Midweek Music Update

 for 29th May, 2019

                                                                                                                    
The Midweek Music Update (published on Wednesdays) is intended to give you a "sneak peek" at some new music that hasn't made my chart yet. It's comprised of two sections: the Hot New Track and the Fresh New Releases.

Each week, I'll choose one video for the Hot New Track -- one song that is certain to make my chart & playlist next weekend (based on the points it's earned so far).

The Fresh New Releases are two or three videos that appear likely to enter my chart in the near future (based on YouTube views alone). All of the songs in this section will be relatively new (i.e., released in the past month or so). Because they are so new, it might take them an additional few weeks to work their way onto my chart.

Hot New Track:
This week's Hot New Track is "Running from Me" by American singer Parker Matthews. Originally from Pittsburgh, the out singer/songwriter now resides in Los Angeles. As I write this, the video has 176,824 views on YouTube. In the past week alone, it's gained an additional 36,021 views (an increase of 27.81% from the week before).

Fresh New Releases:
The first Fresh New Release this week is "Nightmare" by American singer Halsey. In her last appearance on the LGBT chart (with "Without Me", in January), Halsey reached the Top 20 (peaking at #19). The openly bisexual singer says that she chose the stage name Halsey because she spent a lot of time on Halsey Street in Brooklyn when she was a teenager, and also because it's an anagram of her real name (Ashley). Her latest video currently has 24,344,242 views on YouTube.

The second Fresh New Release this week is "Blow It All" by German singer Kim Petras. The prolific transgender musician has released five new videos in the last five weeks. Based on YouTube views alone, it appears that this might be the first of those 5 to make it onto the LGBT chart. The clip now has 4,094,409 views on YouTube.

That's it for another edition of the Midweek Music Update. Make sure to come back on Saturday or Sunday for the latest Top 50 chart & playlist. Until then, I hope you all have a great week!