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The Rules:
| Stale topics | Topics on our Stale Topics list are banned as they have been discussed many times. Please see here for our stale topics. Certain comments are also banned to increase the quality of discussion. Stale topics are constantly changing, and it is ultimately up to the discretion of the moderators whether a topic is stale or not. |
| Low effort discussions | Discussion posts should try to foster discussion, the body of the text post must encourage discussion or offer the original poster's thoughts. Comments must also explain their answers. Any discussion posts that ask for recommendations, help to make a playlist, or only ask for people to name songs/albums/artists that fit a certain criteria without explanation/justification will be redirected to the Daily Discussion thread. |
| Non-newsworthy posts | Please only submit pop music news-related articles, videos, images or links that are topical and noteworthy. Though posts such as articles, videos, links or pictures consisting of non-newsworthy content will be removed, they are always welcome to be posted in Daily Discussion Threads. Please do not editorialize article or interview titles except for cases of major announcements. Guidelines for teasers and Instagram posts. |
| Follow reddit rules/reddiquette | This is a given. |
| Tabloid material | This subreddit forbids tabloid material that focuses on non-newsworthy drama, sensationalist content, and/or dubious sources. In order for gossip to be considered newsworthy, it must either be reported on by a major, reliable news source or have been addressed by the artist in question. Please redirect your content to the daily gossip megathread, Teatime & Trending Topics. |
| No Spam | Any self-promotional posts should be from established members of the community. We take this very seriously, and any spam is unacceptable and will be removed. Users must have at least 10 posts/comments spread out over a few months on the subreddit to self-promote. |
| Recent songs only | Only songs & videos released within the last 30 days can be posted. The sub only allows FRESH music after it has been officially released in the UK. This mainly refers to Friday releases; other posts are generally released worldwide. Always remember to use the 'Artist - Song' title format. Music videos are only allowed on or after the advertised YouTube premiere time. Each user can only submit a maximum of 3 FRESH posts per 24 hours, with a minimum of 10 minute intervals between each submission. |
| Keep things civil | Please do not come here for the sole reason of harassment/flaming. Keep things civil. Use of discriminatory language isn't appreciated. Posts that appear to be baiting arguments will be removed. Attacking other users will warrant a ban. Please keep negative "stan-twitter"-isms on stan twitter. |
| No illegal media | Do not post illegal streams or downloads of songs/albums. Asking for or posting instructions on how you can get it is also not allowed. These are banned on reddit sitewide, and sharing such material endangers our whole community. If it was an honest mistake, please message us; we'll try to be as lenient as possible. Video clip posts from unofficial sources will be removed as well. |
| Pop music? | We are purposely vague on what we consider pop, because it's a difficult genre to define. Usually we'll try to focus on more mainstream pop, but pop-adjacent artists are allowed. In general, the mods trust you all to post relevant music. Music will generally not be removed by a moderator unless it is deemed shitposty or too irrelevant to the subreddit. This rule is subject to moderator discretion, but if you feel a removed post was relevant please notify us! |
| Flairing Posts | Flairs are NOT manually typed in the thread title – please select the flair either during or after submitting by clicking on the flair button that looks like a little dog tag and choosing the adequate option. |
| Reposts | Please check the subreddit for articles and streams that have been posted already. |
| No Queue Flooding | Users can only submit a maximum of 3 posts per 24 hours, with a minimum of 10 minute intervals between each post submission. This rule applies to all post flairs. |
| Teatime threads should exclusively have tea | Teatime threads should only have news or your reaction to news. You not liking the last New Music that dropped isn't tea and belongs in the Daily Discussion Threads. |
| Leak Threads | Leak threads are to be contained in the Daily Discussion and Teatime & Trending Topics threads and are not allowed as its own post. Posting a link to a leak results into a temporary ban. |
Use the tags:
FRESH: New songs released in the last 30 days. If an album or song is region locked (meaning that it isn't available until Midnight in your region), please wait until after it's been released in the UK (which typically is Midnight GMT (UTC+0) but Midnight BST (UTC+1) during Daylight Savings) to post it. Each user may only post multiple [FRESH] streams 10 minutes apart.
