I’m looking forward to travelling to Las Vegas in two weeks, where I’ll see Zedd for the first time, performing at Omnia Nightclub. Zedd is also performing earlier the same day as part of the kick off for Formula 1 Heineken Race Weekend, which is a bit out of my price range, so I’m glad to be seeing his show in a club. I also plan to check out some of the music and food celebration downtown, tne Neon City Festival. Fingers crossed for decent weather!
Check out information about my ONLINE RADIO SHOWS after the chart commentary below as they are directly tied in with this blog. As most of you know, I host 3 online radio shows – The Big 20 and two iterations of Your Weekend New Music Mix – and produce 2 online radio segments – my new music and retro picks of the week – that are all pre-recorded. The Big 20 and the picks of the week are happily being syndicated and you can find the current schedule for all at the bottom of the home page of this blog.
Reminder: Click on the photos to listen to the songs on Spotify.
And yes, I did get my ticket to see Conan Gray perform in Toronto on February 23, 2026! I thoroughly enjoyed his last show in September 2024, and look forward to hearing the songs from Wishbone performed live. In the meantime, from that album, “Vodka Cranberry” (above) gets a second appearance at #1, while “Eleven Eleven” (below) is the Fastest Riser on the chart, climbing (guess what!!) 18-11!
I’m also seeing Alexander Stewart perform again on March 13, 2026, and you need to check out his terrific new album What If, particularly if you like songs that come from the heart. “Friends Don’t” is the outstanding track however, with Alexander in a duet with fellow Canadian Lauren Spencer Smith, and it looks to steal #1 away from Conan Gray in two weeks, rising 5-2. Alexander’s “His Problem Instead” also got to #2 at the top of this year.
When disco artists from that era start to make refined disco 2025-style, then you know it’s going to be good. DJ Martinee and France Joli’s “An Everlasting Love” is a benchmark on how to do it right, and it rises 9-5.
Don’t stop playing “The Dead Dance” just because Hallowe’en has passed! Another enjoyable release from Lady Gaga, it moves up 10-8.
American producers/DJs Polar Bears get their first Top 10 entry with the intense and emotional “Fake It”, with vocals by Dutch singer/songwriter Jay Mason, climbing 12-9.
Greyson Chance returns to the Top 10 for a 7th time with “Summertrain ’25”, a song he recorded in 2011, now refitted for his adult voice and his life journey to date. It leaps 16-10.
UK singer/songwriter Yungblud is selling out his scheduled tours for 2026, and his collaboration with Aerosmith, “My Only Angel”, is one of the hottest songs at Mainstream Rock Radio. The Hansa Studios recording of “Zombie” moves up 15-12.
There’s a log jam of songs on the rise that are waiting for others to peak and fall as early as two weeks from now. That leaves the biggest remaining move to be made by L.A. producer HISSTERIA with his fun and energetic drum ‘n bass track “RUDEBOI”, which rises 30-24. And if you’re an older listener, you might find that some of its melody reminds you of the theme to the 60’s TV show “The Munsters”.
The Highest Debut on the chart belongs to British singer/songwriter Kelli-Leigh with her banger “Elevate” from her debut album Legacy at #25. Kelli-Leigh has had a previous appearance on the chart, reaching #12 in 2020 with US production duo Halogen on “The Reason”.
Quickly entering the chart at #26 is “Night To Night” by Belgian producer The Magician, whose lyrics revolve around the chorus and hooks from Baltimora’s mid-80’s worldwide smash “Tarzan Boy”. It works like a charm, and becomes The Magician’s second chart entry, following his scintillating 2016 #1 “Shy” with Brayton Bowman.
The third debut at #27 is the 7th chart entry for Miami producer GT_Ofice, bringing along fellow producer Matthew Topper on the chart for a third time and another producer as well, Martial Simon, for “Two Hands”. GT_Ofice’s “Feels Like Us” (with ALWZ SNNY and Robbie Rosen) is currently his personal best, reaching #3 in 2023. And to no surprise, it’s also currently breaking out at North American Dance Music Radio!!
ONLINE RADIO SHOWS
You can hear me and many of my blog choices on this growing list of online radio stations and features!
Listen to The Big 20 from 10pm to Midnight EST on Wednesdays as “The Musicman” James Rogers and I bring you the latest in new songs. The show also repeats on Saturday evening at 6 pm EST.
My New Music Pick of the Week debuts each week on The Big 20. It airs more than 25 times during the week and you can view its schedule by clicking at the following link: Schedule.
On Saturdays and Sundays from 8pm to Midnight EST I bring you “Your Weekend New Music Mix”, four hours of commercial-free music from the 2000’s including many song choices from this blog.
My Retro Pick of the Week airs each week on Russ Horton’s “Top 40 Timeline”, Saturdays at 4pm EST. You can view its schedule by going to the lower right corner of the home page of this blog.
The 3D Variety Show by Planet Radio Canada
The 3D Variety Show is currently on a brief hiatus and will return in mid-November.
Chicago’s Lake Radio Online now anchors Hunter Wilbur’s “Modern Hype” on Sundays at Midnight EST, which airs my New Music Pick of the Week. You can also hear the new music pick on Hunter’s other show Fridays at 8pm EST on “Hot Hits with Hunter” on UK station Dodge Radio.
For other details about all of the shows, such as dates and times of broadcasts, go to my home page and scroll down to the bottom right side! Schedules are updated regularly.
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