Sunday, November 03, 2019

You've Seen Here: 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards (part 2)

MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

We now continue with our special series about the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. It's now time to focus on the regional nominations. Throughout the year, if you've been reading Sounds European!, you've seen these artists:

Best Belgian act: IBE.
Best Dutch act: Maan (second post), Nielson (second post) and Snelle.
Best French act: Kendji Girac (second post).
Best Italian act: Elodie (second post and third post) and Mahmood (Sanremo winner, with the song below).
Best Norwegian act: Astrid S (second post, third post and fourth post), Ruben and Sigrid (second post).

You've Seen Here: 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards (part 1)

MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

Tonight, Seville is hosting the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards (making it the fourth time, second consecutive, that Spain hosts the event). And as it's becoming a tradition, Sounds European! takes the opportunity to remember all the nominees who have been presented on our site throughout the past year. As you know, if you read us regularly, you know the best of European music!

On the first part of this special series, we are listing the artists who are nominated for the main categories, who have been posted in our site in the past 12 months. The next two parts of this series are going to focus on the regional nominations.

Ariana Grande (second post): best song, best video, best artist, best pop, best live act and biggest fans.
Ava Max: best new act and best Push Act.
Bebe Rexha: best collaboration (feat. The Chainsmokers) and best World Stage performance.
Calvin Harris: best electronic.
Camila Cabello: best song (feat. Shawn Mendes, shown below), best collaboration (feat. Shawn Mendes) and best pop.
Ed Sheeran (second post and third post): best live act.
Imagine Dragons: best rock.
J Balvin: best video (feat. Rosalía and El Guincho), best artist, best collaboration (feat. Rosalía and El Guincho) and best look.
Juice WRLD: best Push Act.
Lewis Capaldi: best new act and best Push Act.
Mabel (second post, third post, fourth post and fifth post): best new act and best Push Act.
Mark Ronson (second post, third post and fourth post): best collaboration (feat. Miley Cyrus).
Miley Cyrus: best artist and best collaboration (feat. Mark Ronson).
P!nk: best live act.
Post Malone: best song.
Rosalía: best video (feat. J Balvin and El Guincho), best collaboration (feat. J Balvin and El Guincho), best Push Act and best look.
Shawn Mendes: best song (feat. Camila Cabello), best artist, best collaboration (feat. Camila Cabello), best pop and biggest fans.

Saturday, November 02, 2019

North Macedonia | Mila Moskov - "Fire"

BRAND NEW

Our song of the week comes from North Macedonia! Meet Mila Moskov, a 14-year-old from the city of Prilep, who will represent her country at this year's Junior Eurovision with the song "Fire". The track is an emotional ballad with an incredible strength and a powerful interpretation!

Slovakia | Martin Harich - "Serious trouble"

RECENT

Martin Harich is a Slovak singer who was born in Liptovský Mikuláš in 1995. He has just released "Serious trouble", and it's such a fun pop song! The chorus is specially marking: it sticks to the head as quickly as one can.

Germany | Die Toten Hosen - "Feiern im regen"

BRAND NEW

Another new single by Die Toten Hosen! The German band now offers "Feiern im regen", a rock track that is aided by some interesting folk elements to convey a really unique track!

Finland | Ellinoora - "Antibiisi"

RECENT

Among all the songs recently released by Finnish star Ellinoora, "Antibiisi" is likely our favorite one. It's an intense and sharp pop song, with a hypnotic ambience that grows in the bridge and flows into a highly addictive chorus.

Friday, November 01, 2019

Spain | India Martínez - "Conmigo"

BRAND NEW

Spanish singer India Martínez returns with the second single to emerge from her upcoming new album, which will be entitled "Palmeras". The track's title is "Conmigo", and it mixes India's emotional and typically Spanish styles with a Latin melody that fits the whole atmosphere very well!

Sweden | Samir & Viktor - "Kemi"

RECENT

Samir & Viktor have just released a new single. And you know what it means: it's time to party! "Kemi" is a summer-vibe pop song with an easy listening melody and a marking chorus.

Lithuania | Pikaso - "Jis tau meluoja"

BRAND NEW

Lithuanian duo Pikaso are back to show us some more of their addictive sounds! Their latest single is entitled "Jis tau meluoja", and it brings an interesting mix of electronic schlager.

Germany | Marie Wegener - "Immer für dich da"

RECENT

German singer Marie Wegener has just released a new single. It's "Immer für dich da", a beautiful ballad with endearing instrumentals. Marie offers the sweetest vocal performance one could expect.