REBOOT: Final Friday Countdown #308 - Friday 27 May 2022

So it happened! The final Fresh Friday Countdown has been and gone...

It's the end of an era. Another BLOG I use as a resource also called it a day too. auspOp has been a super read, given me release dates for albums, made life super easy breezy. Whilst supporting new, independent, original Australian music. Great job, auspOp.

For now let's enjoy the last twenty songs to make the countdown..... EVER!

20 - Khalid - Skyline

19 - Flume - Say Nothing {Feat. MAY-A}

18 - Post Malone - Cooped Up {Feat. Roddy Rich}

17 - Florence + the Machine - Free

16 - Jessica Mauboy - Automatic

15 - Eminem - Jimmy, Brian and Mike

14 - Doja Cat - Vegas

13 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT  

12 - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

11 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}

10 - Thelma Plum - Backseat of My Mind

9 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}

8 - Jack Harlow - First Class

7 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be

6 - Vance Joy - Clarity

5 - Latto - Big Energy

4 - The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles

3 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay 

2 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless

1 - Lizzo - About Damn Time

Album of the Week - Alfie Templeman {Mellow Moon}

FESTIVAL X 2022 MixTape

FESTIVAL X is back baby! In 2022, the festival will tour around the nation with these big ass stars. What a line up! This MixTape will turn up your Sunday stat! For more info CLICK HERE

CALVIN HARRIS

MEGAN THEE STALLION

DON TOLIVER

BOYS NOIZE

GREEN VELVET

JOHN SUMMIT

LUUDE

MARLO

NINA KRAVIZ

SUB FOCUS DJ SET & ID

TCHAMI

WILKINSON DJ

ANNA LUNOE

BABYFACE MAL

BADRAPPER

BLASTOYZ

CHOOMBA

COSMIC GATE

FRANKY RIZARDO

HALIENE

KEY4050 feat JOHN O’CALLAGHAN & BRYAN KEARNEY

LAURA KING

NIFRA

NORA EN PURE

PROSPA

SOLARDO

SUNSET BROS

TAGLO

TYSON OBRIEN

Streaming... NOW! | Friday 27 May 2022

A quieter week for new albums this week. You will meet your new feature album, whilst checking out new releases from Ball Park Music, Tate McRae and more!

First up, its next week's feature star, Alfie Templeman, with Mellow Moon.

Ball Park Music – Weirder And Weirder

Tate McRae – i used to think i could fly

A mixed week this week for new singles. We see the return of M.I.A, Becca Hatch drops a new jam, whilst Thelma Plum leads a pile of new, local releases. Check out all the new singles below!

Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug - Potion

Kota Banks – Dreamhigh

Vera Blue – The Curse

DJ Seinfeld – Lost Island

Easy Life feat. Kevin Abstract – Dear Miss Holloway

Gordi – Way I Go

HAAi – Human Sound

Becca Hatch – Without You

M.I.A – The One

Montaigne feat. Dadi Freyr – Make Me Feel So…

Ngaiire – Fuchsia

Ocean Alley – Deepest Darkness

Thelma Plum – Backseat Of My Mind

ShockOne feat. Lee Mvtthews – Thinkin About

Thornhill – Raw

Vancouver Sleep Clinic – Blood Money

Final Friday Countdown #308 - Friday 27 May 2022

20 - Khalid - Skyline
19 - Flume - Say Nothing {Feat. MAY-A}
18 - Post Malone - Cooped Up {Feat. Roddy Rich}
17 - Florence + the Machine - Free
16 - Jessica Mauboy - Automatic
15 - Eminem - Jimmy, Brian and Mike
14 - Doja Cat - Vegas
13 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT  
12 - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion
11 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
10 - Thelma Plum - Backseat of My Mind
9 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
8 - Jack Harlow - First Class
7 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
6 - Vance Joy - Clarity
5 - Latto - Big Energy
4 - The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles
3 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay 
2 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
1 - Lizzo - About Damn Time

Palaces - Guests

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

REBOOT: Fresh Friday Countdown #200 - Friday 28 February, 2020

Recently the Fresh Friday Countdown turned 300! So in celebration I recently celebrated the first ever edition, then the 100th edition. Finally ahead of the final edition this Friday, it's time to celebrate countdown number 200!

