The Weeknd has debuted the high octane clip for Party Monster. The track follows previous cuts from his current fourth album Starboy including the title track itself , False Alarm and current hit I Feel It Coming.
The frenetic video sees the Canadian star speeding through the desert where he he encounters a femme fatale. Amidst a dizzying flurry of crosses and fires , they drag race across the desert before entering a dark underground soaked in neon.
The gritty video ends with his female companios car flying off a desert cliff as the scene flashes in The Weeknd's sunglasses.
The Weeknd is currently enjoying his third stint atop the Billboard Hot 100 with the continued success of Starboy
Ed Sheeran took to Twitter today to reveal the track listing for forthcoming third album Divide.
The follow up to 2014's X (Plus ) will feature 12 tracks. As yet no release date has been confirmed. But with rumours of a Glastonbury headline slot , don't bet against a June release.
Sheeran has already launched the album to spectacular success so far with the lead off singles Castle On The Hill and Shape Of You.
Both tracks look set to make chart history this Friday by making Sheeran the first artist to hold the Top 2 chart positions in the UK with new tracks. As it stands , Shape Of You look set to give Sheeran his third UK Number 1 following 2014''s Sing and Thinking Out Loud.
The track listing for Divide looks like this Eraser Castle On The Hill Dive Shape Of You Perfect Galway Girl Happier Hearts Don't Break Around Here New Man What Do I Know How Would You Feel (Paen ) Supermarket Flowers Listen to Shape Of You below
The results are in. Thanks to everyone on Twitter who took the time to vote over the past month. The categories were tighter than ever. So much so , that there are joint winners in Album Of The Year and Most Anticipated Album of 2017. In fact , the only clear cut winner from the outset was in the Best New Artist category. Read on for the full results and thanks for voting,
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. BEYONCE
2. Adele
Christine And The Queens
3. Sia
4. Shawn Mendes
5. Drake
Fifth Harmony
Lady Gaga
Britney Spears
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. BEYONCE - Lemonade
DAVID BOWIE - Blackstar
2. Lady Gaga - Joanne
The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
3. The Weeknd - Starboy
Kings of Leon - WALLS
4. Solange - A Seat At The Table
Britney Spears - Glory
BEST RADIO DJ
1. GREG JAMES - BBC RADIO 1
2. Anne Mac - BBc Radio 1
Will Manning - Capital
3. Jenny Greene - 2FM
4. Roman Kemp - Capital
Zane Lowe - Beats 1
5. Luke O'Faolaoin - 98FM
6. Emma Nolan - Beat102103
BEST GROUP
1. LITTLE MIX
2. Coldplay
3. The 1975
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
4. Green Day
5. OneRepublic
Tame Impala
TOP SONGWRITER
1. SIA
2. Lady Gaga
3. David Bowie
4. Frank Ocean
5. Billie Joe Armstrong
6. Chris Martin
7. Justin Vernon
Beyoncé
Ryan Tedder
ULTIMATE SONG OF THE YEAR
1. BEYONCE - Formation
2. Christine And The Queens - Tilted
3. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
The Weeknd - Starboy
Little Mix - Shoutout To My Ex
4. Justin Timberlake - Cant Stop The Feeling
5. Rihanna - Work
DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
Sia feat Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
Lukas Graham - 7 Years
6. The Chainsmokers feat Halsey - Closer
Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles
Fifth Harmony - Work From Home
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Calvin Harris feat Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
Trump , Brexit , Aleppo , the deaths of Bowie , Prince and Cohen. The rise of the alt right. 2016 has been a turbulent and trying year. And while we lost many legends , and saw a world divided by fear , xenophobia and false news. I t was music that provided the soothing balm for all the many global ills. And there were many. But in times of turmoil , where backward ideologies rise , artistic endeavours flourish.
Beyonce stormed back with her magnum opus Lemonade. Bowie tooka breathtaking final bow on Blackstar. And we were treated to a wave of new stars like Christine And The Queens , Anderson Paak , Chance The Rapper , Zara Larssson and Shura.
Rihanna , Lady Gaga, Frank Ocean and Drake stormed back with titular albums that proved why they are on top of their game.
And now we count down , reflect and present to you the 101 Greatest Tracks of 2016. This is the fifth consecutive year , The Playlist has presented its end of year list. In the past Frank Ocean , Daft Punk , Sia and The Weeknd have all landed atop the year end summit.
