Six new songs you need to know this week (19/02/18)
Another week, another batch of tracks to become obsessed with. Here are Radio 1's Tunes Of The Week, A.K.A. the songs your favourite DJs are hitting repeat on right now...
Bazzi - Mine
With 10million views and counting on YouTube, Mine has cemented Bazzi's status as a star on the rise.
Mine might be Bazzi's breakthrough hit but he's already gained some pretty famous fans in the form of Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello. The former added Mine to her Spotify playlist, while Camila spoke about hoping to collaborate with the 20-year-old singer-songwriter during a Q&A: "A male artist I would like to collaborate with is Bazzi. I just started listening to his new music and I'm a fan."
If it's good enough for Tay Tay and Camila...
Giggs ft. Popcaan - Times Tickin'
You take one of the UK's biggest rappers, you add a dancehall juggernaut and what do you get? Times Tickin', ofc.
Released back in October 2017, this Giggs and Popcaan production is everything we've come to expect of Giggs but with a little somethin' somethin' extra. The track is part of Giggs' latest mixtape, Wamp 2 Dem, which features the likes of 2 Chainz, Young Thug, Lil Duke, Footsie and Donae'o. If you're yet to listen, what are you waiting for?!
Kojo Funds ft. Raye - Check
When a song kicks off with a sample of Craig David's Seven Days, you know it's gonna be good...
Enter: Kojo Funds featuring Raye. Fans have been going wild for this track ever since a snippet was leaked a few weeks ago and it certainly doesn't disappoint. Raye's silky smooth vocals paired with Kojo Funds' ability to produce banger after banger surely means that Check is destined for big things. Watch this space.
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
She started off in the biz penning lyrics for the likes of Rihanna but now Bebe Rexha is a star in her own right.
She's collaborated with everyone from Nicki Minaj to Louis Tomlinson, David Guetta to Lil Wayne, and now Bebe is serving up a countryfied hit featuring Florida Georgia Line. Not familiar with Florida Georgia Line? This American country duo consists of lead vocalist, Tyler Hubbard, and back vocalist, Brian Kelley, and they've racked up a fair few impressive features themselves, having worked with Backstreet Boys and Hailee Steinfeld.
But Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line? We think this might be the best pairing yet. It was, ahem, Meant To Be.
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Tom Misch ft. Loyle Carner - Water Baby
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Tom Misch is a double-threat from London, being both a talented producer and singer. Here, he's joined by the equally brilliant Loyle Carner, who adds some spoken word loveliness to Tom's mellow beats and husky vocals.
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George FitzGerald & Lil Silva - Roll Back
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George FitzGerald and Lil Silva have teamed up to bring you the most beautifully zen electro track of all time. Roll Back comes courtesy of George's second album, All That Must Be, which drops on 9th March and features the likes of Tracey Thorn, Bonobo and Hudson Scott.
"I wanted to mirror the uncanniness you feel when a massive event happens in your life," FitzGerald told Resident Advisor of his latest album. "Everything looks and sounds the same but its somehow different. Your surroundings are less intelligible."