There are some big tunes below from 2019/2020. You can view the original post HERE or check them all out below! This countdown was posted right before COVID struck. These songs assisted me through lockdown numero uno!

20 - The Rubens - Live in Life

19 - BENEE - Glitter

18 - Doja Cat - Boss Bitch

17 - The Weeknd - After Hours

16 - Khalid & Disclosure - Know Your Worth

15 - The Chainsmokers - The Reaper {Feat. Amy Shark}

14 - Eminem - Godzilla {Feat. Juice WRLD}

13 - Sofi Tukker - Purple Hat

12 - Doja Cat - Say So

11 - Billie Eilish - everything i wanted

10 - Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain

9 - Meduza, Becky Hill & GOODBOYS - Lose Control

8 - Post Malone - Circles

7 - Regard - Ride It

6 - Billie Eilish - bad guy

5 - Billie Eilish - No Time to Die

4 - Tones and I - Dance Monkey

3 - Halsey - you should be sad

2 - Birds of Tokyo - Two of Us

1 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

Album of the Week - FLUME – {Palaces}

Streaming... NOW! | Friday 20 May 2022

Let's kick off this exciting end to the week with our next feature record. Welcome Flume, with his third studio album, Palaces. So many guests, a big tour incoming, look out for Flume posts real soon!

Onto another week of big releases, here are cuts from the other BIG new releases this week. Including Mr Harry Styles. Flume and Harry releasing albums in one week. Handsome ALERT! There are a couple of new EP's as well below. Enjoy!

Annie Hamilton – The Future Is Here But It Feels Kinda Like The Past

Eliza & The Delusionals – Now And Then

Leikeli47 – SHAPE UP

Lykke Li – Eyeye

mxmtoon – rising

Harry Styles – Harry’s House

Tourist – Inside Out

Congee – Kwong EP

Gang Of Youths – Immolation Tape EP

A much bigger week for new singles this week. With loads of new singles across all genres incoming. With a new government in Australia, we get a bunch of new exciting music!

Aitch – 1989

Alex The Astronaut – Haircut

Daniel Avery feat. HAAi & Kelly Lee Owens – Chaos Energy

bbno$ – Poccolo

BLESSED feat. Maina Doe – Trouble

Connie Constance – Miss Power

Lupe Fiasco – AUTOBOTO

Foals – 2001

Haiku Hands – Bye Bye

Headie One feat. Gazo – 22 Carats

Interpol – Fables

Tasman Keith feat. Phil Fresh – IDK

John Legend feat. JID – Dope

Mabel & 24kGoldn – Overthinking

Ninajirachi – Start Small

Nyxen – Silence In Motion

Josh Pyke feat. Glenn Hopper & Freya Schack-Arnott – Leeward Side

RedHook – Jabberwocky

Diana Ross feat. Tame Impala – Turn Up The Sunshine

Santigold – High Priestess

Soccer Mommy – Bones

Spacey Jane – Hardlight

Wafia – In The Honey

Fresh Friday Countdown #307 - Friday 20 May 2022

20 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT  
19 - Kendrick Lamar - N95
18 - Florence + the Machine - Free
17 - Jessica Mauboy - Automatic
16 - Redhook - Jabberwocky
15 - Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance - Heaven Takes You Home
14 - Ziggy Alberts - The Sun & The Sea {Feat. Donovan Woods}
13 - Diana Ross & Tame Impala - Turn Up the Sunshine
12 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
11 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay 
10 - Post Malone - Cooped Up {Feat. Roddy Rich}
9 - My Chemical Romance - The Foundations of Decay
8 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
7 - The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles
6 - Jack Harlow - First Class
5 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
4 - Vance Joy - Clarity
3 - Latto - Big Energy
2 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
1 - Lizzo - About Damn Time