FRESH ALBUM: Same rules as [FRESH] apply, but this is to be used for albums and mixtapes. The 10 minute rule applies too.
FRESH EP: Same as above but with EPs.
FRESH VIDEO: Newly released music videos.
PERFORMANCE: New live performances from recent awards/TV shows. Only official sources are allowed, i.e. the official YouTube channel of the award/TV show, so no fan footage.
NEWS: Newly released info by official artist sources or news publications.
ARTICLE: Non-news related links, such as interviews, reviews, or other write-ups. Videos will be included under this until we figure out something that isn't useless.
DISCUSSION: Thought-provoking posts that start discussions. Please write something in the textbox to kick off the discussion (e.g. suggesting examples or providing your own opinion), don't just pose a question. This is not for links.
LEAK: Thread announcing that a project has leaked. Discussing the leaks is fine, but no links. Illegal links are banned sitewide on reddit.
ORIGINAL: Links to your own material that you'd like to share with the subreddit. Only OC from regular members will be allowed.
SERIOUS: For any content with sensitive subject matter. No joking or memes allowed in the comments.
Special flairs:
WEEKLY: Only to be used on mod-approved weekly threads. See the thread schedule.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Official statements from the moderators.
RATE and RATE REVEAL: Threads for the monthly rates, posted by the hosts.
MEGATHREAD: All-encompassing threads accommodating important/notable releases or events. If you would like to create a megathread please ask through modmail.
GAME: Informal, fun threads. Please ask the moderators through modmail for permission to host these.
Tags are NOT manually typed in the thread title – please select the flair after submitting by clicking on the 'flair' button and choosing the adequate option
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'Always Remember Us This Way' by Lady Gaga | Kelly Clarkson Kellyoke Cover
23:37 UTC
horsegiirL - take it offff (Official Video)
23:35 UTC
Perrie - Christmas Magic
23:11 UTC
FLO - Access All Areas
23:00 UTC
Kat Graham - The Broken Hearts Club (Official Music Video)
22:50 UTC
I'll Stand By You - Sarah's Version
Sarah's version of I'll Stand By You (cover) of Girls Aloud is now available to stream and on pre save depending on local time.
22:32 UTC
joan - eyes
here is the music video for our new song “eyes” :) it’s giving peter gabriel. it’s giving love song. it’s giving sax solo. it’s giving “these ballad boys are here to stay”. xoxo
22:19 UTC
joan - eyes
our brand new song “eyes” is out now! this song is about the small things in our life that have the most power. we close our eyes and can feel the wind hitting our face, we open our eyes and see the sunset at the beach, we lock eyes with someone and immediately feel a love that we’ve been searching for our whole lives. this song is trying to explain what almost feels unexplainable — two people looking at each other’s organs in their face, and feeling like all their fears are gone, all their troubles are shot through the roof, all the things that once paralyzed them no longer have power over them. it’s incredibly profound and beautifully peculiar, so we wanted to write a song about it. hope you love it :)
22:12 UTC
The Popheads Jukebox Revival, Week 300: Dear Sister, By the Time That You Rate Thi-
Welcome back to the Popheads Jukebox! Here are last week’s results:
Addison Rae - Aquamarine: 9.27
Lady Gaga - Disease: 8.46
Tyler, The Creator - Noid: 8.50
Megan Thee Stallion - Bigger In Texas: 8.00
Katie Gavin - As Good As It Gets (feat. Mitski): 7.50
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars): 8.63
###Rules Refresher
Rate the songs a score from 1 to 10. Please keep it to one decimal place at the most (so 7.5 is fine but 7.58 is not). Also don’t get too hung up on the final scores. This is a fun exercise and not a competition so don’t worry about over/under rating things. Just give what you think the song is to you.
For your review, reply to the comment that will be posted by one of us for each song. Avoid posting your reviews as a top level comment cause we probably won’t notice them if you do. Non-reviews such as questions or general commentary as upper level comments are fine.
