The Weeknd premieres gritty In The Night video

Fresh from topping The Playlist 101 Greatest Songs of 2015 list , The Weeknd has premiered the hard hitting new video for the amazing In The Night.

The video for the fourth single to be lifted from Beauty Behind The Madness features the Canadian superstars girlfriend Bella Hadid as a go-go dancer with murder in mind.

 

 

The rest of the video sees The Weeknd being tracked down by a mysterious gun toting villain.

Bella is seen sauntering off a cargo ship in her red bodysuit, a plastic red jacket and black thigh-high boots.

She hops onto the back of The Weeknd's motorcycle and they zoom off through a tunnel.

What's real and what isn't comes into play as the final image in the video shows that not all the beautiful dancers got off unscathed in the revolt - as one is seen floating in a deep sea among debris. 

Its another striking visual that draws inspiration from the criminal world and should give The weeknd another huge worldwide hit.


This week the singer was nominated for seven Grammy Awards , including the coveted Album Of The Year and Record Of The Year.



Watch the vidoe for In The Night below

The 101 Greatest Songs of 2015

As the curtain closes on another huge year of music , we look back fondly at the embarrassment of riches that 2015 brought. From Adele's record breaking comeback , the global dominance of The Weeknd and the continued rise and ris eof Taylor Swift.
Now The Playlist conts down our annual 101 Greatest Songs of the Year. Add your own input via social media to see whether I've gotten it right or wrong. Frank Ocean , Daft Punk and Sia have all topped the list.
Read on and find out who joins such illustrious company.

