New Music Friday | Sports Mode | Week 25

Welcome to another special takeover of New Music Friday, the NMF - Sports Mode. This special series was launched to get into the spirit of summer workouts and inspiration to get back into the groove :muscle: … buuuut more importantly a bit of fun tunes for the weekend whatever your plans may be !

NMF Playlist on Spotify

Our new workout playlist on Spotify that we named New Music Friday - Sports Mode Playlist launched last week, and we asked you guys to recommend and vote on your tracks.

I loved checking out all the suggestions, and as promised ones you voted get added into the playlist for this week. We have a great mix of Celine Dion, Village People and Eminem (there’s a line-up you won’t see anywhere else :rofl::rofl:)

Make sure you follow us there and check out the other tracks too!

Next week we’ll be featuring the one’s you vote for in our next NMF update so make sure you vote :point_down:!

This week’s Top picks from the playlist this week are:

This one I had fond memories of as I commissioned the lyric video so this is the version I’m sharing :blush:).

Little Mix - Wasabi

Sigala - Melody

Bruno Mars - 24k Gold

Vote for Your Winners

Last week’s categories really set the challenge :thinking:, we asked you to suggest your songs for our NMF - Sports Mode playlist with a bit of workout needed. But some great suggestions came out of it, so now’s your chance to vote your favorites.

We’ll reveal the winners on Monday’s Core Update and winners get 20 points each & their tracks featured in next week’s Spotify playlist, so get voting :writing_hand:

Favorite Ministry of Sound track

  • Saffron Hill (Ft. Ben Onono) - My Love Is Always
  • Josh Long (ft. William Powell) - Love You
  • Tiësto & Karol G - Don’t Be Shy
  • Robin S - Show Me Love
  • Sigala, Talia Mar - Stay The Night

0 voters

A song that has the word “bicycle” in the lyric/ song title

  • Queen - Bicycle Race
  • The Beach Boys - It’s A Beautiful Day
  • Nat King Cole - On A Bicycle Built For Two
  • Carlos Vives & Shakira - La Bicicleta
  • David Rovics - The Bicycle Song
  • Skylar Grey ft. Eminem - C’mon Let Me Ride
  • Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles

0 voters

A song where people are running in the music video

  • The Pharcyde – Runnin’
  • Darude - Sandstorm
  • The Prodigy - Voodoo People
  • Michael Jackson - Thriller
  • Bill Conti- Going To fly Now
  • Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
  • Full Metal Jacket (film) - Singing soldiers and all songs
  • Trainspotting (film) - Lust for Life

0 voters

This Week’s New Categories

Continuing the theme of our sports playlist to get you motivated for your workouts, and we’ll be adding some of our favorite suggestions from this week’s categories:

Favourite Rap song
A song that has the word “Breathe” in the title/ lyrics
A song that has the word “Swim” in the title/ lyrics

For your chance to win 20 Points this week, put a YouTube link to a song for each of the following categories in the comments below. Make sure you do it before July 8th.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Favourite Rap song
Love the Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna

A song that has the word “Breathe” in the title/ lyrics
Every Breath You Take - The Police

A song that has the word “Swim” in the title/ lyrics
You Are The Reason - Calum Scott

Favourite Rap song

Eminem - Lose Yourself


A song that has the word “Breathe” in the title/ lyrics

Pink Floyd - Breathe


A song that has the word “Swim” in the title/ lyrics

Alec Benjamin - Swim

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Rap

Breathe

Swim

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Breathe -> Hollies

Swim

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Favourite Rap song
Eminem - The Real Slim Shady

A song that has the word “Breathe” in the title/ lyrics
The Prodigy – Breathe

A song that has the word “Swim” in the title/ lyrics
R.E.M. - Nightswimming

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I’m seeing a theme with the rap song :rofl:

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Yeah. Seems everybody likes Eminem :joy:

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Yeah, he’s probably one of the more commonly played rap artists. And in my opinion, one of the more understandable.

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OK I am picking a different rap white guy LOL

Favourite Rap song

A song that has the word “Breathe” in the title/ lyrics

Taylor Swift Breathe


A song that has the word “Swim” in the title/ lyrics

swimming pools by kendrick lamar

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I’m not sure about everyone else, but since I grew up in the D (Detroit) around 8 Mile, I heard a lot of Eminem. I’m not big on Rap, but I like some of his stuff.

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