Portugal | NEEV - "Search"

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Time to remeet Portuguese singer NEEV! He has just released "Search", a delicious, '80s infused pop with a fantastic synth base that fits NEEV's voice perfectly.

Sweden | Tove Styrke - "Start walking"

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Tove Styrke returns with a very interesting new single. We're talking about "Start walking", a song in which she channels a soft kind of retro pop, heavy on the beats and with a lovely, super danceable groove.

United Kingdom | James Arthur - "SOS"

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British singer James Arthur has new music to share! He is promoting "It'll all make sense in the end", his latest album, and he did so with two amazing singles. The latest one is "Deja vu", but we're highlighting the first one, "SOS". The track is a compelling ballad with an imposing instrumentation.

France | Enzo - "Tic tac"

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France is getting ready to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in late December. And they have already selected their act for the show! Their representative will be Enzo (Henzo Hilaire, born in Yvelines in 2008), a hip-hop and R&B singer who has already been through the stage of The Voice Kids France. He will be singing the song "Tic tac", a cheerful track that combines classic French sounds in an irresistible bop!

Greece | Stelios Legakis - "Poios"

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Greek singer Stelios Legakis is back with a new single. It's "Poios", a Greek folk pop song with a superb energy. The melody, the chorus, the vocal performance... everything hits the right spots for us. It's outstanding!

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.

Croatia | Lana.S - "Savjet odozgo"

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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"

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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.