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August 20, 2026

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Troye Sivan Shares ‘She’s the Best’ Music Video

Last weekend Troye Sivan released ‘She’s the Best‘, which is the first single and title track of his upcoming fourth album scheduled for release on October 9. Having been born in Johannesburg and brought up in Perth, Sivan achieved success beginning with his early YouTube videos and his role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, before going on to record full-length albums such as Blue Neighbourhood, Bloom and the ARIA-winning Something to Give Each Other. Singles from the 2023 album earned him Grammy nominations, and his later SWEAT tour with Charli xcx increased his audience at live concerts. He has also taken part in Boy Erased alongside Nicole Kidman and is still a regular presence in today’s pop music with worldwide album sales in the tens of millions.

Musically the song sits in a restrained mid-tempo pocket, driven by a cyclical drum loop, record scratches, and understated guitar that keep the arrangement lean. Sivan’s delivery stays close to speech as he lists the habits and appearance of an independent night-owl figure who books DJ sets across the week and handles online arguments without hesitation. The chorus stays minimal and repeated, giving way near the close to a faster section featuring a short Charli xcx vocal. Co-writers and producers include Jack Antonoff, George Daniel, Leland, and Styalz Fuego. In the accompanying clip directed by Gordon von Steiner, Nicole Kidman moves from street to club dressing room to dance floor, with Sasha Colby among the cast; Sivan performs onstage and later joins the drag scenes.

Troye Sivan revealed: “‘She’s the Best’ is a painting that captures my life in all of its moods and colors. It explores the high-octane highs of the last few years, and the solitude and longing that sat underneath. It’s chaotic, layered, organic, troubled and alive. It feels like the truest and most creative version of myself I’ve ever shared. At some point along the way I realized – the only constant in my life keeping me somewhat sane has not been the work, or the men, but the feminine. Thank god for them.”

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May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Mew Zikwryder

Vaast Releases ‘Remember These Days’, Merging Tradition and Innovation

French electronic music once helped define global pop through names like Daft Punk, DJ Snake and David Guetta, yet sustained song-driven work in that lane has grown rarer at home. Vaast addresses the gap with ‘Remember These Days’, released May 1, 2026. Previously active as a ghost producer and ghostwriter, he now fronts his own project after the 2022 single ‘Who I Am’. The step follows years of writing and producing for others and draws on a listening foundation that mixes French pop staples with American pop and the electronic developments he encountered growing up. His approach keeps the textural and rhythmic habits of French electronic music while prioritising the melodic and emotional shapes of older pop forms.

‘Remember These Days’ is built from electronic sources only. Synthesizers operate in stacked layers, a marimba-inspired figure supplies the main melodic hook, synthesized African vocal textures sit inside the arrangement, and a strong bassline handles the drive. Vaast mixes current French electronic methods, including those linked to Hugel, with vocal writing that follows more conventional pop patterns. The track therefore joins the immediacy of recent French dance production to the narrative clarity of classic song structures. It holds the energy of the present French scene while referencing the broader reach French-associated work achieved in earlier global cycles, all without leaving the electronic framework.

The lyrics and mood centre on hindsight after a win that carried heavy losses. The single operates as an entry point to Vaast’s thinking and shows an artist working to keep French electronic music in active dialogue with wider pop. In that sense the release sketches one route forward for producers who want both local roots and international melodic reach.

“Remember These Days is an introduction to my world. It tells the story of a Pyrrhic victory. This is a moment when you lose everything while believing you have won. The song invites us to learn from the past so we do not repeat the same mistakes”, Vaast explains.

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May 12, 2026

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Music, Fire, and Philosophy Collide in Alpine Universe’s Latest Single ‘Tool’

Alpine Universe just released his new single ‘Tool’, following up on his recent track “Lodie” and the full-length album KORDÉE. Based in LA, the French artist blends heavy electronic sounds with live instruments and innovation. Even with KORDÉE still freshly released, ‘Tool’ continues exploring the themes indented in the album like self-control and a sense of purpose, that made the album memorable.

The track has a clear sense of direction. It begins by focusing on mental discipline and emotional control, which at first feels personal. When the chorus arrives, it changes the idea of being a “cog in the machine.” Instead of just following the system, it becomes about choosing to understand it from within so you can help change it. As the song moves toward a sense of collective action, its message becomes clear: real growth matters most when it connects to something bigger than yourself. The song avoids both blind obedience and pointless rebellion, choosing instead the tougher path of steady, meaningful change from the inside.

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To celebrate the release, Alpine Universe worked with fire artist Kenton McDougall, also known as KENTOR. His custom fire weapons and performance style fit the track’s themes perfectly. In the music video, the two appear in a dystopian world where sound, fire, and movement all become tools for change. A live band plays drums, cello, violin, and even a burning bass guitar, while KENTOR swings his huge “Dragon Slayer” blade in a routine that feels like both a ritual and a form of resistance. The visuals are striking, but the main idea stays clear: no matter how intense the music or the fire, the mind is still the real tool for change.

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October 3, 2025

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Jairic Delivers a Tense Hip-Hop Cut with ‘Don’t Let Me Put A Track On You’ Video

(Jairic / Image Credit: Lucas Merka)

Jairic put out his new single ‘Don’t Let Me Put A Track On You’ last week on September 25 through Rich Air Music, keeping his streak of do-it-all releases alive. The guy got his start in Detroit, where music filled the house from day one, and he spent those early years making tracks for rappers around town before going solo with a sound that’s all his own. He pulls from Nas and Wu-Tang Clan for the weight in his words, folds in the grit of Detroit’s lesser-known spots, throws in some classic funk grooves, ’60s rock bite, and those big film-score swells. Over the summer, he turned heads with low-key sets at Château Les Alouettes in Cannes and Villa Balbiano on Lake Como, and popped up live for the Paris debut of the short film Azur. Jairic handles the writing, the beats, the vocals—everything—then pairs it with visuals that balance sharp luxury against rough edges, landing him right where rap rubs up against cinema and high fashion.

What makes this one stick is the way Jairic layers his delivery: straight-talk bars over a beat that builds from knotted-up chaos to a smoother vocal turn, then kicks back into a full-throttle hip-hop drive. It’s got that forward momentum, the kind his production always carries, making you lean in for the next switch. The video takes it deeper, shot by Vansh Luthra, the Indian director out of Prague who’s built a rep on films like Two Words as the Key and the award-pulling Destination Paradise—it even grabbed an “Honorable Mention by the Press” at the Academy-qualifying Festival Internacional de Cine Lebu. Jairic shows up sharp in a suit, caught in this drawn-out push-pull with assistant director Julie Weber playing the part of someone who drifts in close with a loaded stare. They move through empty nighttime streets, lights carving hard lines across faces, and a single rose keeps popping up as this quiet thread—turning the whole thing into a tight story about who ends up holding the cards.

Jairic shared: “The video is built around the symbol of a rose. It moves through a dark, seductive world, exploring power, obsession, and how the hunter can quickly become the hunted. The song itself carries that same energy — a warning, a dare, a promise: don’t let me put a track on you.“

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