GF MAGAZINE · 2026-W35

Week 35, 2026

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The IssueWeek 35, 2026

Max Dean and Luke Dean photographed in front of their Coachella billboard — still from BEHIND THE DEANS, published on the artist's own YouTube channel

MAX DEAN · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGDJ / ELECTRONIC UNITED KINGDOM · PEAK SCORE The Chart Says Max Dean. The Diary Explains. One name came out on top of our United Kingdom rising chart this week. The paper trail behind it is short. The touring diary, which we can check, is not. WESTERN EUROPE DESK · 2026-W35

SLAYYYTER · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGDJ / ELECTRONIC UNITED STATES One Video Is Carrying Slayyyter's Whole Channel. NORTH AMERICA DESK

Natanzinho Lima — still from "Natanzinho Lima - Até Quando - DVD Na Liga Em Sampa (INÉDITA)", published on the artist's own YouTube channel

NATANZINHO LIMA OFICIAL · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISING BRAZIL The Record Is the Recording. Natanzinho Lima Prints the Number on It. LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN DESK

Shimza — still from "Shimza live from Tignes Unlimited 2026", published on the artist's own YouTube channel

SHIMZA · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGDJ / ELECTRONIC SOUTH AFRICA Shimza's Channel Is a Diary of Rooms, Not a Release List. AFRICA DESK

A DJ behind the decks in a low-lit room, dancers pressed in around him

DJ MAG · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGDJ / ELECTRONIC UNITED KINGDOM We Hold Five Dates on MPH. Not One of Them Is a Room. WESTERN EUROPE DESK

Two figures in masks and headlamps under green and violet light, from the video for Vanidad

VALGUR · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGLIVE / BAND MEXICO Rising Does Not Mean New. Valgur's File Goes Back Twelve Years. LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN DESK

Four men in hats seated on stools in a studio, a norteño band behind them

APPLE MUSIC · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISING MEXICO One Voice, Two Rows: Our Mexican Chart Counted Rosendo Cantú Twice. LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN DESK

The main room at Pacha, Ibiza, seen from behind the booth during a set

PLAMEN NIKOLOV · VIA GOOGLE MAPS THE ROOMS SPAIN Pacha Sells Sunday. Our File Kept Landing on Thursday. WESTERN EUROPE DESK

Rosendo Cantú seated for a long interview

MELO MONTOYA · YOUTUBE RISING MEXICO Mexico's Number One Has No Channel, No Tour Dates, and a Name Owned in Texas. LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN DESK

The five members of f5ve seen from above under teal light

F5VE · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGDJ / ELECTRONIC JAPAN Japan's Fastest-Rising Account Sold Out London in a Minute. EAST ASIA DESK

A man in a suit and bow tie in a doorway, from the video for American Honey

CURRENT JOYS · OFFICIAL CHANNEL RISINGLIVE / BAND UNITED STATES Nine Million Listeners, a Room That Holds 1,500, and a Setlist That Skips Four Albums. NORTH AMERICA DESK

BY FRANCHISE

RISING10An artist crosses the line the chart draws at 85.THE ROOMS1A venue ranked by the momentum of who played it.CROSSINGS0The piece that needs both sides of the ledger.

BY DESK

East Asia1 Western Europe3 North America2 Latin America & Caribbean4 Southeast Asia0 Africa1

A DESK WITH NO COUNT HAS NOTHING PUBLISHABLE YET — THE CHARTS STILL RUN THERE. ALL CHARTS

BY AUDIENCE TIER

LocalUNDER 1,000 FOLLOWERS0Regional1,000 TO 10,000 FOLLOWERS0National10,000 TO 100,000 FOLLOWERS2Continental100,000 TO 1 MILLION FOLLOWERS6WorldOVER 1 MILLION FOLLOWERS2

A FOLLOWER BAND, NOT A TOURING RADIUS — AND NOT A SECTION: THE ISSUE IS NOT CUT BY TIER. THE BANDS

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