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Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Justin Bieber has dropped Swag II. Like its July predecessor, Swag, the record features production from the likes of Dijon, Mk.gee, Carter Lang, and Bieber himself. pitchfork.com

David Bowie's secret final project was a musical set in 18th Century London. bbc.com

Saturday Night Live vet Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island comedy band, shattered his pelvis and detached his sacrum in a fall from a 20-foot ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut. billboard.com

Lady Gaga dresses up like a doll in the newly released music video for her song, “The Dead Dance,” featured in the second season of Netflix’s Wednesday. billboard.com

Mark Volman, the singer and co-founder of the Turtles, best known for their jubilant 1967 hit ‘Happy Together’, has died, aged 78. nme.com

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Justin Bieber (76.1M subscribers) - “SPEED DEMON” (genre: electronic, dungeon synth, progressive house) youtube.com

The Weeknd (38.6M subscribers) - “Closing Night” (genre: electronic, dungeon synth, progressive house) youtube.com

Lady Gaga (29.3M subscribers) - “The Dead Dance” (genre: electronic, dark ambient, electro house) youtube.com

mgk (9.36M subscribers) - “tell me whats up” (genre: pop, hip hop, conscious) youtube.com 

Joyner Lucas (6.21M subscribers) - “NVM” (genre: hip hop, jazzy hip hop, downtempo) youtube.com

Connor Price feat. Nic D (4.67M subscribers) - “Push” (genre: hip hop, bounce, conscious) youtube.com

Tame Impala (2.96M subscribers) - “Loser” (genre: rock, alternative rock, experimental, indie rock) youtube.com

Latto feat. Ice Spice (2.51M subscribers) - “GYATT” (genre: hip hop, trap, bassline) youtube.com

Bishop Briggs (1.22M subscribers) - “When It's Halloween” (genre: pop, synth-pop, indie pop) youtube.com

The Black Keys (1.17M subscribers) - “Man On a Mission” (genre: rock, alternative rock, southern rock) youtube.com

Nine Inch Nails (official music video) (1.01M subscribers) – “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” (genre: electronic, industrial, EBM, power electronics) youtube.com

Sigrid (758K subscribers) - “Fort Knox” (genre: pop, hands up, electro house) youtube.com

Mýa feat. Tink (449K subscribers) - “G.M.O. (Got My Own)” (genre: hip hip, p.funk, contemporary R&B) youtube.com

Jon Batiste (448K subscribers) - “BIG MONEY” (genre: rock n roll, funk, soul) youtube.com

Biffy Clyro (252K subscribers) - “True Believer” (genre: rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com

The Last Dinner Party (131K subscribers) - “The Scythe” (genre: rock, indie rock, neo folk) youtube.com

PRESIDENT (77.9K subscribers) - “Destroy Me” (genre: rock, progressive metal, post metal) youtube.com

G Flip (66.4K subscribers) - “Exactly What I Like” (genre: electronic, pop, synth-pop) youtube.com 

Castle Rat (52K subscribers) - “WOLF I” (genre: rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock) youtube.com

3Quency (41.4K subscribers) - “Top Down” (genre: hip hip, pop rap, contemporary R&B) youtube.com

Carter Faith (18.5K subscribers) - “Arrows (Die For That Man)” (genre: country, indie rock, neo folk) youtube.com 

Goldie Boutilier (17.5K subscribers) - “Favorite Fear” (genre: electronic, synth pop, new wave) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Kings Elliot (13.2K subscribers) – “What If This World” (genre: pop, indie pop, dream pop) youtube.com

Saint Avangeline (12.1K subscribers) – “Limerence” (genre: pop, ethereal, dream pop) youtube.com

bleach (7.49K subscribers) – “GASOLINE” (genre: rock, alternative rock, stoner rock) youtube.com

The Vantages (2.39K subscribers) – “Automata” (genre: rock, alternative rock, emo) youtube.com

NEON ONI (710 subscribers) – “xXSHINEXx” (genre: rock, deathcore, death metal, halftime) youtube.com

Echo Valley (316 subscribers) – “Static Fever” (genre: rock, blues rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Covers & Remixes, Etc

Spin Doctors cover Prince’s “Purple Rain” youtube.com

Lou Ridley covers Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Poppy feat. Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante (3.07M subscribers) – “End Of You” (genre: rock, gothic metal, melodic death metal) youtube.com 

This week’s full playlist on: YouTube and Spotify and Tune My Music

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