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23-year-old Ari Leff is behind some of the most tightly crafted pop songs of the year – here's how he went from overthinking it to overnight sensation.
To most listeners, it might seem Lauv has come from nowhere. An independent artist without a full-scale major label or
social media campaign behind him, he’s suddenly all over your radio with the lilting, earnest hit ‘I Like Me Better’; he’s guesting on the latest DJ Snake single ‘A Different Way’, following in the footsteps of Justin Bieber and Zayn Malik; and he’s supporting Ed Sheeran on the Asian leg of the superstar’s world tour, starting later this month.
But like any overnight success, there was plenty of hard slog before Ari Leff hit the big time. “I can definitely tell you there is years and years of me making bad songs and trying to figure it out,” he laughs.
Now 23, he began writing songs when he was 13, after learning the piano as a child and later switching to strings. “I played viola for a couple years. My two older sisters played violin and cello. Then, you know, I picked up a guitar ... That was when it really clicked for me. As a way to to express myself – [it] sort of just snowballed into an obsession. Then I started to learn how to produce, cos I was, like, playing in bands and I had to record the bands and stuff. Then I was like, ‘Wow, this is really cool that I can, like, sit in my room and make an entire song just myself.”
At 18, he decided to step away from performing, thinking that production, songwriting and engineering was “the more realistic route”. He left his native San Francisco (he’s now based in LA) to study music technology at NYU, building connections and working on his writing.
LAUVWhile he always gravitated towards writing love songs (“I feel like I should like, I don't know, talk to a therapist about that!”), he’d never actually had a real-life romance to draw on, and he found himself writing songs to appeal to certain commercial tastes rather than to express himself. But then ‘The Other’ spilled out of him in a 2014 writing session, shortly after a breakup, and everything clicked.
“I was writing all these songs that I thought people wanted to hear. That I thought another artist would want to sing. I sat down with one of my closest friends who is a great songwriter [Michael Matosic], and we just sat in my room in New York in my basement windowless apartment room. I was like, ‘You know what, I have these feelings about what's been happening, it was a weird time for me – can we just try writing a song about it?’ We did, and it was so different.”
“I had no idea that I was going to write that song that day. I didn't have that concept written down, that title, any of the lyrics, anything. I just sat at my keyboard and the song just sort of started to fall out.”
Leff found himself too attached to the song to give it away, and he released it online under the name Lauv (Latvian for lion, nodding to his mother’s heritage and his star sign, and pronounced like “loud”). Prodded by a tweeted endorsement from Liam Payne, the track blew up, sneaking into the Spotify Global 100 and hitting #3 on Hype Machine.
The experience cements the songwriting philosophy he drew from an old interview with Paul Simon: don’t force it.
#8
#7
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The Hit Network spun ‘I Like Me Better’ more
than any other single this week.
‘I Like Me Better’ is certified ARIA
Platinum in Australia.
Lauv’s feature effort on DJ Snake’s ‘A Different Way’ has propelled the track to #8 on the TMN
Dance chart.
‘I Like Me Better’ is peaking at #7 on the
TMN Hot 100.
“I randomly found this book on my friend’s shelf that had all these interviews from songwriters. I flipped to [Simon’s] interview, and I think what really clicked [was] him talking about how he was never interested in going into a room saying, ‘I want to write a song about this today.’ Or, ‘This is what I'm feeling.’ … [I]t was always about, like, going in and just trying to see what subconsciously he maybe wasn't confronting, or he didn't want to admit to himself, or he wasn't aware that he was feeling.”
The success of ‘The Other’ led to other songwriting opportunities; Leff’s co-written of some of 2017’s best and purest pop songs, including Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato’s smash ‘No Promises’ and Charli XCX’s ‘Boys’.
But he’s come into his own with the ‘I Like Me Better’, which is wildly radio-friendly while also showcasing how inventive he can be – its distinctive instrumental motif, which sounds a bit like the viola he played as a kid, is actually Leff’s voice, processed almost beyond recognition.
