wongieFM BEST OF 2017: #41-60

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41. Rihanna - Love On The Brain
42. Riton feat Kah-Lo, Mr Eazi & DaVido - Money
43. Mabel feat Kojo Funds - Finders Keepers (DUSK remix)
44. Lorde - Green Light / Supercut / Perfect Places
45. Dean Lewis - Waves / Need You Now
46. Brandi Carlile - The Joke
47. Shakey Graves - Nobody’s Fool
48. Ryan McMullan - Oh Susannah
49. Amine - Caroline
50. Tors - Merry Go Round
51. Sundara Karma - Explore
52. Red Velvet - Red Flavor / Peek-A-Boo
53. KYLE feat Lil Yachty - iSpy
54. Rita Ora - Anywhere / Your Song
55. Highasakite - 5 Million Miles
56. Taylor Swift - Delicate / New Year’s Day
57. The Greatest Showman - Never Enough by Loren Allred / Rewrite The Stars by Zac Efron & Zendaya
58. Frenship - 1000 Nights / Capsize feat Emily Warren
59. Cold War Kids - Can We Hang On? / So Tied Up feat Bishop Briggs
60. Bruno Major - Cold Blood / Just The Same

wongieFM BEST OF 2017: #61-80

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61. Sigrid - Don’t Kill My Vibe / Plot Twist
62. Imelda May feat Jeff Beck - Black Tears
63. Sam Smith - Say It First / Palace
64. Zayn feat Partynextdoor - Still Got Time
65. Marc E Bassy feat Kyle - Plot Twist
66. Lauv - I Like Me Better / Paris in the Rain
67. Toulouse - Hurtin
68. Lewis Capaldi - Mercy
69. Julia Michaels - Issues
70. Starley - Call On Me
71. Lana Del Rey - Love
72. Jack Vallier - Rebekah
73. Riley Pearce - Misplaced
74. Cam - Diane
75. Dan + Shay - How Not To
76. N.E.R.D. feat Rihanna - Lemon
77. Karma Kid feat Fono - Allison
78. CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola
79. Camila Cabello feat Young Thug - Havana
80. DJ Cassidy feat Grace & Lil Yachty - Honor

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: n.e.r.d. & rihanna - lemon

n.e.r.d. & rihanna - lemon
when rihanna asks to shear your head, you not only say 'hell yea' but you do the coolest freestyle dance to it too! part of pharrell's 'the baes' dance squad, the gorgeous mette towley becomes an instant star as she boogie downs to the return of n.e.r.d. and kicks off the lemon tutorial by freeing herself  getting her locks cut. gosh i can watch this over and over again!

YEAR END MASHUP! dj earworm - united state of pop 2016

dj earworm - united state of pop 2016 (into pieces)
OMG have we hit that time of the year again when dj earworm puts together all the biggest hits into a way too catchy mashup? these were most of your pop smashes for the year people! enjoy!
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Calvin Harris & Rihanna - This is What You Came For
DRAM and Lil Yachty Broccoli
Desiigner - Panda
DJ Snake and Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
Drake feat Wizkid and Kyla - One Dance
Fifth Harmony and Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home
Flo Rida - My House
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
Lukas Graham - 7 Years
Major Lazer feat Justin Timberlake and M0 - Cold Water
Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles
Rihanna - Needed Me
Rihanna and Drake - Work
Sia - Cheap Thrills
The Chainsmokers and Daya - Don't Let Me Down
The Chainsmokers and Halsey - Closer
The Weeknd and Daft Punk - Starboy
Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out / Heathens / Ride
Zayn - Pillow Talk

VIDEO PREMIERE: rihanna - sledgehammer (star trek: beyond OST)

rihanna - sledgehammer (star trek: beyond OST)
after hinting about this last week, rihanna officially released the main theme song for the upcoming star trek film (the 13th!!) called 'sledgehammer'. the over the top production and vocals can only mean it's a sia and co. track. perhaps within the context of the credits, this song will be fun to listen to, but for now it's just ALOT.

VIDEO PREMIERE: calvin harris feat rihanna - this is what you came for

calvin harris feat rihanna - this is what you came for
they're baaack! the hit making duo meet up once again with this fluffy dance number that'll sell like hotcakes cause it's just so damn easy to singalong to. riri looks amazing as usual and calvin barely makes an appearance smartly allowing the pop diva to steal all the visual glory in this simple yet dynamic video by emil nava. it's friday, what more do you want!

AUDIO PREMIERE: calvin harris feat rihanna - this is what you came for

calvin harris feat rihanna - this is what you came for
as excited as i should be about the reuniting of calvin & riri, i gotta say this is low key dance number relies way too much on the vocal hook which isn't as amazing as it could be. it's still a nice kick start into your weekend, but it definitely doesn't have the obsessive factor of his previous single 'how deep is your love' or even the classic 'we found love'

VIDEO PREMIERE: rihanna - kiss it better

rihanna - kiss it better
the official 2nd single off the 'anti' album, riri's latest is a slow prince like jam that features the lovely guitars of nuno bettencourt (remember extreme!) throughout. it's a simple sexy skimpy video so maybe watch this when you're NOT at work. ahem...

