"Makeba" is a song by French singer-songwriter Jain, released on 6 November 2015, from her debut studio album, Zanaka. It was written by Jain and produced by her longtime collaborator Maxim Nucci. The refrain of the song used a sample from the 1978 song "Me and the Gang" by the American percussionist, songwriter, arranger, and record producer Hamilton Bohannon. "Makeba" peaked at number seven on the French Singles Chart. It references Miriam Makeba, also known as "Mama Africa", a South African singer and anti-Apartheid civil rights activist.
"needy" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It is the second track on her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next, which was released on February 8, 2019 via Republic Records. The song was written by Grande, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx, and its producer Tommy Brown.
"3 Nights" is the debut single by American recording artist Dominic Fike. It was released as a single from his Don't Forget About Me, Demos EP through Columbia Records on October 16, 2018, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and within the top forty of the charts in Germany. "3 Nights" revolves around Fike staying up late at a motel in the "City of Palms," otherwise known as Fort Myers, Florida, and the conversations and nude pictures he receives from a girl. The lyrics include Fike offering said girl to stay with him and call him "what you want, when you want, if you want".
"Rescue Me" is a song by American band OneRepublic, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album Human through Interscope Records and Mosley Music Group on May 17, 2019.
"Earfquake" is a song by American rapper and record producer Tyler, the Creator. It is the second song from his fifth studio album, Igor (2019). It features an uncredited guest appearance from fellow American rapper Playboi Carti and background vocals by American singers Charlie Wilson and Jessy Wilson. It was released as the album's lead single to rhythmic contemporary radio on June 4, 2019. Its official remix by Channel Tres was released on October 4, 2019. "Earfquake" is Tyler, the Creator's highest charting song in the US, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also ranked 14th on Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2019 list.
"Ransom" is a song by American rapper Lil Tecca, initially released independently on May 22, 2019, then later through Galactic Records and Republic Records. It serves as the second single from his debut mixtape We Love You Tecca. The song has since come to be regarded as Lil Tecca's signature song.
"Hate Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding and American rapper and singer Juice Wrld, released as a single on 26 June 2019 through Polydor Records. It was premiered by Zane Lowe as his Beats 1's "World Record" on Beats 1 on 26 June. It was included on Goulding's fourth studio album, Brightest Blue (2020).
"Lalala" is a song by American producer Y2K and Canadian rapper bbno$, released as a single on June 7, 2019, by Columbia Records. The music video was released on August 21, 2019.
Yasmine Byrne, known professionally as Jazzy or Jazzy Yaz, was born on 19 September 1996 in Crumlin, Dublin. Jazzy is an Irish dance-pop singer-songwritera and has had seven hits on the Irish Singles Chart and five hits on the UK Singles Chart, "Make Me Feel Good" and "Don't Stop Just Yet" with Belters Only and with three of her own solo hits "Giving Me", "Feel It" and "Shooting Star"; the five hits charted at No. 4, No. 84, No. 3, No. 35 and No. 98 respectively. She is the first Irish woman to reach No. 1 on Spotify.
Citi Zēni is a Latvian pop band, consisting of six members. They represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their single “Eat Your Salad”.
Anna Anatolyevna Dzyuba, known professionally as Anna Asti, is a Ukrainian-Russian singer.
"Escapism" is a song by British singer and songwriter Raye featuring American rapper 070 Shake. It was released independently on October 12, 2022, as the third single from her debut album, My 21st Century Blues (2023), as a double A-side with "The Thrill Is Gone". It was co-written by Raye, 070 Shake, and Mike Sabath, with Sabath handling production. "Escapism" is an uptempo R&B, electropop, and hip-hop song with lyrics speaking of escaping from reality and dealing with heartbreak.
Sudden Lights is a Latvian indie rock band, founded in 2012 in Riga. The band consists of vocalist Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis, drummer Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis, guitarist Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis, and bassist Kārlis Vārtiņš. In February 2023, the group won Supernova 2023 with the song "Aijā" and represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
"(It Goes Like) Nanana" is a song by South Korean DJ and producer Peggy Gou from her upcoming debut album I Hear You (2024). It was released on 15 June 2023 through XL Recordings as the lead single from the album.
"Strangers" is a song by British-South African musician Kenya Grace. It was officially released as her major-label debut single on 1 September 2023 through Major Recordings, a dance label owned by Warner Records. It is the follow-up release to her prior viral single, "Meteor". "Strangers" was Grace's breakthrough single, peaking at #1 in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and Ukraine, as well as topping both the Australian and American dance music charts. The track peaked at #2 in Luxembourg, New Zealand, Russia, Slovakia and Switzerland, and was a top-five or top-ten hit in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates.
"In the City" is a song by English singers Charli XCX and Sam Smith. It was released on 19 October 2023 through Atlantic Records.
"Body Moving" is a song by English singer and songwriter Eliza Rose featuring Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris. It was released on 17 November 2023.
"Too Sweet" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier. It was released on 22 March 2024, through Rubyworks and Island Records in the UK, and Columbia Records in the US, as the first track from his fifth EP Unheard and was released as a single on 29 March 2024. The song has topped the charts in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, becoming Hozier's first number-one single in all seven countries.
Artemas Diamandis, known mononymously as Artemas, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer of Cypriot descent. He is best known for his singles "If U Think I'm Pretty" and "I Like the Way You Kiss Me".
"If U Think I'm Pretty" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Artemas. It was released independently on 24 October 2023 as the second single from his debut mixtape Pretty (2024).
