Sunday Spotlight: Tori Amos

Myra Ellen Amos aka Tori Amos gave us her 16th studio record on Friday. Being Halloween its sorta fitting we feature an artist with a classic voice. Ms Tori Amos is your final Sunday Spotlight for October 2021. Hello November 2021, the final four weekends of Sunday Spotlights.

Amos is classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Amos was the lead singer of the short-lived 1980s pop group Y Kant Tori Read before achieving her breakthrough as a solo artist in the early 1990s. 

Tori's songs focus on a broad range of topics, including sexuality, feminism, politics, and religion. Her most popular songs to date are Cornflake Girl, Professional Widow (that REMIX), Spark and A Sorta Fairytale.

Amos has received five MTV VMA nominations and eight Grammy Award nominations, and is listed on VH1's 1999 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll at number 71.

So if you are not too busy Trick or Treating, it's time to discover Tori Amos's latest album below. I also included some classic tunes, like Big Wheel and Spark, which I personally love. Come back over the next four Sundays for the final four instalments of the Sunday Spotlight.

Fresh Friday Countdown #283 - Friday 29 October, 2021

20 - Wet Leg - Wet Dream
19 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
18 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
17 - Britton - Liberated
16 - bbno$ - edamame {Feat. Rich Brian}
15 - RÜFÜS DU SOL - On My Knees
14 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
13 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
12 - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
11 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
10 -  The Weeknd - Take My Breath
9 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
8 - Shouse & David Guetta - Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)
7 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 
6 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
5 - Dean Lewis - Looks Like Me
4 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
3 - Midnight Oil - Rising Seas
2 - Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd - Moth to a Flame
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 22 October, 2021

Let's kick off this week with two feature stars. First your album of the week for this week, Rüfüs Du Sol with, Surrender. Come back for loads more features all this week.

Secondly, legends Sunday Spotlight features continue with Lana Del Rey. Her new album (the second for 2021) Blue Bannisters dropped yesterday. Click here to stream the full length album.

HONNE have an extremely long title for their new record. It's Let’s Just Say The World Ended A Week From Now, What Would You Do?

Elton John has got LOADS of guests on his The Lockdown Sessions. From PNAU to Young Thug. It's a wild ride with one of the most popular pop gems of the last few months included.

My Morning Jacket give us their self titled record, My Morning Jacket. How surprising!

Parquet Courts are back with some more rock! Sympathy For Life is streaming now!

A lot of collaborations again this week. We have Aussie legends Briggs teaming up with Troy Cassar-Daley, Craig David & MNEK along with Alice Ivy & Sycco.

So much new music this week, so get into it!

Courtney Barnett – Smile Real Nice

Bipolar Sunshine – Cruise N Crash

Bonobo feat. Jamila Woods – Tides

Briggs feat. Troy Cassar-Daley – Shadows

Rainbow Chan – Idols 偶像

Claptone feat. Mansionair – Right Into You

Craig David & MNEK – Who You Are

Kobie Dee – Doobs

DJ Snake feat. Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion & Lisa – SG of Blackpink

Dreamer Boy feat. Benee – Are You Letting Go?

Alice Ivy & Sycco – Weakness

K.Flay – Nothing Can Kill Us

Ladyhawke – Time Flies

Alex Lahey – Spike The Punch

Dean Lewis – Looks Like Me

Pat Lok & Party Pupils – I Want You / Alaska

Juno Mamba – Blue Light

Montaigne – Now (In Space)

Sean Paul feat. Sia – Dynamite

Greta Stanley – Close Call

Album of the Week - Rüfüs DU SOL {Surrender}

Sunday Spotlight: Lana Del Rey

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant AKA Lana Del Rey, has just given us her eighth studio album, Blue Banisters. On Friday we were given Del Rey's second album of 2021, following Chemtrails over the Country Club earlier in the year.

Lana's music is noted for its stylized, cinematic quality and exploration of themes of sadness, tragic romance, glamor, and melancholia, containing many references to pop culture, particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana.

Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to begin her music career.

Following numerous projects, including her self-titled debut studio album, Del Rey's breakthrough came with the viral success of her debut single Video Games in 2011.

Lana's major label debut, Born to Die was released in 2012. The album was an international success spawning the singles, Summertime Sadness, Blue Jeans & Born to Die.

Following Born to Die, Del Rey released the EP Paradise in 2012. In 2013, Del Rey ventured into film, writing and starring in the music short film Tropico; she also released Young and Beautiful as the lead single for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.

Del Rey released her third album, Ultraviolence in 2014 to critical success. 

Giving us tracks like West Coast, then came Honeymoon in 2015 and Lust for Life in 2017.

Her sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! arrived in 2019. It received widespread critical acclaim and two Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year.

In 2019, Del Rey released the singles Doin' Time & Don't Call Me Angel. The latter being a collaboration with Ariana Grande & Miley Cyrus for the soundtrack of the Charlie's Angels reboot.

Lana's follow-up releases included the spoken word album and poetry collection, Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass in 2020. 

Her accolades include two Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, a Satellite Award, nine GAFFA Awards, six Grammy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination.

So if you have been living under a rock, it's time to discover Lana Del Rey as part of the Sunday Spotlight legends series. Good night Australia

Fresh Friday Countdown #282 - Friday 22 October, 2021

20 - bbno$ - edamame {Feat. Rich Brian}
19 - Missy Higgins - Edge of Something
18 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
17 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
16 - DJ Snake, Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion & LISA - SG
15 - Briggs - Shadows {Feat. Troy Cassar-Daley}
14 - Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd - Moth to a Flame
13 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
12 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
11 - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
10 -  MOUNT WESTMORE, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 & Too $hort - Big Subwoofer
9 - Shouse & David Guetta - Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)
8 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
7 - The Weeknd - Take My Breath
6 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 
5 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
4 - Dean Lewis - Looks Like Me
3 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
2 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

ARIA 2021 Nominations | Predictions

My picks/predictions/guesses in red and bold as below. Award ceremony to be held Wednesday November 24 this year on YouTube!

Album Of The Year

Amy Shark - Cry Forever (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth (OURNESS / AWAL)

Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - The Makarrata Project (Sony Music)

The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You (Modular / EMI Music Australia)

Tones And I - Welcome to the Madhouse (Bad Batch Records / Sony Music)

Best Artist

Amy Shark - Cry Forever (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Budjerah - Budjerah (EP) (Warner Music Australia)

Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth (OURNESS / AWAL)

Keith Urban - The Speed Of Now Part 1 (CAPITOL – NASHVILLE / EMI Music Australia)

Kylie Minogue - Disco (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Masked Wolf - 'Astronaut In The Ocean' (Teamwrk Records/ADA/Warner Music)

Ngaiire - 3 (Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control Records)

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - 'Stay' (Columbia/Sony Music)

Tones And I - Welcome to the Madhouse (Bad Batch Records / Sony Music)

Vance Joy - 'Missing Piece' (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Best Dance Release

Cosmo's Midnight - Yesteryear (Nite High/Sony Music)

Dom Dolla - 'Pump The Brakes' (Sweat It Out/Warner)

Jolyon Petch - 'Dreams' (TMRW Music)

KLP & Stace Cadet - 'People Happy' (Medium Rare Recordings / Sony Music)

RÜFÜS DU SOL - 'Alive' (Rose Avenue Records/Reprise/Warner Music)

Best Group

AC/DC - Power Up (Leidseplein Presse / Sony Music)

Gang Of Youths - 'The Angel of 8th Ave.' (Mosy Recordings / Sony Music)

Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - The Makarrata Project (Sony Music)

RÜFÜS DU SOL - 'Alive' (Rose Avenue Records/Reprise/Warner Music)

The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You (Modular / EMI Music Australia)

Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist

Budjerah - Budjerah (EP) (Warner Music Australia)

