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New entries on Spotify: #12. KATSEYE - Internet Girl #83. James Marriott - California Rain #146. Doechii feat. SZA - girl, get up. #193. Lil Uzi Vert - What You Saying Glad I was right about James Marriott! The Lil Uzi song was released on 22nd December.

This is good - I like that it's not just the original with a different second verse thrown in!

Yes, looks like it is.

I’d keep an eye on that James Marriott song - seems to be popular on TikTok like his first charting single last year. The early 2000s rock vibes of it are very welcomed!

Welcome to a New Year! Each week, 8 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2026. Our 2025 winner is still to be decided! Vote in Quarter Final 4 now. There's not loads of new releases this week, but enough for a poll I think - and I've included releases from the final week of 2025. Here are this week's contenders: Artemas - time alone w u Cavetown (feat. chloe moriondo) - Sailboat James Marriott - California Rain Joji - LOVE YOU LESS Kula Shaker - Lucky Number Ladytron - Caught in the Blink of an Eye mgk - times of my life Seafret - Signal Fire

Out now!

A new version of 'Zombie' with The Smashing Pumpkins is out at midnight! 😲

Out tomorrow!

This debut single from LA band untitled released in November and has already racked up over 8m+ streams on Spotify! It went viral on TikTok, and appeared on the Spotify UK viral chart today. I imagine it will be more of a cult thing than a big hit next year, but definitely a band to keep an eye on:

Results! They've just revealed the Top 40 so there are some missing. Wolf Alice - The Sofa Oasis - Morning Glory (Unplugged) Biffy Clyro - A Little Love Pulp - Spike Island Sam Fender (feat. Olivia Dean) - Rein Me In sombr - Undressed Hayley Williams - Parachute Biffy Clyro - Hunting Season Richard Ashcroft - Lover Kasabian - Hippie Sunshine Wet Leg - mangetout Mumford & Sons - Rushmere The Wombats - Can't Say No Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young Blossoms - The Honeymoon Wet Leg - catch these fists Stereophonics - There's Always Gonna Be Something Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream Wolf Alice - Bloom Baby Bloom Mumford & Sons & Hozier - Rubber Band Man Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend The Lathums - Heartbreaker Franz Ferdinand - Night Or Day Pulp - Got To Have Love Inhaler - Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah) Sam Fender - Arm's Length Florence + The Machine - Sympathy Magic Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer Stereophonics - Seems Like You Don't Know Me Inhaler - Hole In The Ground Sam Fender (feat. Elton John) - Talk To You Suede - Dancing With The Europeans Franz Ferdinand (feat. Johnny Marr) - Build It Up Jake Bugg - Oblivious Kings of Leon - To Space Circa Waves - Old Balloons Sam Fender - Wild Long Lie Wet Leg - pokemon Mumford & Sons - Caroline Franz Ferdinand - Bar Lonely Outside: Foo Fighters - Today's Song Good Neighbours - People Need People Good Neighbours - Ripple HAIM - Down To Be Wrong The Kooks - If They Could Only Know The Kooks - Never Know Wet Leg - CPR Wet Leg - mangetout All winners 2020: Nothing But Thieves - Impossible 2021: Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under 2022: The Lathums - Say My Name 2023: Nothing But Thieves - Overcome 2024: Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine 2025: Wolf Alice - The Sofa

Brandon Flowers confirmed on an Instagram AMA that he’s finished 2 solo albums that will release next year! The plan is then for a new Killers album in 2027.

Yep! Didn’t get higher closer to Christmas unfortunately.

Not sure when noms are, but a few predictions: Album of the Year Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp JADE - That's Showbiz Baby Lily Allen - West End Girl Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving Sam Fender - People Watching British Artist Central Cee Dave Ed Sheeran Florence + The Machine JADE Lily Allen Lola Young Olivia Dean PinkPantheress Sam Fender British Group The Last Dinner Party Pulp Sleep Token Wet Leg Wolf Alice International Artist Alex Warren CMAT Lorde ROSALIA Sabrina Carpenter Sombr Tame Impala Tate McRaye Taylor Swift The Weeknd International Group Deftones Geese HAIM K-Pop Demon Hunters/HUNTRX (not sure how they'll get them in there, but I think they will) Turnstile Best Rock Pulp Sam Fender Wet Leg Wolf Alice YUNGBLUD

Out on 27th January!

