New music to weekdays (5 June 2019)
 |
Tiësto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora | Ritual | (UMA / REP) |  |
 |
Alfie Arcuri | Same | (NEON / UMA) |  |
 |
Guy Sebastian | Choir | (SME) | |
 |
Ea Kaya | Cruel to Be Kind | (CSR) | |
 |
Southlight ft Red London | Love and Happiness | (IND) | |
 |
Katy Perry | Never Really Over | (EMI / CAP) |
It’s a banger alert as Dutch DJ Tiësto, English hit-maker Jonas Blue and British singer Rita Ora team up to produce one of this year’s northern summer hits. ‘Ritual’ combines tropical house, a heap of clicking, keys galore and Rita’s sultry vocals for a track that is bound to make your winter-warmer playlist.
Out-and-proud singer-songwriter Alfie Arcuri is close to releasing a brand-new EP. The Aussie has just released ‘Same’, which was a finalist in the 2018 Vanda and Young Global Songwriting Competition alongside Amy Shark and CXLOE. If you want a piece of pop perfection all about a same-sex relationship, this is the song for you. We reckon you’ll be feeling it.
Guy Sebastian lost one of his close mates late last year, and instead of seeing the darkness around Luke Liang’s death, Guy has celebrated his life in his new single. It’s all joy and happiness in ‘Choir’ as the Voice coach calls upon the greatest choir and dancing crew to make life amazing again. Go ahead and clap along.
Singer-songwriter Ea Kaya has had her music streamed over 8 million times since she debuted in 2017. Don’t Complicate It landed in the daytime mix last year, and the Dane has just dropped another single that deserves commercial support. ‘Cruel to Be Kind’ continues the summery feel and has a hook that needs singing along to.
Hands up if you thought that Tasmania could produce electronic-house bangers. No? Thankfully you’re being proven wrong thanks to Damien Goundrie and out-and-proud Andrew Young. The duo, as Southlight, have decided to record an album, and ‘Love and Happiness’ is the first release from it. It features Red London, aka Reigan Derry, and belongs on the dancefloor … and your radio.
Relationships are a focal point for Katy Perry, who has released something new as a solo artist for the first time since 2017. About ‘Never Really Over’, Katy says: “All of our relationships – from first love, through failed love, to great love – all become a part of you, so that none are ever really over, and once you accept both the dark and the light, you may find that the darkness brought you to the light.” Amen.
Can’t get enough of JOY’s uplifting music mix? Follow the new music playlist on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/user/joy949/playlist/5Tioe94kw3xH6Ut699HRrX
Set your alarm and join Ti on the Six at Six for the newest songs to the mix, every weekday at 6am Melbourne time.
RECENT PODCAST
New to JOY’s uplifting music mix: 4 February 2026
A*Teens Iconic (UMA) Mia Wray When We Were Young (MUSH) Yorke ft Alice U i wanna hate you (ISL) Go-Jo SUPERSONIC (CHUGG / RIX) December 10 Run My Way (UMA) netanya (Wait up!) Stranger by the ...
New to JOY’s uplifting music mix: 28 January 2026
Jolyon Petch Saving My Love (POP KULTURE) Harry Styles Aperture (SMA / COL) Holly Humberstone To Love Somebody (UMA) Jade LeMac Running Home (WMA) DRAMA Make It Look Easy (AWAL) Louis Tomlinson Imposter (BMG) Can't get enough of ...
New to JOY’s uplifting music mix: 21 January 2026
Peach PRC Back To You (ISL) 2charm invisible wings (Thinking Loud) Paul Hetherington Cruel (Moto Blanco Remix) (IND) Foley Cinematic (IND) Gabry Ponte ft Sam Harper Words (WMA) Charlie Puth Beat Yourself Up (WMA) Lukae TEETH (IND) Armin van Buuren & ...