Now That's What I Call Music!, Vol. 79

by Now 79: That's What I Call Music / Various

Overview

The third Now That's What I Call Music installment for 2021, Now 79 veers closer to streaming playlists than mainstream radio, featuring a handful of certified smash hits bundled with a bulk of favorites with younger crowds. From the major leagues, familiar Now faces such as Justin Bieber ("Peaches"), Maroon 5 ("Beautiful Mistakes" with Megan Thee Stallion), Ariana Grande ("pov"), Olivia Rodrigo ("deja vu"), Billie Eilish ("Your Power"), and Imagine Dragons ("Follow You") find competition with fresh hitmakers Masked Wolf (on his globe-conquering rap earworm "Astronaut in the Ocean") and Riton (on "Friday," their 2020s update of Nightcrawlers' enduring '90s house anthem "Push the Feeling On"). Meanwhile, Nelly and Florida Georgia Line help spread the genre coverage, reuniting for another country-rap crossover anthem, "Lil Bit." Other superstar combinations include Marshmello and the Jonas Brothers on "Leave Before You Love Me" and Doja Cat and SZA with "Kiss Me More." As always, there's enough here to warrant a listen (if for no other reason than checking out what was popular at this point in time) and maybe discovering something new (like in the NOW What's Next! segment, where up-and-comers like Florida R&B songman Q and fellow Sunshine State artist Aiden Bissett stake their claims for future Now inclusion). ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	08/06/2021
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0194398818429
Rank:	186008

Tracks

1. Astronaut in the Ocean  -  Masked Wolf
2. Friday [Dopamine Re-Edit]  -  Nightcrawlers  -  Riton
3. Kiss Me More  -  Doja Cat
4. Peaches  - Justin Bieber
5. Beautiful Mistakes  -  Maroon 5  -  Megan Thee Stallion
6. Pov  - Ariana Grande
7. Telepatia  - Kali Uchis
8. Deja Vu  - Jack Antonoff  - Annie Clark  - Daniel Nigro  - Olivia Rodrigo  - Taylor Swift
9. Your Power  - Billie Eilish
10. Heartbreak Anniversary  -  Giveon
11. Arcade  - Duncan Laurence
12. Follow You  -  Imagine Dragons
13. Lil Bit  -  Florida Georgia Line  -  Nelly
14. Way Less Sad  -  AJR
15. You  - Tate McRae  -  Regard  - Troye Sivan
16. Leave Before You Love Me  -  Jonas Brothers  -  Marshmello
17. What Love Is  - Mike Mineo
18. Take Me Where Your Heart Is  -  Q
19. Heard/Heart  -  19&You
20. West Like  - Destiny Rogers
21. Interstellar  - Carly Gibert
22. More Than Friends  - Aidan Bissett

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Destiny Rogers   Primary Artist
Duncan Laurence   Primary Artist
Giveon   Primary Artist
Tate McRae   Primary Artist
19&You   Primary Artist
Aidan Bissett   Primary Artist
Regard   Primary Artist
Megan Thee Stallion   Primary Artist
Masked Wolf   Primary Artist
Carly Gibert   Primary Artist
Olivia Rodrigo   Primary Artist
Nelly   Primary Artist
Marshmello   Primary Artist
Q   Primary Artist
Mike Mineo   Primary Artist
Imagine Dragons   Primary Artist
Nightcrawlers   Primary Artist
Justin Bieber   Primary Artist
Ariana Grande   Primary Artist
Florida Georgia Line   Primary Artist
AJR   Primary Artist
Troye Sivan   Primary Artist
Doja Cat   Primary Artist
Kali Uchis   Primary Artist
Riton   Primary Artist
Maroon 5   Primary Artist
Jonas Brothers   Primary Artist
Billie Eilish   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Taylor Swift   Composer
Annie Clark   Composer
Olivia Rodrigo   Composer
Daniel Nigro   Composer
Jack Antonoff   Composer