Monday, November 08, 2021

You've Seen Here: 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (part 3)

MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

It's time to finish our 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards series, with the second half of the regional nominations. Throughout the past 12 months, if you've been reading Sounds European!, you've seen these artists:

Best Portuguese act: Bárbara Tinoco (second post) and Diogo Piçarra (second post and third post).
Best Russian act: Mari Kraimbrery (second post) and Max Barskih.
Best Spanish act: Aitana (second post, third post, fourth post and fifth post; our song of the week in January, shown below) and Pablo Alborán (second post).
Best Swiss act: Gjon's Tears and Stefanie Heinzmann (second post).
Best United Kingdom and Ireland act: Dua Lipa (second post, third post and fourth post), Ed Sheeran (second post and third post) and Little Mix (second post).

You've Seen Here: 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (part 2)

MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

We now go on with our special series about this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, starting the regional nominations. If you read us, be sure, none of these names will be unknown to you:

Best French act: Amel Bent (second post) and Dadju.
Best German act: Alvaro Soler (second post and third post), Tokio Hotel and Zoe Wees (second post).
Best Italian act: Måneskin (second post, third post, fourth post and fifth post; Sanremo and Eurovision winner, with the song below).
Best Nordic act: Drew Sycamore (second post) and Sigrid (second post).
Best Polish act: Daria Zawiałow (second post) and sanah (second post and third post).

You've Seen Here: 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (part 1)

MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

Next Sunday, we are having the 2021 edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards. It's going to take place at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, in Budapest, Hungary. And, keeping the tradition, Sounds European! takes this opportunity to review all the nominees who were shown on our site throughout the past year, and to celebrate their music.

As usual, we will divide this series in three parts. Now, we are listing the artists who are nominated for the main categories, who have been in our site during the past 12 months. On the following two parts, we are going to check the regional nominations.

BTS: best group, best pop, best K-pop and biggest fans.
Coldplay: best rock.
David Guetta (second post and third post): best electronic.
Dua Lipa (second post, third post and fourth post): best pop.
Ed Sheeran (second post and third post): best song, best video, best artist and best pop.
Griff: best new act and best Push Act.
Harry Styles (second post): video for good.
JC Stewart: best Push Act.
Joel Corry: best electronic.
Justin Bieber: best song (two songs nominated; one solo, one feat. The Kid LAROI), best video, best collaboration (feat. The Kid LAROI), best artist, best pop and biggest fans.
Lil Nas X: best song, best video, best collaboration (feat. Jack Harlow), best artist and video for good.
Little Mix (second post): best group.
Måneskin (second post, third post, fourth post and fifth post): best group and best rock.
Olivia Rodrigo (second post): best song, best new act, best pop and best Push Act.
The Kid LAROI: best song (feat. Justin Bieber), best collaboration (feat. Justin Bieber), best new act and best Push Act.
The Weeknd: best collaboration (feat. Ariana Grande, shown below) and best artist.
YUNGBLUD (second post): best alternative.

Sunday, November 07, 2021

Croatia | Lana.S - "Savjet odozgo"

BRAND NEW

Lana.S is the stage name of Lana Škrgatić, a Croatian singer, songwriter and musician who was born in Zagreb in 1980. Lana has just released "Savjet odozgo", and we couldn't be more into it. It's a haunting song with an impressive ambience and a great vocal performance.

North Macedonia | Leonora Poloska - "Pse"

BRAND NEW

Leonora Poloska is a Macedonian singer who was born in Skopje in 1982. Meet her with her latest single, "Pse". It's a very entertaining folk pop song with a great energy and a catchy melody.

Georgia | Valery Meladze - "Polyubil"

RECENT

Sounds European! remeets Georgian superstar Valery Meladze. He has just released a new single, entitled "Polyubil". It's a strong song with imposing instrumentals and a great vocal performance.

Updated on November 27th, 2021, with the official video.

Saturday, November 06, 2021

Romania | Delia - "Între noi"

SONG OF THE WEEK

We travel to Romania for our song of the week: Delia is back with a banger! She has recently released "Între noi", a raw ballad with a minimalistic first part, which is pulled forward by her impressive interpretation. The second part wraps up the concept of the song with a slightly bigger instrumentation, still retaining its force in Delia's vocals.

United Kingdom | James Blunt - "Unstoppable"

BRAND NEW

British star James Blunt is back with a new single. And we cannot stress it enough: it's an amazing one! "Unstoppable" is a song with a highly captivating melody and a chorus that is incredible and very effective.

Italy | Michele Bravi - "Cronaca di un tempo incerto"

BRAND NEW

Italian star Michele Bravi has just released a new single. And it's a stupendous one! "Cronaca di un tempo incerto" is a deep and emotional song, in which Michele lets his voice shine in a unique manner. We love it!

Friday, November 05, 2021

Czech Republic | Slza feat. Monika Bagárová - "Červánky"

BRAND NEW

Monika Bagárová is a Czech singer who was born in Brno in 1994. She rose to prominence during the first season of the Czech and Slovak version of the talent show Pop Idol, in 2009. Monika has joined Slza to release "Červánky". It's a great song!