Gretta Ray - Begin To Look Around (EMI Music Australia)

Masked Wolf - 'Astronaut In The Ocean' (Teamwrk Records/ADA/Warner Music)

MAY-A - Don't Kiss Ur Friends (Arcadia Music / Sony Music)

Ngaiire - 3 (Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control Records)

Best Pop Release

Amy Shark - Cry Forever (Wonderlick Recording Company)

The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You (Modular / EMI Music Australia)

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - 'Stay' (Columbia/Sony Music)

Tones And I - 'Fly Away' (Bad Batch Records / Sony Music)

Vance Joy - 'Missing Piece' (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Best Hip Hop Release

B Wise - jamie (Semi Pro Sound)

Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth (OURNESS / AWAL)

Masked Wolf - 'Astronaut In The Ocean' (Teamwrk Records/ADA/Warner Music)

The Kid LAROI - 'WITHOUT YOU' (Columbia/Sony Music)

Youngn Lipz - Area Baby (Biordi Music/Virgin Music)

Best Soul/R&B Release

Budjerah - Budjerah (EP) (Warner Music Australia)

Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant (Brainfeeder/Ninja Tune)

Ngaiire - 3 (Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control Records)

Tash Sultana - Terra Firma (Lonely Lands Records/Sony Music

Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Independent Release

Archie Roach - The Songs Of Charcoal Lane (Bloodlines/Mushroom)

Ball Park Music - Ball Park Music (Prawn Records/ Inertia Music)

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Crossover (Hopestreet Recordings/The Planet Company)

Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth (OURNESS / AWAL)

Vance Joy - 'Missing Piece' (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Best Rock Album

AC/DC - Power Up (Leidseplein Presse / Sony Music)

Ball Park Music - Ball Park Music (Prawn Records/ Inertia Music)

Holy Holy - Hello My Beautiful World (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Middle Kids - Today We're The Greatest (EMI Music Australia)

Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - The Makarrata Project (Sony Music)

Best Adult Contemporary Album

Big Scary – Daisy (Pieater/Inertia)

Crowded House - Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI Music Australia)

Kylie Minogue - Disco (Liberator Music/Mushroom)

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage (Goliath / AWAL)

Odette - Herald (EMI Music Australia)

Best Country Album

Brad Cox - My Mind's Projection (Sony Music)

Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham - The Song Club (ABC Music)

Shane Nicholson - Living In Colour (Lost Highway Australia/Universal Music Australia)

The Wolfe Brothers - Kids On Cassette (BMG/WMG)

Troy Cassar-Daley - The World Today (Tarampa Music / Sony Music)

Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album

Alpha Wolf - A Quiet Place To Die (Greyscale Records / Cooking Vinyl Australia)

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound (What Reality?/Virgin Music)

Tropical F**k Storm - Deep States (TFS Records/Virgin Music)

Yours Truly - Self Care (UNFD/The Orchard)

A. Swayze & the Ghosts - Paid Salvation (IVY LEAGUE/MUSHROOM)

Best Blues & Roots Album

Archie Roach - The Songs Of Charcoal Lane (Bloodlines/Mushroom)

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Crossover (Hopestreet Recordings/The Planet Company)

Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald - Push The Blues Away (Ivy League/Mushroom)

Martha Marlow - Medicine Man (Independent/The Planet Company)

Ziggy Alberts - Searching For Freedom (Commonfolk Records / The Orchard)

Best Children's Album

Amber Lawrence - The Kid's Gone Country 2 (Fun For All The Family ABC Music)

Bluey The Album - Bluey (Ludo Studios / Demon Music Group / BBC Studios / Rocket)

Diver City - Dance Silly (ABC Music / Universal)

The Wiggles - Lullabies With Love (ABC Music)

Various Artists - The Moon, The Mouse & The Frog: Lullabies from Northern Australia (ABC Music)

