1 Taylor Swift Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 25,554
2 Wiz Khalifa See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) 22,197
3 WALK THE MOON Shut Up and Dance 20,709
4 Rachel Platten Fight Song 19,948
5 Omi Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit) 19,159
6 Andy Grammer Honey, I’m Good. 18,916
7 Jason Derulo Want to Want Me 14,371
8 Fetty Wap Trap Queen 14,152
9 David Guetta Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack) 13,285
10 Fifth Harmony Worth It (feat. Kid Ink) 12,755
11 Little Big Town Girl Crush 12,047
12 DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge You Know You Like It 11,482
13 Skrillex & Diplo Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber) 10,899
14 Mark Ronson Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 10,643
15 Silento Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) 10,562
16 Luke Bryan Kick the Dust Up 9,720
17 Major Lazer Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) 9,545
18 The Weeknd The Hills 9,311
19 Tove Lo Talking Body 8,812
20 Taylor Swift Bad Blood 8,561
Kings favorite Molly Moore released her most impressive track yet Natural Disaster. The remix of the single has over 200k plays within 2 weeks. She recently performed an acoustic show for “The Burning Ear” blog at The Roosevelt Spare Room. College of Music blog notes “Good, conscious pop music is hard to come across. However, in this case, Molly Moore is the diamond in the rough. Layering her beautiful voice over a synth-filled production, Molly’s second official release has an amazing sound and message that can easily be found.” Molly is currently working on a music video for “Don’t Believe It” & performing shows in LA.
mollymooreofficial@gmail.com
BPI and Brit Awards chief executive, Geoff Taylor, said the figures showed the UK is a “creative powerhouse” & he is absolutely correct. British acts account for 1 in 7 albums sold worldwide with 13.7% of worldwide sales. Sales of albums by British artists rose in Canada, Australia, Italy and Sweden, as well as the US.
Kings of A&R recently featured new acts from the UK including Flight Brigade who released their new track Housefire.
Flight Brigade almost completed their debut album, co-produced by Gavin Monaghan (The Editors, Kings of Leon, Robert Plant) and mixed by Donald Clark (The Knife, Noah & The Whale, Muse) at Artillery Studios. The album is due for release in early Autumn. Flight Brigade have released the official music video for their upcoming single ‘Housefire’ which is set in the Welsh mountains and follows the story of a girl fleeing the haunting influence of her past. They have been confirmed for Bestival and Glastonbury Festival. Housefire has a haunting atmospheric vibe with a singable anthem.
clare@ccmusicpromotion.com, info@flightbrigade.com CONTINUE READING
We become fans of Wyland, a New Jersey based quartet who mixes elements of electronic, indie and rock. The band dropped their new EP, You’re In The World Get Off Your Feet releasing singles including Wait and Lifeboats. The recently performed Atlantic City’s Beer & Music Festival with headliners Everclear and Taking Back Sunday. They perform at venues like Arlene’s Grocery and Pianos and have shared the stage with bands including Young the Giant, Awolnation, and Capital Cities. After making their way for Canadian Music Week the band just scored a show with Mumford and Sons, The Flaming Lips and Alabama Shakes.
wearewyland@gmail.com, Elyse@ei-pr.com
Hilang Child, aka London based multi-instrumentalist Ed Riman, is set to release a new double A-side single, ‘Thule’ & ‘Endless String’, through Akira Records on June 15th. Give this new haunting single a couple of a listens and you will become addicted. Having passed 100,000 plays on Spotify and garnering praise from The 405 & Crack Magazine he will quickly find a sweet spot in the indie community.
hilangchild@gmail.com
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