NRJ Nouveautés Françaises

The rule here is simple: if it came out last year, it's probably gone. NRJ Nouveautés Françaises is the network's rolling showcase of new French releases, so the playlist turns over fast. Some weeks that's a gift. Other weeks it means hearing the same Zaho de Sagazan single six times before lunch, which is the trade-off you accept with a format built entirely on freshness. The range is wider than you'd expect from a major: chanson, urban pop, rap from the likes of Tiakola or SCH, and the occasional quiet singer-songwriter thing that sneaks in between the bigger names. It's mainstream French po…