Playing For Change

Monthly Vintage Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 29 Genres Aug 31, 2025 edition

August 2025 brings notable shifts across several charts, with major movements at the top. Death In Vegas maintain control in both electronic and trip hop, while Armand Van Helden and...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°641 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Bizarre Quotes • There was nowhere else to go (Bastille) • They go hardcore and there's glitter on the floor (Kesha) •...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Basia, Jack Bruce, Oasis, Allman Brothers Band, Jane's Addiction, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample We Celebrate The Prodigy, Kelis,...

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘Ready for Freddie’ with Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner et al (1961)

Freddie Hubbard's 'Ready for Freddie' is his fourth album recorded on August 21, 1961 with Bernard McKinney, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Art Davis and Elvin Jones and released the same...

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Happy Birthday Jamie Cullum. ‘Super Jamie’

This day (August 20, 1979), in Rochford, Essex, England, is born Jamie Cullum, a British pop and jazz singer and songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . The Age Of Anxiety 2 ....

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Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald begin the recording of ‘Porgy and Bess’ for Verve (1957)

'Porgy and Bess' by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald is a studio album recorded on August 18-19 & October 14, 1957 and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing :...

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Singing With Aretha Franklin

Dennis Edwards & Ronald Isley, Luther Vandross, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls, The Blues Brothers , Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, George Michael, Michael Mcdonald, Annie Lennox, Mariah Carey, Keith Richards &...

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We remember Max Roach. ‘Smart Max’

This day (August 16, 2007), in Manhattan, New York, died Max Roach, an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.Tracklist : 1 . The Third Eye 2 . W/ Randy Weston...

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Heads Up International release Mike Stern’s fourteenth solo album : ‘Big Neighborhood’ (2009)

Mike Stern's 'Big Neighborhood' is his fourteenth solo studio album released on August 11, 2009 by Heads Up International. Track listing : 1.Big Neighborhood (Mike Stern) - 07:40 . 2.6th...

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New Music Videos (African) – N°524

"Koko" by Yacou B OG blends trap rhythms with Malian rap, featuring swift rhymes and heavy bass. From Bamako, he is known for tracks like "Nan Nôgôlanne" and "No Stop,"...

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Hard & Metal New Music Videos – N°274

"Bad Omens - Specter," released August 2025, blends modern rock and metalcore with themes of isolation and transformation. BABYMETAL - My Queen (w/ Spiritbox) merges Japanese melodic metal with Canadian...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°64 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Joe Cocker, Pop Will Eat Itself, Blur, Code Red, Marc Cohn, Five Thirty, Manic Street Preachers, Shed Seven, Gary Kemp, Swervedriver, Shawn...

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New Music Videos (Ladies Only) – N°520

Faouzia’s “Unethical” is produced by Arthur Besna and blends pop, R&B, and soul. Charlotte Dipanda and Tayc team up on “Dis-moi,” with lyrics from Bamenda and Cocody, produced by Jal...

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American Hip-Hop & Soul New Music Videos – N°514

Tyler, The Creator’s “Don't Tap the Glass” (July 21, 2025) spans 28 minutes with ten self-produced tracks mixing hip-hop, funk, house, and dance. Uncredited features include Baby Keem, Daisy World,...

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‘We Are Live’ N°72 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of How well do you know the music of Paul Weller, Goodbooks, The [International] Noise Conspiracy, Savage Garden, Ben Kweller, Mêlée, The Dykeenies,...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°635 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Breach, DJ Snake, Lil Jon, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jax Jones, Far East Movement, Jason Derulo, M.I.A., David Guetta, Justin Timberlake,...

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We remember John Mayall. ‘More Room To Move’

This day (July 22, 2024), in California, died John Mayall, an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.Tracklist : 1 . Parchman Farm (2019) 2 . (They Call It) Stormy Monday...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ New Music Videos – N°716

Amiel Sol releases “Nahanap Kita” on his “SWABE” EP, trading brooding for quiet charm. Afra and Sefo share “Aşiyan,” written and composed by Afra with Esad Fidan producing. Vitaa and...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 15 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, The Yardbirds, Missy Elliott, Bobby Hutcherson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jimmy Smith We Celebrate Joe Satriani, Millie Jackson, Ian Curtis, Linda Ronstadt...

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Global Hip Hop New Music Videos – N°513

Guy2Bezbar links with Killa Predator on “La Jeunesse Dorée,” continuing a streak of concise 2025 drops. Morad and Gazo fire off bilingual bars on “Cuídate,” while Headie One returns with...

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