> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # #DALEYPOP X JULY 2025 - URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/daley-pop-x-june-2025-starring-agnes-mariah-carey-bagarre-and-la-grande-dame-joel-corry-and-jennifer-lopez-fhat-ariana-grande-kid-souf-sarah-mclachlan-jade-and-marina/ - Published: 2025-07-01T06:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-06T07:49:09.000Z - Description: Starring: Agnes, Mariah Carey, La Grande Dame, Joel Corry, J Lo, FHAT, Ariana Grande, Kid Souf, Sarah McLachlan, JADE and MARINA! - Author: Dale Melita - Tags: Culture, Music, New Music 2025 Music has been embedded in my life ever since I was in the womb, my Mum and Dad basically raised me on music, especially POP music! I grew up listening to **Madonna**, **Mariah Carey**, **Kylie Minogue**, **Spice Girls**, **Britney Spears** and even **AQUA** and I’ve always been obsessed with pop culture and **Eurovison**! I love sharing my favourite songs and album every month with the world from **Scene HQ**! ## Agnes - BALENCIAGA COVERED EYES Following the critical success of *Magic Still Exists*\-which earned multiple **Swedish Grammy** nominations-Swedish pop powerhouse **Agnes** is back with a new single *BALENCIAGA COVERED EYES* from her upcoming album and it’s-a banger. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/06/1000031429.jpg) *BALENCIAGA COVERED EYES* is a deep house anthem that marks the beginning of a bold new era and with each listen, the track reveals new layers-its sleek production, pulsing rhythm, and Agnes’s signature powerhouse vocals only grow more addictive over time! Agnes once again proves she’s unafraid to blend glamour with vulnerability. Set against a surrealist catwalk, the visually arresting video follows Agnes as she moves through a dreamscape entirely of her own making-part performance, part fantasy and entirely unforgettable. The video, directed by **Fredrik Hvass** of Swim Club, perfectly captures the song’s exploration of external glamour and inner vulnerability. The video creates a mesmerising world that pushes artistic boundaries. Agnes shared the inspiration behind the track: > "It all started with an image I saw in my mind: a person in the midst of chaos of luxury, parties, mess, and gazes. Someone who appears confident and glittery on the surface, but where something else is happening inside - behind those Balenciaga covered eyes. But the song was also born from a feeling that I wanted to write something I myself want to hear when I go out on a weekend." ## Mariah Carey - Type Dangerous It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since *Caution*, it felt even longer than waiting for **GTA 7** but **Mariah Carey** makes a triumphant return with *Type Dangerous*\-a sleek, hip-hop soul track that reasserts her place at the top of the pop pantheon. Sampling **Eric B. & Rakim**’s 1986 classic *Eric B. Is President,* the song fuses vintage swagger with modern finesse, driven by clapping percussion, a bass-heavy groove and sharp, playful lyrics and a confident delivery! Mimi proves she’s not just back-she’s evolving, and still setting the standard. If this is the tone-setter for the upcoming sixteenth studio album, we're in for a fabulous ride dahhling lambs! Oh and don't forget Mariah will be at **Brighton Pride** in August. THE Mariah Carey, in **Preston Park**. In Preston Park. Wild! ## Bagarre and La Grande Dame - Bouche à bouche After stepping back from the drag spotlight, **La Grande Dame**\-aka **Yannick Androf**\-makes a powerful return with cathartic debut EP, *Parfum Orange*. The project marks a bold new chapter, blending theatrical flair with emotional depth. A standout moment from the EP is the latest single, **Bouche à bouche**\-a sultry, synth-soaked duet with electro-punk collective **Bagarre**. It’s a genre-bending gem that fuses Bagarre’s raw, rebellious energy with La Grande Dame’s signature cabaret-pop drama. Basically a sexy and hypnotic blend of French house beats and cinematic vocal interplay that feels like a dancefloor confession. Speaking about the track, Yanni describes it as “the calm before the storm,” part of a two-song narrative alongside *Les baisers amers*\-another track taken from Parfum Orange that recounts the same evening at the legendary **Rex Club** in Paris-once home to **Daft Punk**. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK%5F9a2wKdX4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by @lagrande\_dame](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK%5F9a2wKdX4/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) ## Joel Corry and Jennifer Lopez - Get Right **Joel Corry** x **J**.