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W-w3WfgpcGg 10. It Will Rain (13 Votes) 11. When I Was Your Man 12. Young Girls 13. Gorilla 14. The Lazy Song 'It Will Rain' is eliminated in 10th place, after teetering on the edge for previous rounds. Another song I'd never heard before, this sounds like a typically earnest ballad which sounds a little dated now. At least I know now all the songs left so will able to offer more interesting commentary. :lol: Round closes Thursday afternoon, as I have exams before then. Get voting!

Very surprised to see Drake so high, but God's Plan is a tune! Really reminds me of 'Take Care' era Drake.

God's Plan sounds like Take Care era Drake!

I saw it earlier mate... Bruno Mars, Ramz and WSTRN moved up and Avelino, D'Banj and One Acen removed.

It sounds like a huge hit in the making to me, especially around March time when it's lighter and the weather has started to improve.

ekzHIouo8Q4 11. When I Was Your Man (14 Votes) 12. Young Girls 13. Gorilla 14. The Lazy Song With the highest proportion of votes so far, 'When I Was Your Man' is the next to fall. Now this is one I do remember being unavoidable... every time you turned on the music channels or the radio the line 'I'll bring you flowers' assaulted your ears and the image of him playing the piano stays with me despite me not actually liking the song at the time. :lol: After five years, it's not a bad listen but a definite example of a song ruined by overplay. Next round runs until Sunday night.

'Aura' is brilliant! J Warner sounds like Chance the Rapper in parts. :wub:

This will be a big hit surely... Top 20 definitely, Top 10 probable. Peaking in a few months time, it's very strong. Prefer the verses to the chorus at the moment.

Like this on first listen, even if does have a slightly 'preachy' vibe. Can see this being a big hit.

Singles: 06.5 Can't Stop The Feeling 10.0 Cry Me A River xx Drink You Away 07.5 Filthy xx Follow My Lead (feat. Esmée Denters) 10.0 Like I Love You 07.0 LoveStoned 11.0 Mirrors 10.0 My Love (feat. T.I.) 05.5 Not A Bad Thing 09.5 Rock Your Body 06.5 Senorita 09.0 SexyBack xx Still On My Brain 06.5 Suit & Tie (feat. Jay Z) xx Summer Love 06.0 Take Back The Night 07.5 TKO 08.0 Tunnel Vision xx Until The End of Time (with Beyonce) 08.0 What Goes Around... Comes Around Features: 09.0 Ayo Technology (with 50 Cent) 06.5 Carry Out (with Timbaland) 08.0 Dead and Gone (with T.I.) 09.5 Give It To Me (with Timbaland & Nelly Furtado) 08.0 Holy Grail (with Jay Z) 07.5 Love Never Felt So Good (with Michael Jackson) 08.0 Love Sex Magic (with Ciara) 09.5 Signs (with Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson) 06.0 Work It (with Nelly) xx 4 Minutes (with Madonna & Timbaland)

There's a new Mabel single too, featuring Not3s.

The strong Andy Carroll to Chelsea rumours are the funniest thing I've heard in a while. :lol: Would be such a random move, we'd be stupid to turn down a 20m+ bid for him.

Octavian - Party Here dz7eyvAMOpA This is my biggest recommendation of the week, a song that is getting so much throughout the underground scene right now! This stands out from other typical UK rap tracks, primarily because of the instrumental - contains elements of trap, hip hop, a horn section and a breakbeat chorus. Octavian is just starting to make a name from himself, and this could potentially allow him to blow up as an artist. Famous Dex ft. ASAP Rocky - Pick It Up HYjch-PC-AI Just outside the Top 10 on American Spotify, this has been picking up hype for a few months now. Slightly off-kilter beat but a definite party starter. Sounds almost like there are Indian influences in the music, which makes it more interesting than your standard rap track. Keep an eye out for this!

CyM5AjiZris 12. Young Girls - 8 Votes 13. Gorilla 14. The Lazy Song Another round, another Bruno Mars song I have no recollection of... listening to it now it's actually okay. Well, he has had more infuriating songs but I don't think its something I would listen to out of choice. Great turnout so far, got until tomorrow night to vote!

Close as it stands, get your votes in before midnight!

I heard a West Country remix of this on the radio this week. :lol: Brilliant.

Hasn't been the way with Liverpool though? Just as they are poised to progress, they falter. Going back as far as when Houiller signed Diouf and Diao in 2002 to win Liverpool the league title... Think David Moyes deserves a lot of credit for the turn around at West Ham - a lot of people, including myself, were very sceptical about his appointment but we look an actual team now. And whatever he has done to Arnautovic should be bottled and sold to every underperforming player in the country. :lol:

This is the most mid-2010s collaboration conceivable. :lol:

Glad I didn't let you down. :lol: They'd be misguided to ignore urban artists after the massive year black British music has just had, so this list is a step in the right direction.

Because he's great... :wub:

I think this will be the type of song that will be performed at an awards ceremony (the BRITs maybe?) and shoot into the Top 10. The song reminds me a little bit of 'Me, Myself & I'. I like it, but I wouldn't want a whole album of it from her (which I think will be likely).

Looking forward to this, they had good chemistry on 'My Lover'. I expect this to be more poppy than 'Finder's Keepers' was, but should do well. Not3s is getting everywhere at the moment.... on the new ones from Sneakbo, GRM Daily, Steel Banglez and now this. :lol:

AHDtXqjgEj4 13. Gorilla - 12 Votes 14. The Lazy Song By a substantial margin, Gorilla is the next to go. Must confess I don't remember this from the time and listening now it's not particularly memorable. Whereas I had things to say about The Lazy Song, I have almost nothing to say about this. :lol: It's okay, but I would never listen to it out of choice. Next deadline is Sunday so get voting!

Very unconventional playlist update. :lol: Most of the Hot For 2018 artists released new songs in association with the announcement and they all seem to have been A-Listed! Not actually heard many of them yet. While the A-List is looking fresh, the B and C List needs more movement otherwise they could get stale. Plenty of new music around though, so shouldn't be too bad.

Should have gone to Not3s or Yxng Bane, although they'll do well regardless of Radio 1 recognition I guess.