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Ciao! First off let me say HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUDIATION!! I would sing, but nobody wants to hear my singing voice, even over paper, especially a music magazine…
Wow. What a month it has been living and studying in la città eterna. If I am going to be completely honest, I have not really had a chance to take it all in. There is so much history (physically and theoretically) built into this city, it is a huge transition for a girl from Chicago, which now seems like an extremely modern city.
I am not sure about every European country, but Italian MTV is almost polar opposite from American MTV in the sense that the Italian one actually plays music (no offense to the homeland). It seems almost every restaurant and café shows MTV nearly 24/7, including a café on my campus. Music videos are played constantly, some very familiar, some very Italian. But overall very enjoyable tunes. This is actually the primary way I learn the popular music here in Italy. That and taking taxis.
Here is the current Italian iTunes Top 10 chart. Even spread of Italian and global sensations.
1. Il Volo - Grande amore
2. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
3. Hozier- Take Me to Church
4. Nek - Fatti Avanti Amore
5. Annalisa - Una Finestra tra le Stelle
6. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
7. Malika Ayane - Adesso e qui
8. Chiara - Straordinario
9. Tiziano Ferro - Incanto
10. Mark Ronson (ft Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk