5 of the best BBC Live Lounge covers of recent months, songs that have been heard hundreds of times and will be as pleasant a refresher for your ears as a quick jump into the sea after frying on the beach (let's face it, these days we're all in our heads already in a bathing suit...).
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Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are probably the two biggest male pop stars in the world right now. Sam Tsui and Casey Breves combined Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" and Smith's "I'm Not The Only One" in this incredible "mash-up" video. While this video isn't quite a duet between Smith and Sheeran, it's safe to say that it's so good it's damn close.
Choosing gifts for Valentine's Day? You don't need a cliché dinner or flowers, with these fresh ideas you can surprise your better half on Valentine's Day.
For Europe's biggest music festival, we often hear today that the Eurovision Song Contest is a big circus, which is attended by many music enthusiasts every year. However, it all started quite differently. The beginnings of Eurovision date back more than fifty years to 1956. The first Eurovision winner, Lys Assia, represented Switzerland at the first Eurovision Song Contest. Even today, her song is considered one of the most beautiful Eurovision songs in history. Check which songs marked the music industry and were born in the context of the Eurosong.
When musicians record their tracks they are slaves and make sure everything is perfect before unleashing their gift on the crowd. We're sure they love what they've created. Well, that's not always the case. Here are 11 examples of songs where artists have admitted they don't like their songs, despite (or because of) them being their biggest hits.
After the mega-hit Uptown Funk, Bruno Mars returns with the video for 24k Magic, which heralds the release of the album of the same name, which will be released in November 2016. He shot it in Las Vegas, and the song is just as infectious as the aforementioned 2014 track that we know all by heart.
Today at 21:00, the first pre-selection of Eurovision songs will begin in Rotterdam. Ana Soklič will perform second with the song Amen and will try to get into the top ten among the 16 contestants. Who do the bookmakers predict will win?