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Graeme T. Swindles

@graemetswindles.bsky.social

My EP now available on YouTube

#newmusicfriday #newmusic #singersongwriter

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Gray Morrison - YouTube

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January 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM

Chris Burton

@cfburton.bsky.social

In the Still of the Night! youtu.be/A5dUDy2ZNp0
#singersongwriter #songwriter #MusicLov3rz #Goth #Fall #Autumn #música #musique #musik #muziek #音乐 #संगीत #Музыка #musiikki #SaturdayMood #SaturdayNight #MusicMonday #MusicMondays #MusicMondaze #NewMusicFriday #MusicFriday #FridayNight

Still of the Night (Music Video)

YouTube video by CFB

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January 24, 2026 at 3:07 AM

The Whistling Cyclist🎶

@stevenlandrews.bsky.social

Good morning from #Scotland folks
My latest song “Outlaw Man” out now on all platforms. A #countrymusic song about an #Outlaw man who is seeking redemption. Cheers👍
#Indie
#SingerSongwriter
#NewMusicFriday
#Tunecore
#AppleMusic
#country
#Bluesky
#Country

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Outlaw Man - Single by The Whistling Cyclist on Apple Music

Album · 2026 · 1 Song

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January 23, 2026 at 7:14 AM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? - #SarahMaryChadwick tidal.com/browse/album...

April 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM

Chris Burton

@cfburton.bsky.social

P.A.R.T.Y! youtu.be/or-9douVJUg
#music #musicvideo #musicvideos #dancemusic #dance #indiemusic #singersongwriter #songwriter #EDM #musiclovers #MusicLov3rz #música #musique #musik #muziek #音乐 #संगीत #Музыка #musiikki #SaturdayMood #SaturdayNight #MusicMondaze #NewMusicFriday #MusicFriday

New Dance Music 2024 || P. A. R. T. Y!

YouTube video by CFB

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May 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Radio Waves - #TheBonesOfJRJones tidal.com/browse/album...

June 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Accompany - #MichaelNau https://tidal.com/browse/album/311668980

December 8, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter How To Make Mistakes - #Fruition tidal.com/browse/album...

August 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Clear Pond Road - #KristinHersh https://tidal.com/browse/album/293003803

September 8, 2023 at 6:20 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter #Duo Cape Forestier - #AngusStone & #JuliaStone tidal.com/browse/album...

May 10, 2024 at 6:38 PM

Edwin H. Balder

@edwinbalder.bsky.social

#NewMusicFriday ...play that puppy music white boy....
#musicindustry #singersongwriter #singer #songwriter #musician #recordingartist #newmusic #newalbum #newartist #newrelease #SpotifyPlaylist #SoundCloud #YouTube #NewReleases #artist #Spotify #Promotion
#unsigned✍️
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To Broke To Go By Hot Cookie

To Broke To Go By Hot Cookie [intro] ooooohaaaahooh aah (ooooohaaaahooh aah) [Verse] A ticket's now a treasure I can't find Fading dreams from another time Where notes would freely fill the air Now

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January 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Dream Homes - #MountainTime tidal.com/browse/album...

October 25, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Essential Forever - #EssentialForever tidal.com/browse/album...

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September 1, 2023 at 12:46 PM

☁️Now🤖Breezing💨

@nowbreezing.ntw.app

Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words from the Past 10 Minutes:
💨x1* - trump 🔓
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x46 - xiv
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x40 - 1﹐420
💨x26 - xabi
💨x26 - prevost
💨x25 - leão
💨x21 - leverkusen
💨x19 - leo
(tap to see all posts w/ the word! ANDROID: long-press©)