Must have some sort of justification. Try to be a bit more concise than “It’s a bop!” or “I don’t like it”. Explain why! It doesn’t have to be long, two or three sentences can be plenty (though more is definitely allowed). We reserve the right not to include a review in the final total if proper justification is not given.
You don’t have to review each song to participate! You can do all of them or only the ones you’re familiar with.
The thread will be open for 6 days and close the following Wednesday at 11PM EST. The scores will be calculated and a new post will come up the next day (Thursday) at 5PM EST(ish) with the next week’s tracks.
###This Week’s Tracks
- BANKS - I Hate Your Ex-Girlfriend (feat. Doechii)
- Ethel Cain - Punish
- F5ve - UFO
- Imogen Heap - What Have You Done To Me?
- The Weeknd & Anitta - Sao Paulo
Throwback:
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###Next Week
- FKA twigs, Koreless - Drums of Death
- Griff - last night's mascara
- salute, Jessie Ware - Heaven In Your Arms
- Tyla - PUSH 2 START
- XG - HOWLING
Throwback:
- Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
###Spotify playlist, updated weekly with new tracks that are being rated
###Jukebox wiki, where you can find all results
###Reminder Discord Server, where you can join to get bi-weekly ping reminders for when new posts go up and when they’re about to close.
22:08 UTC
Dizzy Fae - Right Side
21:57 UTC
BIBI - Derre
21:22 UTC
MJ Nebreda - Icónica (Video Oficial)
21:09 UTC
Songs from the deluxe/extended/bonus version of an album that became more popular than anything from the main album?
Currently, Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” is at the top of the US Spotify Top 50 and is on track to be one of her biggest songs to date. The track comes from the deluxe edition of her latest album The Secret of Us; it’s not included on the original version of the album and I’m pretty sure it’s not even released as a single yet.
This seems to be part of a phenomenon I’ve noticed recently where songs from an extended version of an album tend to eclipse any song from the main album. Two other examples I’ve seen recently are Hozier’s “Too Sweet” which comes from the Unaired version of his Unreal Unearth album and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Feather” which comes from the fwd edition of her emails I can’t send album (“Nonsense” is probably the bigger hit but “Feather” peaked higher on the Billboard Hot 100).
Is this a recent phenomenon? What are some other examples of this happening?
Of course, I’m not counting songs that blew up as a stand-alone single and then retroactively got added to the subsequent album as a bonus track (i.e. Drake adding “Hotline Bling” to Views as a bonus track)
20:47 UTC
Fazerdaze - So Easy
19:29 UTC
If you had to predict 1 artist to have their break out year in 2025, who would that be?
If 2024’s break out star(s) are Sabrina and Chappell, who will it be in 2025?
Maybe it’s just chart bias but I’m picking Gracie Abrams.
However Tate McRae is giving me pause with her new world tour…
19:11 UTC
Prince Klido - (thirsty boy)
19:08 UTC
Apple Music - Shawn Mendes: Shawn, Authenticity & Tour
18:41 UTC
Teatime & Trending Topics - November 14, 2024
In this thread, you can discuss today's pop music gossip and trending topics. Acceptable content are rumors, tweets, gossip, and articles that would not be approved as its own post (e.g. not a legitimate news article or a social media post directly from the artist or their PR). Nudity and NSFW content is not accepted. War updates or political news without relation to celebrities is not allowed. Intentionally posting misinformation or "joke" tea is not allowed. Please always try to provide a link to a source or an example. Posts making serious accusations without providing context are subject to removal.
Comments that do not fit under the Tea Time Thread content of celebrity gossip (e.g. personal gossip/stories, music suggestions, thoughts on new music releases, etc.) will be removed and directed to Daily Discussion. Please be respectful - normal rules still apply and any comments found breaking the rules will be removed and you will be warned/banned.
18:00 UTC
Juice WRLD and Nicki Minaj's new single "All Girls Are The Same 2 (Insecure)" will be released tonight at midnight.
17:39 UTC