101. WASTE A MOMENT Kings Of Leon 100. DONT LET ME DOWN The Chainsmokers 99. JUST LIKE FIRE Pink 98. METEORITE Years And Years 97. NO PROBLEMS Chance The Rapper 96. SAY YOU DO Sigala 95. GETAWAY Blossoms 94. PERFECT ILLUSION Lady Gaga 93. COME DOWN Anderson Paak 92. CANT STOP THE FEELING Justin Timberlake 91. CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE 90. THIS IS NOT ABOUT US Banks 89. WARM Becky Hill 88. SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix 87. AFTER THE AFTERPARTY Charli XCX 86. TOO GOOD Drake feat. Rihanna 85. LIGHT IT UP Major Lazer 84. LOVE ME The 1975 83. IN CONTROL AlunaGeorge 82. TESCOLAND Jamie T 81. CONTROLLA Drake
80. WHO AM I Katy B feat Craig David & Major Lazer
79. I WOULD Zara Larsson
78. GIRLS LIKE Tinie Tempah feat Zara Larsson
77. BOY PROBLEMS Carly Rae Jepsen
76. PHENOMENAL WOMAN Laura Mvula
75. GOLD Kiiara
74. THIS GIRLS Kungs vs Cookin On 3 Burners
73. 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars
72. OPHELIA The Lumineers
71. WOULD I LIE TO YOU John Gibbons
70. SEND MY LOVE Adele
69. STRESSED OUT Twenty One Pilots
68. DANGEROUS WOMAN Ariana Grande
67. SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara
66. FAMOUS Kanye West
65. THE GREATEST Sia
64. ALL NIGHT Beyonce
63. BURN THE WITCH Radiohead
62. THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR Calvin Harris feat Rihanna
61. DONT TOUCH MY HAIR Solange
60. TREAT YOU BETTER Shawn Mendes
59. WILD HORSES Birdy
58. FALSE ALARM Matoma & Becky Hill
57. PIECE BY PIECE (Idol Version ) Kelly Clarkson
56. WHATEVER Roisin Murphy
55. LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake feat Justin Bieber
54. U TURN Tegan And Sara
53. BE THE ONE Dua Lipa
52. HURTS Emeli Sande
51. LOVE ON THE BRAIN Rihanna
50. CHANGE Christina Aguilera
49. AT NIGHT ( I THINK ABOUT YOU ) MNEK
48. I HATE U , I LOVE U Gnash feat Olivia O'Brien
47. FREEDOM Beyonce feat Kendrick Lamar
46. CLOSER The Chainsmokers feat Halsey
45. WORK FROM HOME Fifth Harmony
44. LUSH LIFE Zara Larsson
43. ALARM Anne-Marie
42. THIS AINT OVER Alez Newell
41. HUMAN Rag n Bone Man
40. NERVOUS SONG Gavin James
39. GOOD GRIEF Bastille
38. COLD WATER Major Lazer feat Justin Bieber & MO
37. RAGING Kygo feat Kodaline
36. ALL MY FRIENDS Snakehips feat Tinashe
35. TEARS Clean Bandit feat Louisa Johnson
34. DONT MIND Kent Jones
33. COOL GIRL Tove Lo
32. WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Adele
31. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND Coldplay
30. INTO YOU Ariana Grande
29. YOUTH Troye Sivan
28. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA Mike Posner
27. HOLD UP Beyonce
26. PIECE OF ME MK & Becky Hill
25. CRUEL Foxes
24. BEAUTIFUL THING Stone Roses
23. NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume
22. WORK Rihanna feat Drake
21. SORRY Beyonce
20. IN COMMON Alicia Keys
19. ULTRALIGHT BEAM Kanye West
18. SEXUAL Neiked
17. LAZARUS David Bowie
16. WHATS IT GONNA BE Shura
15. CRANES IN THE SKY Solange
14. ONE STRIKE All Saints
13. NEEDED ME Rihanna
12. THE SOUND The 1975
11. ONE DANCE Drake
10. CHEAP THRILLS Sia feat Sean Paul
9. NIKES Frank Ocean
8. STARBOY The Weeknd feat Daft Punk
7. BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd
6. MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga
5. FINAL SONG MO
4. HANDS A Song For Orlando
3. FUCK APOLOGIES JoJo feat Wiz Khalifa
2. TILTED Christine And the Queens
1. FORMATION Beyonce
" I came to slay bitch " And slay she did. Some 18 years since Destinys Child burst onto the scene , Beyonce released her magnum opus in the shape of the mighty Lemonade.