PUBLIC VOTED AWARDS

Best Video

24k - Tkay Maidza, Nicholas Muecke (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Astronaut In The Ocean - Masked Wolf, Daniele Cernera (Teamwrk Records/ADA/Warner Music)

could cry just thinkin about you (Full Version) - Troye Sivan & Jesse Gohier-Fleet (EMI Music Australia)

Dance - Julia Stone, Jessie Hill (BMG/WMG)

First Nation - Midnight Oil ft. Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith, Robert Hambling (Sony Music)

Higher - Budjerah, Mick Soiza (Warner Music Australia)

Love Songs Ain't for Us - Amy Shark, James Chappell (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Missing Piece - Vance Joy, Annelise Hickey (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

The Divine Chord - The Avalanches, Jonathan Zawada (Modular / EMI Music Australia)

Won't Sleep - Tones and I, Nick Kozakis, Liam Kelly (Bad Batch Records / Sony Music)

Best Australian Live Act

Amy Shark - Cry Forever Tour 2021 (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Ball Park Music - The Residency (Prawn Records/ Inertia Music)

Budjerah - Budjerah 2021 Aus Tour (Warner Music Australia)

Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth Album Tour (OURNESS / AWAL)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Micro Tour (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard/Virgin Music)

Lime Cordiale - Relapse Tour (Chugg Music Pty Ltd)

Midnight Oil and First Nations Collaborators - Makarrata Live (Sony Music)

The Avalanches - The Avalanches Live (Modular / EMI Music Australia)

The Teskey Brothers - The Teskey Brothers (Headline Shows + Festivals) (IVY LEAGUE/MUSHROOM)

Thelma Plum - Homecoming Queen Tour (Warner Music Australia)

Song of the Year

Amy Shark Feat. Keith Urban - Love Songs Ain't For Us (Wonderlick Recording Company)

Dean Lewis - Falling Up (Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia)

Hooligan Hefs - Send It! (db Music / Warner Music Australia)

Keith Urban & Pink - One Too Many (CAPITOL – NASHVILLE / EMI Music Australia)

Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean (Teamwrk Records/ADA/Warner Music)

Sam Fischer & Demi Lovato - What Other People Say (Sony Music)

Spacey Jane - Booster Seat (AWAL Recordings)

The Kid LAROI with Miley Cyrus - Without You (Columbia/Sony Music)

Tones and I - Fly Away (Bad Batch Records / Sony Music)

Vance Joy - Missing Piece (Liberation Records/Mushroom Group)

Most Popular International

Ariana Grande - Positions (Universal Records USA / Universal Music Australia)

Doja Cat - Planet Her (RCA Records / Sony Music)

Justin Bieber - Justice (Def Jam / Universal Music Australia)

Kanye West - Donda (Def Jam / Universal Music Australia)

Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get (Columbia Nashville / Sony Music)

Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets To My Downfall (Interscope / Universal Music Australia)

Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts (RCA Records / Sony Music)

Olivia Rodrigo - Sour (Geffen / Universal Music Australia)

Pop Smoke - Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon (Universal Records USA / Universal Music Australia)

Taylor Swift - Evermore (Universal Music Australia)

ARTISAN AWARDS

Best Cover Art

Ngaiire Joseph & Dan Segal for Ngaiire - 3 (Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control Records)

Eben Ejdne for Odette - Herald (EMI Music Australia)

Kofi Anash & Bailey Howard for Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth (OURNESS / AWAL)

Jonathan Zawada for The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You (Modular / EMI Music Australia)

Giulia Giannini McGauran & Mitchell Eaton for Tones and I - Welcome to the Madhouse (Bad Batch Records / Sony Music)

FINE ARTS AWARDS

Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album

Angus & Julia Stone - Life Is Strange (BMG/WMG)

Antony Partos - Rams (Original Motion Picture Score) (ABC Music)

Caitlin Yeo, Maria Alfonsine, Damian de Boos-Smith - Wakefield Season One Official Soundtrack (MADBS Composing Palace)

Sia - Music: Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (Atlantic Records / Warner Music)

Yve Blake - Fangirls (ADA/Warner Music)

Gela - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - BAKER BOY {Gela}

Sunday Spotlight: Coldplay

Coldplay formed in London all the way back in 1996. Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion along with creative director Phil Harvey.

