uhsting

Surprised nobody latched onto this new single by MARUV :o Not sure why the dislikes though and from the translation it seems they are a bit p*ssed with the imagery going too far but I'm living for the provocation here

 

 

I guess this is still on topic because she almost represented Ukraine in 2019?

I remember back in the days Don't You Cry For Me was such a nice discovery! Quite shocked at MOWE and AJR DNQing as they are now pretty successful

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss vs. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry vs. Portugal The Man – Feel It Still

Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – Solo vs. George Ezra – Paradise

George Ezra – Shotgun vs. Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels – I Miss You

David Guetta featuring Sia – Flames vs. Rita Ora – Anywhere

Hi uhsting!

Nice to see "NDA" and "Marea" get new peaks and the under 50 songs like "Kiss My (Uh Oh)", "Cloudy Day", "Musketiere" and "Stars" on here!

Great chart!

Hi Sergej! Great to know you like a few songs in the top 50 and outside of top 50! NDA is an amazing song from Billie Eilish and you will see more of her songs next week. MAREA was discovered in PFSC thanks to Jade and it is such a banger!

 

Welcome back! Giving your #1 a listen now, a nice little ballad, I'm sure it will grow on me as well. In fact your chart appears even more non-mainsteam than it used to be, I can only count four other songs in your chart I've heard! :lol: I do quite enjoy the AURORA song though. Great chart!

I was thinking of sending this to BJSC but reckon ballads don't do quite well in BJSC so I didn't pick it in the end. It is such a good ballad and the drums elevated the song to the next level. Huge thanks to Spotify for digging up new music releases, I am able to find more niche songs, and songs that did not receive enough attention. Plus, now that I have more time, I might be able to incorporate more songs from different song contests for listening in the next few weeks!

Further to the earlier announcement confirming Zanmatony’s participation in BJSC 137, the country are pleased to award all participating nations a free gift

Thanks a lot Wardy! Sovarasma would happily receive it :D

Confirmed!

Have a feeling the entry I'm going to send is going to be snapped up soon so gotta confirm it really early! ;)

Welcome back Kath!!

Love this Latin-inspired bop from Sunstroke Project!

 

Really like Oxytocin and Getting Older from the album, alongside NDA. Can't wait to hear the album in full!

Prepared to send the pop anthem of the year! Be amused! :D

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss vs. Juice Wrld – Lucid Dreams

Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen – Breathe vs. Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – Solo

George Ezra – Shotgun vs. MK – 17

Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble – This Is Me vs. David Guetta featuring Sia – Flames

Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen – These Days vs. Loud Luxury featuring Brando – Body vs. Rita Ora – Anywhere

Drake – Nice For What vs. Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels – I Miss You

George Ezra – Paradise vs. Sigala featuring Paloma Faith – Lullaby

Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry vs. Portugal The Man – Feel It Still vs. 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood

Hey, not much I actually know but I'm ecstatic to see Cloudy Day here. It's a shame this released at the exact same time Fly Away took off again.

Hi James! Cloudy Day is perhaps the best song of Tones & I for me. She has a unique style and voice. She often has a good ear for melodies. However, the structure and instrumentation in a lot of her songs are often a miss for me but this builds up well and I like the choice of instruments in this one. Hopefully it will grow even more!

 

Hi, uhsting!

 

I really like Dawn and Ready To Love from your chart! Great chart ^_^

Just as I thought Matisse & Sadko is transitioning to progressive trance, they released a progressive house banger with Dawn :o The melody of the drop is everything and I'm all for progressive house tracks with strong drop melodies! Alex Aris is always fantastic as a vocalist for EDM tracks. Ready To Love is a good track by KSHMR but hasn't quite grown on me yet.

Number One Entry

 

This is high quality. Her voice is silky smooth and the instrumentation is soothing. I especially enjoy the choruses in this song as they bring about variation to this relaxing song and make the song sound epic. Lubiana also plays a special instrument here in the video which makes the instrumentation quite unique! The melody and flow grabs my attention and is a huge reason why this song is at no. 1 this week.

 

Highest New Entry

 

This reminds me of Christopher Nolan's soundtracks in his films, particularly Inception and Interstellar. The introspective vibe always gets me and it is intimate. Chiara Dubey was also a participant in Switzerland's national final to Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Her artistry grew a lot after her participation and honestly I think she should try again to represent Switzerland in Eurovision in the future. Songs like this should give Switzerland a respectable finish, especially this! This sounds like a potential winner for me!

 

Highest Jump

 

I always like Orla Gartland's songs. They are fun and the instrumentation is relatively simple. This is no exception. It didn't quite grab me in the first few listens but it definitely grew this week. The chorus is memorable because I'm not special so stop calling me out for that of the shouting at the background and the accompanying electric guitar. Orla Gartland is destined for something big!

 

One to Watch

 

This ticks in every box of what I would expect in a decent pop entry. It has a good melody, has great-sounding synths, and a good buildup. Honestly, I have no idea why this has less than 200 views because it sounds quite big to me. I hope more people will discover this great pop song or maybe send it to BJSC please? and give the credits they deserve!

Hi Sergej! From the new entries I like Don't Go Yet and Holiday. The latter is definitely KSI's best song and glad it is doing quite well without collaborating with anyone. MAREA jumps even higher to top 10. It is such an earworm and the instrumentation is brilliant!

Hi James! Remember is still in the top 3 and Electric is back in the top 10! After my long break here, drivers license is still at top 10. This is surely the debut single you want to have as an artist. It is so good! Elsewhere, glad to see Ariana and the Rose releasing another new song, so definitely giving it a listen!

Hi Ken! EDM is doing quite well recently. I enjoy Okay from the new entries, Ready To Love in the rising songs! YOASOBI most recently released a song called Monster (coincidentally almost the same song name as Dynoro's lol) which I think you might like it. Let me know your thoughts on this ;)

Hi Toffo! I enjoy Don't Go Yet and Monster from the new entries. They are pretty decent songs and I could see them doing fairly well commercially. Prioritise Pleasure at no. 1 is a big YAS for me!! It is the anthem of the year and I'm glad I'm not the only one who think it is a banger!!!

Hi Jade! Happy to see MAREA and YA doing quite well in the chart. YA grew on me a lot after a few more listens and I would surely have pointed it more had BJSC gone on for longer! Loving Industry Baby here and Gaia is a special song. Glad it was presented on BJSC!

Hi Dan! Saw Heal Me briefly entered the chart. Glad you grew into it! :D I enjoyed Paper Planes here and I think this song is one of the stronger progressive house tracks this year. I hope to see it climb higher and maybe it will get an appearance on my chart too.

Hi Pete! Great to see Serenade at no. 2. It is their best single for a while and is reminiscent of their famous single Someone To You. Will we see Orla's latest single here or have I missed it? :P

Hey Patrick! I like to see Oxytocin debutting the highest this week! Easily one of the best songs in her latest album for me. Happier Than Ever didn't quite click for me though. Don't Go Yet and Industry Baby are both great entries too but I'm more surprised seeing Charlie here. :o This song is one of the best songs earlier in the year, so I'm glad to see it's getting recognition now!

Hi Ansel! Quite enjoy Industry Baby and the music video is everything! Gonna have a listen to Amoeba because it looks like a decent song

1. Lubiana – Take Me to Zion

2. ASHWARYA – LOVE AGAIN

3. Self Esteem – Prioritise Pleasure

4. iET – Time to Overcome

5. GIRLI – Dysmorphia

6. MICHAELA – Tears in My Eyes

7. Linying – Daylight Blows into One Door

8. YONAKA – Raise Your Glass

9. IOVA – I Don’t Need to Worry

10. Lyn Lapid – Infinite

11. Disappeared Completely – It’s in Your Eyes

12. Brittan Smith – Peach

13. Magdalena Bay – Chaeri

14. Chiara Dubey – Stranger

15. Olivia Dean – Slowly

16. Luka Kloser – Stuck

17. Isle Of You – Ears Ringing

18. Salem ilese – Dinosaurs (S4E7)

19. Jacob David – After Melancholia

20. Self Deception – Stockholm Hearts

21. Orla Gartland – You’re Not Special, Babe

22. Nothing But Thieves – If I Were You

23. Miuosh, Zespol Piesni I Tanca Slask, Kwiat Jabloni – Zmierzch

24. AIELLO – FINO ALL’ALBA (ti sento)

25. MARUV – Candy Shop

26. YENDRY – YA

27. AURORA – Cure For Me

28. Billie Eilish – NDA

29. Noah Kahan – Godlight

30. Matisse & Sadko, Alex Aris – Dawn

31. Sophia Messa – Like U Do

32. OSTON – Hurt Like ___

33. 馮允謙 Jay Fung - 因愛之罪名 Love Crime

34. Conan Gray – People Watching

35. DeathbyRomy – Day I Die

36. Madame – MAREA

37. Scott Quinn – Holding on to Letting Go

38. Benedict Cork – Sick of the Parties

39. Vox Rea – When You Go

40. Molly Millington – Ring Master

 

Really enjoyed listening to the reactions from people to these questions, thank you for so many responses! ^_^

 

I was just wondering if it was a good or bad practice to post potentials before a contest in the hope that someone else may pick a winning entry from the selections. I don’t generally do this but I see others do it sometimes. I’m not sure if it would cause me more conflict if someone picked a song I rated below another potential. I know it can feel good sharing with others to get feedback, but sometimes it’s just as fun and risky to send something to a contest and see what the reaction from everyone is. :lol:

Doesn't seem like posting potentials to see what people think would give you an advantage from my experience -- all of them resulted in a DNQ, hence I must resist doing so in the future :lol: I think the main takeaway is that believe in your ability to pick a song and sometimes your own personal judgement is exactly what people think. ;)