NEW DRAKE!: drake - war

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: drake - in my feelings

drake - in my feelings
i'm actually really surprised that drake went and made a video for his #1 viral smash 'in my feelings'. with twitter/instagram filled with videos of the dance challenge, the song went from album track to crossover hit instantly and could have been left at just a collection made by fans of the song. instead, drake did the classy thing (again) with director karena evans by bringing on dj/comedian shiggy (who did the dance in the first place), featuring yung miami of the city girls (jt is currently serving a sentence) and even celebrating big freedia who helped nudge his 'nice for what' into a smash hit. plus we get to see drake do some acting with phylicia rashad and la la anthony! all in all it's a celebration and we love him for it!

VIDEO OF THE WEEK: drake - nice for what

drake - nice for what
truth of the matter, there isn't enough time to showcase all the fabulous beautiful women (tho where the asian stars at?), but drake's lauren hill 'ex-factor' sampled new track does a good period trying. directed by karena evans the video must have been a logistical miracle to get all the 16 actresses, but the final result of this awesome surprise track is worth a couple of repeat viewings!

I LOVE DRAKE!: drake - god's plan

drake - god's plan
you gotta give it up to drake, spending almost 1 million on donations, grants and just flat out cash money gifts, he spends the whole 'god's plan' video dancing away like a happy santa. it's highly moving and simple and makes everyone love drake even more!

wongieFM BEST OF 2017: #1-20

for those 3 of you who actually follow my posts & spotify playlists, you'll know that i've already put out my BEST OF 2017 playlist a few weeks back. but for those who need a more visual display, i'm finally getting around to compiling my fave songs in video form. feel free to play in the background or discover some wonderful videos while you're at it! kicking off with the TOP 20:
1. Perfume Genius - Slip Away / Wreath / Just Like Love / Otherside
2. SZA - Supermodel / The Weekend / Drew Barrymore 
3. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano
4. P!nk - What About Us / Beautiful Trauma
5. St. Vincent - New York
6. London Grammar - Big Picture
7. Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
8. Dua Lipa - New Rules
9. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin Me Back
10. Kendrick Lamar - DNA. / LOVE. / HUMBLE. 
11. Dermot Kennedy - All My Friends / Boston / A closeness
12. Dear Evan Hansen / Ben Platt - For Forever
13. Sufjan Stevens - Mystery of Love
14. Drake feat Jorja Smith - Passionfruit / Get It Together
15. Lucy Rose - End Up Here / Moirai
16. Khalid - Location / Young Dumb & Broke
17. A R I Z O N A - Oceans Away / (Mansionair remix)
18. mura masa - 1 night / Second 2 None / helpline
19. Charli XCX - Boys
20. Jessie Ware - Midnight

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: drake - childs play

drake - childs play
so the question is does this song need a 12 mins video? to be fair i could have watched a whole mini movie with tyra banks in it, but hey this is drake's video and he wants to be surrounded by strippers in a sea of dolla bills. i definitely preferred the 1st half and maybe there's going to be a sequel as drake has announced another mini movie later this month, so drake... BRING BACK TYRA BANKS!

AUDIO PREMIERE: drake - one dance (feat wizkid & kyla) / pop style (feat kanye west & jay z)

in one fell swoop drake released two new singles hyping up his upcoming album 'views from the 6' coming out later this month. the one i'm feeling is the dancehall tinged track that samples kyla's "do you mind" which i hope will generate another awesome drake dad dancing video. following that single's release, drake offered up another track featuring a pairing simply called the throne (aka kanye & jay z). just enough serious hype for all his fans. i'm SUPER excited to hear more of this album now!

drake feat wizkid & kyla - one dance


drake feat kanye west & jay z - pop style

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...

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?

VIDEO PREMIERE: drake - hotline bling

drake - hotline bling
nothing like watching drake do some serious cha cha dad dancing! it's been on serious repeat for the past few weeks and all i do is sing "ever since i left the city youuuuuuu" over and over again. i'm hooked and so should you!

SOUL GAL: kehlani feat coucheron - alive / feat charlie puth - hotline bling (drake cover)

kehlani feat coucheron - alive
you know you've hit breaking point appreciation when taylor swift name checks your song as one of her current favorites. for the multi-cultural kehlani, the bay area singer/songwriter is breaking into the mainstream after her popular mixtape 'you should be here' generated a million streams in a day. celebrating 90's r&b kehlani is readying for her debut album with the official release of this breezy island love jam. she's on our radar and should be on yours too!


kehlani x charlie puth - hotline bling (drake cover)
hot damn! stripping down drake's single to the bare minimum, charlie & kehlani sound perfect on their duet cover of this hot jam. LOVE THIS!!

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: disclosure & sam smith - hotline bling (drake cover - live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge) / jaded / hour glass feat lion babe

disclosure & sam smith - hotline bling (drake cover - live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
holy shizz is this cover of the current drake single good! disclosure and sam smith ventured into the live lounge studios and surprised everyone with this excellent reggae soul rendition of an already buzzy single. can someone release this please!

want more? check out more tracks from their upcoming album caracal:

disclosure - jaded


disclosure feat lion babe - hourglass

VIDEO PREMIERE: nicki minaj - anaconda

nicki minaj - anaconda
it's here!!! apparently nicki was so hot during one of the sequences that drake's anaconda gave rise! DAMN girl!!

WONGIE SOUL SONG OF THE WEEK: sampha - too much

sampha - too much
though many of us first heard this glorious song as a vocal hook in the drake song of the same name, the UK singer/songwriter has decided to release a sparse piano version to tease his debut album for 2014. it's a haunting number that you can't get out of your head easily. nice one.

want to hear the original version with drake? check it out below:


drake feat sampha - too much

WEEKEND MIX: ella henderson - five tattoos / hold on, we're going home & love me again (dean street sessions)

one of my fave contestants from series 9 of x factor uk, ella henderson has finally started to tease material from her debut album. working with the likes of emeli sande and paul epworth (adele's producer), i have great faith in what we'll be hearing in the coming months. check out two wonderful acoustic performances (including a cover mash up of drake / john newman) from ella below!

ella henderson - five tattoos


ella henderson - hold on, we're going home / love me again (dean street sessions)

VIDEO PREMIERE: drake - hold on we're going home

drake - hold on we're going home
though the video is totally immature and gangster guns blazin in the dorkiest of ways, THIS song is easily one of the best tracks of the year. ignore the vid, continue to blast the song.

NEW WEEKND: the weeknd feat drake - live for

the weeknd feat drake - live for
taken off the weeknd's first official studio release (he's put out loads of mixtapes in the past 2 years), the track is an interesting party song wrapped in an internal melancholic melody (which seems to be what the weeknd likes to exist in). it's good, but i've heard much better from this talented soul singer.

SATURDAY COVERS: arctic monkeys - hold on we're going home (drake & majid jordan cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

arctic monkeys - hold on we're going home (drake & majid jordan cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
who knew these rockers have the grand dad disco thing in them? just wonderful!

WONGIE SOUL SONG OF THE WEEK: drake feat majid jordan - hold on, we're going home

drake feat majid jordan - hold on, we're going home
offering up a PURE vocal soul jam, drake churns out this surprise new single in anticipation of his upcoming album. this is on repeat... and then again!!!