Browsing Tag r&b
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 21)
Not all, but only the *best* new music. Added to the playlist this week (alphabetically):
- Blackout The Arcade – Side-By-Side
indie | rock
- Cheeya – Boy Feelings
indie | pop | r&b
- Fulminacci – RagĂč
indie | pop
- Louane – Pardonne-Moi
pop
- Love Me My Alien – Stay Here Forever
indie | pop
- Melle – Old Summers
indie | pop
- Ryan Mitchell – Ruin My Life
indie | pop | rock
- Roleplay – Come Close
indie | pop
- Skia – Make You Cry
indie | pop
- Thunder Fox – Feels Like Forever
funk | indie | pop | soul
- The View – Shovel In His Hands
indie | pop | rock
- Juice Webster – In The Zone
indie | pop
- The Yeah Nahs – Organic Strawberry Kombucha
indie | rock
- Zornik – Dancing With Yourself
indie | pop | rock
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
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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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 8)
This is Wernerâs Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Gabrielle Aplin – Be Yourself
(Wildcard this week)
- Dolores Forever – When I Say So
(Wildcard last week)
- beabadoobee – Glue Song
- Black Honey – OK
- DesirĂ©e Dawson – Lonely
- Bea Miller – Cynical
- Jason Mraz – I Feel Like Dancing
Listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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.
Additions to the Carte Blanche Music playlist (week 7)
The best from a crazy amount of new releases. Added this week (alphabetically):
- Anna Of The North – Swirl
indie | pop
- Bailen – Call It Like It Is
indie | pop | rock
- Nessa Barrett – Bang Bang!
pop | rock
- beabadoobee – Glue Song
indie | pop
- Black Honey – OK
indie | rock
- Cole Bleu – Heartbreakers
indie | rock
- Gia Darcy – I’ll Never Drink Again
indie | pop | rock
- DesirĂ©e Dawson – Lonely
indie | pop | r&b
- Death Of The High Street – Not Fair
indie | rock
- FloodHounds – Psychosemantics
indie | rock
- James Gittins feat. Sophie Naglik – What You Want [Dance Remix]
dance | indie | pop
- Tara Hack – Bounce
disco | electronic | funk | indie | pop
- The Hengles – Flashes Of Green
indie | pop | rock
- Tycho Jones – Risk To My Reward
indie | pop
- Daimy Lotus – Friends đ
indie | pop | rock
- Melle – Canât Come Home
indie | pop
- Bea Miller – Cynical
indie | rock
- Jason Mraz – I Feel Like Dancing
indie | pop
- noelle – Mars
indie | pop
- Lo Noom – Too Much For Me
acoustic | indie | pop
- Giovany Revelle – Time
indie | pop | rock
- Rews – Misery
indie | rock
- Bebe Rexha – Heart Wants What It Wants
pop
- Bartees Strange – Tisched Off
indie | pop | rock
- Temples – Cicada
indie | pop
Check them all in the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music Spotify playlist.
Follow (click ââ„â) to hear the best new music first.

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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 47)
This is Wernerâs Weekly, your guide to the best new music, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Black Honey – Heavy
(Wildcard this week)
- Pyro – Wiser
(Wildcard last week)
- Alta Falls – Iâm At A Loss
- Jamesâ Room – Glass Cards
- Jenifer – Est-Ce Que Tu Danses ?
- Rose Tiger – Camelia
- Trunky Juno – Death Metal Music
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: Bakermat, Jessica Winter, Mia Wray, and more.

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.
Jenifer – Est-Ce Que Tu Danses ?
*SONG SNACK*
Swinging single that brings Crazy In Love by Beyoncé & Jay-Z to mind, in a good way.
Recommended as well:
Hey Jen
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For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 19)
This is Wernerâs Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Florence & The Machine – Free
(Wildcard this week)
- Donohue – Solo
(Wildcard last week)
- Anna Sofia – Cruel World
- Leah Kate – 10 Things I Hate About You
- Liss – Heartbreaker
- Lutzie – I Love You
- The Fratellis – Alive
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: Arcade Fire, Ava Max, Suggs & Paul Weller, and more.

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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 18)
This is Wernerâs Weekly, your compass to new music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Donohue – Solo
(Wildcard this week)
- AngĂšle – Libre
(Wildcard last week)
- AdĂ© – Tout Savoir
- Ocean Grove & Dune Rats – Bored
- Peyton Marie – Growing Pains
- Telenova – Why Do I Keep You?
- The Interrupters – In The Mirror
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Neneh Cherry & Sia, and more.

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.
Wildcard (week 17):
Donohue – Solo
Thomas OâDonoghue, Donohue for short, is an 18 year old artist. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was born in Ireland, but currently lives in Manchester. Solo is only his debut single, but a very confident one. For someone his age, itâs a mature mix of funk, R&B and bravado.
The trackâs title couldnât be more appropriate. Donohue wrote the song, played all the instruments and produced it himself. His vocal style sits somewhere between rapping and singing, while the speedy bass licks and the gritty guitar solo are all his as well. Influences appear to range from Prince to Bruno Mars. Could this become 2022âs Uptown Funk?
Anyway, Solo by Donohue is this weekâs Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. Itâll feature prominently at the to of this blog for a full seven days.
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In the Wildcards 2022 playlist youâll find all of this yearâs Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

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.
Shirley Davis & The Silverbacks – Take Out The Trash
Shirley Davis has been around the world quite a bit. Born in London to Jamaican parents, she moved to Australia when she married at 16. She stayed downunder for many years and built a successful career in the funk/soul/R&B scene. In 2016, shortly after returning to Europe, Sharon Jones invited Davis on stage at one of her shows in Madrid. A label representative who attended the concert immediately invited her to record an album with Spanish band The Silverbacks.
This resulted in the successful record Black Rose, which was followed in 2018 by sophomore long-player Wishes And Wants. Their colourful blend of exotic soul and funk, both light and heavy, firmly put the band on the international map. On 23 March, third album Keep On Keepinâ On will come out. Itâs named after the last advice Sharon Jones texted to Davis.
Take Out The Trash is her new single. A fast and frantic funky soul track that sounds old-school and organic. Almost 50 years old, Davis gives it her all. Props to The Silverbacks as well, who are strutting their stuff as if they were The Dap-Kings themselves.
Follow Shirley Davis on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify
Follow The Silverbacks on Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music 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.
Wernerâs Weekly (week 42)
This is Wernerâs Weekly, your compass to the music that matters, containing the two most recent Carte Blanche Music Wildcards, and the best of the other new releases in alphabetical order:
- Jaguar Jonze – Who Died And Made You King? (Wildcard this week)
- Youth Sector – Self Exile (Wildcard last week)
- Aloe Blacc – Made From The Stars
- Ida Laurberg – Personal Letters
- Wyn Starks – Black Is Golden
Click the links for more info and listen to each of the tracks via the Wernerâs Weekly player below.
For more great new music, follow the constantly updated Carte Blanche Music playlist. Also added last week: David Bowie, Foo Fighters, The Wombats, They Might Be Giants, and more.

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.