Leona Lewis’s ’Collide’ Gets the Afrojack Remix Treatment

CHART SPOTLIGHT. Sure, it was the clash between Leona Lewis and producer Avicii. Let’s forget about it for a minute and focus on the brilliant Afrojack Remix of ‘Collide.’ Scheduled for release in September, this marks the return of Leona Lewis who hasn’t issued a hit single since 2010’s ‘I Got You.’

Leona Lewis – Collide (Afrojack Remix)

Collide [Afrojack Remix] – Leona Lewis by RCA Music Group

The track is written by Autumn Rowe who also penned the current hit by Cher Lloyd (‘Swagger Jagger’). Produced by French Sandy Vee, the track premiered on The Scott Mills Show in mid-July. Back to the feud with Avicii, his record label Ministry of Sound claimed that Leona Lewis’ use of a sample was unauthorized. Lewis’ label Syco ciaims, however, that he is properly credited.

Danny Saucedo Sparks ‘Tonight’ at Sommarkrysset

CHART REFLECTION. Danny Saucedo we love you! The singer gave a magnificent performance of ‘Tonight’ at Sommarkrysset, the weekly entertainment show on TV4. Included on the latest album In the Club, we’ve closely followed the singer’s UK launch this summer. The singer re-issued his ‘If Only You’ replacing Therese with Freja.

Of course he returned to the stage, performing ‘In the Club’ – the runner-up at the Swedish leg of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The below clip is from the SVT program Allsång på Skansen where Danny also performed ‘Tonight.’

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Nero Promises to Race UK Singles Chart

CHART SPOTLIGHT. It looks as if the dubstep duo Nero’s ‘Promises’ is set to knock Cheryl Lloyd’s ‘Swagger Jagger’ off the top tomorrow night. The Earmilk blog premiered the ‘Promises’ already in May. The duo consists of members Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray with guest vocalist Alana. Only a few weeks ago, DJ Fresh’s ‘Louder’ topped the singles chart, further strengthening the position of dubstep. Nero is expected to bow its debut set Welcome Reality later this year.

A prolific team, Nero’s first single came in 2008 with ‘This Way.’ Signed by fellow dubstep act Chase & Status on their label MTA Records.

Nero won the 2010 Beatport Awards for Best Dubstep Act and Best Dubstep Track for ‘Act Like You Know’ back in 2009. Famous for their remixes, New Yorker Magazine’s Sasha Frere-Jones listed the Nero remix of The Streets’s ‘Blinded by the Lights’ as one of the top songs of 2009. As producers, Nero has remixed the likes of La Roux, deadmau5, N*E*R*D and Daft Punk.

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Foster the People Returns with ‘Helena Beats’

CHART REFLECTION. Last month, the WelcheMusic team hailed the LA indie band Foster the People for its seductive hit ‘Pumped Up Kicks.’ A US top twenty hit, look out for the follow-up ‘’Helena Beats’ which already has been play listed by Radio 1. Headlined by singer Mark Foster, the group has bowed the debut set Torches.

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You can also listen to the whole Torches set via Spotify.