101.  SOME KIND OF HEAVEN  Hurts

100.  EYES SHUT  Years And Years

99. FIRE UNDER MY FEET  Leona Lewis

98. GUN DIN The Libertines

97.  FREEDOM   Pharell Williams

96.  SAY SOMETHING Karen Harding

95.  ARE YOU WITH ME ?  Lost Frequencies

94.  SHOULD’VE BEEN US   Tori Kelly

93.  SUGAR  Maroon 5

92.  RIGHT HERE , RIGHT NOW Giorgio Moroder feat. Kylie Minogue

91.  COOL KIDS  Echosmith

90.  HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Calvin Harris & Disciples

89.  PHOTOGRAPH  Ed Sheeran

88.  GRAVITY  DJ Fresh feat. Ella Eyre

87.  POWERFUL  Major Lazer feat. Ellie Goulding

86.  RUN AWAY WITH ME Carly Rae Jepsen

85.   SAX  Fleur East

84.   HOLD MY HAND  Jess Glynne

83.  COFFEE  Miguel

82.  DELILAH  Florence And The Machine

81. BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY Rihanna

80. YOUTH Troye Sivan

79.   NOTHING WITHOUT LOVE Nate Ruess

78.  TREASURED SOUL Michael Calfran

77.  SEA CREATURES  Soak

76.  GHOSTS  Halsey

75.   RIVERMAN Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds

74.   GIANT PEACH Wolf Alice

73.   NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO  Rudimental

72.   JACKIE AND WILSON  Hozier

71.  DANCE LIKE WERE MAKING LOVE  Ciara

70.  I BET MY LIFE Imagine Dragons

69.   DEMONS  James Morrison

68.   ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME Coldplay

67.   WTF (Where They From )   Missy Elliott

66.   SEE YOU AGAIN Wiz Khalifa feat Charlie Puth

65.  LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO  Ellie Goulding

64.  UMA THURMAN  Fall Out Boy

63.   THE ONE  Kodaline

62.   SET YOU FREE La Bagatelle Magique

61.  BLACK MAGIC  Little Mix

60.  LAY IT ALL ON ME Rudimental feat Ed Sheeran

59.  HIGH BY THE BEACH Lana del Rey

58.  EMPTY THREAT  Chvrches

57.   BE RIGHT THERE  Diplo & Sleepy Tom

56.   ALRIGHT  Kendrick Lamar

55.   LIGHTS   Hurts

54.   TURN THE MUSIC LOUDER (RUMBLE )   KDA feat Tinie Tempah & Katy B

53.  TALK TO ME  Nick Brewer

52.   RUNNIN (LOSE IT ALL )  Naughty Boy feat. Beyonce

51.   SHINE     Year And Years

50.   FIGHT SONG   Rachel Platten

49.   TRAP QUEEN  Fetty Wap

48.   WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?  Justin Bieber

47.   I REALLY LIKE YOU Carly Rae Jepsen

46.   OMEN   Disclosure feat. Sam Smith

45.   ELASTIC HEART  Sia

44.  ALL CRIED OUT   Blonde

43.   WHEN THE BEAT DROPS  OUT  Marlon Roudette

42.   MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER   Alex Adair

41.   DEJA VU  Giorgio Moroder feat. Sia

40.  NOT LETTING GO Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne

39.   RUNAWAY ( YOU & I )   Galantis

38.  DO IT AGAIN  Pia Mia feat. Chris Brown

37.   WISH YOU WERE MINE Philip George

36.   SHUT UP AND DANCE Walk The Moon

35.   CANT DENY MY LOVE Brandon Flowers

34.   TWO MINDS  Nero

32.  EASY LOVE  Sigala

31.   MAGNETS  Disclosure feat Lorde

30.  WAVES   Miguel

29.   WILDEST DREAMS Taylor Swift

28.   EARNED IT   The Weeknd

27.   EVERYDAY A$AP Rocky feat. Rod Stewart , Miguel & Mark Ronson

26.  DONT BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF Jess Glynne

25.   LONELY PEOPLE   ill Blu feat. James Morrison

24,  CHAMPAGNE KISSES     Jessie Ware

23.   WAITRESS SONG  First Aid Kit

22.  TALKING BODY    Tove Lo

21.   THE RHYTHM    MNEK

20.  WHAT KIND OF MAN - Florence And The Machine

Florence burst back onto the scene with this barnstormer. She would go on to conquer Glastonbury and hit Number 1 again with the excellent How Big, How Nlue , How Beautiful.




19.  HOTLINE BLING -  Drake

The Canadian rapper had a prolific year with surprise album If Uoulre Reading This Its Too Late and a joint lalbum with Future. Therew as an onstage mauling from Madonna at Coachella and the oingoing feud with Meek Mill.
One of the years most ubiquitous tracks , Hotline Bling was a viral sensation.



18.  NEVER FORGET YOU - MNEK & Zara Larsson

British singer MNEK finally struck solo gold alongside Swedish sensation Zara Larsson. The tracks slow burn success saw it crack the UK Top 5.

17. FIRESTONE - Kygo feat, Conrad Sewell

Norwegian DJ Kygo teamed with Australian singer Conrad Sewell for a slice f memorable tropical pop that lit up the late Spring.



16.  BABY LOVE - Petite Meller

Baby Love wasone of the hits that got away this year. French singer Petite Meller delivered one of the years quirkiest and most uplifting pop moments,



15. LONELY TOWN - Brandon Flowers

The Killers formtman wowed with his second solo effort The Desired Effect. Lonely Town was easily the standout cut from a fantastic album


14.  GHOSTTOWN - Madonna

Rebel Heart was easily Madonna's best album in over a decade. Ghosttown would should have been her biggest hit in a decade. The haunting track sits rather well in her extensive canon of ballads,


13. WHERE ARE U NOW - Skrillex & Diplo feat Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber went from off the rails pop brat to credible pop hero thanks to the help of Skrillex and Diplo. The tropical pop anthem was one of the sounds of the summer and resurrected Bieber as a pop force



12.  I KNOW THERES GONNA BE GOOD TIMES - Jamie XX

The XX man delivered one of the albums of the year with In Colour


11.  KING - Years And Years

Olly Alexander and co soared to the top of the charts with the mighty King. The trio would enjoy a banner year with chart topping debut album Communion. Their ever growing congregation lapped it up and King was the crown jewel


10.  HELLO  - Adele

Adele torpedoed herself back into the publics consciousness with this recod breaking track, Epic , windswept and vocally flawless. The years biggest Hello. 25 is flying off a shelf as we speak


9.  STYLE - Taylor Swift

Style had long been tipped to be the worldwide smash that would highlight the inevitable global dominance of 1989. However , it was overshadowed by Blank Space and a disappointingly beige video. It still remains pop at its most glorious , sophisticated and frivolous.


8.  THE OTHER BOYS - NERVO feat Kylie Minogue , Jake Shears & Niles Rodgers

Combining the Australian electropop duo with Kylie , Jake Shears and the legendary Niles Rodgers was always gonna result in a funk fuelled banger.