Coldplay met at University College London. The four piece started playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.

Coldplay released two EPs, Safety in 1998 and The Blue Room in 1999. 

The latter was their first release under a major record label, Parlophone.

Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the song Yellow in 2000. This was followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes. 

The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head came in 2002, was released to critical acclaim.

 Their third record, X&Y, was the best-selling album worldwide of 2005.

The Brian Eno-produced fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was the best-selling album of that year and earned the band three Grammy Awards. 

In 2011, Coldplay released their fifth record, Mylo Xyloto, which topped the charts in over 34 countries and was the UK's best-selling rock album of 2011.

The band have in total released nine records. Ghost Stories (2014), A Head Full of Dreams (2015), Everyday Life (2019) and on Friday giving us Music of the Spheres.

Coldplay have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.

They have won numerous awards throughout their career, including nine Brit Awards, seven MTV Video Music Awards, eight MTV Europe Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards from 35 nominations.

The band's first three albums—Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, and X&Y are among the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

So it's Sunday, rediscover a band you would surely know by now. Music of the Spheres is out now and streaming below. Until next Sunday, happy Freedom Day 2.0 for tomorrow!

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 15 October, 2021

Massive week of new music this week. So let's jump in with the debut album from Baker Boy, Gela. It will also be your feature record all next week! The record features collaborations with the likes of Lara Andallo, G-Flip, Thando, actor Uncle Jack Charles, with contributions from Dallas Woods and Rob Amoruso.

Bakers Eddy debut album is also finally here. Love Boredom Bicycles is streaming now!

Coldplay are back on the scene. They have even worked with BTS on their latest, Music Of The Spheres. Coldplay will also be tomorrow's Sunday Spotlight. Come back then to stream the album along with some of their greatest hits!

Finneas is Billie Eilish's very talented brother. His record, Optimist landed yesterday.

Tom Morello has teamed up with loads of guests on his new album, The Atlas Underground Fire

Purple Disco Machine has remixed everyone! No on his second full length release it's time for some, Exotica!

Remi Wolf like Baker Boy, delivers a massive debut album this week, Juno. The album comes after a number of radio friendly tunes.

A couple of new local EP's also landed this week. Take a listen below! What a week of new music!

The Buoys – Unsolicited Advice For Your DIY Disaster

Lior & Domini – Animal In Hiding 

A lot of new singles this week. From huge stars like Adele, Missy Higgins, The Wombats and more. With Vera Blue, Winston Surfshirt teaming up with Young Franco along with a tune about Chillinit's mum.

Adele – Easy On Me

George Alice – Mid Years

Tori Amos – Spies

Aurora – Giving In To The Love

Vera Blue – Temper

Chillinit – Susan’s Son

Robert Delong – Own Worst Enemy

Hiatus Kaiyote – Canopic Jar

Missy Higgins – Edge Of Something

Jesswar feat. Erica Banks – BAD LIKE RIRI

Kito feat. Winona Oak – Skin & Bones

Logic1000 feat. Big Ever – Natural

Anna Lunoe & Genesis Owusu – Back Seat

Georgia Mae – Gentle

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – Lava Lamp Pisco

Sparrows – I Know Fire

Winston Surfshirt feat. Young Franco – Complicated

The Wombats – Ready For The High

Fresh Friday Countdown #281 - Friday 15 October, 2021

20 - Doja Cat - Get Into It (Yuh)
19 - Wet Leg - Wet Dream
18 - Rüfüs Du Sol - On My Knees
17 - bbno$ - edamame {Feat. Rich Brian}
16 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
15 - Halsey - I am Not a Woman, I'm a god
14 - Drake - Way 2 Sexy {Feat.Future & Young Thug}
13 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
12 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
11 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
10 -  Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
9 - Missy Higgins - Edge of Something
8 - The Weeknd - Take My Breath
7 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
6 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
5 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
4 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 
3 - Shouse & David Guetta - Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)
2 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - DILLON FRANCIS {Happy Machine}

Sunday Spotlight: Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone continues the run of LEGENDS as the Sunday Spotlight comes to a close late November, 2021.

