On June 30, XG released their latest single “GRL GVNG”, the first track from their upcoming ‘Mini Album’. In no time, it grabbed the No. 1 spot on the US Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs.
Hot Trending Songs, powered by Twitter, is a chart based on real-time global music trends and conversations on Twitter. The numero uno spot for the XG song is the result of the global support and buzz for “GRL GVNG” immediately after release. The music video was dropped without any advance warning and has since gained 4 million views in the first 5 days of release.
Fans who watched the music video commented, “I’ve never seen a music video this powerful and breathtaking.”
“If the first song is this good, I can’t think what the mini-album will be like!”
“The music video was so amazing, I was open-mouthed and shaking.”
“This is like watching a sci-fi movie, the amazing visuals and the concept!”
“The music video gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I watch it. It really pushes the limits of what a music video can do.”
“Inexpressibly cool, I’ve been waiting for a group like XG.”
“XG are definitely raising the bar for girl groups!”
The track hit the YouTube charts in nineteen countries and regions, including the US and Japan and was trending #3 on Global Trending Music Videos.
On June 30, XG featured on the huge sixty-metre tall Spotify digital billboard in New York’s Times Square. That same day, the track appeared in Spotify’s popular New Music Friday playlist in thirty-one regions and has been making an impact globally since release.
With the announcement of XG’s first ‘Mini Album’, we can’t wait to see what the girls come up with next.