7. EX'S AND OH'S - Elle King

A huge hit Stateside , Elle King is sure to repeat its success globally in 2016. The raspy brazen roar of Ex's And Oh's first emerged in 2014. A year and a half on , the New York singer songwriter is Grammy nominated. This ballsy rock out will further conquer between now and Grammy night.


6.  BODY TALK - Foxes

The criminally underrated Foxes unleashed an 80's neon pop banger that wouldnt have looked out of place on the Drive soudtrack.


5. WILD - Troye Sivan

Australian rising star Sivan gave a brief taste of Blue Nieghbourhood. 2016 is his for the taking, Wild indeed


4. THE HILLS - The Weeknd

Moody , menacing and truly addictive. The Weeknd stormed the charts with this sinister lament on drugs , lust and fame. Hypnotic and intoxicating , the Canadian star was only getting started.



3. ALL MY LOVE - Watermat , Becky Hill & TAI

Why Becky Hill is not a dominant force in music remains a mystery. She shone on this track that was bafflingly ignored.


2. LEAN ON - Major Lazer feat DJ Snake & MO

One of the true defining tracks of 2015. A bouncy , intoxicating collaboration between Diplo's Major Lazer collective , DJ Snake and Danish singer MO. 
Undoubtedly one of the year , its commercial success was a joy to watch





1. CANT FEEL MY FACE - The Weeknd

And  a star was born. Abel Tesayo was the toast of the blogosphere before Earned It gave him his first taste of overdue mainstream success.
But it was Cant Feel My Face that signalled the dawn of a new force in music.  Gliding to Number 1 on a track Michael Jackson would have killed for. The Weeknd is The Playlist's Artist of 2015. Nobody could have predicted his long overdue commercial  success. But how richly deserving it was. A modern pop classic

Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy nominations

Kendrick Lamar is the front runner for the 58th Grammy Awards which take place on February 15th 2016.
The hip hop star has picked up eleven nominations for his critically lauded To Pimp A Butterfly album which may very well land him the coveted Album of The Year.


He will battle it out with Taylor Swift and The Weeknd who have both earned 7 nods apiece , and are featured in the main categories for Album , Record & Song of The Year.
Swift , previously won , Album Of The Year back in 2010 for sophomore album Fearless. After the phenomenal success of 1989 , it surely must be considered the favourite to scoop the hotly contested Best Pop vocal Album.


The other notable nominees this year include Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars ,Ed Sheeran , Drake ,  Kanye West , Meghan Trainor and country star Sam Hunt.


Heres a look at some of the main categories and who's in contention

Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor

Record of the Year
“Really Love” D’Angelo and the Vanguard
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” the Weeknd

Song of the Year
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran

Album of the Year:
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd


Best Pop Solo Performance
“Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
“Love Me Like You Do,” Ellie Goulding
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Ship to Wreck,” Florence + the Machine
“Sugar,” Maroon 5
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + the Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
1989, Taylor Swift
Before This World, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
“We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
“Go,” The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
“Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Dance Album
Our Love, Caribou
Born in the Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie xx
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
“What Kind of Man,” Florence + the Machine
“Something from Nothing,” Foo Fighters
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
“Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

Best Rock Song (awarded to songwriters)
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
“Hold Back the River,” James Bay
“Lydia,” Highly Suspect
“What Kind of Man,” Florence + the Machine
Best Rock Album
Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
Drones, Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

Best Alternative Music Album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura, Björk
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Currents, Tame Impala
Star Wars, Wilco

Best R&B Performance
“If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
“Rise Up,” Andra Day
“Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
“Planes,” Jeremih featuring J. Cole
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd

Best R&B Song
“Coffee,” Miguel
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd
“Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Really Love,” D’Angelo
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ego Death, The Internet
You Should Be Here, Kehlani
Blood, Lianne La Havas
Wildheart, Miguel
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Cheers to the Fall, Andra Day,
Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Performance
“Apparently,” J. Cole
“Back to Back,” Drake
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Only Man Can Change the World,” Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend
“Glory,” Common and John Legend
“Classic Man,” Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur
“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
“Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown
Best Rap Song
“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Energy,” Drake
“Glory,” Common and John Legend
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Best Country Solo Performance
“Burning House,” Cam
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
“Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
“John Cougar, John deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Stay a Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
“If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory
“The Driver,” Charles Kelly, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monro

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jeff Bhaskar
Dave Cobb
Diplo
Larry Klein
Blake Mills
Best Music Video
“LSD,” A$AP Rocky
“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Freedom,” Pharrell Williams