NEW RIRI!: rihanna feat drake - work

rihanna feat drake - work
i love how the people in the riri camp feels like "work" is so epic that it needed TWO versions (directed by director x AND tim erem) back to back for the fans. from what i've read, the 2nd more 'hotline bling' visual is an extension of another upcoming video, but really? two videos? still, the song has definitely grown into a chill banger so there's always that...

NEW SIA!: sia feat sean paul - cheap thrills

sia feat sean paul - cheap thrills
sometimes a song just needs a little bit extra to push it into that hitzone. such is the case of sia's current single 'cheap thrills' which in it's original version is perfectly catchy, but somehow sean paul's additional verses just kicks the cheese factor into an awesome zone and well... maybe rihanna or icona pop wouldn't have said no then.  

ALBUM STREAM: rihanna - anti

rihanna - anti
(if you can't play the player above, try it track by track with this link onwards)
this falls under a massive oops as tidal accidentally leaked the whole album on their service prompting the label to put out the full release ahead of it's official friday drop. to be brutally honest i only hear 4 songs i like (work (feat drake) / kiss it better / same ol mistakes (tame impala cover) / never ending (co-written by dido!)  the rest are songs trapped in that weed induced nowheres-ville that have little impact to my tastes. maybe they're growers, but for now it's a tad underwhelming from riri.

AUDIO PREMIERE: rihanna feat drake - work

rihanna feat drake - work (if there's no player, try this link)
get ready for ALOT of rihanna in the coming days! with the news that the album 'anti' is scheduled for a surprise release as early as friday, the jamaican inspired single 'work' (and subsequent video) got a world premiere on tidal before being serviced to the usual outlets soon after. what's your take on this jam?

MASHUP 2015: dj earworm - united state of pop 2015 (50 shades of pop)

dj earworm - united state of pop 2015 (50 shades of pop)
is it that time of the year already? dj earworm brings together 50 of the biggest hits of the year to mash into this 5 mins opus. marking the 9 year anniversary of this pop music celebration, the challenge is to guess how man of these 50 songs you know off the top of your head without looking at the list below!

Adele - Hello
AlunaGeorge and DJ Snake - You Know You Like It
Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good.
Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder
Big Sean ft. E-40 - I Don't F*** With You
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj & Afrojack - Hey Mama
Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer
Drake - Hotline Bling
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
Fall Out Boy - Centuries
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Fetty Wap ft. Remy Boyz - 679
Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink - Worth It
Flo Rida ft. Sage The Gemini - GDFR
Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean
Major Lazer ft. MO & DJ Snake - Lean On
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 - Sugar
Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin
Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih - Somebody
Nick Jonas - Jealous
Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be
OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
One Direction - Drag Me Down
Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives
R. City ft. Adam Levine - Locked Away
Rachel Platten - Fight Song
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
Rihanna ft. Kanye West & Paul McCartney - Four Five Seconds
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One
Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky - Good For You
Shawn Mendes - Stitches
SIlento - Watch Me
Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Taylor Swift - Style
Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
Tove Lo - Talking Body
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - See You Again
The Weeknd - Earned It
The weeknd - The hills
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

NSFW VIDEO PREMIERE: rihanna - bitch better have my money

rihanna - bitch better have my money (explicit)
directed by riri herself, there is some serious R rated visuals here that will surprise you (is it misogynist if it's done by a woman?). then again the song is called 'bitch better have my money' so one kind of expects this kind of extreme video.

VIDEO PREMIERE: rihanna - american oxygen

rihanna - american oxygen
another day another tidal.com world exclusive that forces fans to check out the new audio/video platform. this time riri premieres her latest track creating even more buzz for her surprising album of non-pop music. with the influence of kanye everywhere on this song, it is all good until it gets kind of repetitive. shame.

AUDIO PREMIERE: rihanna - bitch better have my money

rihanna - bitch better have my money
hm... at some point the fun aspect of this song just sounds like repetitive noise to me. i'm so not the demo for this...

AUDIO PREMIERE: rihanna - towards the sun (OST home)

rihanna - towards the sun (OST home)
a surprisingly positive epic number to represent the upcoming dreamworks animated film based on the children's book 'the true meaning of smekday', rihanna (who also is one of the lead voices in the film) is said to have created a whole concept soundtrack around this film. based on how strong this song is, i'm totally curious now!

WONGIE POP DEMO OF THE WEEK: calvin harris feat tinashe - 5am

calvin harris feat tinashe - 5am
recorded during their sessions for calvin harris' current album 'motion', this rihanna sounding number is definitely a fun demo that could easily show up on the 'deluxe' version to be released later this year. we shall see, but for now it's a jam that you can only enjoy here!

REEEMIX: rihanna feat kanye west & paul mccartney - fourfiveseconds (dj mustard remix)

rihanna feat kanye west & paul mccartney - fourfiveseconds (dj mustard remix)
after spending many a play enjoying the gospel acoustics of the original, dj mustard sprinkles his magic dust on the rihanna hit and offers up this playful poppy remix for you to jam to! we like!

VIDEO PREMIERE: rihanna feat kanye west & paul mccartney - four five seconds

rihanna feat kanye west & paul mccartney - four five seconds
UPDATED with the brand spanking new video with the three massive stars looking VERY good in black and white!
seemingly out of nowhere, riri put out this acoustic gospel infused number which features kanye on guest vocals and this hot newbie named paul mccartney that has been popping up everywhere these days! is this a new direction for the pop diva? she sure sounds wonderful!