This week’s BBC Radio 1 round-up features huge names. Names like 5 Seconds of Summer. Iggy. Katy. Lana. Maroon 5. Bastille. Coldplay... and Lilly Wood & Robin Shulz? The dancey electro-pop tune "Prayer in C" has garnered over 11m YouTube views, is #7 on Shazam’s Top 100 UK Chart, #50 on the Spotify Global Viral Chart (#43 UK) and it’s the #10 Dance single at iTunes UK. Fancy that, mate!
PLAYLISTED
5 Seconds of Summer, “Amnesia” (Capitol)
Bastille, “Oblivion” (Virgin)
Coldplay, “True Love” (Parlophone UK)
Iggy Azalea f/Rita Ora, “Black Widow” (Virgin EMI)
Katy Perry, “This Is How We Do” (Capitol)
ROTATION INCREASES
A LIST
Lana Del Rey, “Ultraviolence” (Polydor Ltd.)
Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Shulz, “Prayer in C (Robin Shulz Remix)” (Choke Industry/Tonspiel)
Maroon 5, “Maps” (Interscope)
B LIST
Paolo Nutini, “Iron Sky” (Atlantic UK)
Pulled Apart By Horses, “Lizard Baby” (Best of the Best)
Sam Smith, “I’m Not the Only One” (Capitol)
Ten Walls, “Walking With Elephants” (Atlantic UK)
You Me At Six, “Room to Breathe” (BMG Rights Management)
FYI, as for Radio 2, playlisted tracks included Train's "Angel in Blue Jeans" (Columbia), which went straight to the A List along with Dolly Parton's "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Masterworks) and Deacon Blue's "A New House" (Medium Wave), and Coldplay's "True Love" (Parlophone UK), which hit the B List.
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