Violet Love has a bright idea for the end of summer: make the feeling of finally fitting in feel big enough for a playlist. "Airport Road," her forthcoming original single, comes from a personal place, her proposal to her fiancé and her welcome into his family, but its appeal is built around a feeling lots of listeners recognise. You can spend years looking for the right...

It looks like the issue of love is something that comes naturally to Knii Lante. It strikes me how the love theme runs through almost all his songs. Talk of “Baby Take Good Care”, “Baby be Mine”, “You”, “When You Love Someone” and “Humanity” which pays homage to frontline health workers. All his songs ooze with love. Then comes the latest one “I Just Want...