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17.04.2023 - 15:51 / officialcharts.com
For those beady eyed chart fans keeping an eye on the Official Chart First Look - which gives an exclusive glance at how the Official Singles Chart is shaping up at midweek mark - there might have been a bit of surprise yesterday.
US singer-songwriter and TikTok savant David Kushner is currently on track to debut at Number 2 on the Official Singles Chart this week with his new single Daylight, putting him in direct competition with Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding for Number 1 this week, as well as helping him get one step closer to his first-ever UK Top 10 single in the process.
Daylight is a haunting, orchestral ballad carried by Kushner's deep, baritone vocals, which will certainly remind listeners of the likes of Bon Iver and especially Hozier, with whom Daylight could be considered a cousin to.
But who, exactly, is David Kushner and how has he achieved this success? Let's find out!
Who is David Kushner?David Kusher is a 22 year-old American singer-songwriter, originally from the suburbs of Chicago but now based in Los Angeles.
He first came to prominence last year on (where else) TikTok, where his song Miserable Man went viral (it currently has over 96 million global streams on Spotify), before following it up with an equally successful follow-up single, Mr Forgettable, and an EP, Footprints I Found.
Kushner's music bridges the gap between forlorn folk music and orchestral, dark indie-pop, putting him comfortably among peers like The National and Gracie Abrams.
His defining feature in his songs up until this point has been his Christian faith, and how that affects his outlook on life, although he recently told Paper Magazine that "there’s beauty in the diversity. I don’t really get caught up with any scrutiny. I
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Jack Nicholson was in the building for Game 6 Friday night, returning to his usual courtside spot (though without his usual sunglasses). Nicholson has been a proud Lakers season-ticket holder since 1970. Check out this compilation the NBA put together of some of the stars at Friday night’s game, including Larry David, “Red Hot Chili Peppers” bassist Flea, Adele (girlfriend of LeBron James’ longtime agent Rich Paul) and Dr.
Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding prove today that devotion pays off – making a miraculous return to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
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Lewis Capaldi is the Official Singles Chart champion as Wish You The Best debuts at Number 1.
and influencers have risen to the challenge of bringing bold looks to the highly anticipated event.Lele Pons, a Venezuelan and American YouTuber who got her social media start on Vine before its closure in 2016, teamed up with fellow internet personality Hannah Stocking.The pair both wore varying shades of blue denim shorts and high-hair looks.But, the attention-grabbing piece on their outfits was their tops, with Lele wearing a silver top that looked akin to a suit of armor or melted candle wax.Hannah wore a matching version, but this time opted for a gold color.One social media called the outfit “drippy” while another said it was their favorite look out of the music festival so far.Another added: “How were those tops made? I need to know!”Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean are set to headline, with other musical acts such as Blink-182, Gorillaz, Blondie, The Chemical Brothers, The Kid Laroi, Björk and Calvin Harris also making an appearance.The glammed-up cowboy look appeared to be the choice of many attendees, with one woman wearing a tan hat, a blue bikini top and skirt featuring fringing with gold boots to finish.Another woman, with pink plaits in her hair, wore tan boots, a black hat, leopard print shorts and a top with the word “feral” written over it.Lele also embraced the “cowboy” trend seen on many attendees.She wore a cow print one piece with matching boots, completing the look with a brown hat and sunglasses.During the festival, another trend that seemed to seep through in many outfits was the use of fluoro yellow and green.One young woman, pictured taking a selfie on the grass surrounded by two of her friends, used bold colors in her mini skirt and bikini top combo.Another attendee matched their fluoro
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Ellie Goulding is heading for her fourth Official UK Number 1 album this week with Higher Than Heaven.
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Ellie Goulding has spoken to NME about new album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, her Calvin Harris-collab ‘Miracle’ riding high in the charts and the possibility of representing the United Kingdom in Eurovision.Goulding’s fifth album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ was released on Friday (April 7) – and was written intentionally as purely escapist pop.“My new thing is acknowledging the things I’m good at, and I’m good at writing pop songs,” Goulding told NME. “I’ve made a classical album, I’ve made electronic music and I regularly give my vocal away to producers like Four Tet.