Billboard Music Awards 2022: Selected winners MixTape

Top Artist

Doja Cat

Drake *WINNER

Olivia Rodrigo

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top New Artist

Givēon

Masked Wolf

Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER

Pooh Shiesty

The Kid LAROI

Top Male Artist

Drake *WINNER

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

Lil Nas X

The Weeknd

Top Female Artist

Adele

Doja Cat

Dua Lipa

Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER

Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

BTS *WINNER

Glass Animals

Imagine Dragons

Migos

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Adele

Drake

Juice WRLD

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift *WINNER

Top Hot 100 Artist

Doja Cat

Drake

Justin Bieber

Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER

The Weeknd

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Doja Cat

Drake

Lil Nas X

Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER

The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist

Adele

BTS *WINNER

Dua Lipa

Ed Sheeran

Walker Hayes

Top Radio Songs Artist

Doja Cat

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER

The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW)

Doja Cat

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER

The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global Artist

BTS

Dua Lipa

Ed Sheeran *WINNER

Olivia Rodrigo

The Weeknd

Top R&B Artist

Doja Cat *WINNER

Givēon

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

Summer Walker

The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

Givēon

Khalid

The Weeknd *WINNER

Top R&B Female Artist

Doja Cat *WINNER

Summer Walker

SZA

Top Rap Artist

Drake *WINNER

Juice WRLD

Lil Baby

Moneybagg Yo

Polo G

Top Rap Male Artist

Drake *WINNER

Juice WRLD

Polo G

Top Rap Female Artist

Cardi B

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion *WINNER

Top Rock Artist

Glass Animals *WINNER

Imagine Dragons

Machine Gun Kelly

Måneskin

twenty one pilots

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny *WINNER

Farruko

Kali Uchis

Karol G

Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny *WINNER

Farruko

Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

Kali Uchis *WINNER

Karol G

Rosalía

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Lady Gaga *WINNER

Marshmello

Tiësto

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Guests

Album of the Week - KENDRICK LAMAR – {Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers}

 

Streaming... NOW! | Friday 13 May 2022

Another monster week for new album releases. Speaking of the Album of the Year for 2022 will kick off mid next month!

Yes usually by May I have a few nominations published by now, however this year with Australian albums, Fresh Friday Countdown's to celebrate its bit a bit of a throwback year. Until the Queen's Birthday Weekend. That's when the first Album of the Year for 2022 drop. So stay tuned.

For now, here is your exclusive peak at this coming weeks feature record, Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

Plus some other KEY album releases, streaming wherever you stream your new music. Not to mention one new local EP from Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers. Love that band name BTW!

The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie

Dorsal Fins – Star Of The Show

Florence + The Machine – Dance Fever

Mallrat – Butterfly Blue

Mandy Moore – In Real Life

Luke Steele – Listen To The Water

Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers – Pretty Good For A Girl Band EP

A smaller single week again this week however I am pretty sure this is two weeks in a row we get new tracks from L D R U! Also new local tunes from Maddy Jane, Stella Donnelly, Crooked Colours along with a Fresh Friday the 13th entry from Jessica Mauboy! 

Check out the new singles below!

Anna Of The North feat. Gus Dapperton – Meteorite

Crooked Colours – Feel It

Stella Donnelly – Lungs

Example & Bou feat. Nonô – DEEP

Julia Jacklin – Lydia Wears A Cross

Maddy Jane – You Wouldn’t Get Along With My Mum

L D R U – Let You Go

Jessica Mauboy – Automatic

Shygirl – Firefly

Tash Sultana – Flume (MTV Unplugged)

Kav Temperley – Machines Of Love And Grace

Black Friday Countdown #306 - Friday 13 May 2022

20 - Future - WAIT FOR U {Feat. Drake & Tems}
19 - Swedish House Mafia & Connie Constance - Heaven Takes You Home
18 - Sigrid & Bring Me the Horizon - Bad Life
17 - Olivia Rodrigo - traitor
16 - Florence + the Machine - My Love
15 - Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT  
14 - Tones And I - Eyes Don't Lie
13 - Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5
12 - Tate McCrae - she's all i wanna be
11 - Acraze - Do It To It {Feat. Cherish}
10 - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay 
9 - My Chemical Romance - The Foundations of Decay
8 - Jessica Mauboy - Automatic
7 - Vance Joy - Clarity
6 - Jax Jones - Where Did You Go? {Feat. MNEK}
5 - The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles
4 - Dean Lewis - Hurtless
3 - Jack Harlow - First Class
2 - Latto - Big Energy
1 - Lizzo - About Damn Time

Lost Paradise 2022-23 MixTape

Lost Paradise is back for 2022-23. With a similar line up to Falls Festival (different to my recent Listen Out post) here are the acts you can catch at this coming NYE at Lost Paradise.

