SLlewellyn

I think this is a pretty good list, although sombr sticks out as someone who shouldn’t be on the Sound of 2026 list (I’d be surprised if his 2026 is bigger than his 2025 has been). EsDeeKid not getting longlisted is a surprise!

There’s a ton of other versions/covers appearing too - what’s happening?! HAVEN - I RUN (this is from a solo singer who’s been releasing under HAVEN for a while - might be why he’s changed to HAVEN. / potentially Micah’s Music) Bear Collective - I RUN Josh Fawaz - I RUN (Deep House) PL3X - I RUN (SPEED UP) DJ SHANKS - I RUN HMWME - I RUN

RAYE at #1, #35, and #186 - hope the push and vinyl release are enough to get her to #2 (if not #1)!

Went to get tickets for Bristol but was disappointed to see it was a seated gig. It’s sold out now in any case (great for Lily), so that clearly doesn’t bother others.

6x Platinum for Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” is insane - his best single in any case imo.

On paper, this should be huge, but I said the same about Sonny Fodera and Jazzy’s “All This Time” and that didn’t hit T40.

Loving Symmetry!

Listening back to Jack Saunders’ show from last Thursday and he announced it already… Gorillaz.

Sam Smith & Burna Boy’s My Oasis getting certified, lovely!

Happy to see Olivia looking to debut within the T10 with this - album’s going to do well at this rate!

Happy to see Tom likely to get another #1 album, but I miss Tom’s original sound - this album isn’t for me.

Feels too early for the likes of Calvin, MK, and Olivia Dean, but happy to see some of the others ready to go on ACR.

Some great ones this week, but Lola Young is my favourite of them all - hope this can be another hit for her.

New CMAT track sounds great, would be here for that being a hit. Lola Young and Sombr’s new tracks sound like they could (and would deserve to) be big!

On paper, Sonny Fodera and Jazzy’s new single should be a hit. Interested to see how high Skye Newman debuts with single #3.