AUGUST 2017 | THEMUSICNETWORK.COM AUSTRALIAN SINGLES REPORT VERA BLUE: THE BLUEPRINT VERA BLUE It’s been a long road to Vera Blue’s debut album Perennial, but for label Universal, it’s still just the beginning. alk to a few Vera Blue fans in Her debut album Perennial entered the ST the crowd at Splendour in the ARIA charts at #6 (with the tragic anomaly AT Grass – where the singer popped of Chester Bennington’s death bumping ST TS Tup no less than three times, Linkin Park into the top spots), and she’s S cameoing onstage with Peking Duk and racked up over a million monthly listeners Slumberjack as well as her own epic set on Spotify and counting, showing just – and you’ll fnd any number of diferent how hungry for the full-length her fans things brought them there. One or two had grown. Vera Blue’s true range is may have followed Celia Pavey since clear for the frst time – from the witchy her appearance under her own name beats of potential single ‘Lady Powers’ on The Voice in 2013; plenty will have to the sly and soaring new anthem to been drawn in by the indelible chorus independence, ‘Regular Touch’, which 2015 – 'Hold' on Illy’s 2016 hit ‘Papercuts’, where Vera represents her strongest appeal to 18 million plays on Blue’s haunting, hooky guest vocal was commercial FM yet. Spotify a standout. But mostly it’s simply that she boasts one of the most powerful “It's about having that sense of voices in Australian music, as distinctive contentment and happiness, not as her sheet of luminous red hair, and a needing attention or affection to feel #2 songwriting talent to match that draws complete and of purpose,” she says. on her folkier roots to create daring and 2016 – Featured on Illy's emotional future-pop. 'Papercuts' #2 Australian Hot 100 “Now that [Regular Touch] has just been released, I am connecting to it properly. It's my favourite to perform." - Vera Blue #1 January 2017 – Featured on With ‘Papercuts’ peaking at #14 on the ‘Regular Touch’ represents Vera Blue’s Slumberjack's TMN Hot 100 (and #2 Australian), her frst truly global venture, with her UK and 'Fracture' overall exposure isn’t insignifcant for US labels – Virgin and Capitol respectively #1 Alternative Hot 100 an artist whose focus til now has been – following Universal’s lead by going to almost entirely on developing an alt-radio radio with the same single. And Pavey is audience. currently doing promo in the US, where Perennial has been well set up by Capitol. #1 “We haven't pounded down the door at commercial radio yet, and that’s She tells TMN that the song was written May 2017 – 'Mended' during “a heavy time”, and collaborators intentional,” explains UMA managing #1 Breaker Hot 100 director Mike Taylor. “The thing with her Thom Macken and Gossling helped her is she is unique and she doesn't just fnd “hope and understanding” in her own response to emotional turmoil. ft into a regular format, and those type of artists take little more time “I'm excited that 'Regular Touch' along to get through, but when they do with the rest of Perennial is now out of our get through I think they permeate in hands and out in the world for people to July 2017 - Perennial ways that are much more unique and connect with in their own way.” #6 ARIA albums chart impactful.” on debut AUSTRALIAN SINGLES REPORT August 7, 2017 Compiled by The Music Network© FREE SIGN UP Hot 100 Aircheck spins, weighted with audience data & time of spins #1 hot 100 strip that down 1 Liam Payne | EMI strip that down slow hands Liam Payne ft. Quavo | EMI 2 Niall Horan | EMI wild thoughts 3 DJ Khaled | SME With One Directioners Liam Payne and Niall Horan still locked at #1 and #2, the spotlight is focused a There's nothing holdin' me... bit further down this week. Cracking the Top 10 at #6 from #13 is the June released ‘Fallin’ by Jessica 4 Shawn Mendes | UMA Mauboy. Now just outside the Top 5, it’s her highest charting single since 2013’s ‘Pop A Bottle’ which MAMA 5 Jonas Blue | EMI peaked at #3 in late 2013. 