread (2010-2014)

The Now Music Thread 2.0 (2014-2016)

The Official Now Music Theead 3.0 (2016-2018)

 

If you have any ideas, suggestions or just general feedback on this thread moving forward, please PM me directly. :)

NOW 99 tracklist

 

CD 1

 

1. Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen - These Days

2. Dua Lipa - IDGAF

3. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

4. Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton - Say Something

5. Taylor Swift - ...Ready For It?

6. Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends

7. Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B - Finesse

8. Sigala & Paloma Faith - Lullaby

9. Craig David featuring Bastille - I Know You

10. Jason Derulo featuring French Montana - Tip Toe

11. Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

12. George Ezra - Paradise

13. Kylie Minogue - Dancing

14. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

15. Mabel featuring Not3s - Fine Line

16. Sigrid - Strangers

17. Paloma Faith - Guilty

18. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma

19. James Arthur - Naked

20. Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

21. Calum Scott - You Are The Reason

22. Sam Smith - One Last Song

 

CD 2

 

1. Stormzy featuring MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace (Part 2)

2. Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho

3. BlocBoy JB featuring Drake - Look Alive

4. Khalid - Location

5. NF - Let You Down

6. Ramz - Barking

7. J Hus - Bouff Daddy

8. CLIQ featuring Alika - Wavey

9. Dave featuring Mostack - No Words

10. B Young - Jumanji

11. RAYE & Mr Eazi - Decline

12. Not3s featuring Mabel - My Lover

13. Rak-Su featuring Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy - Dimelo

14. G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I

15. SZA & Calvin Harris - The Weekend

16. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line & Watt - Let Me Go

17. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Want You Back

18. Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me

19. Maroon 5 - Wait

20. James Bay - Wild Love

21. Rag'n'Bone Man - As You Are

22. U2 - You're The Best Thing About Me

23. Oasis - Live Forever

Edited March 8, 20187 yr by Hadji

Ready for it appearing and being so high as well?!?! 😍😍 Demi, Hailee, Kylie and Paloma as well <3

Why is Oasis on there?

Disc 1 is amazing but Disc 2 is less so.. Is Stormzy last on Disc 1 or first on Disc 2? Both seem like strange placing for it though

 

Great that Khalid made it so early on Disc 2, hopefully it’ll be a hit soon!

 

U2 & Oasis closing Disc 2 is strange too, I’m not complaining as both songs are great... but why? :lol:

That's a good spot for Dancing :o

 

 

Is there any #1s on there?!

Why is Oasis on there?

LF previously appeared on NOW 33. They could have at least included another song by Oasis if they were eager to include them

To be fair it's a better tracklist than I was expecting, I thought it would be much more urban heavy. No Ed Sheeran must be a kick in the teeth though!

 

I do get the feeling they were scraping the barrel with a flop from Rag 'N' Bone Man which was released before 'Grace' as well as U2 and an oldie from Oasis. If they had room why not include either Noel or Liam Gallagher's new tracks or even both?

LF previously appeared on NOW 33. They could have at least included another song by Oasis if they were eager to include them

 

It did along with 'Don't Look Back In Anger' which is on the same volume.

Overall I think it's a good selection, good placements for Kylie, Timberlake, Portugal. The Man and George Ezra. It's a nice tribute to see Live Forever there, and it's a solid U2 track (not my favourite single from that album, that would be Get Out of Your Own Way.

Bebe Rexha, Zedd and Kojo Funds should hopefully appear on NOW 100

So much pop compared to the charts. I love it! Kylie, Justin, Taylor, and Dua Lipa! I love it. What a strong track listing!

 

I'm gagged of Dancing being added! and they finally got Taylor? INSANE! Bravo NOW!

Well that is a disappointingly big number of flop singles. My questions:

 

Why do NOW keep insisting on putting in Rag'n'Bone Man?

And the U2 single no one cared about which was out last year?

Why the need for Paloma to feature twice also?

The Oasis one just because Liam performed it as a tribute at the BRITs?

 

Those as well as Kylie, Tom Walker, Calum Scott, Khalid, CLiQ, SZA, Demi and Maroon 5 brings the total to 11 songs that missed the top 40 (12 if you count Oasis too).

 

Sad that there are no #1 singles on this edition either, perhaps Ed is saving 'Perfect' for a NOW 100 track 1 appearance (and I bet 'Shape Of You' appears on NOW 100 also). None of the movie soundtrack singles being able to get licensed either, but other than those it's got most of the hits. Aside, does anyone think they'll make NOW 100 a 3-CD comp?

 

Surprised they actually got Taylor though, that's good for them. Also surprised they got Drake even if it's not his #1 and just a feature credit.

Full List Of OmissionsAnne-Marie – Heavy

Bazzi – Mine

Camila Cabello – She Loves Control

Cardi B feat. 21 Savage – Bartier Cardi

David Guetta & Afrojack feat. Charli XCX & French Montana – Dirty Sexy Money

Drake – Diplomatic Immunity

Drake – God’s Plan

Ed Sheeran – Perfect

Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

Ed Sheeran – Supermarket Flowers

Elbow – Golden Slumbers

Eminem feat. Beyonce – Walk On Water

Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran – River

Hardy Caprio – Rapper

Jorja Smith feat. Stormzy – Let Me Down

Justin Timberlake – Filthy

Katie Melua – Fields Of Gold

Keala Settle – This Is Me

Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All The Stars

Kojo Funds feat. RAYE – Check

Liam Gallagher – For What It’s Worth

Liam Payne & Rita Ora – For You

Lil Pump – Gucci Gang

Louis Tomlinson – Miss You

Migos feat. Drake – Walk It Talk It

MIST – Game Changer

M.O, Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi – Bad Vibe

N.E.R.D. feat. Rihanna – Lemon

Niall Horan – Too Much To Ask

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Holy Mountain

Post Malone – I Fall Apart

Sam Smith – Pray

Steel Banglez feat. Yungen, Mostack, Mr Eazi & Not3s – Bad

Taylor Swift – Gorgeous

Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future – End Game

The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy

The Cranberries – Linger

The Cranberries – Zombie

The Greatest Showman Cast – The Greatest Show

The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me

Troye Sivan – My My My!

Zac Efron & Zendaya – Rewrite The Stars

Zedd, Marin Morris & Grey – The Middle

 

Well the two Paloma singles have gone top 40 Dan thats why the need :lol:

Well the two Paloma singles have gone top 40 Dan thats why the need :lol:

Guilty did not go top 40. Didn't even go top 100.

Guilty did not go top 40. Didn't even go top 100.

Oh I assumed it had (should have done anyway) I guess I was thinking of Crybaby

Oh I assumed it had (should have done anyway) I guess I was thinking of Crybaby

That one featured on NOW 98!

Didn’t even expect Kylie to feature, let alone SO high up!

I suppose NOW have a thing for Kylie, and the NOW buying audience probably like her more than a lot of the urban stuff. Was half expecting 'Dancing' to feature anyway though I was doing my NOW predictions based on the biggest hit singles.