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This Is My Jam This Week

PUNCHBAG (307 subscribers) - “I Am Obsessed” (genre: alt pop, pop rock, indie pop) youtube.com 

Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Bruce Springsteen’s newest single “Streets of Minneapolis,” a song condemning the Trump administration’s escalating immigration enforcement operations, hit Billboard’s top digital song sales chart last week. wjactv.com

Jack White is calling out Donald Trump following the president’s racist social media post against the Obamas. Earlier this morning, the president shared a video on Truth Social that included a clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The post was removed shortly after. rollingstone.com

Lorde is the latest celebrity to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The New Zealand artist took to Instagram today to announce that she is donating $204,000 in merch sales from her shows in Minneapolis last October to the Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee and Immigrant Defense Network. thebrag.com

ICE protesters threw a punk rock concert outside of the Roybal Federal Building and started a mosh pit in Los Angeles. youtube.com

Canadian pop star Tate McRae is facing backlash after appearing in a promotional video for Team USA ahead of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics 2026. bbc.com

Tate McRae responds to backlash over U.S. Olympics ad: 'Y'all know I'm Canada down'. cbc.ca

Bad Bunny says that he’s ‘I’m just a normal Guy that makes music’. billboard.com

Mariah Carey went all in when she performed at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. rollingstone.com

After the Guess Who's Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman settled a lawsuit with former members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson in 2024, Kale and Peterson have filed a new suit against their performing rights firm alleging that they've suffered millions in losses. cbc.ca

Lil Jon’s son, Nathan Smith, has been found dead after going missing in Milton, Georgia, earlier this week. He was 27. nme.com

In its final telecast on CBS, the Grammy Awards saw a drop in viewership of more than 6% from the 15 million-plus who watched the show in 2025. digitalmusicnews.com

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Calvin Harris feat. Kasabian (19.6M subscribers) - “Release The Pressure” (genre: house, techno, UK garage) youtube.com

JENNIE feat. Tame Impala (16.8M subscribers) - “Dracula - JENNIE REMIX” (genre: alt pop, synth pop, dance pop) youtube.com

ZAYN (16.3M subscribers) - “Die For Me” (genre: alt pop, pop rock, adult contemporary) youtube.com

J. Cole (8.33M subscribers) - “Two Six” (genre: trap, rap, gangsta) youtube.com

Kesha (4.73M subscribers) - “RED FLAG” (genre: hyperpop, electro pop, dance pop) youtube.com

Carín León feat. The Warning (4.48M subscribers) - “Love To Be Loved” (genre: rock, hard rock, alt pop) youtube.com

Nick Jonas (4.05M subscribers) - “Gut Punch” (genre: pop, alt pop, adult contemporary) youtube.com

The Black Keys (1.18M subscribers) - “You Got To Lose” (genre: blues rock, classic rock, psychedelic rock) youtube.com

Ziggy Marley (478K subscribers) - “Many Mourn For Bob” (genre: pop rock, indie rock, acoustic folk) youtube.com

Young The Giant (363K subscribers) - “Different Kind Of Love” (genre: pop rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com

SOFI TUKKER feat. J Balvin (367K subscribers) - “COOK” (genre: moombahton, pop rap, slap house) youtube.com

Koe Wetzel (360K subscribers) - “Time Goes On” (genre: country, alt country, hard rock) youtube.com

Maisie Peters (281K subscribers) - “My Regards” (genre: alt pop, indie pop, dance pop) youtube.com

Metric (276K subscribers) - “Victim of Luck” (genre: synth pop, electro, alt pop) youtube.com

honestav (209K subscribers) - “Believe” (genre: pop rap, alt pop, conscious) youtube.com

Royel Otis (170K subscribers) - “moody” (genre: alt pop, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com

Silversun Pickups (132K subscribers) - “Au Revoir Reservoir ” (genre: indie rock, alternative rock, indie pop) youtube.com

Ladytron (62.9K subscribers) - “A Death in London” (genre: synth pop, indietronica, downtempo) youtube.com

Arkells (43.2K subscribers) - “Next Summer” (genre: pop rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com

Broken Social Scene (24.2K subscribers) - “Not Around Anymore” (genre: indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Lala Lala (16K subscribers) - “Arrow” (genre: art rock, shoegaze, dream pop) youtube.com 

TOMORA (15.2K subscribers) - “COME CLOSER” (genre: art rock, drone, electro, dream pop) youtube.com 

Holy F (11.1K subscribers) - “Elevate” (genre: electronica, house, ambient) youtube.com 

The Entitled Sons (3.6K subscribers) - “Lover Boy” (genre: indie rock, alternative rock, hard rock) youtube.com 

Ratboys (2.92K subscribers) - “Penny in the Lake” (genre: indie rock, alt country, folk rock) youtube.com 

Ryn Kid (2.89K subscribers) - “JUKEBOX” (genre: indie pop, alt pop, pop rock) youtube.com 

Charlotte Cornfield feat. Feist (1.31K subscribers) - “Living With It” (genre: art rock, indie rock, folk rock) youtube.com 

Power Snatch (1.01K subscribers) - “ASSIGNMENT” (genre: art rock, experimental electronic, trip hop) youtube.com 

Bratakus (905 subscribers) - “Tonight” (genre: hardcore punk, indie rock, screamo) youtube.com 

Otis (508 subscribers) - “Tonight” (genre: blues rock, classic rock, red dirt) youtube.com 

Covers & Remixes, Etc

Post Malone, Slash, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith & Andrew Watt covered Black Sabbath’s "War Pigs" at the Grammys. youtube.com

Norah Jones, Joshua Homme covered Carson Parks’ “Somethin' Stupid” youtube.com

Ari Briar covered The Stooges’ “I wanna Be Your Dog” youtube.com

First To Eleven covered The Deftones’ “Change (In The House of Flies)” youtube.com

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