Lewis Capaldi is have a serious run with his hit single Someone You Loved. It’s a bonafide radio smash and it’s clocked 500 million Spotify streams. The Scottish singer had no idea that the song would be massive. He told Entertainment Weekly, “I couldn’t f—ing tell you. I don’t know. The thing is, I love the song, as well as the album, but, like, if I had to tell you why that one in particular struck a chord? I’ve got absolutely no f—ing clue what I’m doing. What I know is that I write songs that I enjoy writing, but in terms of what makes a f—ing quote-unquote hit? I don’t have a f—ing clue. I’m surprised that any of the songs have done well anywhere let alone that song being what it was globally. It’s one of those things. I don’t know how, but I’m not going to question it. I’m just going to keep the f—ing head down. I’m looking side to side thinking, “Is anyone else wondering what the f—’s happening?” I’m almost suspicious of myself. But I’ll tell you what, I’m f—ing happy, because maybe I can move out my parents’ house soon!”

With the success of Shawn Mendes “Señorita” it’s a perfect time for a follow up. The Los Angeles based pop act VOILÀ dropped their own Spanish flavored track ‘Mamacita ft. Lexy Panterra‘. The duo are also writing for Jason Derulo, Ava Max, Bebe Rexha, Cardi B, and David Guetta, while Luke Eisner is the lead in a Netflix film, coming out this month. The duo is repped by Friends At Work which also guides the career for John Legend.
Performances: Supported Kesha, The Fray, and X Ambassadors.
Highlights: BBC Introducing dubbed them Ones to Watch
Playlists: Previous track landed on Spotify’s New Music Friday

Lana Del Rey hits back at music critic Ann Powers who called her new album uncooked and derivative. Powers says, “This is not only about Del Rey’s persona as a bad girl to whom bad things are done; her supposed confessions would be nothing than reality-show fodder if not for the way she and her collaborators construct them. On their own, taken song by song, her lyrics – even in the full flower NFR! represents – often read as unremarkable and derivative.

Del Rey responded on Twitter, “Here’s a little sidenote on your piece. I don’t even relate to one observation you made about the music. There’s nothing uncooked about me. To write about me is nothing like it is to be with me. Never had a persona. Never needed one. Never will.” She goes also says, “So don’t call yourself a fan like you did in the article”.

Denmark trio TigerSwan release the pop track Young/Wild/Reckless via Iceberg Music Group. It’s mainstream like Justin Bieber and OneRepublic. The band worked with Ben Carey who played with Savage Garden and Lifehouse. The previous single Novocaine garnered radio play in Denmark, also landing on playlists. Give it a listen.
Streams: 600k total Spotify streams
Placements: World Cup in 2018
Playlists: Spotify’s Denmark Viral 50 Chart

Ariana Grande is suing the popular fashion brand Forever 21 for $10 million dollars over claims that it hired a look-alike model for a social media campaign. According to sources, Forever 21 reached out to Grande for an endorsement deal that would have her Tweet out posts, Instagram posts, and Instagram stories. The deal broke down when Grande said that a single instagram post is worth well into the hundreds of thousands which Forever 21 wasn’t willing to pay. Rather, Forever 21 used images and videos misappropriating Grande’s name, image, likeness, and music in order to create the false perception of her endorsement. If Ariana Grande wins the million in damages, it would have been cheaper for the fashion brand to work out an endorsement deal with her.