“I remember I voice demoed that melody, just humming it, into my iPhone. Just like that, where my voice cracks and everything. All the little beautiful flaws. Then I just emailed it to myself, and I was like you know I'll pull it into the recording session, and later I'll change it to another sound. Then I ended up being like, ‘Wait, what if I just mess with it a million times?’ I just processed it again, and again, and again, and again to get all these crazy effects.”
Australian listeners have embraced ‘I Like Me Better’ more enthusiastically than almost any other market; the track has peaked at #8 so far on the ARIA charts and
is steadily climbing the TMN Hot 100. So it’s no surprise Leff hints at soon-to-be-announced Australian tour dates. He jokingly says he hopes he’ll be playing arenas – although he’ll likely get enough of that on the Sheeran tour – but at this stage the biggest crowd he’s played to is 4000 at a festival in Milwaukee this year, and he’s still loving intimate shows and direct contact with his passionate and fast-growing community of fans.
“I think it just kind of grounds me that people are reacting to what I'm doing – that they're actually connecting with it," he says.
"I have people who show up with tattoos of my lyrics and stuff like that. My parents are scientists and my mom works in vaccine research, and she's trying to cure HIV/AIDS, you know? "I'm over here making music, and I'm like, some days I feel guilty, and then I'm like, OK, well, at least I could touch somebody's life and my songs can mean something – hopefully mean something positive for them.”
Hot 100Aircheck spins, weighted with audience data & time of spins
1what about us P!NK | SME
2Too Good At Goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
3fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
4n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
5Perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
6feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
7I Li ke M e Better Lauv | IND
8Dusk ti ll Dawn ZAYN | SME
9so rry not sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
10Havana Camila Cabello | SME
11Beauti fu l Trau ma P!NK | SME
12th u n der Imagine Dragons | UMA
13prayi ng Kesha | SME
14Too M uch To Ask Niall Horan | EMI
15body li ke a back road Sam Hunt | UMA
16Good Old Days Macklemore | WMA
17glorious Macklemore | WMA
18Without You Avicii | UMA
19You r Song Rita Ora | WMA
20th ere's noth i ng holdi n' m e... Shawn Mendes | UMA
MOST ADDEDAdditions weighted with audience data
1how long Charlie Puth | WMA
2perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
3marryu na Baker Boy | IND
4dawn i ng DMA'S | MUSHROOM
5regu lar touch Vera Blue | UMA
NEW SINGLE RELEASESTMN’s top singles being serviced to radio this week
1Let you down Peking Duk | SME
2we cou ld go back Jonas Blue | EMI
3stargazi ng Kygo | SME
4personal The Vamps | EMI
5be li ke you Esoterik & James Crooks...
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AUSTRALIAN SINGLES REPORT
As ‘What About Us’ enjoys its sixth consecutive week at #1 on the TMN Hot 100, It’s become very clear that radio just can’t ignore a new P!NK single. ‘Beautiful Trauma’ is shooting right up, now at #11. If the track breaks through to the Top 10, it will mark the sixth time P!NK has owned multiple singles in the bracket at the same time, dating back to 2007’s ‘U & UR Hand’ and ‘Who Knew’.
It’s week #9 for our cover star Lauv on the chart. ‘I Like Me Better’ is peaking at #7 this week and is getting increased support from commercial Hit stations and KIIS. Since debuting at #55 on the Hot 100, the track is yet to see a red arrow and is powering on spectacularly towards the Top 5.
Elsewhere, Sam Smith has reaffirmed his position at #2 this week, a new peak for ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’. It's now his most successful single to date on the Hot 100, surpassing 'Stay With Me' which made it as far as #3 in 2014.
Peking Duk is the all-out favourite for commercial radio adoption this week. New track ‘Let You Down’ featuring Swedish duo Icona Pop is unmissable with its electrifying rhythm, razor-like synths and surprisingly emotional lyrical core.
The boys have had two Top 10 tracks on the Hot 100 with 2015’s ‘Take Me Over’ ft. Safia and ‘Stranger’ ft. Elliphant. ‘Let You Down’ follows on from ‘Fake Magic’ ft. AlunaGeorge which is now certified Platinum in Australia with over 15 million streams.
