Post Malone is perhaps most noted to have become incredibly successful incredibly quickly (he was born in 1995). Many attribute a part of his success to streamlining what ‘a normal song-structure’ is in the era of playlists with amazing results. What he does is he opens on the chorus and keeps the songs short, the melody accessible which is in line with his general appearance which is perhaps a bit… disheveled? In other words, it’s #relatable and #singalongable.

His formula that “he wears on his sleeve” on making his songs so goddamn catchy seems to be working rather well as four of his songs have over a billion streams on Spotify alone. Further, he’s able to dance the line between pop and hip-hop even to alternative in a way that gets him plays on all of those radio stations. Talk about a cross-over.

One of our favourite things though is when celebrities share their playlists (special shoutout to the Obamas!). This time though, we’re peeking into the pages of Reese Witherspoon’s newly published book, where she in true Southern fashion, shared her love of live music, including her pick for a party playlist!

We hope Ms Witherspoon will not take offense if we take the liberty of composing her playlist for our loyal readers. It’s got everything you’d want in a country playlist, Jolene by Dolly Parton, The Chicken Fried song, features from Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Big Little Town and many more.

Find the playlist on your favourite streaming service.

Lindsey Stirling is the violinist who is seen also dancing in her videos; and that’s kinda what she does. It’s a bit like you’d ask a 4-year-old what she’d want to be when she grows up and she starts listing violinist-dancer-youtuber-famous! but then it’d magically materialise and you’d get… Lindsey Stirling

The battle of the streaming giants continues. Do you want pretty graphs to share on your insta-story (#spotifywrapped ) or are you swayed by star-power (Billie Eilish exclusive performance at Steve Jobs’ theatre).

If you love pop-rock, the genre, here is a top 10 list of the hardest working artists in 2019 (i.e. the ones you’re most likely to catch on tour!). 

In 1974, Elton John was joined on stage in New York’s Madison Square Garden by John Lennon. “As a live performer, Elton John very rarely under performs. This was tragically Lennon’s last ever live performance.”

For those who remember our little clip we shared about K. Flay’s tour schedule: here’s the whole post exploring her strategy along with her video for “This Baby Don’t Cry” which visuals are entirely Instagram filters.