Here’s my traditional attempt to predict/suggest a tracklisting for the next volume, in this case, Now 107;

 

DISC ONE

1. DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch – ROCKSTAR

2. Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – WAP

3. Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy – Ain’t It Different

4. 24kGoldn feat. iann dior – Mood

5. AJ Tracey & Mabel – West Ten

6. Nathan Dawe feat. KSI – Lighter

7. Paul Woolford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax – Looking For Me

8. Clean Bandit & Mabel feat. 24kGoldn – Tick Tock

9. Becky Hill & Sigala – Heaven On My Mind

10. Rudimental feat. Anne-Marie & Tion Wayne – Come Over

11. Jason Derulo – Take You Dancing

12. BTS – Dynamite

13. Miley Cyrus – Midnight Sky

14. Dua Lipa – Hallucinate

15. Little Mix – Holiday

16. Ella Henderson – Take Care Of You

17. Marshmallo & Demi Lovato – OK Not To Be OK

18. Sigala & James Arthur – Lasting Lover

19. Sam Smith – Diamonds

20. Dermot Kennedy – Giants

21. James Bay – Chew On My Heart

22. Conan Gray – Heather

23. Tate McRae – you broke me first

24. Billie Eilish – my future

 

Total Run Time (approx.): 1 hour 18 minutes

 

DISC TWO

1. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

2. Ava Max – Kings & Queens

3. Shawn Mendes – Wonder

4. Taylor Swift – cardigan

5. Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper – Holy

6. Juice WRLD & Marshmello – Come & Go

7. Chris Brown & Young Thug – Go Crazy

8. DJ Khaled feat. Drake – GREECE

9. S1mba feat. KSI – Loose

10. Internet Money & Gunna feat. Don Toliver & NAV – Lemonade

11. Calvin Harris & The Weeknd – Over Now

12. Ty Dolla $ign feat. Kanye West, FKA twigs & Skrillex – Ego Death

13. David Guetta & Sia – Let’s Love

14. Kygo & Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It

15. Jubël feat. NEIMY – Dancing In The Moonlight

16. Karen Harding & Digital Farm Animals – Undo My Heart

17. RAYE – Natalie Don’t

18. Steps – What The Future Holds

19. Katy Perry – Smile

20. Anne-Marie feat. Doja Cat – To Be Young

21. Gary Barlow, Michael Bublé & Sebastián Yatra – Elita

22. Paloma Faith – Better Than This

23. London Grammar – Baby Its You

24. Royal Blood – Trouble’s Coming

 

Total Run Time (approx.): 1 hour 20 minutes

The NOW Music Twitter just posted a blurred cover of NOW 107 5 minutes ago.

 

https://twitter.com/NOWMusic/status/1312799846588448771?s=19

Brightly coloured for a Winter Now.

I hope Amazon’s release date is incorrect and that it’s released early November like NOW 104 was

Good to see the cover getting teased.

As the NOW 107 is being teased, I thought i'd do a prediction

 

CD 1

 

1. Ariana Grande – Positions 2:52

2. 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior – Mood 2:20

3. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Rain On Me 3:02

4. Miley Cyrus – Midnight Sky 3:43

5. Internet Money featuring Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV – Lemonade 3:15

6. Nathan Dawe featuring KSI – Lighter 3:02

7. Paul Woolford & Diplo featuring Kareen Lomax – Looking For Me 3:31

8. Tate McRae – You Broke Me First 2:49

9. Clean Bandit & Mabel featuring 24kGoldn – Tick Tock 2:58

10. Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby – Levitating 3:23

11. Dermot Kennedy – Giants 2:57

12. Jason Derulo – Take You Dancing 3:10

13. Justin Bieber featuring Chance The Rapper – Holy 3:32

14. Shawn Mendes – Wonder 2:52

15. Little Mix – Sweet Melody 3:33

16. BTS – Dynamite 3:19

17. Ritt Momney – Put Your Records On 3:30

18. Sigala & James Arthur – Lasting Lover 3:38

19. Kygo & Tina Turner – What's Love Got To Do With It 3:28

20. Calvin Harris & The Weeknd – Over Now 3:30

21. Headie One featuring AJ Tracey & Stormzy – Ain't It Different 3:16

22. Wes Nelson & Hardy Caprio – See Nobody 3:23

23. AJ Tracey & Mabel – West Ten 3:33

24. D-Block Europe & Aitch – UFO 3:24

 

