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"Nobody's Love" is a song by American band Maroon 5. It was released on July 24, 2020, by 222 and Interscope Records, as the second single from their upcoming seventh studio album. It is their first single without bassist Mickey Madden. The song was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests.It was released by Universal Music Australia on 24 July 2020. Radio didn't take long in jumping on board with the Maroon 5 song, it has been given plenty of airplay across the Hit, Nova, KIIS Network around Australia & airplay on Grant Broadcasters & the ACE radio network."Nobody's Love" is This Week's Hot Debut entering the Hot 100 at #24.

Maroon 5 had a long track record of smash hits that dominated radio and charts alike, starting back in 2002 with ‘This Love’ and ‘She Will Be Loved’. And to be honest they still do, with recent hits ‘Memories’, ’Girls Like You’ and ‘What Lovers Do’ receiving that same heavy rotation. But the music just isn’t the same. The heart and soul isn’t there anymore. And the innovative playfulness is non existent.

All their new songs are sonically blurring into one and it’s getting a little predictable and boring. ‘Nobody’s Love’ is another prime example of that with a hyped up concept that was supposedly inspired by the recent COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. But instead the song is just Adam Levine singing about only wanting one particular person’s love and not wanting them to leave him. Am I missing the emotive connection here?

“If my love ain’t your love, then it’s nobody’s. Only yours, only yours, not just anybody’s. And if you ever leave, then I’m never gon’ want nobody, nobody’s love” he densely sings during the chorus.

And to make this lacklustre song even more unappealing, the production is simplistically put together by some synth beats that erase most of the members of the band from the sonic completely.

Its a proven fact that Maroon 5 know how to write great songs with interesting sonics, so it would be great if they could go back to doing that.

"Night Garden" is a song by New Zealand singer Benee featuring American producer Kenny Beats and British musician Bakar, as the lead single off of her upcoming album. It was released on 15 July 2020 by Universal Music. The track was written by Bakar Shariff, Kenneth Blume & Stella Rose Bennett and the track was produced by Kenneth Blume (Kenny Beats). Radio has really jumped on board with this song from BENEE gaining plenty of airplay across the Triple J network & airplay across community radio. "Night Garden" is this Weeks Greatest Gainer moving up 35 places from #98 to #63.

BENEE is one of New Zealand’s biggest success stories since the uprising of Lorde. Following recent performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen Show, and the announcement of a massive homecoming New Zealand tour, the 20 year old singer-songwriter has got a new song for you to immerse yourself within.

‘Night Garden’ hears her teaming up with Kenny Beats & Bakar for a dark alt-pop moment that metaphorically dives into a exploration of mental health.

Reflecting on all of the dark thoughts that haunt her at night, she highlights the normality of it through explaining the feelings she experiences within those moments. “In the night garden things are out there creeping. They get into my dreams then befriend all my demons” she sings during the chorus.

With a similar aesthetic to ‘Monsta’ and ‘Evil Spider’, this song plays on the laid back vibe she’s created previously within her sound. Melodically it’s not as in your face and as instantly memorable as ‘Supalonely’, ‘Find An Island’ or ‘Soaked’, but it’s a consistent grower and shows a deep maturity at it’s roots.

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