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SIA FEAT KENDRICK LAMAR The Greatest

- WORDS nick levine

The song, catchy and anthemic without being too brash, is vintage Sia. The accompanyi­ng video, a beautifull­y-realised tribute to the victims of Orlando, is a proper work of art. YEARS & YEARS

Meteorite The third Bridget Jones movie is better than Renee Zellweger could have hoped for, and this spangly new tune from Olly and company is a cute addition to a soundtrack that both you and your mum will love. DUA LIPA Blow Your Mind

(Mwah) The good news? This casually sassy pop jam comes free when you preorder her album. And the bad? It’s not out till 2017. Get a move on, Dua! Only joking, we’ve been around long enough to know that impatience isn’t becoming. M.I.A.

FEAT ZAYN Freedun Scrappy rapper teams up with ex-1D badass and together they write (over WhatsApp, apparently) her most effortless hit since Paper Planes. She gets loads of bonus points for the line, “Rolling in my swagger van / From the People’s Republic Of Swagistan.” LOLZ.

ZARA LARSSON Ain’t My Fault If you drew a Venn diagram featuring recent Rihanna, Beyoncé’s Formation and Katy Perry’s Dark Horse, this would land somewhere in the middle. With help from GT fave MNEK (who co-wrote and produced it), Zara’s winning streak continues. BRITNEY SPEARS

Hard to Forget Ya It’s not the best song on her new album, but it’s the one we keep playing. Maybe it’s the way it blends oldschool Britney with just-modern-enough production? Maybe it’s the tease of the slow-building chorus? Or maybe it’s just the way Britney sings “aboutcha”?

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