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Great challenge and runway again this week. I do feel like Tayce and Bimini were the best by quite a bit though I'm just a bit confused at just how harsh some of the critiques were. I don't rememberers the judges every putting much focus at all on performance outfits, it seemed like for the loosing group they cared more about some outfits ( that the girls probably thought were just gonna be for a mini challenge or something) than they did about the writing, lip-syncing and dancing? It also feels like they keep on building up to a Tia redemption storyline and then it just doesn't happen lol. I'm still thinking she's going to outlast Ellie and Sister though

I wasn’t feeling this at first but it’s grown on me a lot through the week. It’s no WAP though but hopefully it’s another decent chart success for her

+5 Sweet Melody +4 Wellerman +3 34+35 +2 Whoopty +1 Paradise -1 drivers licence -2 Anyone -3 Afterglow -4 Without You -5 Don't Play

Also in terms of Blinding Light's reset, on Apple Music it didn't get as big as a boost only going back up to #11 so I doubt that was as big as a 40% increase even on its best day

It was probably my favourite half-time by a male artists from recent years, but I was also a bit disappointed. In his interview he talked a bit about story-telling in it which made me think we would get a type of performance we haven't seen before, but it was pretty much just a greatest hits show with him on different parts of the stage. Great vocals though even if the mixing was a bit off and BL will always feel euphoric live

I really have no idea what kind of sales to expect from this and where it'll chart next week

Just for reference before the Super Bowl tonight, on AM The Weeknd Currently as Save Your Tears at #14, Blinding Lights at #17, In Your Eyes at #261 and Starboy at #342 and some other lower down. And on the albums The Highlights is #7 and After Hours is #23 Will be interesting to see how much effect it has over here, I think because a lot of the material will be new it'll have a bigger effect than a few of the other recent ones

I wonder if its to release it as a single version later on? It would be quite weird as it'll only attract a bit more attention to the album if she was featured (unless its some kind of label dispute thing)

Any hints to when the new video is out? Its due for ACR next week so if she can release it ASAP and help it avoid again that would be lovely

A little disappointing debut for Cardi, I thought the post-WAP hype for a new song from her would be a lot stronger. I think it'll hold up quite well though, I dot think its on HHUK yet

Just Jax Jones I think

Shame Body never became a proper hit I really thought the catchiness of it would help it like it has in the US. Billie, Little Mix and Dua all on ACR next week too :(

The Way vs. Santa Tell Me break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored vs. thank u, next Love Me Harder vs. Side To Side breathin vs. Everyday Bang Bang vs. Dance To This no tears left to cry vs. Into You One Last Time vs. God is a woman positions vs. Problem

09.5 Sound Of The Underground 09.0 No Good Advice 04.0 Life Got Cold 08.5 Jump 08.0 The Show 10.0 Love Machine 09.0 I'll Stand By You 06.0 Wake Me Up 09.5 Long Hot Summer 11.0 Biology 07.0 See The Day 09.0 Whole Lotta History 08.0 Something Kinda Ooooh 08.0 I Think We're Alone Now 08.0 Walk This Way 04.5 Sexy! No No No... 06.0 Call The Shots 08.0 Can't Speak French 10.0 The Promise 06.5 The Loving Kind 09.0 Untouchable 08.0 Something New 01.5 Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me

Confirmed to be out on Thursday 11th

Quite a few songs I really like set to go onto ACR in a couple weeks, hope a couple of them can avoid at least. The chart doesn't feel that stale just now so I'll be fine with a few older ones hanging around a bit longer if it makes the quality of the chart a bit better

1) Nathan Evans – Wellerman (220 KID x Billen Ted Remix) 2) Ashnikko - Deal With It 3) Ariana Grande - 34+35 4) Little Mix - Sweet Melody 5) Taylor Swift - willow 6) HVME - Goosebumps 7) Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club 8) Dua Lipa - Levitating 9) Saweetie feat. Doja Cat – Best Friend 10) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 11) Imanbek & Goodboys - Goodbye 12) Rina Sawayama - Lucid 13) Taylor Swift feat. HAIM - no body, no crime 14) Kylie Minogue - Real Groove 15) Shane Codd - Get Out My Head 16) Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am 17) Ava Max - My Head & My Heart 18) Riton x Nightcrawlers feat. Mufasa & Hypeman – Friday 19) Tiësto - The Business 20) BTS - Dynamite 21) Taylor Swift - gold rush 22) RAYE & Rudimental – Regardless 23) Tate McRae - you broke me first 24) Taylor Swift - closure 25) Megan Thee Stallion - Body

+10 Ashnikko - Daisy +9 BLACKPINK - Lovesick Girls +8 Lil Uzi Vert - P2 +7 Lady Gaga - Alice +6 Doja Cat - Boss Bitch +5 Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On +4 The Pussycat Dolls - React +3 Selena Gomez - Rare +2 Demi Lovato - I Love Me +1 Jack Harlow - Whats Poppin -1 MoStack feat. AJ Tracey - Miss Me -2 Skepta, Chip & Young Adz - Mains -3 Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - Over Now

+10 Saweetie - Tap In +9 24kGoldn - City Of Angels +8 Machine Gun Kelly & Blackbear - my ex's best friend +7 BTS - ON +6 Surf Mesa feat. Emilee - ILY (I Love You Baby) +5 Kygo & Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It +4 BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez - Ice Cream +3 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad +2 Marshmello & Halsey - Be Kind -1 Chunkz & Yung Filly - Hold -2 Justin Bieber feat. Post Malone & Clever - Forever -3 Mastermind feat. Bandokay - War

+10 Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch - Ballin' +9 Dua Lipa - Hallucinate +8 YNW Melly - Suicidal +7 Anne-Marie - Birthday +6 HOSH & 1979 feat. Jalja - Midnight (The Hanging Tree) +5 Matt Lucas - Thank You Baked Potato +4 Katy Perry - Daisies +3 Ashe - Moral Of The Story -1 Bryson Tiller feat. Drake - Outta Time -2 Deno feat. Bandokay & Double Lz - Circles -3 Octavian & Skepta - Papi Chulo

Fredo already has 2 songs top 3 on Apple Music, and 9 in the top 40

Problem vs. Dangerous Woman MONOPOLY vs. Santa Tell Me Don't Call Me Angel vs. break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored 7 rings vs. no tears left to cry thank u, next vs. Focus Love Me Harder vs. 34+35 Beauty and the Beast vs. The Way Right There vs. breathin Bed vs. Side to Side boyfriend vs. Everyday Bang Bang vs. Stuck With U Put Your Hearts Up vs. positions Rain On Me vs. One Last Time God is a woman vs. Baby I Into You vs. Break Free Popular Song vs. Dance To This

I agreed with the judges all around but honestly the one that was closest for me was Tia and Veronica. They were both poor but I don't think Tia's was a bad as it was made out to be and Veronica's was really plain.

+5 Sweet Melody +4 34+35 +3 Get Out My Head +2 Paradise +1 Whoopty -1 drivers license -2 Anyone -3 Without You -4 Don’t Play -5 Afterglow

+5 Levitating +4 Sweet Melody +3 Get Out My Head +2 you broke me first +1 Paradise -1 drivers license -2 Whoopty -3 Anyone -4 Without You -5 Afterglow