**Lo** \= certified bop! The 2025 remix of *Get Right* takes J.Lo’s iconic 2005 hit and gives it a full on glow up. That legendary sax riff? Still there-just louder, sharper, and ready to soundtrack your next night out. Joel'’s production turns the original’s funky R&B strut into a high-gloss, bass-thumping house track that feels like it was made for Ibiza sunsets and LED-lit dance floors. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/1000031574.jpg) This version of *Get Right* doesn’t just nod to nostalgia, it grabs it by the collar and makes it hot again. It’s hawt, it’s slick, and it proves that some pop legends don’t age-they just level up. I can't stop thinking about seeing J Lo in Vegas next year! I haven't got tickets....yet. ## FHAT - Guys Meet **FHAT**\-the queer, American-born pop duo you didn’t know you needed but now can’t imagine your playlists without. Composed of best friends IRL, **Sedric Perry** and **Aaron Pfeiffer**. FHAT was born from a deep creative bond and a shared vision for bold, fearless and infectious genre-blurring pop, and unapologetically queer! ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/06/image-10.png) ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/06/image-9.png) FHAT’s journey began in a London writing session that sparked their radiant debut single *Back to Life*\-a heartfelt tribute to friendship and chosen family. From that moment on S&A have been on a mission to create pop that’s not just catchy but meaningful. Their music blends slick visuals, raw honesty, and a powerful commitment to LGBTQ+ visibility. Their latest single *Guys* is a perfect example: a sleek, sexy summer anthem that’s equal parts celebration and statement. Imagine **Janet Jackson** meets **Ariana Grande** with a dreamy **Tame Impala** haze layered on top. It’s a genre-blurring bop that radiates confidence, desire and unapologetic queer joy. ## Ariana Grande - twighlight zone **Ariana Grande**’s *twilight zone* is giving ✨emotional dissociation but make it aesthetic✨. Pulled from the deluxe edition of *eternal sunshine*, this track floats in like a late-night voice note you weren’t supposed to hear-soft, glitchy and lowkey devastating. The production is pure dream-pop haze: synths that shimmer like static, a beat that barely taps, and Ari whispering like she’s spilling secrets from another dimension. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/06/image-5-1.png) It’s not a banger but it’s a vibe. Think *We Can’t Be Friends* but more ghosted, more surreal. She’s in her sad girl era, but it’s elevated: referencing the Twilight Zone to describe that weird, post-breakup limbo where nothing feels real and everything’s a little too quiet. It’s the kind of song you loop at 2AM while staring at your ceiling, wondering if you’re the problem (you’re not don't worry hun). ## Kid Souf - HANDLEBAR **HANDLEBAR** isthe latest high-octane single from rising queer dance-pop artist **James Christopher** aka **Kid Souf** and is here to crank up your speakers, queer up your BBQ, and flip the American dream on its denim-clad ass-wowsers. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/downloadgram.org_503556235_18514780630047258_747969952382397938_n.jpg) *HANDLEBAR* is an unapologetically fierce anthem-a sweaty, seductive journey through Berlin-inspired warehouse beats, dripping with early-2000s edge. Billed as a celebration of sexual freedom, it’s a sonic and visual feast that reclaims Americana through a queer, trans, and POC lens. The music video, dropping this Friday, is a bold, body-grabbing spectacle-equal parts hips, heart, and heat. As James puts it: > “HANDLEBAR comes from a place of sexual fluidity and radical joy. It’s about being hot, loud, queer, and completely unbothered by what anyone else thinks.” > “Yes, it’s cheeky and chaotic, but it’s also dead serious about who gets to be the face of American culture.” *HANDLEBAR* is the kind of song that demands movement, whether you’re in a club or just vibing with headphones on in the office. ## Sarah McLachlan - Better Broken After nearly a decade away from the spotlight, **Sarah McLachlan** returns with *Better Broken*, a luminous and deeply felt album that proves emotional honesty never goes out of style. The title track is classic SM-achingly introspective, yet quietly powerful. Her voice, still rich with warmth and vulnerability, floats over a restrained arrangement of piano, strings, and ambient textures, capturing the bittersweet beauty of healing through imperfection. It’s not about being fixed-it’s about finding strength in the cracks. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/06/image-8-1.png) What sets *Better Broken* apart is its refusal to chase trends. Instead, Sarah leans into her strengths: poetic lyricism, emotional nuance, and a voice that feels like a balm for the soul. In a world obsessed with reinvention, Sarah reminds us that evolution can be quiet, graceful and absolutely necessary. ## JADE - Plastic Box **JADE** honestly doesn't stop releasing bops, I'm actually gagged. *Plastic Box* feels like a throwback to the golden era of **Tumblr** heartbreak anthems-equal parts emotional catharsis and synth-pop shimmer. It’s the kind of track that would’ve lived rent-free on a 2014 **Spotify** playlist titled *“*Crying in the Uber Home*”*. With its polished production and introspective lyrics, it taps into that millennial sweet spot: yearning, self-awareness, and just enough drama to feel cinematic. Co-written with **Lauren Aquilina** and produced by **Oscar Görres**, the song blends nostalgic pop textures with a modern edge, echoing the emotional resonance of artists like Robyn and early Lorde. Plastic Box isn’t just a bop-it’s a mood, a moment, and a reminder that feeling too much is still totally valid. It’s perfect for those nights when you’re scrolling through old texts, sipping wine, and wondering if Mercury is in retrograde again. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/06/Marina_PrincessOfPower_4099964153774_SRE-Vinyl_Exploded_Transparent_1.webp) ## AOTM: MARINA - PRINCESS OF POWER ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *PRINCESS OF POWER* is **MARINA**’s sixth studio album and-let’s be honest huns-her most iconic era yet I fear.She’s back, she’s independent and she’s serving glitter-drenched empowerment on her own terms via her new label, **Queenie Records** (in partnership with **BMG**). Fueled by the ultimate superpower, love <3\. This album is a manifesto. *P.O.P.* reclaims what it means to lead, to feel, and to thrive in a world that often tells us softness is weakness. Spoiler: it’s not! This is MARINA at her most unfiltered, most theatrical, and in her prime. Imagine if **Sailor Moon**, **Cher**, and a Greek goddess started a synth-pop coven. That’s the vibe. The album explores the concepts of power and leadership for a new generation. It’s a record that is built on the belief that love doesn’t make us weak, it’s something to be empower by and celebrated. I can’t get enough of the smooth, pulsing electronic beats and the clever and slightly cheeky lyrics throughout the album-they make the whole album feel super duper fresh and fun. The official video for *I <3 YOU*might just be my favourite MARINA visual to date. She's literally giving everything living la Dolce Vita. She recently said: > “One of my lessons in the last few years is that love-and showing love-is not a weak thing,” and “Of all the superpowers we have as humans, love is our greatest one.” Marina's right. In a world that often feels cold or chaotic, this song and this video are a beautiful reminder that love is still the most powerful force we have. I'm so happy how confident and playful MARINA seems to be in this era-it’s clear she’s genuinely enjoying herself yay. Oh oh and her performance on **The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon** has been such a standout moment so far for this Diamond, she radiated joy and charisma, and all of the interviews too. > “So often, women don’t think they’re allowed to feel their sexuality in a way that doesn’t involve how it looks for men. They feel that it’s been co-opted – I would love to be able to free younger women of that, the feeling that our bodies don’t quite belong to us. You can look or dress a certain way, but that doesn’t mean that internally, you feel free,” My favourites tracks on P.O.P are....in no particular order, drumroll🥁🥁the album title track *Princess of Power*! *Final Boss*, *Digital Fantasy*, *Cuntissimo*, *Metallic Stallion*, *I <3 YOU*, *Everybody Knows I'm Sad*, *Je ne sais quoi*, *Cupid's Girl*, *Rollercoaster*, *Butterfly*, *Hello Kitty* and *Adult Girl*\-so basically every track obvs! > ☆ P.O.P era styling appreciation post ☆ [pic.twitter.com/lisBbCKvSI](https://t.co/lisBbCKvSI?ref=scenemag.co.uk) > > — #DALEYPOP Melita (@DaleMelita) [July 1, 2025](https://twitter.com/DaleMelita/status/1940163895965909149?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=scenemag.co.uk) Fifteen years into her career-when many artists begin to plateau or fade-**MARINA** feels more vibrant, more fearless, and more creatively alive than ever. Princess of Power doesn’t just signal a new chapter, it feels like the true beginning of something extraordinary and it's a masterpiece. There I said it! And honestly, what a time to be alive-and to be a Diamond. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!