Total running time: 78:20

 

CD 2

 

1. Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – WAP 3:07

2. DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar 3:01

3. DJ Khaled featuring Drake – Greece 3:38

4. Sam Smith – Diamonds 3:32

5. Becky Hill & Sigala – Heaven On My Mind 3:12

6. Jübel featuring NEIMY – Dancing In The Moonlight 2:44

7. KSI featuring Craig David & Digital Farm Animals – Really Love 2:57

8. Ashnikko – Daisy 2:26

9. Ava Max – Kings & Queens 2:42

10. Conan Gray – Heather 3:18

11. CamelPhat featuring Foals – Hypercolour 3:29

12. S1mba featuring KSI – Loose 2:32

13. Billie Eilish – My Future 3:28

14. Marshmello & Demi Lovato – OK Not To Be OK 2:39

15. Jax Jones featuring Au/Ra – I Miss U 2:52

16. Rudimental featuring Anne-Marie & Tion Wayne – Come Over 3:26

17. Juice WRLD & Marshmello – Come & Go 3:25

18. Paloma Faith – Better Than This 3:27

19. Steps – What The Future Holds 3:48

20. Gary Barlow, Michael Bublé & Sebastián Yatra – Elita 3:30

21. The Killers – My Own Soul's Warning 4:34

22. Keith Urban & P!nk – One Too Many 3:23

23. Kylie Minogue – Magic 4:10

24. Biffy Clyro – Space 3:55

 

Total running time: 79:15

Edited October 30, 20204 yr by Hadji

NOW 100 Hits The Legends due for release on 20th November, same day as NOW 107

Edited October 5, 20204 yr by Hadji

Something tells me we won't get WAP. Even if we do I can't see it being that high in the tracklist due to the lyrics

Something tells me we won't get WAP. Even if we do I can't see it being that high in the tracklist due to the lyrics

Cardi B normally appears on compilations and there’s a censored version of WAP. If it does appear, it will more likely kick off disc 2

I don’t think there’s be much point including WAP given they’d probably have to use the radio 1 edit which bleeps out half the song.

I don’t think there’s be much point including WAP given they’d probably have to use the radio 1 edit which bleeps out half the song.

Bassline Junkie which was absolutely butchered still got onto NOW 84 so there’s a chance for WAP

Amusingly WAP appears completely unedited on Germany’s new Bravo Hits 111 compilation, but it’s not their native language so I guess they can get away with it!

Cardi B normally appears on compilations and there’s a censored version of WAP. If it does appear, it will more likely kick off disc 2

 

My bets are last track on Disc 1 if it does appear. Urban artists can be funny about licencing their big Number 1 hits, but if it's being used elsewhere it my have a good chance.

They’ve revealed the cover for NOW 107 and the release date is 20th November. Shame it ain’t early like NOW 104 was

They’ve revealed the cover for NOW 107 and the release date is 20th November. Shame it ain’t early like NOW 104 was

 

It's only 12 days later than that was and considering the push backs of the other two this year the date is pretty good

Cover looks decent, though the curvature of the 1 and the 7 make it look like “707” instead (or “101”).

 

I do appreciate the blobjects

Note: I made edits to the original post of mine, and are distinguished in this typeface style.

 

I kinda love the NOW 107 cover art. While unusual, it is quite colourful. I'm kind of noticing, though, that they have liberally used a white-coloured typeface and border since NOW 100 (2018), except for NOW 105 (which was, shall I say, a "colourful" change).

 

Now, over in the other side of the pond, the US is prepping up for their Q4 2020 release, NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 76. As first confirmed by independent record store ZT Records as well as by Amazon, it will be released on Friday, 23 October 2020, mimicking the same time last year when its equivalent NOW 72 was also released in the fourth (and at the time, last) Friday of October.

