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Welcome to Music Daily’s Trending Tracks, where we highlight the artists and trends occupying the music industry’s attention. Some come out of the woodwork, others have endured a months-long crusade to greatness. Nonetheless, all of them are captivating the short-circuited minds of Gen-Z social media users.
This week, Charli XCX’s latest Brat surprise is a “Guess” remix featuring Billie Eilish, which already went No.1 on the UK Singles Chart. Also, Barbie (2023) resurrected the art of soundtracks as several summer blockbusters bring cult classics and modern hits to life. Other Trending Tracks entries include Luke Combs’ Twisters single, *NSYNC’s iconic “Bye Bye Bye,” and more
“Guess featuring Billie Eilish” by Charli XCX and Billie Eilish
“Charli, call me, if you’re with it,” Eilish saunters across the sea of bras in the new single’s music video. If Charli and Lorde’s “let’s work it out on the remix” moment taught us anything, it’s that sisterhood is a spectrum. For her new “Guess” remix featuring Billie Eilish—her first collaboration credit—the pop darlings stand in the face of Tay-vil, as Swift previously blocked the pair’s individual albums from debuting at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart with “telephone demos.”
While nobody parties harder than Charli, Billie heightens the girl power-ness of “Guess” by bulldozing through the set, rolling down a hill of undies, and sounding devilishly smitten on the rated-XXX lyrics. Stream “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” by Charli XCX and Billie Eilish below!
“Cherry” by Lana Del Rey
In the Del Rey universe, “Cherry” exists in the sultry world of Lust For Life (2017). The alternative-trap track glitters with torn celluloid scenes, ruined peaches, a burning rose garden and the chanteuse’s breathy callouts. “Cherry” is a haunting reminder that nobody toys with Lana’s fiery love, because a torch-lit diss track for fans will follow.
In a recent press interview for Colleen Hoover’s book-to-film adaptation of It Ends With Us, actress Blake Lively recalled fighting for Lana to be featured in its soundtrack despite studio backlash. “They begged me to take that song out of the movie,” Lively stated. The romance follows a woman named Lily Bloom who escapes an abusive childhood and moves to Boston, where her past and future love lives collide. “I’m not supposed to be talking about this, but because they felt like it was too charged and heavy.” Stream “Cherry” by Lana Del Rey below.
“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” by Luke Combs
Of course, Combs is stuck in a storm in the music video for “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma,” the country-rock single from summer blockbuster Twisters, starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgard-Jones. With a short cameo from NASCAR driver John Hunter Nemechek, the May promotional single didn’t really take off until the film’s theatrical release on July 19. Stream “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” by Luke Combs!
“Bye Bye Bye” by *NSYNC
Arguably the quintet’s most popular song, “Bye Bye Bye” served as the first single from *NSYNC’s junior album, No Strings Attached (2000). Two decades later, Ryan Reynolds dusts off the Y2K hit for his next Deadpool feature with Marvel, Deadpool & Wolverine. The teen-y bopper introduces the superhero action in a mixed montage of crew credits, dismembered soldiers and Deadpool humor.
As of Sunday, Marvel’s latest grossed over $1.03 billion worldwide. Sure enough, “Bye Bye Bye” would receive a streaming spike that all members, including Justin Timberlake, could use. Stream “Bye Bye Bye” by *NSYNC below!
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