#FreePalestine 🇵🇸

Word Cloud; its top words (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): trump*, gaza*, xiv, ukraine*, 1﹐420, xabi, prevost, leão, leverkusen, leo, pirro, hayden, jeanine, bayer, ポルコ, soundcloud, alonso, ヒアンシー, サフェル, worcester, librarian, einde, 飛ば, 5/9, faber, ジブリ, cornbread, yokohama, xiii, mattel, carla, ホンル, uitjes, sycamore, städte, pkk, león, diane, d'italia, asielzoekers, @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, 黄泉, ロースト, ポーク, フィオ, グレ, vii, swimsuit, philanthropy, perot, leo's, habemus, 一郎, マダムヘルタ, スパム, ジーナ, サカナクション, めぐる, すわ, xiv's, xatar, workday, tgif, sextou, reiche, pope, piccolo, parti'den, papas, papam, marxist, marianne, malort, liquor, kanye, inflação, hungarian, giro, floats, creole, cocaína, apis, afrikaners, acab, 5/9/2025, 遊べ, 蜘蛛, 発注, 歌唱, 柔軟, 取り置き, 人格, パートナー, パワハラ, サンデー, サヨナラ, アナイクス, αυτά, énorme, wünschen, token, teknik, sox, soaking, situationship, sezg, rosen, raptor, quota, preços, polla, pervin, peruvian, peru, personer, paco, outsiders, oilers, murphy, missa, mash, leyes, leggings, kali, india-pakistan, in-game, heng, graciously, goku, floated, elétrica, drying, draymond, cuma, cultivating, church's, chicago, catholics, britney, bredewold, ballad, arne, arcadia, amazon's, africans, 6x, 30-day, 2025-05-09, 09/05/2025, 05/09/2025, ﾉｼ, 여전히, 나온, 飛行, 鉛筆, 追わ, 軽装, 賢者, 豚#紅の豚, 設計, 西田, 葉っぱ, 生クリーム, 独立, 爆弾, 焦る, 満点, 渡す, 泣か, 欠片, 果物, 本心, 数学, 振ら, 挙句, 心底, 家賃, 大昔, 大手, 外す, 壊し, 向き合う, 原宿, ボクシング, ファイノン, ゴリゴリ, エクストラ, イシュ, アグライア, へっ, なくっ, おしまい, είσαι, ας, £50, zuletzt, yıllık, wondrous, wirtz, willis

Hashtag Cloud; its hashtagged words/phrases (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): fcf, 698, scape, lastfourwatched, fatcockfriday, letterboxdfriday, europeday, baystars#baystars, fursuitfriday, fotovorschlag, fwa2025, fwa, blacksky, pupplay, popeleoxiv, pallor, moviesky, lavueltafemenina, i̇mamoğluheryerde, eu, ekrembenim, disney, bookreview, aflsaintsblues, romance, pope, metal, mermay, lesbian, honkaistarrail, fursuit, forest, doodle, 초대남, арт, wokepope, warhammercommunity, ultimogiornodigaza, trees, sunset, sport, sketchbook, religion, puppyplay, publichealth, photooftheday, peace, paxeast, pakistan, ocean, newmusicfriday, letterboxd, hiking, healthcare, haikufeels, gazalastday, gaypup, friday, europatag, coys, chudai, afl, academicsky, abdl, 432, 지인능욕, 부커, 東方project, zen, wildflowers, webcomics, unity, tvsky, tgif, teaching, switch, streetart, singersongwriter, realmadrid, read, progrock, privacy, nostalgia, nerdlings, mermay2025, marketing, mapoli, libraries, letsplay, latex, kpop, jazz, i̇mamogluheryerde, internet, ibi25, hsr, hairygay, gazagenocide, forestfriday, fishnetfriday, faber, england, dkpol, cycling, couchpeloton, cookierunkingdom, catholic, bunny, blue, baggers, alberta, alastor, 252, 1960s, 커플, 초대, 소추, 서울, 상납, 멜섭, 멜돔, 네토리, 관전, 게친소, 건오, 野鳥撮影, 野鳥, 美人, 紅の豚, 洋ゲーフェス2025, 東方, 崩壊スターレイル, 天馬, 園芸, ラジオ, メンズ, メンエス, ポータブルスピーカー, ホロライブ, プラモデル, ブラック, ネックレス, トートバッグ, ジャンププラス, ジャンプ, コスプレ, アークナイツ, アルファポリス, アルファ, アイスクリームの日, アイスクリーム, ねこ, なつ, くらぶカルデア, おうちごはん, あらばけ_荒吐グングンパーク, สาวสองรับงาน, สาวสองมีงู, รับงานวัชรพล, รับงานรามอินทรา, รับงานบางเขน, รับคอลเสียว, zenlesszonezero, xmen, xivnsfw, xboxseriesx, wtf, writingq, wrestling, worldbuilding, words, wnba, wipart, win, wfh, wfaaweather, wethepeople, weekend, water, warmongers, wanderlust, waifu, waffleelite, waffle1204, vtubers, vssdaily, vsinger, voices4victory, usoc2025, urbandevelopment, university, true, trolltips, tree, transrightsarehumanrights, transgirl, toys, thfc, television, teammoth