 

Here is the NOW 76 cover art in its full, wintry white glory:

 

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The US NOW team has released the album's main 16 tracks in the form of a mock Zoom conversation. So here is the track list which now includes the NOW What's Next bonus tracks courtesy of the US NOW shop:

 

01. Taylor Swift - "cardigan"

02. Maroon 5 - "Nobody's Love"

03. Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo - "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)"

04. BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton - "Supalonely"

05. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - "Rain on Me"

06. Topic & A7S - "Breaking Me"

07. The Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna & J Rey Soul - "MAMACITA"

08. Miley Cyrus - "Midnight Sky"

09. Juice WRLD & Marshmello - "Come & Go"

10. AJR - "Bang!"

11. Billie Eilish - "my future"

12. Surf Mesa & Emilee - "ily (i love you baby)"

13. Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez - "Past Life"

14. Kygo & OneRepublic - "Lose Somebody"

15. Luke Bryan - "One Margarita"

16. Maddie & Tae - "Die from a Broken Heart"

NOW What's Next Bonus Tracks

17. Shaylen - "Forgive Myself"

18. Whitney Woerz - "Weirdos"

19. Peach Tree Rascals - "Mariposa"

20. Dempsey Hope feat. gnash - "Elephant in the Room"

21. Pretty Awkward - "Bored"

 

The iTunes/Apple Music link for the album states that its total running time is around 1 hour 7 minutes, and that's on top of the NOW What's Next list reduced to just 5 again after being a 6-fold in the previous three albums. <_<

 

So, as usual, I have not heard the songs that didn't appear previously on the UK NOWs, except for "Rain on Me", "Past Life", and "Mariposa". Four were from NOW 106, and "Supalonely" previously appeared on NOW 105. I can see that some of them could be part of the UK's NOW 107.

 

The elusive T-Swift is back, and surprisingly fresh off the campaign of her latest album, "folklore". It's the first time that a lead single from her album has made it in the main NOW ranks since "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" off her 2012 country/pop album "RED" which appeared on NOW 45 in early 2013 (and I'm not counting "Shake It Off" from her 2014 all-pop album "1989" that belatedly appeared on NOW 20th Anniversary Vol. 2 in 2019).

 

Speaking of "Rain on Me", the song's appearance on NOW 76 is proof that there is no reason to not include it in NOW 107, given that it was a UK number-one a few months ago (heck, it should've been on NOW 106!). It would be a shocker if they still didn't include it in NOW 107 - alongside DaBaby's "Rockstar" that went atop both the UK and US charts - but maybe I'll give it a pass if they favour the likes of "Sour Candy" featuring BLACKPINK and/or "911".

 

Didn't know that "Breaking Me" is somewhat of a hit in the States. I love the song when I first heard it in NOW 106, alongside my current jam, "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry & MNEK, which I hope appears as part of the NOW What's Next section.

 

The BEP are back on the NOW albums, too, after Fergie's departure from the group a few years ago. This time around, they've got their new female member on board, J Rey Soul, who's a fellow Filipino just like apl.de.ap. I just wonder why she's credited separately, alongside one other song from their latest album "Translation" - maybe they didn't have the time to make her able to contribute to all of the album's songs? That kinda reminds me of the "Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger" credit in the pop version of AR Rahman's "Jai Ho" from the hit Bollywood movie "Slumdog Millionaire" - which, in case you've forgotten, appeared on summer 2009's NOW 73 in the UK!

 

Rapper Juice WRLD makes a posthumous appearance in this album; he died late last year. #RIPJuiceWRLD (I kinda knew about this, but I had to look again just to be sure.)

 

NOW What's Next artist Shaylen makes her second appearance in this section, after her song "El Dorado" appeared on NOW 68 (2018).

 

Notable omissions, among others: Zayn - "Better", Shawn Mendes - "Wonder" (too new perhaps, maybe they'll save this for NOW 77), Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Cardi/Meghan - "WAP", Harry Styles - "Watermelon Sugar", and of course, BTS - "Dynamite", which may put the boys' potential NOW 107 appearance in jeopardy.

Edited October 6, 20204 yr by Ken A.

It’s unfair that the Americans get Taylor Swift and we don’t

It’s nice to see a decent European dance act break America.