Formation was officially dropped on an unsuspecting public on a dull Saturday night last February. After a sombre start to year with the death of David Bowie , it was a welcome return for Beyonce. The jaw dropping video saw Beyonce embrace her roots whilst shining a distinctly high profile spotlight on the Black Lives Matter movement. It was Beyoncé's most political video yet. The track itself whilst starting off minimal transforms into a marching band , four to the floor anthem. The lyrics are sharp and punchy throwing shade at conspiracy theories regarding her and the illuminati and the now immortal line " I got hot sauce in my bag , swag " It was a relevant , power anthem that was needed in a post Bowie , pre Trump , fierecely more frightening world. A call to arms for women , for black people sick of police injustice towards unarmed black men. And a reminder that when Beyonce is on the very top of her game , there is no one of her generation with more power and talent and more influence on the current social narrative. Had Beyonce stuck to the traditional ways of releasing music which she abandoned with 2013's eponymous album. Then , Formation would have stayed atop iTunes charts for months. In a new world of false news , the lines urging us to "get in formation " couldn't be more apt. And the sassy , defiant closing line "you know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation. always stay patient , best revenge is your paper "
Little Mix returned to the X Factor last night for a showstopping first performance of new single Shout Out To My Ex.
The foursome wowed viewers with a high octane performance backed by stage full of dancers.
The track has soared to the top of the UK iTunes Chart , the fastest rising song since Adele's Hello last year. It puts them in a prime position to claim their 4th UK Number 1. The song has also entered the US iTunes Top 20 overnight.
Shout Out To My Ex trails the bands fourth studio album Glory Days which is et for release on November 18th.
After a decade marred by legal troubles and the death of her father , JoJo has not only returned stronger but has fully emerged as a full on pop force.
In a year of big hitting female albums from Beyoncé , Britney , Rihanna and Ariana , JoJo has delivered an album that deserves to put her on the same multi platinum pedestal
Mad Love is defiant , empowering , moving , sexy , sultry , ballsy and pulses with more swagger and charisma than many of her more talked about contemporaries. Its the great pop comeback of 2016.
The album opens and ends with two of the most gorgeous and soaring ballads you'll hear on any pop record this year.
The closing vocal on Music is goosebump inducing as JoJo remembers her late father. Closing track I Am is a powerful self love anthem. Both tracks showcase JoJo's powerhouse vocals. A voice that deserves to be heard and played loudly.
The resulting album is smart , edgy , current pop sprinkled with R&B that puts JoJo back on the forefront.
Fuck Apologies is still that ballsy bop that throws two fingers to an ex. That's followed up by the fantastic FAB ,where JoJo dirches any shade and goes full in on any fake ass bitches that may come for her. Its one of the highlights of the album. An anthem calling out those who would have sunk under the strain of the problems JoJo has encountered this past decade.
The duet with Alessia Cara on I Can Do is as unexpected as it is fresh. The album's title tarck remains as glorious as ever. Sounding like a cross between Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come and Rihanna's Love On The Brain. The vocal recalls classic Mariah and it is a gorgeous , belting ballad. An absolute gem of a song that I couldn't gush about any further. This is Phil Spector , Motown genius for the millennials.
On the pulsing Vibe , JoJo delivers a full on club banger that is screaming out to be a single. A track that surpasses some of the drivel served up by other female stars this year. It's a summery , R&B flecked stomper that deserves to be huge.
On the triumvirate of Honest , Like This and Edibles , JoJo demonstrates her undeniable R&B queen credentials in sultry and seductive fashion.
The albums highlight comes in the shape of High Heels. An anthemic , girl power anthem about a "bad muthafucker " whose wandering libido sees his sheets get burned as JoJo struts off in her high heels. This is a track that makes Dangerous Woman sound more like a sulky teenager. The track bristles with an irresistible swagger and confidence.
JoJo has sang about being "in the trenches " and "being worthy of love ".Mad Love is one of the most impressive female pop albums of the year. JoJo is the star we need and deserve right now. A voice that soars after being kept silent for so long.
STANDOUT TRACKS : F**K Aplogies , FAB , Mad Love , Music , Vibe , High Heels
Little Mix have announced that their fourth album Glory Days will be released on November 18th.
Available to pre-order from tomorrow , the deluxe edition will feature the foursome's Get Weird Live Tour dvd.
The album follows last years Number 1 album Get Weird , which outsold One Directions farewell album. It featured the massive Number 1 smash Back Magic as well as recent hits Hair and Secret Love Song.
The album will be trailed by new single Shoutout To My Ex. The track is released this Sunday ( October 16th ) after a world exclusive first performance on The X Factor. The girl band return to the show they won in 2011.
They'll be hoping to score a 4th career UK Number 1 following Cannonball (2011 ) , Wings (2012 ) and Black Magic (2015 ).
Glory Days is released November 18th. Shoutout To My Ex is released this Sunday October 16th.
