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This Is My Jam This Week

So (34.1K subscribers) - “Persephone” (genre: trance, techno, bass house) youtube.com

Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante combine for a first on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, topping the Feb. 21-dated tally with “End of You.” The coronation marks the first time that three women or women-led acts have led the list in collaboration in the ranking’s 45-year history. billboard.com

Bad Bunny gets first solo UK Top 10 hits thanks to Super Bowl boost. theguardian.com

Viral clip of Diplo as one of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl bushes appears to be AI-generated. nme.com

deadmau5 issued a sharp rebuke on Wednesday regarding the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence to replicate his likeness. edm.com

Song with millions of streams banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation. nme.com

Chance The Rapper becomes spokesperson for AI company. nme.com

Taylor Swift has taken issue with a trademark for “Swift Home,” filed by bedding company Cathay Home. Swift has requested that the Patent and Trademark Office reject the mark, as she believes it could mislead fans into thinking she’d endorsed it. rollingstone.com

Britney Spears sells entire music catalog for $200 million USD. globalnews.ca

There’s new music this week from Gord Downie. ajournalofmusicalthings.com

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Taylor Swift (63M subscribers) - “Opalite” (genre: alt pop, indie pop, synth pop) youtube.com

Bebe Rexha (9.57M subscribers) - “I Like You Better Than Me” (genre: electro pop, dance pop, synth pop) youtube.com

CENTRAL CEE feat. J HUS (6.54M subscribers) - “SLAUGHTER” (genre: trap, grime, sfrobeats) youtube.com

Charli xcx (4.01M subscribers) - “Always Everywhere” (genre: alt pop, indie pop, synth pop) youtube.com

Ghost (3.28M subscribers) - “Umbra” (genre: progressive rock, alternative rock, alternative metal) youtube.com

Sueco (998K subscribers) - “Rearranging Scars” (genre: alternative rock, pop punk, post hardcore) youtube.com

EMELINE (644K subscribers) - “Dance With My Demons” (genre: alt pop, indie pop, synth pop) youtube.com

Jill Scott feat. Tierra Whack (463K subscribers) - “Norf Side” (genre: hip hop, boombap, contemporary R&B) youtube.com

Ella Langley (397K subscribers) - “Be Her” (genre: country, pop, pop rock) youtube.com

DON BROCO feat. Nickelback (97.3K subscribers) - “NIGHTMARE TRIPPING” (genre: alternative rock, metalcore, post hardcore) youtube.com

Anna Calvi feat. Iggy Pop (35K subscribers) - “God’s Lonely Man” (genre: new wave, pop rock, alterative rock) youtube.com

Robyn Ottolini (26.8K subscribers) - “Growing Down” (genre: acoustic folk, adult contemporary, pop rock) youtube.com

Lilyisthatyou (24K subscribers) - “SICK PUPPY” (genre: alt pop, indie pop, pop rock) youtube.com

Knocked Loose feat. Denzel Curry (19.1K subscribers) - “Hive Mind” (genre: metalcore, hardcore punk, deathcore) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Rosa Damask (14.4K subscribers) - “Bored” (genre: new wave, shoegaze, alternative rock) youtube.com

Brigitte Calls Me Baby (10.5K subscribers) - “I Danced With Another Love In My Dream” (genre: indie rock, new wave, indie pop) youtube.com

Saint Agnes (6.46K subscribers) - “Good Boy” (genre: industrial, alternative rock, electro) youtube.com

Tiffany Stringer (2.11K subscribers) - “Bullet” (genre: country, power pop, pop rock) youtube.com 

Fiona-Lee (609 subscribers) - “Every Woman” (genre: indie rock, alternative rock, alt pop) youtube.com 

FREVD (94 subscribers) - “Riddle” (genre: alternative metal, alternative rock, metalcore) youtube.com 

Covers & Remixes, Etc

ICYMI: Bad Bunny put on a fantastic Super Bowl LX halftime show youtube.com

Green Day opened up the Super Bowl LX youtube.com

DOWN covered Dr Johns’ “Right Place, Wrong Time!” youtube.com

Rain Paris covered KATSEYE’s “Gnarly” youtube.com

Monica Valli covered Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” youtube.com

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