Born August 16, 1958, 14 albums in, a new release Madame X, a documentary film chronicling the tour of the same name, on Paramount+ has just launched. So why not feature the Queen of Pop on the eve of FREEDOM DAY.

Madonna is noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation. 

She is also known for pushing the boundaries of artistic expression in mainstream music, while maintaining control over every aspect of her career. Her works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim.

Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy, she rose to solo stardom with her debut studio album, Madonna in 1983.

She followed it with a series of successful albums, in 1982 with Like a Virgin, True Blue in 1986 although with The Immaculate Collection in 1990.

Into the 90's Madonna gave us Grammy Award winning albums, Ray of Light in 1998 along with  Confessions on a Dance Floor in 2005. 

Madonna has amassed many number-one singles throughout her career, including Like a Virgin, La Isla Bonita, Like a Prayer, Vogue, Take a Bow, Frozen, Music, Hung Up and 4 Minutes.

Madonna has also featured in a number of big screen films like Desperately Seeking Susan, Dick Tracy, A League of Their Own and Evita. 

As a businesswoman (the OG BOSS Bitch) Madonna founded the company Maverick in 1992.

This included Maverick Records, one of the most successful artist-run labels in history. Her other ventures include fashion brands, children's books, health clubs, and filmmaking. She contributes to various charities, having founded the Ray of Light Foundation in 1998 and Raising Malawi in 2006.

With sales of over 300 million records worldwide, Madonna is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. 

She is the most successful solo artist in the history of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and holds the record for the most number-one singles by a female artist in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. 

With a revenue of U.S. $1.5 billion from her concert tickets, she remains the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time. So what better artist to celebrate the end of an extended lockdown version 2.0 with. Enjoy MADONNA!

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 8 October, 2021

Let's kick off the week with some serious dancing. It's Dillon Francis with an eight track dance EPIC, Happy Machine. It is also your feature record all next FREEDOM week!

Moaning Lisa give us their debut album this week, Something Like This But Not This.

Shihad were one of my favourite rock groups back when I was in high school. The NZ crew have given us a new record, Old Gods. It's streaming now! Well it was released late last month. Not sure how I missed album number 10 produced by one of the boys from Birds of Tokyo.

Not that many full length releases this week, however we have a pile of new, local singles which are ace AF! Gang Of Youths, Becca Hatch, Jaguar Jonze along with newcomer Milan Ring!

Arca feat. Sia – Born Yesterday

The Belligerents – Emily

CXLOE – Close

flowerkid – vodka orange juice

Gang Of Youths – The Man Himself

Becca Hatch – Safety

Jaguar Jonze – WHO DIED AND MADE YOU KING?

Kelis – Midnight Snacks

Jesy Nelson feat. Nicki Minaj – Boyz

Nightmares On Wax feat. OSHUN – Breathe In

Oh Boy feat. Ninajirachi – vibrate

Taka Perry feat. Leon Fanourakis – 1234

Milan Ring feat. Jean Deaux – Pick Me Up

Tim Shiel – Call Me Back!

Super Disco Club feat. Sadako Pointer – Happiness

Fresh Friday Countdown #280 - Friday 8 October, 2021

20 - Sofi Tukker & John Summit - Sun Came Up
19 - Drake - Way 2 Sexy {Feat.Future & Young Thug}
18 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
17 - bbno$ - edamame {Feat. Rich Brian}
16 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
15 - Rüfüs Du Sol - On My Knees
14 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
13 - Anfa Rose - Silk Road
12 - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
11 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
10 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
9 - Shouse & David Guetta - Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)
8 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
7 - The Weeknd - Take My Breath
6 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 
5 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
4 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
3 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
2 - Gang of Youths - the man himself
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

Album of the Week - CLIENT LIAISON {Divine Intervention}

Sunday Spotlight: Glass Animals

Glass Animals are this long weekend's Sunday Spotlight. With Dreamland (+ Bonus Levels 2.0) recently landing, along with the hit Heat Waves reaching number one on the ARIA singles chart in February 2021. Whilst being voted number one on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020, the month earlier.

