Lil Tecca’s summer reign not only consisted of him usurping the throne as the premier SoundCloud king, but netting a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Ransom.” The buzzy record finds Tecca stiff-arming thirsty fans creeping in his DMs, while pledging to wipe out the competition with his “twin glocks.” The Internet Money-produced track even received The tender-but-rueful breakup ballad “Slide Away” so perfectly captures a specific moment in time, much like what Ariana Grande did first on “'Seventeen' just feels like my New York song," Sharon Van Etten told There is hesitation in calling “In My Room” (and fellow one-off release Shaed's been having dreams, and in 2019, many of them came true. No need to think about this one too much; the rudimentary Spanish complements the song’s playful, unsophisticated beat. Mobile users: sorry, this won’t work for you. Bieber has spent the past few years making guest appearances across genres, and although "10,000 Hours" didn't achieve the Hot 100-topping level of success that Joyful and infectious, Burna Boy’s “Anybody” is danceable almost to the point of imperative. To top it off, feminist rock icon Debbie Harry makes an appearance, supporting Halsey’s middle finger to the patriarchy. Meanwhile, the Jonas Brothers will probably continue to perform it at every awards show until the end of time -- not that we mind one bit. But that pitch-perfect rewind at the top of the song sets the confident tone, and really burns itself into your brain. So it's ironic that the song's upbeat nature masks the seriousness of the song's lyrics: The song tells the story of a father and daughter; Syrian refugees who survived the Damascus bombing of 2018.
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This content is imported from YouTube. Halsey is along for the ride, but even with her considerable U.S. pop stardom, she's happy to play an obviously supporting role here. “When you’re gone, I have no one to tell,” she near-whispers in one particularly harrowing verse, while the very image of cellophane conveys something delicate to be packaged, preserved and protected. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. 1 slot in well over a dozen countries before really catching in the U.S. -- but once it did, American was hooked, sending the pop confection to the Hot 100's top 10. The proliferation of her baggy, adrogynous ensembles and Even the final version is hardly Top 40-friendly: the beat is skeletal and spooky, the lyrics are half-whispered, and Eilish and her co-writer/producer brother Finneas didn’t even bother to put vocals on the catchiest part of the song. We all know the desperate feeling of struggling to move on, and we all should know there's a light at the end of the tunnel eventually... right? With the song's velvety chords and sweeping choruses, it’s only the cultural references (and words like “lit"!) "How Do You Sleep?" -- The HAIM sisters pour out anxieties and fears in the most spontaneous way in “Summer Girl,” a song that was written while the siblings were on tour and vocalist Danielle’s partner (and HAIM producer) Ariel Rechtshaid was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
-- Nothing’s hitting the same these days, even for Lana Del Rey. The lyrics are typically naturalistic -- clouds reel, planets spin, and fire laps up the creek -- but it’s close to the body, too. The fact is, on-beat or not, “Thotiana” was easily one of the catchiest songs of the year, and its irresistible hook was worthy of shaking things up in a genre that has always celebrated those who break the rules, anyway.
The fresh single, released after her breakthrough 2018 set The original version of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” certainly didn’t stumble out of the gates, even topping the Hot 100 in its solo incarnation. Certain songs in Hindi films have a magnetic charm that brings a sense of joy. -- Part of the success of the original "Con Calma" -- in which Daddy Yankee invites '90s reggae fusion artist Snow to reprise a version of his once pop-conquering Though it’s loud, cracked, and epic in scope, “Not” is as intimate as anything Big Thief singer/songwriter Adrienne Lenker has ever written. 1 smash -- while simultaneously becoming the first boy band to secure that position since B2K in 2003, albeit now in a much more adult mode. Justin Kirkland is a writer for Esquire, where he focuses on entertainment, television, and pop culture.