New York-based dark-pop artist LEXXE is back with her new single, “X.” Pairing swirling disco beats with raw, diaristic lyricism, LEXXE has created a song that is euphoric and emotional all at once. A heartwarming tale of love and loss, “X” is an ode to her father, Xavier (X), who passed away 20 years ago this year. The nontraditional …
Storytelling producer and composer Kisnou released his shuddering new single ‘The Last Memory of Me’ on the 20th of January. The song has already been featured on the prominent Youtube channel Ambient and is the opening track of his forthcoming 5-track EP, The Untold Story Of The Rainmaker which will be released on the 9th …
Ari Lennox turns to therapy to solve her relationship questions in the new music video for her single “Waste My Time,” out now via Dreamville/Interscope Records. In the video, directed by Val Vega, the soul and R&B superstar ponders why she keeps falling for the same guys before the scene transforms to a steamy series …
“’Angelface’ is a love song for the underdogs who’ve given up on finding love, and a suggestion that sometimes the sweetest love stories are the ones we don’t see coming.“ – Piper Durabo*** In the mid-80s, Maraschino might be the spunky Susan, desperately seeking love in a loveless town or the carefree Nikki Finn (from Who’s That Girl?), …
Pawz One & Evolve released the third music video off their album “Random Act Of Violence” today. The video is for track titled “Write Of Passage” and features FredEx who also produced it. The video is shot and edited by Mighty Muds. The album was released on March 25th 2022, and available on digital stores, vinyl and CD. The duo’s album …
Los Angeles-based Dutch/Surinamese artist Natalie La Rose is releasing a scorching thirst-trap banger titled “Can’t Get You Out Of My Bed.” This song means a lot to Natalie as it marks her return to the international music scene. Her stunning previous releases have been generating hundreds of millions of streams. Pre-save Link: https://sym.ffm.to/pope_natalielarose
(January 25, 2023) — 19 year old phenom, midwxst, has kicked off the new year with an explosive new track titled “Tally” with South Florida Sensei Denzel Curry. Produced by Charlie Heat and Kennedy Sabin, “Tally” premiered on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music show and is a hedonistically lush track featuring horn samples, Spanish guitar sounds and …
Acclaimed Portland-based songwriter Maita and Kill Rock Stars are excited to announce the Friday, February 17 release of Loneliness, an acoustic version of the 2022 album, I Just Want To Be Wild For You (pre-order/pre-save HERE). Today Maita released “Honey, Have I Lost It All?” (acoustic version) the first single to be lifted from the upcoming album. The song is available now on all streaming platforms for any …
R&B breakout star Jordan Ward ups the ante in 2023 with the dual announcement of new single, “WHITE CROCS,” with rising rapper Ryan Trey, and his debut album, FORWARD, arriving March 3. The new track also comes with its official music video, which reunites Jordan Ward with director Brent Campanelli after their previous work on Jordan’s “IDC” …
Inspired by the historical events depicted in the motion picture “Birth of a Nation,” Bishop The Overseer releases the fourth single from his upcoming album “Nation of Immigrants.” In its feature of the release, HipHopDX states, “Bishop The Overseer exercises some healthy ‘Civil Disobedience’ in his latest single.” Produced by Tone Jonez, “Battle Cry” contains a controversial lyric anomaly and exemplary music performance by Bishop The Overseer depicting past …
January 13, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) — Self-made newcomer, Julia Wolf, has dropped her captivating debut record Good Thing We Stayed via BMG ahead of her Gothic Babe Tendencies headline tour, which starts Feb. 10 in Atlanta. Soaring past 50 million global streams across Julia’s discography, Good Thing We Stayed features acclaimed tracks “Hot Killer,” “Virginity,” “Dracula,” “Get Off My,” her collab with blackbear, “Gothic …
There’s a confidence that rings out across the eleven songs that make up Waiting for the Sky to Speak, Joanna Schubert’s debut album as Oropendola, a word that means “golden pendulum.” Set to release March 17th, 2023, these tracks shimmer with bursts of energy and emotion, swinging from playfulness to earnestness with deft, technicolor brushstrokes. The album …
January 24, 2023 — Los Angeles, CA — Irish artist Cian Ducrot has released the official music video for single “I’ll Be Waiting” that is taking over the internet. His most personal video to date, the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been having a huge winter with the track, his second biggest song in a matter of months following the huge UK hit …
At home in the USA, retrospective band KARMACODA shared the official video for their single ‘Time Flies’ via Sola Musa Music. Following the release of their single ‘Time’, the new video is the first to be shared off of their latest album Lessons in Time. It was shot and directed by Gianfranco Bichine and adds …
“Not Gonna” is the second song in the “waterfall” release of their second album. “The inspiration for ‘Not Gonna’ was this nagging feeling that we are too old to be successful in music. Whether or not that’s actually true or not, we’re too stubborn to listen,” shares the duo Merlot Embargo. “Not Gonna” is the …