Forming in Oxford, England in 2010, Glass Animals are led by singer/songwriter/ producer Dave Bayley, Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew MacFarlane. 

Bayley wrote and produced all three Glass Animals albums. 

Their debut, Zaba back in 2014, spawned the single Gooey, which was eventually certified platinum in the United States. 

Their second full album, How to Be a Human Being, received generally positive reviews and won in two categories at the 2018 MPG Awards for UK Album of the Year and Self Producing Artist of the Year, as well as a spot on the Mercury Prize shortlist. 

The third, Dreamland, included the single Tokyo Drifting which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Alongside Heat Waves, Tangerine along with recent additions I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance) and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

So this Grand Final Sunday of the October long weekend, kick your feet up get into Dreamland and chill. We still got one more day to PARTY! Or picnic. This could be the perfect picnic record!

Streaming... NOW! | Key Friday 1 October, 2021

Kicking off the long weekend with, Mykki Blanco has teamed up with Blood Orange on, Broken Hearts And Beauty Sleep.

Client Liaison bring the party after the long weekend with Divine Intervention. The album includes such fun hits as Elevator Up, Intervention and more! Come back for some dance-tastic fun next week!

Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett have joined forces again for some smooth jazz, Love For Sale. Following her Sunday Spotlight last weekend, Gaga is a legend!

I can't believe it's been 20 years since these two legendary albums landed. First up Garbage with Beautiful Garbage (20th Anniversary Edition) - 

A little more pop, it's the Sugababes with One Touch (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition) - 

POND have given us some more psych rock with 9. Surprise, surprise, 9 is a nine track album! Take a listen in full now!

Only one EP this week. It's Silverchair's own Ben Gillies.

Ben Gillies – The Relative Relatives EP

Big singles week this week with Olivia Rodrigo finally releasing traitor as a single along with the return of Lisa Mitchell! Also Birdz hooks up with Missy Higgins while Flight Facilities connect with across the ditch legends, Broods.

Tori Amos – Speaking With Trees

Ashwarya – Flare

The Aston Shuffle – Bucatini

Courtney Barnett – Write A List Of Things To Look Forward To

Birdz feat. Missy Higgins – LEGACY Part 2

Flight Facilities feat. Broods – Forever

Graace – Sentimental

Keli Holiday – December

Shannen James feat. Riley Pearce – Separate Ways (acoustic)

Norah Jones – Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)

Lisa Mitchell – Zombie

Olivia Rodrigo – traitor

SLUMBERJACK feat. Lucy Lucy – Better Off

Soccer Mommy feat. Kero Kero Bonito – Rom Com 2021

Gin Wigmore – Hand Over Heart

Years & Years – Crave

Fresh Friday Countdown #279 - Friday 1 October, 2021

20 - Bring Me The Horizon - DiE4u
19 - Griff - One Night
18 - Doja Cat - Kiss Me More {Feat. SZA}
17 - Charli XCX - Good Ones
16 - Shouse & David Guetta - Love Tonight (David Guetta Remix)
15 - Lizzo & Cardi B - Rumors 
14 - Flight Facilities - FOREVER {Feat. BROODS}
13 - Rüfüs Du Sol - On My Knees
12 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
11 - Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday {Feat. Mufasa & Hypeman}
10 - The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
9 - Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY
8 - Tiësto & Ty Dolla $ign - The Business, Pt. II
7 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 
6 - Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
5 - Tones And I - Cloudy Day
4 - The Weeknd - Take My Breath
3 - Glass Animals - Heat Waves 
2 - Vance Joy - Missing Piece
1 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay