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Happy New Year! Fab 5 Updated

Hope everyone had a joyous holiday season and is as excited for 2015 as I am.  A few changes to the Fab 5 for this week.  And…here we go!

James Bay is not on the list since he started a 5-week stay December 1st with “Hold Back The River”  That long stay of course earns him a place in the Fab 5 Hall of Fame.  Taking Bay’s place on the list is Jamie Scott with his song “Unbreakable.”

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Also falling off this week is “Honey, I’m Good” from Andy Grammar.  His three week stay also puts him into the HOF.  This leaves one more open slot this week.  Although an “older” song (released in 2013), Tiffany Houghton’s “High” just recently found its way onto my radar (due to the fact that her EP This is Not an EP just released December 1).  Just a fun, easy, guilty-pleasure style of song that is sure to get your toes tapping, “High” takes the final space on the Fab 5 for the week of January 5.  Bea Miller marks week number 4 with “Young Blood”, while Hozier’s “Someone New” stays on for week number 3 and Gabrielle Aplin hits week number 2 with “Home”.

So go check out the new Fab 5 now!

The New Fab 5, plus some extras

The Fab 5 Hitlist has been updated.  Not too much change this week as 4 songs carry over from last week.  Sam Smith stays on for week number three with “Lay Me Down, as do Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson with their hit “Uptown Funk.”  Randy Houser and James Bay hang in for a second week with their songs “Like a Cowboy” and “Hold Back The River.”  Returning to the list this week are the undeniable boys from One Direction.  Their song “18” hits the list as Winston Drei Tod’s “You Are What I’m Needing” falls after just one week.

Check out the list here.

Also, Spotify just released their year in review, and allows its users to have their own Play It Forward list created based on their listening tendencies in 2014.  The list will include songs that Spotify thinks you will enjoy.  My list is here.

Don’t forget the Christmas Bonus Playlist.

Fab 5 Updated

Just switched up a few tracks on the Fab 5 Hit List.  After seeing him live Saturday night, I felt compelled to throw Joey Hyde into the mix with his first single, “Get It On.”  Which means, one would have to fall off, so goodbye to Raelynn and “God Made Girls.”  Little Big Town replaces itself, as “Girl Crush” goes out to pasture and “Faster Gun” shoots onto the list.  All the while, Sam Smith (week 3), Sturgill Simpson (week 2) and Ingrid Michaelson (week 2) hang on for another week.

Check out the playlist here.