‘Stargazing’ by Kygo ft. Justin Jesso gets an official service to radio this week, as does a new release by The Vamps, who team up with Maggie Lindemann on 'Personal'. Esoterik, one-third of Aussie hip hop group Bliss N Eso, also launches brand new single 'Be Like You' ft. James Crooks.
It doesn't get more convincing than this. Charlie Puth completely overwhelmed radio last week, taking the Most Added crown with his latest single ‘How Long’. The track gained additions across nearly all major stations. Not only was Puth added to the entire Hit Regional Network, ‘How Long’ was the only track picked up on full rotation by Ash London LIVE.
Adds continued to trickle in for Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’, DMA’S ‘Dawning’ and Vera Blue’s ‘Regular Touch’. The biggest surprise last week came from independent artist Baker Boy whose second single ‘Marryuna’ ft. Yirrmal got the attention of triple j and FBi Radio, securing #3 on the chart.
what about usP!NK | SME
#1 hot 100
let you downPeking Duk | SME
#1 new single release
HOW LONGCharlie Puth | WMA
#1 MOST ADDED TO RADIO
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artist top 50 Combines airplay, downloads & streams
1 N EW RU LES Dua Lipa | WMA
2what about us P!NK | SME
3glorious Macklemore | WMA
4fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
5good old days Macklemore | WMA
6beauti fu l trau ma P!NK | SME
7prayi ng Kesha | SME
81-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
9rockstar Post Malone | UMA
10body li ke a back road Sam Hunt | UMA
HOT 100 HEATSEEKERSMost upward movement from previous week
1 beauti fu l trau ma P!NK | SME
2rockstar Post Malone | UMA
3Perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
4HAvana Camila Cabello | SME
5n ot too late Ricki-Lee | EMI
6a di fferent way DJ Snake | UMA
7Do Re M i Blackbear | UMA
8tell m e you love m e Galantis & Throttle | WMA
9better What So Not & LPX | SWEAT
10sh ut u p an d Dan ce Walk The Moon | SME
HOT 100 BREAKERSMost likely to break into Hot 100 in coming weeks
1Dawn i ng DMA's | MUSHROOM
2 Split Ston es Maggie Rogers | EMI
3 Changes Dej Loaf | SME
4 Watch M e Read You Odette | EMI
5 Marryu na Baker Boy | IND
6 Som eth i ng For You r M.I.N.D Superorganism | EMI
7 Sh red Fo r Th e Su m m er DZ Deathrays | MUSHROOM
8 Th e COm edown Ocean Alley | IND
9 Oceans Vallis Alps | IND
10 Locked U p Spinafex Gum | IND
kiis SPINS
1 what about us P!NK | SME
2feels Calvin Harris | SME
3fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
4So rry Not Sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
5i li ke m e better Lauv | IND
nova SPINS
1feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
2fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
3N ew Ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
4What ABout Us P!NK | SME
5havana Camila Cabello | SME
triple m spins
1You're Th e Best TH i ng About M E U2 | UMA
2Let M e Down Easy Gang Of Youths | SME
3Th e sky is a n eigh bo rhood Foo Fighters | SME
4th e man The Killers | UMA
5fi rewood & Can dles Paul Kelly | EMI
triple j Spins
1 Better What So Not | WMA
2sam e sam e Winston Surfshirt | WMA
3h igh er grou n d Odesza | INERTIA
4LI FE GOES ON E^ST | WMA
5be fri en ds Alice Ivy | UMA
hit SPINS
1 i li ke m e better Lauv | IND
2fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
3Too Good At Goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
4good old days Macklemore | WMA
5What ABout Us P!NK | SME
6perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
7so rry not sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
8havana Camila Cabello | SME
9dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
10n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
20th Oct Ecca van dal Self-Titled UMA
20th Oct J essi e ware Glass House UMA
27th Oct hollywood u n dead Five WMA
3rdNov stereo phon ics Scream Above The Sounds WMA
this month’s album releases See the full list of upcoming album releases here
10th Nov elton joh n Diamonds UMA
10th Nov r.e.m. Automatic For The People UMA
10th Nov taylor swi ft Reputation UMA
10th Nov Seal Standards WB/WMA
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RADIO WRAP
RADIO AIRPLAYFull charts available at www.themusicnetwork.com/charts
P!NK is still leading the radio pack by a substantial distance, gaining 914 total spins across the country this week. That’s thanks to unwavering support from both KIIS stations.
