June 1Jun 1 22 minutes ago, WazzupMyBoyz said:Would anyone mind sharing their predictions for NOW 124 before its release?No, not really.
June 1Jun 1 22 minutes ago, geraintlewis268 said:No, not really.Not me either. Not getting my hopes up for anything now.
June 1Jun 1 1 hour ago, WazzupMyBoyz said:Would anyone mind sharing their predictions for NOW 124 before its release?Two discs of Rein Me In.As I think I said before, they probably really should do a 1990/1991 etc and just skip the summer one this time, the previous one was hit-starved enough! Edited June 1Jun 1 by HiyaLuv!
June 1Jun 1 5 minutes ago, HiyaLuv! said:Two discs of Rein Me In.As I think I said before, they probably really should do a 1990/1991 etc and just skip the summer one this time, the previous one was hit-starved enough!Hit-starved? As in lacking charted hits? Absolutely!
June 1Jun 1 23 minutes ago, HiyaLuv! said:Two discs of Rein Me In.As I think I said before, they probably really should do a 1990/1991 etc and just skip the summer one this time, the previous one was hit-starved enough!Agree with this take, just go back to spring and autumn releases so that they hold some kind of substance.
June 1Jun 1 At least we’ll more likely have a number 1 this time on Now 124 depending on whether or not they’ll include Drop Dead which they more likely will
June 1Jun 1 In other news...the cover for Bravo Hits 134 has been revealed! Set for release on July 24, but no tracklisting information.Source Edited June 1Jun 1 by WazzupMyBoyz
June 1Jun 1 2 hours ago, WazzupMyBoyz said:In other news...the cover for Bravo Hits 134 has been revealed! Set for release on July 24, but no tracklisting information.SourceIt would be funny if Now 124 gets released on the same day. I hope it gets released then instead of 31st July as the new Spider-Man film will most likely have a soundtrack out on the same day as the film and it will give Now 124 at least a week at the top of the compilation chart. I’d rather it got released on 24th July and manage a week at the top of the compilation chart than get released on 31st July and miss the top of the compilation chart Edited June 1Jun 1 by Hadji
June 2Jun 2 If there’s anything regarding this week’s announcement, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
June 2Jun 2 On 01/06/2026 at 16:39, Tylky said:Agree with this take, just go back to spring and autumn releases so that they hold some kind of substance.I don't expect every track to have gone Top 40 or even Top 100 but Now 123 had several that hadn't even touched a radio playlist as far as I know. Now that's scraping the barrel!Unless things pick up very quickly I don't see how they can credibly produce a summer edition this year. Edited June 2Jun 2 by HiyaLuv!
June 2Jun 2 2 hours ago, HiyaLuv! said:I don't expect every track to have gone Top 40 or even Top 100 but Now 123 had several that hadn't even touched a radio playlist as far as I know. Now that's scraping the barrel!Unless things pick up very quickly I don't see how they can credibly produce a summer edition this year.They should use Now 123 omissions, dance chart, r&b chart, sales chart and a few from r2 playlist as filler for Now 124
June 2Jun 2 42 minutes ago, Hadji said:They should use Now 123 omissions, dance chart, r&b chart, sales chart and a few from r2 playlist as filler for Now 124They're going to have to scrape the barrel harder than ever. Personally I'd just use anything that's recently been on the Radio 1 playlist that they can possibly license but that idea might not have that much commercial appeal even if I'd love seeing all the B and C-list dance get on and bands like South Arcade, then again they're only really selling to dedicated collectors anyway now who'll buy whatever. Did someone say the last one sold 7,000 in its first week? Let's face it, this is just a dying concept now people can just make their own playlists of recent airplay tunes. Edited June 3Jun 3 by HiyaLuv!
June 2Jun 2 5 minutes ago, HiyaLuv! said:They're going to have to scrape the barrel harder than ever. Personally I'd just use anything that's recently been on the Radio 1 playlist that they can possibly license but that idea might not have that much commercial appeal even if I'd love seeing all the B and C-list dance get on, then again they're only really selling to dedicated collectors anyway now. Did someone say the last one sold 7,000 in its first week? Let's face it, this is just a dying concept now people can just make their own playlists of recent airplay tunes.They could even use Now 122 omissions if they wanna scrape the barrel harder and of course, r1 playlist and 1xtra playlist. Most songs on the 1xtra playlist are available for licensing but Now are just choosing not to include them. They could even include the classic re-entries as filler Edited June 2Jun 2 by Hadji
June 2Jun 2 I don't like it when they go 'out of season' (even as a kid The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite which peaked in Feb' 93 getting on the autumn one annoyed me as it ruined the 'time capsule' effect) but then again some songs are rinsed by radio so hard for so long it can be easy to forget their original release dates anyway these days. Amazed the labels are happy with so many vintage songs blocking their new acts out of the chart or maybe they don't care about that anymore.This is definitely going down as the year when the public went almost fully retro and barely gave a turd about new music.What are most people gonna even remember about 2026 musically? Mid Harry Styles and Olivia Rodrigo comeback songs but mainly Billie Jean, Lush Life and Go?This year might end up with no defining big new pop moments unless someone pulls their finger out.Let's hope the second half of the year is stronger. Edited June 2Jun 2 by HiyaLuv!
June 2Jun 2 13 minutes ago, Hadji said:They could even use Now 122 omissions if they wanna scrape the barrel harder and of course, r1 playlist and 1xtra playlist. Most songs on the 1xtra playlist are available for licensing but Now are just choosing not to include themIf a 1xtra song didn't even make the Radio 1 playlist I'd argue it was way too niche but then again that hasn't stopped them before with the countless veteran flops. JP Cooper x Gabrielle FFS!Even if they could licence everything, there just aren't enough genuine hits millions of people actually cared about to convincingly fill these compilations at the moment!Blame the general public, I normally do. They're too busy listening to Jack Michaelson songs from 43 years ago. That Now! can't get on anyway because of f**king licencing! Edited June 3Jun 3 by HiyaLuv!
June 3Jun 3 9 hours ago, HiyaLuv! said:If a 1xtra song didn't make the Radio 1 playlist I'd argue it was too niche but then again that hasn't stopped them before with the epic veteran flops. JP Cooper x Gabrielle FFS!Even if they could licence everything, there just aren't enough genuine hits millions of people actually cared about to convincingly fill these compilations at the moment!Blame the general public, I normally do. They're too busy listening to Jack Michaelson songs from 43 years ago. That Now! can't get on anyway because of f**king licencing!Jack Michaelson? Who's he?
June 3Jun 3 30 minutes ago, geraintlewis268 said:Jack Michaelson? Who's he?I think they mean Michael Jackson but there was a character called Jack Michaelson in the Channel 4 soap Brookside just before it finished
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