{"id":8307,"date":"2026-01-25T23:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/xg-the-core-favorite-new-music-poll-results-1236162482\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T23:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:19:18","slug":"xg-the-core-favorite-new-music-poll-results-1236162482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/xg-the-core-favorite-new-music-poll-results-1236162482\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Choose XG\u2019s \u2018The Core\u2019 as This Week\u2019s Favorite New\u00a0Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>The Core<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/xg\/\">XG<\/a>\u2018s first full-length album, tops this week\u2019s fan-voted music poll.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/friday-music-guide-harry-styles-xg-arctic-monkeys-1236161680\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/xg-the-core-favorite-new-music-poll-results-1236162482\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/harry-styles-press-aperture-stella-blackmon-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Harry Styles\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFriday Music Guide: New Music From Harry Styles, XG, Arctic Monkeys, Louis Tomlinson and\u00a0More\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/xg-new-name-meaning-announced-members-enter-adulthood-1236153583\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/xg-the-core-favorite-new-music-poll-results-1236162482\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2211231269-e1768253470689.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"XG performs at 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFrom Girls to Grown-Ups: XG Announce New Name to Symbolize \u2018Artistic &amp; Personal\u00a0Growth\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/xg-executive-producer-jakops-simon-interview-gala-1236091222\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/xg-the-core-favorite-new-music-poll-results-1236162482\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JAKOPS-SIMON-Photo-Mori-Yoshihiro-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"JAKOPS (SIMON)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tXG Executive Producer JAKOPS (SIMON) on Group\u2019s Next Chapter &amp; Why New Album Will Be \u2018The Greatest Record in the World\u2019:\u00a0Interview\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMusic fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 23)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/harry-styles-fred-again-xg-favorite-new-music-vote-poll-1236161801\/\">on\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em><\/a>, choosing the Japanese vocal group\u2019s fresh arrival as their favorite new drop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>The Core<\/em> arrived in a week that also saw new music streaming in from two former One Direction members \u2014 Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, with separate solo releases (an album for Tomlinson and a single for Styles) \u2014 plus Arctic Monkeys, Fred Again.. and Young Thug and more. XG ultimately held steady in the lead, bringing in more than 50% of the vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"XG - HYPNOTIZE (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUfDOS2SINM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>The Core<\/em> is a long-awaited collection from XG, one that their team described via press statement as \u201ca defining artistic statement\u201d for the Japanese seven-piece upon its release. The group (Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Juria, Cocona, Maya and Harvey)\u2019s new single from the 10-track album, the song \u201cHypnotize,\u201d was accompanied by a music video on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn an interview about XG in the fall, executive producer JAKOPS (SIMON) told\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/xg-executive-producer-jakops-simon-interview-gala-1236091222\/\">Billboard Japan<\/a><\/em>\u00a0that the goal with <em>The Core <\/em>was to \u201ccreate the greatest record in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XG will soon hit the road for a tour in support of <em>The Core<\/em>, kicking things off in early February in Yokohama, Japan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAmong the new releases trailing behind <em>The Core <\/em>are Louis Tomlinson\u2019s <em>How Did I Get Here?<\/em>  album (with 46% of the vote) Harry Styles\u2019 single \u201cAperture\u201d (with 2% of the vote).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee the final results of this week\u2019s poll below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><a name=\"pd_a_16549612\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"CSS_Poll PDS_Poll\" id=\"PDI_container16549612\" data-settings='{\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.polldaddy.com\/p\/16549612.js\"}' style=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"PD_superContainer\"><\/div>\n<p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.fm\/16549612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take Our Poll<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Core, XG\u2018s first full-length album, tops this week\u2019s fan-voted music poll. Related Friday Music Guide: New Music From Harry Styles, XG, Arctic Monkeys, Louis Tomlinson and\u00a0More From Girls to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,94,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-music-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}