Caffè Lattè presents:

The

Weekly

 SPOTIFY

 PLAYLIST

Every weekend, Caffè Lattè compiles the best new music, some retro & an hour of The Black Roots: R&B / Soul.

Like it on Spotify and find the updated playlist each week in the same place.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aHVcWWm5ThHFm8KW5S9eC?si=2b6cdce835ad4b34

This week:

- A new remix by Marcia Hines

LATEST RELEASES from:

-ELTON JOHN & BRANDI CARLILE

-PET SHOP BOYS

-THE CAT EMPIRE

-THE KID LAROI

- DA BUZZ

-SHAWN MENDES

and more!

Retro from:

Dolly Parton; Heart, Robert Palmer + others

plus R&B/ Soul gems from:

Minnie Riperton; Alicia Keys & Beyoncé; Chaka Khan; Aloe Blacc; John Legend & more!

 

EUROVISION 2025

UPDATE

So far, 37 countries have confirmed participation in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. After a 2-year absence, Montenegro is due to return. Australia will continue participating in 2025, as will Luxembourg after returning last year. The Contest, to be held in Basel, Switzerland will take place in mid-May.

 

The provisional list of participating countries consists of*:

ALBANIA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

AZERBAIJAN

BELGIUM

CROATIA

CYPRUS

CZECHIA

DENMARK

ESTONIA

FINLAND

FRANCE

GEORGIA

GERMANY

GREECE

ICELAND

IRELAND

ISRAEL

ITALY

LATVIA

LITHUANIA

LUXEMBOURG

MALTA

MOLDOVA

MONTENEGRO

NETHERLANDS

NORWAY

POLAND

PORTUGAL

SAN MARINO

SERBIA

SLOVENIA

SPAIN

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

UKRAINE

UNITED KINGDOM

 

Top EARWORM SONGS #30-21. More: tomorrow.

A Caffè ☕️Lattè Spotlight:

THE TOP 100

EARWORM

SONGS

👂 🪱

Some of these songs are annoying. Others are unforgettable. Once you hear them, it’s hard to get them out of your brain. These are 100 of the most effective earworm recordings ever…

Listen to the regularly updated Playlist on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63Yd3mYBLlqnpltCmAcaSv?si=171faa3fbf2c4e9c

30 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY Kylie Minogue

29 TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba

28 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (WIMOWEH) The Tokens

27 BABY Justin Bieber ftg. Ludacris

26 COTTON EYE JOE Rednex

25 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) Beyoncé

24 CALL ME MAYBE Carly Rae Jepsen

23 ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice

22 MAH NA MAH NA Mahna Mahna & The Two Snowths

21 BABY SHARK Pinkfong

TOP EARWORM SONGS #30-21. More: tomorrow.

<<<THE T⏳ME CAPSULE<<<

WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT LOVE

Matchbox

1980

U.K. - #4

Trivia:

The original version of "When You Ask About Love" was released in 1959 by The Crickets. That disc peaked at #27 in Britain. Matchbox fared far better with its remake.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track. A new song is added every day!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eoIqbxYY8Ci1EGpc6e1QM?si=128e68c4eac14db9

 

The First 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS AT No. 1 in THE UK: !970s. More tomorrow

Caffè  Lattè looks back on:

 

THE FIRST 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS

AT No. 1 ON THE

UK CHARTS

While men have fared better overall on the music charts, this is a tribute to the first 100 female soloists to reach number one in Britain in their own right. Excludes collaborations. A chart was compiled from 1952 with the first female reaching #1 the following year.

1970

            DANA All Kinds Of Everything

            FREDA PAYNE Band Of Gold

1971

            DIANA ROSS I’m Still Waiting

1973

            SUZI QUATRO Can The Can

1975

            TAMMY WYNETTE Stand By Your Man

1976

            TINA CHARLES I Love To Love

1977

            JULIE COVINGTON Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

            DENIECE WILLIAMS Free

            DONNA SUMMER I Feel Love

1978

           KATE BUSH Wuthering Heights

1979

            GLORIA GAYNOR I Will Survive

            ANITA WARD Ring My Bell

           LENA MARTELL One Day At A Time

 

TOP 100 EARWORM SONGS. This post: #40-31. More: tomorrow.

A Caffè ☕️Lattè Spotlight:

THE TOP 100

EARWORM

SONGS

👂 🪱

Some of these songs are annoying. Others are unforgettable. Once you hear them, it’s hard to get them out of your brain. These are 100 of the most effective earworm recordings ever…

Listen to the regularly updated Playlist on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63Yd3mYBLlqnpltCmAcaSv?si=171faa3fbf2c4e9c

40 AGADOO Black Lace

39 MMMBOP Hanson

38 U CAN’T TOUCH THIS MC Hammer

37 NO LIMIT 2 Unlimited

36 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen

35 ÇA PLANE POUR MOI Plastic Bertrand

34 WHOOMP! THERE IT IS Tag Team

33 GIRLFRIEND Avril Lavigne

32 WE LIKE TO PARTY! Vengaboys

31 DON’T CHA The Pussycat Dolls ftg. Busta Rhymes

 

<<<THE T⏳ME CAPSULE<<<

LOUNGIN’

LL Cool J ftg. Total

1995

U.K. - #7; U.S.A. - #3

Trivia:

Hip Hop trio Total contributed to the LL Cool J hit "Loungin'". This was the third and final single lifted off his 'Mr. Smith' album.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track. A new song is added every day!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eoIqbxYY8Ci1EGpc6e1QM?si=128e68c4eac14db9

 

A Caffè ☕️Lattè Spotlight:

THE TOP 100

EARWORM

SONGS

👂 🪱

Some of these songs are annoying. Others are unforgettable. Once you hear them, it’s hard to get them out of your brain. These are 100 of the most effective earworm recordings ever…

Listen to the regularly updated Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/63Yd3mYBLlqnpltCmAcaSv?si=171faa3fbf2c4e9c