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2018 has been quite the year from England reaching the World Cup Semi-Final to an endless bore of Brexit catastrophes. Amongst all this some great music was released in 2018 here is 3005s top 10. 1) Childish Gambino - This Is America In May 2018 Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) released This Is America , a track about the current state of the 'Land of the Free'. With reference to the staggering number of gun crime incidents and a beautifully savage depiction of the current state of lower-class young Americans in the songs music video, Mr Gambino created a truly memorable song for 2018. The video currently has 455 million views in just 7 months. We are all praying Childish will carry on writing (amidst acting, directing and other ventures) in 2019. 2) Dean Lewis - Be Alright The 31 year old Aussie has had a brilliant 2018 culminating in his latest track Be Alright . The song is about his break-up and advice he got from his brother. The catchy song ...

I grew up in a Christian  household. Every Sunday I would go to church and Sunday school, and in a large percentage of school holidays I would go to Christian camps from Skegness to Le Fenouiller in France. One of many parts of this was listening to worship music at Church, in the car and occasionally live at big Christian gatherings with thousands of people in a gazebo. Worship music is still a major sector of the music industry and if you also grew up listening to worship music you will know why. But if you didn't here are some of the biggest worship songs to date and what it was like growing up with them.

Drake is by far the most renowned contemporary rapper around. In 2018 his latest album Scorpion  had many tracks that reached number 1: 'God's plan', 'Nice for what' and 'In My Feelings'. However, the record also has some hidden gems. 'Summer Games' shows Drake at his best and here is why ......   Immediately the song brings you into the emotion of the lyrics. A deep calm but yet fast beat entraps you. Drake often produces his own beats and is well known for helping other artists with their production. Drake discusses his fast relationship in the summer and how it was ruined by the contemporary social media age: 'you say I led you on, but you followed me, I follow one of your friends, you unfollow me'. Drake often purs his emotions out in a few tracks in his albums (from 'Marvins Room' to 'Too God'. Drake goes on to explain his anger of the ending of this relationship. With the lyrics turning to annoyance, 'Said y...

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In 1994 a band named Oasis   had hit the big time selling arenas across the UK and producing some of the great songs we all know and love today. The next mission for the Gallagher brothers and the rest of the band was to hop over the pond and conquer the US. However, the first trip to America did not go well. In Los Angeles on September 29th 1994, Oasis came on stage so high on drugs (later found out to be meth) that they could barely play. After the gig the band hit breaking point with many altercations. Noel and Liam's on-going feud had blown out of proportion and both began talking of an end to the band. Liam has always been a feisty character and despite his passivity Noel had now had enough of his crazy brothers antics. Noel flew to San Francisco alone, met a girl and wrote 'Talk Tonight'.      The song talks of Noel's plane journey over to San Francisco and the thought of a potential end to the great band. His isolation at this time was shown in the...

Jaden Smith is labelled with the 'born into success' tag before he opens his mouth. But is this fair? Jaden earlier this year released his single Icon and it is a big statement to all his doubters. The video is simple but impactful. Jaden dancing in front of a sunset and a pricey car is nothing new, but his passion and anger spitting his lyrics is shown in the video. The simplicity works in the video with the message of the lyrics carrying the song not an extravagant video focused on the idea of an 'icon' which could have been Jaden's plan. He definitely is not a kid anymore. From a cheesy feature with Justin Bieber to a gold toothed rapper touring the world with J Cole. Jaden has also become known in the non-musical world, with his successful MSFTS clothing line which is also mentioned in the song, "MSFTS, just did, Nylon cover, five minutes" . The song does show the evolution of Jaden, mentioning his fame, heartbreak and media troubles ident...

Joy Crookes  At just 19 years old Joy has already become a house hold name in the South-London music scene and has combined 50's Jazz with R&B production to produce some pure soul anthems. With an Amy Winehouse sounding voice her music has become popular across the UK. Her latest EP Influence  was released earlier this year. From soul tracks 'New Manhattan' and 'Power' to the upbeat funky 'Bad Feeling' Joy has once again exceeded her age and produced a musical multi-dimensional EP with a range of beats. Joy's  arc de triomphe 'Mother May I Sleep With Danager?' has over 1 million listens on Spotify and is a thought provoking song about adulthood. Joy often touches interesting subject in her lyrics and is anything but a pure R&B artist. Her mix of Jazz and Soul into her music is the reason she has becoming a rising star and will only go up from where she has started. Ama Lou Ama Lou from East London is an upcoming R...