6 fa lli n' Louis Tomlinsons’ ‘Back To You’ makes predicted moves further up the chart at #14 from #31, Jessica Mauboy | SME becoming his highest charting single on the Hot 100 now that it has outdone debut single ‘Just Hold LAY IT ON ME 7 Vance Joy | MUSHROOM On’. The debut single and collaboration with Steve Aoki only got as far as #19 on the chart. despacito (remix) 8 Luis Fonsi | UMA MaliBu 9 Miley Cyrus | SME your song #1 MOST ADDED TO RADIO 10 Rita Ora | WMA new rules feels 11 Calvin Harris | SME Dua Lipa | WMA ATTENTI O N 12 Charlie Puth | WMA 2U Coming out with a clear lead at #1 on the Most Added chart is Dua Lipa’s fresh cut ‘New Rules’. 13 David Guetta | UMA/WMA Although the track scored just 22 additions, they were in all the right places. Nova had it at the top of back to you 14 Louis Tomlinson | SME their network additions list, as did Ash London Live, and both KIIS stations. thunder Taken from her debut self-titled album which came out earlier in June, it follows the success of 15 Imagine Dragons | UMA previous single ‘Be The One’ (#3) and her feature spot on Martin Garrix’s ‘Scared To Be Lonely’ (#22). way d ow n w e g o 16 Kaleo | WMA She’s yet to have a #1 to her name, but given how uniform the support from the key players has been, pretty girl (remix) it’s looking to be a likely Top 10 contender at the very least. 17 Maggie Lindemann | WMA body like a Back road Dean Lewis and Morgan Evans both saw some serious traction with their songs ‘Lose My Mind’ and 18 Sam Hunt | UMA ‘Kiss Somebody’ at #2 and #3, respectively. versace on the floor (remix) 19 Bruno Mars & David Guetta... redBone 20 Childish Gambino | MUSH #1 new single release MOST ADDED two ghosts Additions weighted with audience data Harry Styles | SME new rules 1 Dua Lipa | WMA 2 lose my mind Harry Styles is a cut above the rest this week with new single to radio ‘Two Ghosts’. Taken from his Dean Lewis | UMA self-titled debut album, it’s the follow-up single to his Hot 100 record-breaking lead single ‘Sign Of kiss someBody 3 Morgan Evans | WMA The Times’. MI GENTE 4 J Balvin & Willy Williams... While Styles is an obvious choice, there are still a host of other good tracks heading out, including new SuBeme la radio tunes from Lecrae, Pia Mia, and a stellar release from The Preatures, ‘Yanada’. It’s easily the best track 5 Enrique Iglesias | SME heading to alternative radio. NEW SINGLE RELEASES TMN’s top singles being serviced to radio this week two ghosts 1 Harry Styles | SME i'll find you 2 Lecrae | SME Mi Gente 3 J Balvin & Willy William... I'M A FAN 4 Pia Mia | UMA uh huh 5 Julia Michaels | UMA Subscribe to access the full charts portal. Sign Up to get the this free report. View previous reports. Chart enquiries: [email protected]. Advertising enquiries: [email protected] RADIO AIRPLAY Full charts available at www.themusicnetwork.com/charts artist top 50 HOT 100 HEATSEEKERS HOT 100 BREAKERS Combines airplay, downloads & Most upward movement from Most likely to break into Hot 100 in kiis SPINS streams previous week coming weeks there's nothing miracles (someone flash holdin' me Back 1 SLOW HANDS 1 special) 1 The Belligerents 1 Niall Horan | EMI Coldplay | WMA | SME Shawn Mendes | UMA TURN UP THE LIGHT wild thoughts drive you mad 2 2 Boo Seeka | IND despacito (remix) 2 DJ Khaled | SME Amy Shark | SME 2 Luis Fonsi | UMA incredible feels back to you 3 3 Future | SME strip that down 3 Calvin Harris | SME Louis Tomlinson | SME 3 Liam Payne | EMI every day's the weekend there's nothing holdin' me... Say you won't let go 4 4 Alex Lahey | IND slow hands 4 Shawn Mendes | UMA James Arthur | SME 4 Niall Horan | EMI garbage bin your song Don't Let Me Be yours 5 5 Tiny Little Houses | UMA attenti o n 5 Rita Ora | WMA Zara Larsson | SME 5 Charlie Puth | WMA atm osph ere attenti o n cheap thrills 6 6 Kingswood | UMA mama 6 Charlie Puth | WMA Sia | INERTIA 6 Jonas Blue | EMI Stay for it thunder closer 7 7 RL Grime | IND maliBu 7 Imagine Dragons | UMA The Chainsmokers | SME 7 Miley Cyrus | SME is it love mama in my Blood 8 8 The Creases | MUSHROOM your song 8 Jonas Blue | EMI The Veronicas | SME 8 Rita Ora | WMA overnight back to you touch 9 9 Parcels | IND fa lli n' 9 Louis Tomlinson | SME Little Mix | SME 9 Jessica Mauboy | SME got to give body like a Back road fa lli n' 10 10 Luca Brasi | IND horses 10 Sam Hunt | UMA Jessica Mauboy | SME 10 Teddy Cream & Szabo | UMA triple j Spins hit SPINS nova spins triple m Spins mind off strip that down isn't it a pity Cosmo’s Midnight SLOW HANDS 1 1 Liam Payne | EMI 1 1 Bernard Fanning | | SME Niall Horan | EMI UMA lay it on me mama there's nothing holdin' me..