Nova is still championing Portugal. The Man’s ‘Feel It Still’ while Justin Bieber and Sam Smith step aside on Hit, clearing the way for Lauv’s ‘I Like Me Better’ to take pole position across the network. The track received 661 spins in total across the country.
DMA’S ‘Dawning' is the most likely track to make an appearance in the Hot 100 next week as P!NK’s latest cut ‘Beautiful Trauma’ leaps 29 frames to #11, making it the #1 Heatseeker.
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COUNTRY
1body li ke a back road Sam Hunt | UMA
2kiss som ebody Morgan Evans | WMA
3th ey don't know Jason Aldean | SME
4roll on Fanny Lumsden | IND
5dri n ki ng problem Midland | UMA
6legen ds Kelsea Ballerini | SME
7all th e pretty gi rls Kenny Chesney | SME
8no such th i ng as a broken... Old Dominion | SME
9start over O'Shea | SME
10forget Missy Lancaster | SME
11what i fs Kane Brown | SME
12ou r backyard Travis Collins & Amber L...
13su n don't let m e down Keith Urban | EMI
14DAM N GOOD MATES Lee Kernaghan | UMA
15bad Caitlyn Shadbolt | UMA
16You SHou ld Be H ere Cole Swindell | WMA
17save my cents Melanie Dyer | UMA
18Ju dgem ent Day Christie Lamb | ABC
19U n forgettable Thomas Rhett | UMA
20WH EN IT RAI NS IT POU RS Luke Combs | SME
ROCK
1You're Th e Best TH i ng About M E U2 | UMA
2th e sky is a n eigh borhood Foo Fighters | SME
3fi rewood & can dles Paul Kelly | EMI
4th e man The Killers | UMA
5son g #3 Stone Sour | WMA
6fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
7what about us P!NK | SME
8Th u n der Imagine Dragons | UMA
9th e way you used to do Queens Of The Stone Age...
10RU N FOR COVER The Killers | UMA
URBAN
1 glorious Macklemore | WMA
2 1-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
3 redbon e Childish Gambino | MUSH
4 i'm th e on e DJ Khaled | UMA/SME
5 sam e love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis...
6 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars | WMA
7 That's what i li ke Bruno Mars | WMA
8 i feel it com i ng The Weeknd | UMA
9 scars to you r beauti fu l Alessia Cara | UMA
10 can't feel my face The Weeknd | UMA
DANCE
1 without you Avicii | UMA
2 feels Calvin Harris | SME
3 mama Jonas Blue | EMI
4 som eth i ng just li ke th is The Chainsmokers & Cold...
5 tell m e you love m e Galantis & Throttle | WMA
6 2u David Guetta | UMA/WMA
7 no prom ises Cheat Codes | WMA
8 a di fferent way DJ Snake | UMA
9 FAKE MAGIC Peking Duk | SME
10 STAY Zedd & Alessia Cara | UMA
BBC RADIO 1 (UK)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
3HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
4N EW RU LES Dua Lipa | WMA
5LON ELY TOGETH ER Avicii | UMA
6reggaeton lento (REM IX) CNCO & Little Mix | UMA
7dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
8what about us P!NK | SME
91-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
10besti e Yungen | SME
Shazam (US)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
3perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
4m i gente J Balvin | UMA
5bodak yellow Cardi B | WMA
61-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
7n o li m it G-Eazy | SME
8a di fferent way DJ Snake | UMA
9TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES Sam Smith | EMI
10What Lovers Do Maroon 5 | UMA
SPOTIFY (GERMANY)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2stu rm maske Au f [i ntro] Kollegah | IND
3Zi eh' den rucksack aus Kollegah | IND
4senorita Kay One | IND
5more than you know Axwell & Ingrosso | UMA
6n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
7HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
8dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
9si lence Marshmello | SME
10pri mo RAF Camora | IND
SPOTIFY (Sweden)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
3TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES Sam Smith | EMI
41-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
5si lence Marshmello | SME
6without you Avicii | UMA
7PERFECT Ed Sheeran | WMA
8n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
9stargazi ng Kygo | SME
10h elt seriost Kaliffa | IND
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AU AIRPLAY by GENRE & State
Global music markets
Full charts available at www.themusicnetwork.com/charts
SPOTIFY (AU)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
31-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
4glorious Macklemore | WMA
5you ng, du m b & broke Khalid | SME
6HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
7too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
8dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
9u n forgettable French Montana | SME
10i li ke m e better Lauv | IND
SPOTIFY (INT)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2N ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
3too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
4dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
5HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
61-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
