Defaze

Yikes at Akeem. I haven't watched in a week, but I assumed he'd be the only hope of stopping a Cameron win. I hope Cian manages to clinch it, I loathe both Zoe and Cameron. :(

1) I Miss You 2) Rockabye 3) Baby 4) Solo 5) Symphony 6) Tears 'I Miss You' is so underrated. The Cahill remix goes off. I low-key kind of hate 'Tears'.

How on Earth does Calvin keep remaining ahead of them in the midweeks?

Ooo, I love 'Motivate'. Wacky as hell, but it works. 'Wasabi' sounds like a career-highlight from that tiny clip alone. It's MNEK on the production, right? Definitely the track I'm most hyped for. Edit: 'More Than Words' sounds epic too. I've loved every snippet bar 'Told You So' (that 'put the kettle on' line is atrocious).

Shocker. They'd be perfect for a TV special. I'm honestly surprised they haven't done one yet.

'Told You So' sounds a bit saccharine for my liking. Probably my least favourite snippet so far. Hopefully the full track is boppier.

I'd actually place it second to only 'Forget You Not' so far. That 'Sway' sample *.* (if it is indeed a sample).

Yeah, I agree; I actually thought it'd plummet after the initial hype due to the general poor reception it's received online, but it does seem to be resonating with the GP. Should add another Platinum single to their collection at least.

Wait at 'Notice' also being great. This, JOA (so bloody infectious) and 'Forget You Not' have me so unbelievably hyped for the album. Edit: the 'Love a Girl Right' snippet is ace too. Sounds like it'd slot right into the 'Salute' era.

All the snippets sound incredible so far and low-key better than WLM. Makes sense as to why the girls seemed reluctant to push it as the lead without the Nicki feature.

No, it's on track to peak at #2 this week. Yas. We love a slow-burner.

Jesus Christ. Chill, beast.

I can't see it having that big an effect, Gaga is way ahead on sales and has overtook them on Spotify too. I'm not sure I even want it to be #1 if it's a massive fluke. :lol:

I can't see it being #1 now given the tepid iTunes repsonse, but top 3 would be a pretty good showing given how polarizing the single has been in general.

It was a perfectly serviceable if unspectacular performance from them. I was expecting much worse based on all the hysteria online. This single campaign in general has been an absolute slog to get through. It just seems like it's been relentless negativity ever since the single's premiere. Hell, even the video seemed to garner less praise than say, Power's, when it's by far and away their best MV yet. Roll on the album/single 2.

+5) Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me +4) Rita Ora - Let You Love Me +3) Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity +2) Marshmello & Bastille - Happier +1) Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino - In My Mind -1) Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow -2) Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower -3) Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises -4) Dave feat. Fredo - Funky Friday -5) Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott & Offset - ZEZE

I'll take Akeem winning any day over the loathsome Cameron or Zoe. I'd say those 3 are the only viable contenders at this stage. I'd prefer a Sian win though (or Tomasz but he's probably toast tonight). Good riddance to Lewis. All that producer manipulation to keep him in and it was his foul mouth that was his undoing. It must've been pretty bad for him to be removed with immediate effect.

Okay listening through headphones improves this immensely. It reminds me a lot of 'The Light Is Coming' (sans the awful sample). A trashy bop.

It's a bit of a hot mess; very brash and in your face with some questionable lyrics. :lol: It reminds me slightly of a better 'Down and Dirty' (not that that's an accomplishment). It's probably a grower but not single material and definitely not a patch on 'Forget You Not'.

Yass, OCC better stan. It's crazy to think that they're the only XF act still managing to score top 40s, let alone #1s. Edit: I forgot about the 1D boys; but even then, we've only had 'Familiar' and 'For You' (mostly Rita's doing, let's be real) from Liam in the past year.

Yeah, I reckon they've got a good chance, especially with video views counting towards the chart now. It's already nearing 500k.

They... weren't in front of a green screen. :lol:

This is discounted too! They really aren't playing this week.

I audibly guffawed at Nicki's part. Iconic video.

This looks set to be their best video by a country miles. All those shots in the preview look iconic.