Updated 2/6/23: Ms. Killmeier has released a second Valentine’s Day playlist. This one is called, “Alone on Valentine’s Day… This Valentine’s Day playlist (by Abigail Fierce Killmeier: this generation’s greatest actor and freshest songwriter) has all of the modern classic love songs. It includes chill hits from artists like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, with …
January 20, 2023 – Santa Monica, CA – Today, rising pop artist Ashley Kutcher releases the powerful new single “Everyone and No One.” Listen HERE via Darkroom / Interscope Records. Lilting and emotive, the understated ballad embodies all the emotions that come with figuring out where you stand in a relationship. This marks Ashley Kutcher’s first release since dropping her highly anticipated project Survive My Own Mind in …
Atlanta-raised, LA-based singer Cydnee With A C releases an opulently monochrome new music video for single “Cry Alone”. In the whimsical visual, the Aktion Jackson-produced track—activated by a hypnotizing drum & bass beat—gets the Wizard of Oz treatment. Directed by Ian Parke of Red Fox Productions and shot in Los Angeles, the video finds Cydnee and her glitched-out sugar sweet vocals joined by …
From an early age, The Red Betty – TRB – has been running around with an instrument in her hand, a song in her head and a tune to be sung. Her father is a self-taught musician, who has played the Brazilian nightlife, and her mom is a church choir songbird, who encouraged musical exposure …
Photo Credit: Alex Munro NYC-based progressive pop duo mmeadows — made up of current Dirty Projectors member Kristin Slipp and Beyoncé, Lorde, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Laurie Anderson and more collaborator Cole Kamen-Green — shared “Working On Me,” a new single and video from their upcoming album Light Moves Around You, out February 3rd. First premiered via Under the Radar, the track is an ode to self improvement. As Slipp notes, the …
Just days before the launch of his Joy In The Morning Tour, 10-time GRAMMY® Award nominee Tauren Wells has dropped the multi-track single “J.I.T.M.,” which includes a powerful new collaboration with Elevation Worship – a group known for such Platinum singles as “Do It Again,” “Graves into Gardens” and “Jireh,” which appeared on 2022’s Old Church Basement, their GRAMMY®-winning collaboration with Maverick City Music. Wells trades vocals …
Long Beach native Shady Blu has released her new single and music video titled “Topic of Discussion” with Detroit rapper Babyface Ray. LISTEN HERE. “Topic of Discussion” wastes no time to emerge Blu as an emissary of Los Angeles rap’s new wave as the single oozes an atmosphere of experimental sounds alongside Blu’s melodic, smooth, and hypnotizing flow. Lyrically her …
My late wife and I often dreamed of going to Hawaii; neither of us had ever been. Usually, because of a lack of funds; a struggling writer vacations close to home. When she realized that breast cancer was going to take her, we again talked of the islands Sit on the beach together, and never …
NEW YORK, NY (January 20, 2023) – Critically acclaimed K-Pop superstars TWICE return today with their first release of 2023, “MOONLIGHT SUNRISE,” via JYP Entertainment/Imperial/Republic Records, on all digital and streaming platforms. Stream the track HERE; watch the music video HERE. “MOONLIGHT SUNRISE” is the group’s second English single, following the massive success of their first English single – 2021’s smash …
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Are you a Nathaniel Rateliff fan? I’m slow to get to new releases these days, but the title track to The Future is pure Dylan on steroids and just the title to “Face Down in the Moment” vaults itself into all-time favorite song title territory. I only know the band from shows like Austin City …
Insomnia EP pre-save The Moss has quickly earned a rapturous fanbase while bringing their youthful exuberance and alternative-rock swagger to the studio and the stage. The group will release their brand new Insomnia EP tomorrow, January 20 on S-Curve / Hollywood Records. Title track “Insomnia” has become a breakout single for the band following major support from key Alternative radio outlets which has …
Will Drop on February 3, 2023 Tour Begins on Feb. 19 in Sacramento, CA January 19, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) — Today, pop-punk sensation MOD SUN has unveiled the tracklisting and album artwork for his forthcoming album God Save The Teen, which is set to drop via Big Noise on February 3, 2023. Ahead of his album release and massive U.S. …
Adi Oasis has announced her debut album, Lotus Glow, due out March 3 on Unity Group. Her first album as Adi Oasis, and her first recording ever to be released on vinyl (pre-order here), the Lotus Glow double disc collection features an eclectic range of guests, including Rihanna and Ariana Grande songwriter KIRBY, recent Beyonce collaborator Leven Kali, who co-wrote and co-produced several tracks on Renaissance, R&B poet & musical powerhouseJamila …
NEW YORK, NY (January 17, 2022) – Building on the unstoppable momentum of her hit song “Players,” today multi-platinum superstar Coi Leray releases the music video for “Players (DJ Smallz 732 Jersey Club Remix)” via Uptown Records/Republic Records. Watch it —HERE. In the music video directed by Nimi Hendrix, Coi Leray takes over her home state of New Jersey as natives pour into the …