She & Him up to 50!

Taking the winners from Week 40 to Week 51 simply vote for your THREE favourites to proceed to the final stage. The five songs with the most votes will proceed to the grand final. You have two weeks! Here is a reminder of all the winners from this quarter of 2025; Week 40: Dry Cleaning - Hit My Head All Day Week 41: Of Monsters and Men - Fruit Bat Week 42: Sam Fender (feat. Elton John) - Talk to You Week 43: Mumford & Sons & Hozier - Rubber Band Man Week 44: ROSALÍA (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) - Berghain Week 45: ROSALÍA (feat. Yahritza Y Su Esencia) - La Perla Week 46: FKA twigs - HARD Week 47: Bastille - SAVE MY SOUL Week 48: Bryan Adams & Friends - California Christmas Week 49: Poppy - Guardian Week 50: Gorillaz (feat. Omar Souleyman & Yasiin Bey) - Damascus Week 51: Megadeth - Let There Be Shred

Megadeth wins! 2025 Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week Winners Week 1: N/A Week 2: Ethel Cain – Amber Waves Week 3: Mumford & Sons – Rushmere Week 4: Nova Twins – Monsters Week 5: SOFIA ISELLA – Dog's Dinner Week 6: Oklou – blade bird Week 7: Sam Fender – Remember My Name Week 8: Fontaines D.C. – It's Amazing To Be Young Week 9: Doves - A Drop In The Ocean Week 10: Black Country, New Road – Happy Birthday Week 11: Sleep Token – Emergence Week 12: SOFT PLAY (feat. Kate Nash) – Slushy Week 13: Linkin Park - Up From The Bottom Week 14: Wet Leg - catch these fists Week 15: Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on Week 16: Lana Del Rey – Bluebird Week 17: Lorde – What Was That Week 18: Nilüfer Yanya - Cold Heart Week 19: Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia Week 20: Wolf Alice - Bloom Baby Bloom Week 21: Pulp - Got to Have Love Week 22: Pendulum - Save The Cat Week 23: Ethel Cain - Nettles Week 24: Twenty One Pilots - The Contract Week 25: Muse - Unravelling Week 26: Lorde - Shapeshifter Week 27: Ethel Cain - F*ck Me Eyes Week 28: Wolf Alice - The Sofa Week 29: The Last Dinner Party - This is the Killer Speaking Week 30: Tame Impala - End Of Summer Week 31: Fat Dog - Pray To That Week 32: Wolf Alice - White Horses Week 33: Steve Lacy - Nice Shoes Week 34: Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream Week 35: Hayley Williams - Parachute Week 36: Tame Impala - Losers Week 37: Gorillaz (feat. Sparks) - The Happy Dictator Week 38: Nine Inch Nails - Who Wants To Live Forever? Week 39: Tame Impala - Dracula Week 40: Dry Cleaning - Hit My Head All Day Week 41: Of Monsters and Men - Fruit Bat Week 42: Sam Fender (feat. Elton John) - Talk to You Week 43: Mumford & Sons & Hozier - Rubber Band Man Week 44: ROSALÍA (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) - Berghain Week 45: ROSALÍA (feat. Yahritza Y Su Esencia) - La Perla Week 46: FKA twigs - HARD Week 47: Bastille - SAVE MY SOUL Week 48: Bryan Adams & Friends - California Christmas Week 49: Poppy - Guardian Week 50: Gorillaz (feat. Omar Souleyman & Yasiin Bey) - Damascus Week 51: Megadeth - Let There Be Shred

+5: Fairytale of New York +4: Driving Home For Christmas +3: Jingle Bell Rock +2: Merry Christmas Everyone +1: Step into Christmas -1: Last Christmas -2: Underneath the Tree -3: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree -4: All I Want for Christmas is You -5: XMAS

Up to #101 on Spotify today - looking good to be a new year hit!

Lol, only just realised this is abridged from the full title ‘Au Pays du Cocaine’ 😂

Up to #60 in the latest chart - it didn’t seem to get as much support from Spotify as Mark Ambor last year.

This Summery song from Alok released today, with John from Portugal. The Man on vocals!

‘White Horses’ has been added to the Radio 1 playlist today.

‘Au Pays Du’ has been added to the Radio 1 playlist today!

That’s exactly why, and the artist has acknowledged it 😂