7m i gente J Balvin | UMA
8si lence Marshmello | SME
9look what you made m e do Taylor Swift | UMA
10so rry not sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
VEVO (AU)
1 too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
2look what you made m e do Taylor Swift | UMA
3dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
4u n forgettable French Montana | SME
51-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
6despacito Luis Fonsi | UMA
7so rry not sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
8you ng, du m b & broke Khalid | SME
9wi ld thoughts DJ Khaled | SME
10TH U N DER Imagine Dragons | UMA
ITUNES (AU)
1sam e love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | WMA
2glori ous Macklemore | WMA
3beauti fu l trau ma P!NK | SME
4good old days Macklemore | WMA
5what about us P!NK | SME
6Too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
7perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
8th u n der Imagine Dragons | UMA
9dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
10n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
youtube (INT)
1 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi | UMA
2m i gente J Balvin | UMA
3cri m i nal Natti Natasha & Ozuna | SME
4mayores Becky G | SME
5SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran | WMA
6look what you made m e do Taylor Swift | UMA
7N ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
8vu elve Daddy Yankee & Bad Bunny....
9bai lam e (rem ix) Nacho | UMA
10kri ppy kush Farruki, Bad Bunny & Rvssian
youtube (AU)
1look what you made m e do Taylor Swift | UMA
2n ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
3too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
4despacito Luis Fonsi | UMA
51-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
6rockstar Post Malone | UMA
7shape of you Ed Sheeran | WMA
8so rry not sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
9perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
10you ng, du m b & broke Khalid | SME
SHAZAM (AU)
1 Perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
2feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
3ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
4m i gente J Balvin | UMA
5HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
6good old days Macklemore | WMA
7dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
81-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
9i li ke m e better Lauv | IND
10Too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
SHAZAM (INT)
1 m i gente J Balvin | UMA
2ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
3feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
4perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
5a di fferent way DJ Snake | UMA
6dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
7N ew ru les Dua Lipa | WMA
8too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
9what lovers do Maroon 5 | UMA
10HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
LyricFind (AU)
1 too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
2don't do m e li ke that Tom Petty | UMA
3MARY JAN E'S LAST DANCE Tom Petty | UMA
4wi ldflowers Tom Petty | UMA
5refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbr...
6walls (no.3) Tom Petty | UMA
7feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
8learn i ng to fly Tom Petty & The Heartbr...
9i won't back down Tom Petty | UMA
10look what you made m e do Taylor Swift | SME
Google Play (AU)
1 Perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
2HAVANA Camila Cabello | SME
3th u n der Imagine Dragons | UMA
4dusk ti ll dawn ZAYN | SME
5Too good at goodbyes Sam Smith | EMI
6ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
7you ng, du m b & broke Khalid | SME
8i li ke m e better Lauv | IND
9feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
10good old days Macklemore | WMA
Pandora Spins (INT)
1 bodak yellow Cardi B | WMA
21-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
3wi ld thoughts DJ Khaled | SME
4rake it u p Yo Gotti | SME
5STRI P THAT DOWN Liam Payne | EMI
6m i gente J Balvin | UMA
7feel it sti ll Portugal. The Man | WMA
8look what you made m e do Taylor Swift | UMA
9so rry not sorry Demi Lovato | UMA
10fri en ds Justin Bieber & Bloodpop...
soundcloud (INT)
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
21-800-273-8255 Logic | UMA
3i fall apart Post Malone | UMA
4congratu lations Post Malone | UMA
5GUCCI GANG Lil Pump | WMA
6Fuck Love Xxxtentacion | IND
7BODAK YELLOW Cardi B | WMA
8i dfc (rem ix) Blackbear | UMA
9xo tou r lli f3 Lil Uzi Vert | WMA
10h u m ble. (rem ix) Kendrick Lamar | UMA
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AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL CHARTS
Esoterik and James Crooks have teamed up to present ‘Be Like You’, a collaborative effort between the two friends, whose similar taste in both music and humour has delivered a song that is honest, raw and undeniably catchy.
