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Chance The Rapper Made A List Of Songs He’d Play For Aliens And It’s All One Artist
Getty Image ‘As you asked, I compiled the list of songs I will play for the aliens to get them to understand music and humanity.’ …
There are a lot of concerns about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, both scientific and fun. One people like to ask, for example, is what pieces of culture we would choose to share with alien beings. When it comes to music, Chance The Rapper has declared his answer. On Twitter last night, he shared “the list of songs I will play for the aliens to get them to understand music and humanity,” and every track is by Michael Jackson (or The Jackson 5).
As you asked, I compiled the list of songs I will play for the aliens to get them to understand music and humanity. https://t.co/vLLNzInjor pic.twitter.com/kjyBXF4Nz2
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) November 12, 2020
Chance tweeted out each song title individually, and the list includes “Human Nature,” “You Are Not Alone,” “Remember The Time,” “Dear Michael,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “Got To Be There,” “She’s Out Of My Life,” “Will You Be There,” “Stranger In Moscow,” “Man In The Mirror,” “Heal The World,” “Blame It On The Boogie,” “Heaven Can Wait,” “I’ll Be There,” “I Can’t Help It,” “Cry,” “Keep The Faith,” “Lady In My Life,” “Another Part Of Me,” “Earth Song,” and “Music & Me.”
In 2019, Chance cited Jackson as his philanthropic role model, telling Forbes, “The greatest of all time […] most philanthropic musician is Michael Joseph Jackson. I think he donated over $600 million to charities and more afterwards… The only person I can really think of off the top when I think of charity that’s a musician is Michael Jackson. That’s how I’ve always thought about it cause most of the people that I grew up listening to were hip-hop artists and I don’t really remember there being a lot of… ‘Ye gave back to the people, but it was in a very different way. It was always through his music. I can’t really think of anybody else.”
He also noted recently that one thing that scared him at one point in life, among others, was Jackson’s “Thriller.”
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French Inhaler explores desire and disconnection through “TV LOVE”
Chicago trio French Inhaler make a bold start with “TV LOVE,” the first single from their upcoming album “Practiced Lines.” It’s a song that finds a band able to make contemporary fears danceable but also think deeply about them with post-punk urgency and synth-pop atmosphere.
The song is about the gap between people’s desires and reality, and about the contradictions of living in an age of hyper-connectivity but emotional disconnection. “TV LOVE” opens with a cold sound built on mechanical drum grooves, melodic basslines, and synth textures. The production is deliberately tight and precise, mirroring themes threaded throughout the song.
Everything combines to create a tension that draws you into a world where connection is increasingly mediated by screens, expectations, and distorted perceptions. In terms of vocals, the performance is perfectly suited to the aesthetic of the track, somewhere between detachment and openness. “TV LOVE” is a primer for “Practiced Lines” and demonstrates that French Inhaler is a band with a defined artistic identity and a strong sense of purpose. It’s an immersive, stylish, and thought-provoking record that lingers, cementing the Chicago trio as a promising new voice in the modern post-punk and synth-pop scene.
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Neo Brightwell finds beauty in the brutal art of letting go with “Break Me Like a Promise”
On the lead single, “Break Me Like a Promise” off his upcoming album “Burn Bright, Stay Free” to be released November 13, 2026, Neo Brightwell asks for love to last and to leave with dignity.
Neo Brightwell’s “Break Me Like a Promise” is the first single from his upcoming album *Burn Bright, Stay Free,” to be released by November 13, 2026. This song is not just about the end of love, but about how it ends, and if there’s honesty to be found in the wreckage.
The track is in an unusual emotional register, as slow, aching space between breathing devotion and an already-decided departure. Brightwell doesn’t sound like a man desperate to be kept, but a man asking softly, devastatingly for the truth, not a clean exit. The song plays with the push and pull of pop accessibility and Americana soul. The slower tempo allows the arrangement to breathe, and the warm, weathered tones sound lived-in.
Brightwell’s singing is measured, more expressive, and the whole thing is holding its breath for an honesty that might never come. It’s the moral clarity that makes “Break Me Like a Promise” stand out from the sea of breakup anthems. It asks for no love in return, and it’s a call for integrity. This is a final act of respect between two loving people, and that’s a harder thing to want. As the opening statement of “Bright, Stay Free,” this release is one of the most emotionally accurate singles of the year so far.
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