Grab your tickets NOW!

Live artists

Arctic Monkeys

Lil Nas X

Jamie xx

Ocean Alley

Spacey Jane

G Flip

Pinkpantheress

Cub Sport

Genesis Owusu

Young Franco

The Vanns

May-A

Furnace & The Fundamentals

King Stingray

Pacific Avenue

Telenova

1300 Stumps

Big Twisty & The Funknasty

Egoism

Yung Mtyr

Lazywax

Elsy Wamayo

Eagle Eye Jones

Abby Bella May

Greatest Hits

Sweetie

Liyah Knight

Coconut Cream

Liquid Time

Casual Fan

DJs

Peggy Gou

Mall Grab

Ben Böhmer (Live)

Folamour

DJ Boring

Kink (Live)

HAAi

TSHA

CC:Disco!

Heidi X Club.

Flava D

Shanti Celeste

Moxie

Loods

Wax’O Paradiso

Wongo

Little Fritter

Merve

Luen

Ebony Boadu

Ayebatonye

Crush3d

James Pepper

Elijah Something

Latifa Tee

Willo

Dameeeela

Mincy

Conspiracy Crew

Luke Alessi

Troy Beman

Mintox

Waxlily

Uncle Ru

Girlthing DJ’s

Cleo

Clutch 4 Love

Roxy Lotz

Madami

Album of the Week - Offical Music Videos

FALLS FESTIVAL 22/23 MixTape

Last week Listen Out's MixTape, this week, FALLS FESTIVAL 22/23!

Tickets are on-sale 9am May 12! Get em HERE!

Before then, let's take a look/listen to the line up!

Arctic Monkeys

Lil Nas X

Peggy Gou

CHVRCHES

Jamie xx

Aminé

Ocean Alley

Camelphat

Spacey Jane

DMA's

G Flip

Pinkpantheress

Rico Nasty

Amyl And The Sniffers

Mall Grab

Ben Böhmer (live)

DJ Seinfeld

Genesis Owusu

Tsha

CC:DISCO!

Young Franco

Anna Lunoe

Luude 

Lastlings

MAY-A

Choomba

The Vanns

King Stingray

Peach PRC

Beddy Rays

Jean Dawson

Telenova

Biscits

Barry Can’t Swim

Floodlights

Elkka

Wongo

Yng Martyr 

1300

Moktar

Magdalena Bay

Dameeeela

Triple J Breakfast's Ebony Boadu

Elsy Wameyo

RONA.

Juno Mamba

Album of the Week - JACK HARLOW - {Come Home, The Kids Miss You}

Streaming... NOW! | Friday 6 May 2022

Another huge week of new albums. So we will kick off with album number two from Jack Harlow. Come Home, The Kids Miss You. This will be your exciting new First Class feature album all next week. 

Now to the rest of this week's new releases. There is a pile so similar to the last few weeks, a select cut from each new record below.

!!! – Let It Be Blue

Arcade Fire – We

Belle And Sebastian – A Bit of Previous

Hermitude – Mirror Mountain

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Endless Rooms

Running Touch – Carmine

Screamfeeder – Five Rooms

Sigrid – How To Let Go

Simple Plan – Harder Than It Looks

Warpaint – Radiate Like This

Alison Wonderland – Loner

It's weird that recently there have been way more full length album releases than singles each week. However there is still some gold this week from Cosmo’s Midnight connecting with Tkay Maidza along with new singles from Tove Lo, Jaguar Jonze & Slowly Slowly.

Ashe – Hope You’re Not Happy

Cosmo’s Midnight feat. Tkay Maidza – Bang My Line

Jaguar Jonze – PUNCHLINE

Tove Lo – No One Dies From Love

Pond – Hang A Cross On Me

Slowly Slowly – Forget You

AJ Tracey – Reasonable

Wallace – Arcade Queen