At the close of 2019, Los Angeles duo Mont Blvck released their debut EP "Lost Tapes." A project five years in the making, the EP is a raw and honest look at the ups and downs of the creative process resulting from a robbery that lost five years of music projects. Today, the project is seeing new life thanks to a remix EP featuring some of electronic music's most revered talents including TÂCHES, Dennis De Laat, Lee Curtiss, Dance Spirit, and Matt Ossentjuk.
Read More“‘Pick Me Up’ is about love and the loss of it. It’s also meant to be a song about having anger towards someone but still wanting them regardless of how much they’ve let you down and not metaphorically picked you back up,” explains Lola Young. “The writing process of this was super fun, I wrote to a beat that my friends made (Conor and will/Manuka) and it felt super special. My upcoming EP is based around love and longing and being a young girl living in south London falling in and out of love. It’s a 3-track EP that will hopefully take people on a short but meaningful journey.”
Read More“This song is about knowing who ‘the one' might be but need to find myself before I give that person my time forever," says FLETCHER. “The relationships in my life are really important to me, but I’ve realized the one that I’ve been neglecting my entire life is the one I have with myself. Heading into this year and next project, I made a promise to focus my energy on getting to know myself and to date myself for the first time.
Read MoreAs the title suggests, the song “Stone Cold” pays homage to Stone Cold Steve Austin of American wrestling fame. On it, Deb - in typical nonchalant fashion - cleverly paints the “tough guy” image as one that is immature and lonely, all while Kenny Beats provides an intimidating yet infectious bassline beneath her.
Read More“Mistakes is such a special one for me, I’ve wanted to work with Paloma for a long time, and this just connected the dots for us to be able to collaborate in a perfect way. I’m happy I managed to get some influences in there from my UK House and Garage upbringing too.” Paloma adds; “I feel so excited about ‘Mistakes.’ I am a huge fan of MNEK who co-wrote the song and of the dance power of Jonas. I can’t help but move to this tune. It’s a banger!”
Read MoreBritish artist Jamie Hannah is the celestial voice we need in our current climate - fusing his classical training with his love for world music and contemporary pop into what he calls "ethereal dance-pop." All around the globe, you'll undoubtedly find turmoil and despair but it's the heart, soul, and wisdom in the deepest layers of our reality that inspire the rising star and brings dual-meaning to his work. "I feel passionate about equality in all aspects of human existence, not just sexuality and gender, for everyone regardless where they live, mental or physical challenges, education and income level, age, etc.... It's remarkable what we can all accomplish when we put our minds to it." Jamie asserts. Throughout each of his musical canvases, his sole purpose is to feel and be inspired by the sounds and energy that surrounds us and to find the power of positive thinking, equality, and self-love.
Read MoreOn March 13. Capitol Records will release Niall Horan’s new album, Heartbreak Weather – the follow-up to his 2017 No. 1 album, Flicker. Horan shared his new single, “No Judgement,” along with the official video. Horan wrote the song with Julian Bunetta, Tobias Jesso Jr., John Ryan, and Xplicit. Bunetta, his frequent collaborator, produced “No Judgement.”
Reflecting on the new track, Niall Horan said, “When you’re with me, there’s no judgment. There are enough people judging, so you don’t need to be judged by me.” The official video for “No Judgement” was helmed by MTV VMA-winning director Drew Kirsch (Taylor Swift, John Legend, AFI) and shot in Los Angeles.
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"I grew up around a lot of people who were scared of admitting their problems, either out of pride or fear of judgment," says Guisande. "'Go There' is about letting go of that fear and being willing to go to the darkest parts of yourself, because that's how you build a close and meaningful relationship with someone." In the video directed by Patrick Tohill, Guisande elaborates "I think of my music in 'seasons' where the videos all tie together and are meant to be watched as one complete story. I'm in Season Two right now and you'll notice the character I've brought back in 'Go There' is from my previous two videos, and that character is my mother." Guisande also tells Forbes, "Just make sure you watch till the end. The end is the best part of my personal favorite part at least."
Adrian Javon is an LA-based creative, known for his professional photography, and cinematography. Adrian began channeling his musical ability in 2017 while virally singing 90’s R&B covers. With his sweet and distinctive sound, Adrian has shown peers a small glimpse of what’s to come. Since then, Adrian has effortlessly added cinematography and directing to his skill set. With the strong connection to his subjects always resonating clearly, Adrian's work has been described as soulful and inspiring and has taken him from LA to Japan and Africa.