Emoji Cloud; its emojis (sorted by weighted frequency, descending): 🥔, 🙋🏼‍♂️, 🖕🏻, 🪲, 🪱, 🪓, 🧦, 🤌🏻, 🚮, 🚑, 📙, 👒, 🐷, 🏡, 🏞️, 🏝️, 🇻🇪, 🇹🇭, ☂, ↕, 9️⃣, 🫵🏾, 🫘, 🧳, 🧟‍♂️, 🧒, 🧍🏻‍♂️, 🧍, 🧌, 🧊, 🦝, 🦈, 🥝, 🥛, 🤒, 🛸, 🛜, 🛋️, 🚴‍♂️, 🚙, 🙊, 🙁, 😺, 😗, 🗓, 🕺, 🕳️, 🔘, 🔑, 🔃, 📿, 📽️, 📽, 📩, 📧, 📞, 💪🏿, 💊, 💃🏻, 💃, 💁‍♂️, 👴, 👫, 👨‍🍳, 👦, 👞, 👛, 👕, 👐, 👉🏾, 👄, 👃, 👁‍🗨, 🐦‍⬛, 🐥, 🐖, 🐒, 🏮, 🏘️, 🏗️, 🏖, 🏅, 🎦, 🎙, 🍷, 🍪, 🍧, 🍠, 🍞, 🌫️, 🌦️, 🈵, 🇵🇹, 🇵🇦, 🇭🇷, 🇪🇺, 🇪🇬, 🆙, ❇️, ✖, ✈, ⛰️, ⛓, ♿, ♣, ☠, ☄️, ☁

Emoji Legend
💨x# | "Increased Trending Rate" for a Word (meaningful value; "💨x8 - burger" will mean "burger" is trending at 8 times its own normal rate for this time of day)
🔓 | "Unlocked" Ongoing Emergency Word (such words are not weighted down by their own previous usage; their *ongoing* increased usage--weeks, months, years--would otherwise move them down the list.)

[PREVIOUSLY USED]
⚠️💨# | "Trend Strength Rating"
⚠️🌀💨 | "Trend Strength Rating" (see above)
⚠️🌀 CAT. # | [same; "CAT." = Category, like hurricane]
💬# | 10min Post Count
🆎# | 10min Word Count
🙂# | 10min Emoji Count

May 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Folk #Alternative #SingerSongwriter #Duo Forward - #TheSwellSeason tidal.com/browse/album...

July 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Edwin H. Balder

@edwinbalder.bsky.social

WHAT A #NEWMUSICFRIDAY
THIS happened in the studio today
came up with a HIT for
Michael Buble
#musicnews #musicmonday #musicindustry
#singersongwriter #singer #songwriter #musician #recordingartist #newmusic #newalbum #newartist #newrelease #NewReleases #unsigned✍️
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Perfect Key by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Maybe some day write a song for Michael Bublé Perfect Key by songwriter Edwin H. Balder Think maybe I fell better soon Get over you find a new tune One that never breaks my heart One where I trust e

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December 20, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Jay McAnany

@thebeatlemetal.bsky.social

#NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday #NewAlbum #Indie #Electronic #Alternative #SingerSongwriter Empire Electric -
#NoNoBoy https://tidal.com/browse/album/302735111

September 29, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Joe Lapinski

@joelapinski.bsky.social

“HURT A BIRD” has taken flight! The first single from my upcoming full length album “NEW DAY” (out June 27): now streaming / for purchase: hypeddit.com/joelapinski/...

Video: Hannah Zbitnew
#newmusic #newmusicfriday #newsingle #newwave #anthem #hurtabird #indierock #singersongwriter

April 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Hayden Ryann 🪩

@haydenryannmusic.bsky.social

Friday’s the day! “No Room for Bitchin’” will be yours soon. Follow me on Spotify and be the first to hear it 💌

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#spotify #countrypop #newmusicfriday #singersongwriter #followme

@slamminmusic.bsky.social @slamminevents.bsky.social @slammin29.bsky.social

September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Chris Burton

@cfburton.bsky.social

Drive On (Music Video) youtu.be/aURRlg-w1tI #music #musicvideo #musicvideos #dancemusic #dance #indiemusic #singersongwriter #songwriter #MusicLov3rz #música #musique #musik #muziek #Музыка #musiikki #SaturdayMood #SaturdayNight #NewMusicFriday #FridayNight #MusicFriday

Drive On (Music Video)

YouTube video by CFB

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December 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Hannah Langille

@hlangillemusic.bsky.social

My #sophomore #EP Lessons Learned is available everywhere now!🥀 I love this project and I hope you do too! distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... #stream #newmusicfriday #singersongwriter

July 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM

Hannah Langille

@hlangillemusic.bsky.social

Last one! Track 6 is Whiskey & Cocaine!🥃 30 minutes to drop!! Keep this link copied to go right to streaming services when it’s out!🫶🏻 distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... #newmusicfriday #albumdrop #singersongwriter #halifaxnovascotia