As one-third of hip-hop powerhouse Bliss N Eso, Esoterik (aka Eso) has become one of the most recognisable voices and loved personalities in contemporary Australian music. After he kicked a decade-long heavy drinking habit while on tour overseas, Esoterik is the birth of a clear vision, an animal-like drive. The energy which he once burned elsewhere is now funnelled into a positive outlet for a man with a lot to say.
New Single Spotlight
be like youEsoterik & James Crooks ft. ASTA | MUSHROOM
Post Malone's 'rockstar' has returned to the top of the predictive charts this week. The collab with 21 Savage is #1 on both the Shazam Future Hits chart and the Shazam Movers chart, and is #6 on the Spotify Viral chart.
triple j favourite Tash Sultana has returned this week with 'Mystik'. The song is #7 on the Shazam Future hits chart, #4 on the triple j Hit List and #2 on the Hot 100 Alternative chart.
J Balvin & Willy William’s 'Mi Gente' is having another burst of popularity on the charts following the release of the Beyoncé remix. It's sitting at #3 on Spotify Viral and #4 on Shazam Movers.
ONES TO WATCH
SPOTIFY VIRALSpotify’s own metrics to measure potential for tracks not charting yet
1 man's not hot Big Shaq | UMA
2ON M E Quality Control | UMA
3M I GENTE J Balvin | UMA
4LI FE GOES ON E^ST | WMA
5Au nty tracey's cooki es Joyride | UMA
6ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
7GOOD OLD DAYS Macklemore | WMA
8 U n derdog Banks | UMA
9everybody knows Kimbra | WMA
10N EW FREEZER Rich The Kid | UMA
SHAZAM FUTURE HITSMost Shazamed tracks unreleased or released to iTunes in past 4 weeks
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2good old days Macklemore | WMA
3too m uch too ask Niall Horan | EMI
4beauti fu l trau ma P!NK | SME
5A DI FFERENT WAY DJ Snake | UMA
6Tell M e You Love M e Galantis & Throttle | WMA
7mysti k Tash Sultana | IND
8TH EN I M ET YOU Jessica Mauboy | SME
9LI FE GOES ON E^ST | WMA
10FI N D YOU Nick Jonas | UMA
Shazam MoversThe tracks with the most upward movement on the AU Shazam chart
1 ROCKSTAR Post Malone | UMA
2perfect Ed Sheeran | WMA
3havana Camila Cabello | SME
4m i gente J Balvin | UMA
5TH EN I M ET YOU Jessica Mauboy | SME
6reggaeton lento (REM IX) CNCO & Little Mix | UMA
7FEEL IT STI LL Portugal. The Man | WMA
8how long Charlie Puth | WMA
9beauti fu l trau ma P!NK | SME
10tell m e you love m e Galantis & Throttle | WMA
Pandora TrendsettersThe artists with the highest number of new stations in the past week
1 TAY-K
2 bhad bhabi e
3 why don't we
4 h.e.r.
