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playlist
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 25)
Not all, but only the best new music. Quality over quantity. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Dead Anyway – Dear Automation (EP track)
electronic | indie | spoken word - Rose Gray – Club To Your Arms dance | pop
- Alex Stanilla – Who Cares
indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 24)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Hard-Fi feat. Mike Kalle & Bajo Del Sol – Digo Nada
indie | latin | pop - The Indie Pea – Is It You Or Is It Me? indie | pop
- Interpol – See Out Loud indie | rock
- marguerite – Belleville
pop - Nona – What A Way To Die
indie | orchestral | pop - Personal Trainer – Moping indie | pop | rock
- Rizzle Kicks – Vice hip hop | indie | pop
- Suede – Emotionally Unavailable indie | rock
- Drew Thomas – Soda Friends indie | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Wildcard (week 23):
Wildcard (week 23):
Bérénice – Everybody Loves Italian Girls
Born as Matilde Liboni in Italy, Bérénice is currently London-based. But she hasn’t forgotten where she’s coming from. Built around flirtatious hooks, high-energy production and tongue-in-cheek lyricism, her new single Everybody Loves Italian Girls is a celebration of female friendship, confidence and self-worth.
Everybody Loves Italian Girls by Bérénice is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow her on Instagram | Spotify
You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 23)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- The Beaches – Perfect 10
indie | pop | rock - Belle & Sebastian – It Only Takes One Lion indie | pop
- Bérénice – Everybody Loves Italian Girls
indie | pop - Buhos x Leire Martinez – No Hi Ha Pla B
indie | pop - Cut The Wire – The Friction indie | rock {AI}
- Bradley Denniston – No Saving You indie | pop
- Lizzo – Happy 2 Be (album track) pop
- Weston Loney – Proud Again
indie | rock - Pussy Riot feat. Avenged Sevenfold – Candy Dopamine
indie | rock - Radio Free Alice – Lunch Money
pop | rock - Sébastien Tellier & Juliette Armanet – Attraction electronic | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 22)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Em Armstrong – Unapologetic indie | rock
- Dogs Don’t Deal – Be Less Jeff indie | rock | spoken word
- Violet Grohl – Bug In The Cake indie | rock
- The Lazy Eyes – How Does It Feel To Be In Love indie | pop | rock
- Lucia & The Best Boys feat. Abigail Morris – Big Romance indie | pop
- Lottie McLeod – Sunburnt indie | pop
- Moving Into Tucson – Turn The World Around indie | pop
- Joe Mungovan – Melodrama indie | pop | rock
- Penny Lane Pickets – Penny Lane Pickets indie | rock | ska
- Pom – Sickening indie | rock
- Twin Atlantic – Don’t Quit It indie | rock
- Zazie – Peu Importe electronic | indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Wildcard (week 21):
Wildcard (week 21):
Sera – Move
After posting covers on social media, Sera de Bruin became a popular singer-songwriter in her own country the Netherlands, amassing fans like Justin Bieber, Cristiano Ronaldo and Katy Perry in the process. Her new single Move, about not always doing what’s expected of you, is a real earworm. A confident step forward to international success.
Move by Sera is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow her on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 21)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Clara & Sangiovanni – Le Ragazze pop
- eee gee – Eeelluminagee
electronic | indie | pop - The Gardener & The Tree – Distance
indie | pop - Marmozets – Like Last Night indie | rock
- Pistol Daisys – Gimme The Sun indie | pop
- Sera – Move pop
- Slowdrive Avenue – Dirty Pane indie | pop | rock
- Vernis Rouge feat. Mattyeux – J’te Laisserai Pas Partir pop
- Westside Cowboy – Kick Stones (The Boys) pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
single track, wildcard
Wildcard (week 20):
Wildcard (week 20):
Beau Nectar – Artichoke
Beau Nectar are Canadian singer-songwriters Marie-Clo and éemi. Their new single Artichoke captures a moment where Mother Nature pushes back against rising heat, both literal and emotional. The track leans into this energy with a breezy, groovy edge, balancing attitude with playful restraint.
Artichoke by Blue Nectar is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.
Follow Blue Nectar on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
You’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far in the Wildcards 2026 playlist.
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 20)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this scanty week (alphabetically):
- Beau Nectar – Artichoke indie | pop
- Bloc Party – Coming On Strong indie | pop | rock
- Sonic Whip – Over And Out indie | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 19)
Not all, but only the best new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Ash – Oh Yeah [Live from Stabal] indie | live | pop | rock
- Cheeky Leash – Easy Way Out indie | pop | rock
- Dash House – Talk About it indie | pop | rock
- Haircut 100 – Come Back To Me indie | pop
- The Haunted Youth – Forget Me
indie | rock - Shan Kae – Sideshow Pretty indie | pop | reggae
- Suus – Half As Cool indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Add it to your library (click ‘+’) to hear the best new music first.
Partly selected via input by Musosoup. Submit your music here. #sustainablecreators
I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
