Thursday, December 2, 2021
TikTok has turned a 17-year-old
Akon song into something it wasn’t when it was first released: a smash hit.
Three versions of Akon’s “Bananza (Belly Dancer)” (
Universal), which barely cracked the Top 40 in the U.S., have
Shazam users shimmying to the viral sensation.
Meanwhile,
SZA’s “I Hate You” has shot into the Top 5 of Biggest Movers on the Shazam USA Top 100 despite only being available on
Soundcloud.
Imagine Dragons’ track from
Arcane League of Legends, “Enemy” (
KIDinaKORNER/
Interscope), has thumbs a-wagging on both sides of the pond. A packed collection of biggest gainers
in the U.K. starts with the
BBC Children in Need charity single from
Niall Horan &
Anne-Marie and includes new music from
GAYLE,
Adele and
D-Block Europe and seasonal classics from
Mariah Carey,
Wham! and
Slade.