Joshua Nanai: Last News

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A teenage New Zealander could be the next U.K. singles chart champion.

Viral smash Savage Love (Laxed Beat – Siren) could claim this week’s Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, currently up three places to Number 1.

Viral smash Savage Love (Laxed Beat – Siren) could claim this week’s Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, currently up three places to Number 1.

Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo fly to the top of the Official Trending Chart with their collaboration Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat).

DaBaby’s “Rockstar” featuring Roddy Ricch is on track for a sixth week atop the U.K. singles chart, while Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo's "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" (RCA) could be the week’s big chart surprise.Based on weekend sales and streams activity, “Rockstar” (Interscope) has a lead of 1,000 chart sales as it rules the Official Chart: First Look, ahead of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me” (Interscope) and Topic’s "Breaking Me" featuring A7S, respectively.Teenage Polynesian artist Jawsh 685 (real name Joshua Nanai) is converting TikTok buzz into a chart burst as "Savage Love" flies 22-4.The fastest debut on the sales blast belongs to M Huncho and Dutchavelli, whose “Burning” opens at No.

Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo are set for a big rise this week with Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat), up 18 places to Number 4 after two days. The original beat by 17-year-old Polynesian artist Jawsh 685 (real name Joshua Nanai) blew up on TikTok and caught the attention of Jason Derulo, who wanted to use it for his own song. The official collaboration was released on 12 June, and debuted on the Official Singles Chart at Number 22.

Rappers 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj lead this week's Official Trending Chart with their new collaboration Trollz, which is heading for a Top 10 debut on this week's Official Singles Chart.

Jason Derulo has come under fire for sampling a piece of music by rising New Zealand musician Joshua Nanai (aka Jawsh 685), whose “Laxed (Siren Beat)” has become TikTok’s most explosive viral track — to the tune of more than 750,000 TikToks a day and more than 43 million total views as of this writing — without giving proper credit or gaining official clearance.