5 $ki Mask Th e Slu m p god
6 Dan i el Caesar
7 m i dlan d
8 yu ng bleu
9 dave east
10 Go ldli n k
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TRENDING & PREDICTIVE CHARTs
HOT 100 (AU ARTISTS)
1falli n' Jessica Mauboy | SME
2th en i m et you Jessica Mauboy | SME
3h igh on m e Guy Sebastian | SME
4not too late Ricki-Lee | EMI
5kiss som ebody Morgan Evans | WMA
6lay it on m e Vance Joy | MUSHROOM
7lose my m i n d Dean Lewis | UMA
8fake magic Peking Duk | SME
9waves Dean Lewis | UMA
10better What So Not & LPX | SWEAT
HOT 100 (ALT)
1better What So Not & LPX | SWEAT
2mysti k Tash Sultana | SME
3H igh er Grou n d Odesza | INERTIA
4SAM E SAM E Winston Surfshirt | IND
5Exactly How You Are Ball Park Music | STOP
6li fe goes on E^ST | WMA
7Be Fri en ds Alice Ivy | UMA
8dawn i ng DMA'S | MUSHROOM
9Blood Broth ers Amy Shark | SME
10Split Ston es Maggie Roggers | EMI
AIR SINGLES
1LAY IT ON M E Vance Joy | MUSHROOM
2fi re an d th e flood Vance Joy | MUSHROOM
3ri pti de Vance Joy | MUSHROOM
4mom ents Bliss N Eso | MUSHROOM
5bad dream The Jungle Giants | IND
6N ever Be Li ke You Flume | FC
7 m ess is m i n e Vance Joy | MUSHROOM
8better sit down boy Confidence Man | IND
9fool's gold Jack River | MUSHROOM
10dawn i ng DMA'S | MUSHROOM
AIR Radio Play
1LAY IT ON M E Vance Joy | MUSHROOM
2not worth h i di ng Alex The Astronaut | IND
3late n ights Carmouflage Rose | IND
4go lden to th rive Samsaruh | IND
5Bodi es Wafia | FC
6better sit down boy Confidence Man | IND
7 locked u p Spinifex Gum | IND
8answer to The Creases | MUSHROOM
9chasi n' Cub Sport | IND
10h eadwreck Press Club | IND
TRIPLE J hit list
1better What So Not & LPX | SWEAT
2H igh er Grou n d Odesza | INERTIA
3dawn i ng DMA'S | MUSHROOM
4mysti k Tash Sultana | SME
5li fe goes on E^ST | WMA
TRIPLE J (UNEARTHED)
1SEEYA SEEYA Crowns Of The South | IND
2H I DEAWAY Dusty Boots | IND
3Clu eless Bukowski | IND
4HOLD ON The Forrest | IND
5h u nt you r love down Royal & The Southern Echo...
Amrap metro
1 li l sister Lazertits | IND
2hold m e Two Steps On The Water|IND
3POSITIVELY HOPELESS Swim Team | IND
4be fri en ds Alice Ivy | UMA
5LOCKED U P Spinifex Gum | IND
Amrap regional
1 Gypsy Diver Jordan Merrick | IND
2Wh isper I n Th e Crowd Paul Costa | IND
3Red Red Di rt Sadie & Jay | IND
4Onto Som eth i ng Tania Kernaghan | IND
5See No Evi l Jed Rowe | IND
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AUSTRALIAN & ALTERNATIVE ARTISTS
Jessica Mauboy is holding strong on the Australian Hot 100 at #1 with 'Fallin'', and has now also assumed the #2 spot with her most recent track 'Then I Met You'.
Aussie artist E^ST is making her way up the charts this week with her new single 'Life Goes On'. The track is #5 on the triple j Hit List and #4 on the triple j Spins chart, #6 on the Hot 100 Alternative, #4 on the Spotify Viral chart and is also #9 on Shazam Future Hits chart, capping off a comprehensive sweep of the Australian and alt charts.
Following his week-long absence from the AIR Singles chart, Vance Joy has re-entered the chart with four of his tracks - 'Lay It On Me' at #1, 'Fire And The Flood' at #2, 'Riptide' at #3, and 'Mess Is Mine' at #7.
OVERVIEW
Fresh from scoring their first UK #1 album & Australian tour, The Vamps are broadening their horizons stylistically with their brand-new single 'Personal'.
Teaming up with American rising star Maggie Lindemann (known for her smash single ‘Pretty Girl’), the British four-piece have made a cool, cutting-edge pop track with additional production from superstar DJ producer Digital Farm Animals.
Speaking of partnering with Maggie, The Vamps added: “We always enjoy working with new people. When we heard Maggie’s tune 'Pretty Girl' we knew she was going to be awesome. She’s such a talented person whose voice added so much to the single.”
New Single Spotlight
The Vamps ft. Maggie Lindemann | EMI
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