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Even if some songs were among the biggest hits of 2014, that doesn't mean pop music fans know them immediately by name. This week, music identifying app Shazam released its annual list of the most tagged songs and artists of the year, featuring tracks from the likes of John Legend, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith and more. -
Clean Bandit Releases 'Stronger' from Special Edition Package of 'New Eyes' [REVIEW]
Clean Bandit took over the radio waves in 2014 with their January single "Rather Be" featuring Jess Glyne. The song soared to the top of the U.K. charts — a first for the band — cracked the "Billboard" Top 10 and helped land them on festival stages worldwide while propelling the release of their artist album "New Eyes."Now they have unveiled a new track, "Stronger," from the special edition re-release of the album, which will also include a reworking of Robin S's classic "Show Me Love."While the album was not as well-received as their singles work, "Stronger" shows the same ability to create inescapably catchy singles that Clean Bandit have become known for. "Stronger" starts off with similar organ chords that were found in "Rather Be" but soon switches to a more traditional house piano that carries the melody of the song. Balancing their classical background with the deep grooves needed for a house song, they inject a measure of musicality into the track with sweeping violin strings over a shuffling bass line and deep synth stabs. -
Sinead O'Connor Defends 'Do They Know It's Christmas?," Tells Critics to 'Shut the F--k Up'
Last week, on Nov. 17, the latest version of Band Aid's classic charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released online to raise money for the Ebola crisis in West Africa, and though it went straight to the top of the U.K. charts and is supporting an undoubtedly good cause, the song has been the subject of plenty of criticism, particularly for its lyrics.According to two British newspapers, Emeli Sandé, who actually appears on the latest version, said the lyrics need "changing," while Lily Allen called the song "a bit smug" and said she would prefer "donating actual money."One artist who is vigorously defending the song, however, is the famously outspoken Sinead O'Connor, who also appears on the song."I think everyone should shut the f--k up," O'Connor told "Broadsheet," via "Billboard." "If you didn't like the lyrics you shouldn't have agreed to sing the song. I think it's smug of Lily Allen to say it's smug." -
Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Clean Bandit Help Brits Make Up Nearly 20 Percent of All Music Streams in 2014
Brits have found a new way to stay relevant: Streaming. New numbers from BPI indicate that nearly 20 percent of all music streamed via major services such as Spotify is from a UK performer. Among those adding to the high total are Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Calvin Harris. -
Meghan Trainor 'All About That Bass' Holds at No. 1 on Hot 100: Tove Lo 'Habits' and Clean Bandit 'Rather Be' Crack Top 10
It's yet another great week for new artists on the Billboard Hot 100. For the fourth week in a row, Meghan Trainor's single "All About That Bass" is resting comfortably in the No. 1 spot in the country. Meanwhile, rising acts Tove Lo and Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne have cracked the top 10 with their respective singles "Habits (Stay High)" and "Rather Be." -
Meghan Trainor Returns for Third Reign At Top of Digital Downloads Chart with 'All About That Bass'...'Bang Bang' Stuck at No. 3 for Six Weeks
Meghan Trainor has risen to the top of the Digital Download charts once again, marking the third time that "All About That Bass" has held the top spot. The song experienced a drop in sales over the week but not enough to stop her from passing Taylor Swift and "Shake It Off." "Bass" sold 253,000 downloads while "Shake" sold 224,000. The pair of songs have switched places twice now but if sales keep dropping this may mark the end of "Shake"s run at the top. -
Taylor Swift Retakes No. 1 Spot on Digital Downloads Chart from Meghan Trainor; Overall Sales Down
Once again, as album sales have risen over on the Billboard 200, digital downloads have taken a lumping and it's not for lack of new singles. We can only hope that people are listening to whole records again? -
Meghan Trainor and Taylor Swift in Downloads Battle while Rest of The Field Struggles to Keep Up
The overall sales numbers remained low on the Digital Downloads chart for a second week even though competition for the top spot is heating up again. -
Meghan Trainor Takes Digital Downloads Chart as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande see Big Drops
Normally it's album sales that we worry about...digital downloads have continued to rise and even record-low record sales don't correlate with the success of the hit singles from those albums. This week was the unusual one where almost every song in the Digital Downloads Top 10 saw a drop in sales, and most by a dramatic amount. -
Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor and 2014 VMAs Make for Huge Sales Week on Downloads Chart
It was a huge week on the Digital Downloads charts, starting with a monumental new single release plus all of the sales that come along with the MTV Video Music Awards. -
Meghan Trainor Still 'All About That Bass' while Ariana Grande Sets Digital Downloads Record with 'Best Mistake'
Meghan Trainor kept selling and Ariana Grande set a record on this week's Digital Downloads charts. -
Eminem Is Spotify's Most Streamed Artist Of All Time
Eminem is Spotify's most-streamed artist of all time, and his frequent collaborator, Rihanna, is the most streamed female artist of all time, USA Today reports. The two have amassed more than 137 million streams with their hit "The Monster" and more than 111 million streams with "Love the Way You Lie."
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