Read MoreTo All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Original Soundtrack – released by Capitol Records – is now available for download/streaming HERE. The label teamed up with Netflix, Awesomeness Films (a division of ViacomCBS) and ACE Entertainment on the 16-track collection, which features never-before-released songs by Chaz Cardigan, Bad Child, Marina, OTR, The New Respects and Hanne Mjoen. Other featured artists include Cyn, Cayetana, ILLENIUM (feat. Bahari), Ashe, Sofi Tukker, Lola Marsh, Ages and Ages, Hey Violet and Gordi.
Read MoreI was inspired by the 90s fisheye videos and Wes Anderson’s trademark character/wardrobe design. The masks were the first idea and everything started to make sense from there. This was such a fun video to make with my best friends playing the supporting roles of the extras and my right-hand creative partner Adam shooting it.”
Read MoreMIREI is the angelic yet dauntless voice from Japan calling attention to important issues like the #TimesUp / #MeToo movements, patriarchal oppression, and mental health awareness, while also delivering undeniable '90s-inspired R&B and future-pop bangers. Following the success of her first slew of international releases - "Take Me Away," "Let Me Be," "Lazy Boy," and remixes featuring Jersey Club King DJ Sliink and Queens, NY rapper and entrepreneur Dai Burger - the newcomer is unleashing her English-language debut Take Me Away via The Orchard / Cool Japan Music today.
Read MoreNeena Roe, an Iranian-American artist, singer-songwriter, and A.R.T.S.Y. sweetheart, is back with her second-ever single, a stylish, swooning R&B track, “Winter Heart.”
Read MoreDuring the moments she isn’t making music, attending the grad classes at the Medill School of Journalism, or modeling for Beats by Dre campaigns, you might find Neena Roe wandering her neighborhood in Chicago, reading Rumi or Hafez, or cooking up some butternut squash soup. In September, the Detroit-native recently released her first single, “New In Town.” And for the burgeoning musician.
Read MoreListening to the demo of “i loved you first” the other day and comparing it to what the final version was, and it just showed that we grew a ton together as songwriters even in the six months we were working on it. I can’t wait to see how much we grow in the next 2 / 5 / 10 years.
Read MoreAfter 5 years, Mapei is ready to put her new music out there. In 2013, Mapei garnered worldwide attention with the release of her single “Don’t Wait.” After her debut album, Hey Hey, was released the following year, the artist has kept a relatively low-profile. These past years, Mapei has taken time to re-center herself and develop her art. We chatted with Mapei about what’s changed for her in the past few years and about her new project, Sensory Overload.
Read MoreR&B pop artist HARIZ returns today with a new single, “Hell Of It.” Fun and dance-worthy, and a massive earworm, “Hell Of It” brings California beach vibes to the masses as we get ready for the colder weather. “I want “Hell of It” to be an anthem for forgetting the bad shit going on in your life and just enjoying the moment,” says HARIZ. “Hell of It’ is my realization that life is unpredictable, so I’m like fuck it – let’s enjoy the present, take risks, do things that I wouldn’t normally do, and push boundaries.
Read MoreClemmons’ latest single “Free,” which was released on August 30, speaks to that mantra. Compared to “Fighting for me,” which she wrote during the song is an uplifting dance anthem inspired by the freedom she experienced flying across the country to perform her music.
“There is a world outside, so why do I hide when you tell me I am free?” she sings over a synthy drum and bass beat. As the song builds up to the drop accompanying the chorus, Clemmons’ tone changes, becoming optimistic and excited about shaking her restraints and chasing whatever’s coming next.
Read MoreMasi Bräunlich and Manuel da Coll started the project in 2014 but only released their first batch of singles last month. While balancing their lives as professional musicians –– Bräunlich scores German TV series and major theater productions, da Coll drums for the widely popular La Brass Banda –– the two 39-year-olds have quietly been producing an arsenal of techno songs and are finally ready to share them with the world.
With over 9,000 monthly listeners, Meerkat Meerkat’s debut single “Eleganz” has racked up over 30,000 streams in less than a month on Spotify while “Blackness” and “Galaxy” are slowly following suit.
Read MoreComing off of a three-year hiatus, where he taught himself to produce, Julian Argo is back doing what he loves- making music. With two new, Jei Bliss produced, singles dropping today, “Counterfeit,” & “Major Ways”, Julian is ready to reintroduce his raw and honest talent to the public. Having a seal of approval from Roc Nation, and finding inspiration in his mother’s journey, Julian Argo finally knows that he is making music for the right reasons.
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