CHEMICAL BROTHERS “WIDE OPEN”
Directed by their long-term video collaborators dom&nic – previous visuals include the legendary ‘Hey Boy Hey Girl’ and ‘Setting Sun’ videos – The Chemical Brothers release the stunning new video for ‘Wide Open ft Beck’.
Taken from their number 1 album ‘Born In The Echoes’, the video centres on the evocative dance of a young woman whose body transgresses from flesh to another form throughout the course of the songs haunting vocals and delicate but powerful production.
RONNIE MCDOWELL TO RELEASE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Ronnie McDowell, known for decades of hit songs and genuine warmth that fills seats again and again, opens up about his illustrious music career in his new autobiography, “‘Bringing It To You Personally,” available for preorder now.
“Bringing It To You Personally,” which includes more than 100 photos, captures McDowell’s personal and career triumphs, as well as life lessons he’s endured throughout four decades as an entertainer. McDowell’s autobiography chronicles the moment he came out of nowhere to dazzle the world with his heartfelt and self-penned tribute song, “The King Is Gone,” in honor of Elvis Presley’s death.
http://ronniemcdowellbook.com/
SURVIVAL ALBUM FOR $100
No Grief, the new album from Nick Noro’s Bay Area boundary-breakers SURVIVAL, is out now and streaming in its entirety on Bandcamp. Hot on the heels of the Shayda cassette (January 2015), No Grief is priced at $100 for those willing to plunge deep into mourning bliss. Yes, $100! Why? Nick Noro tells the story of this very personal artistic journey in a new Youtube video that can be viewed at this location.
https://survival1.bandcamp.com/album/no-grief-2015
PERRY FARRELL COVERS GEORGE HARRISON
From the star-studded George Fest lineup, we’d like to share Perry Farrell’s rendition of ‘Here Comes The Sun.’ Sharing the stage with Norah Jones, Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips and Dhani Harrison, the fantastic rendition pays tribute to George Harrison’s memorable hit.
The day after what would have been George Harrison’s 73rd birthday, February 26, 2016, Hot Records Ltd. and Vagrant Records are proud to present George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison. Recorded and filmed on September 28th, 2014 at the The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. This wonderful live tribute will be available in 4 configurations including 2xCD/DVD, 2xCD/Blu-Ray, 3xLP (180 gram) and digital download.
ONEMAN TOUR IN USA
As one of the UK’s most heralded DJs and tastemakers, it was only a matter of time until Steve Bishop aka Oneman brought his unique blend of hip-hop, UK grime and other urban club sounds back to North America. Known as much for his weekly show on London’s Rinse FM as for his cracking DJ sets, Oneman is set to tour North America in March playing back to back sets alongside the dynamic Bristol, UK duo My Nu Leng in cities such as Brooklyn, Denver and San Francisco as well as a festival date at Beyond Wonderland in San Bernardino, California.
GREG LASWELL TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM + SONG
Greg Laswell will release his latest album Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet on March 4th on Vanguard Records. The ten-song album was entirely written, performed, produced and mixed by Laswell, with the exception of cello performed by Colette Alexander (Jens Lekman, Rilo Kiley) and the mastering by Grammy-winner Evren Göknar (Iggy Pop).
His most personal release, Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet is a soul-bearing experience that is cathartic, atmospheric and haunting, and at times, channels Leonard Cohen, Elbow and Sigur Ros.
http://bbook.com/national/blackbook-premiere-greg-laswells-out-of-line/
PAIL BERGMANN NEW VIDEO
Flaunt Magazine has premiered Paul Bergmann’s new video for “Drunk (Alone, And New).” Flaunt says, “[Paul Bergmann] is an earnest man, drunk and alone, dancing in his bedroom. Sportcoat on, and not much else (cotton boxer shorts, perhaps). And while Paul appears, and knows himself, as a man, the choice in creating a solitary space for his latest video (aptly titled “Drunk (Alone & New)”) is curious. But, it’s irrelevant whether the actor Paul Bergmann, who is also the composer Paul Bergmann, and director Paul Bergmann, is, or is not, truly alone. Sometimes we just need to boogey down in our bedrooms, regardless of gender, or identity, isolation, or unity. Sometimes we need to be seen, seeing ourselves in moments of vulnerability.”
http://flaunt.com/music/whats-yr-fridge-paul-bergmann/
ATHENS SINGER/SONGWRITER JACK LOGAN TO RELEASE ‘WHAT IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE?’
Failure Records & Tapes is pleased to announce the release of Is This Some Kind Of Joke? from heralded songwriter Jack Logan and The Roach Brothers on February 5, 2016. The full length LP will be available as a limited pressing of 300 multi-colored vinyl discs and as a digital download via iTunes, Amazon and other fine retailers.
Jack Logan gained national and international recognition in 1994 with the release of Bulk, a 42-song, double-CD released on Medium Cool Records, a label founded by Twin/Tone Records’ founder Peter Jesperson, who’d helped guide the early career of The Replacements and others. Logan and his musical partner Kelly Keneipp were then swimming pool pump mechanics living in relative obscurity although recognized locally in Athens, Georgia, as some of the best songwriters on the scene (early champions include Vic Chesnutt and Peter Buck.) Jesperson culled through the more than 500 songs Logan had documented over 10 years to arrive at the final 42. The album received a staggering amount of media attention including a 4 star review in Rolling Stone Magazine and a performance on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” Since then, Logan has released over two dozen records, including 1999’s Buzz Me In on Capricorn Records and most recently 2013’s Bones In The Desert, a collaboration with the Athens-based luthier and guitarist Scott Baxendale.
NOISEMATE DEBUT EP & SINGLE
Five-piece alternative rock band NOISEMATE is set to re-release their debut EP “One More Round” on February 12th. The re-release will feature one additional bonus track.
The band formed in London in 2015. Boasting a multinational and multi-talented line up, they represent the current state of modern rock music, with members from three different countries – Hungary, England and Italy. Created from the unifying nature of music, NOISEMATE embody the idea that good music doesn’t have cultural boundaries. The band works relentlessly on every aspect of the project, from their website, to graphic work, to producing their own music and videos.
TEL AVIV’S PAINKILLERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT LP & SHARE “OLDER”
Painkillers, Tel Aviv, Israel’s minimalist project from Shlomo Sonnenfeld, today announced its debut self-titled effort. Available March 11, 2016, the twenty-five track LP flows through an ashen grey winter soundscapes with tension and solemn isolation. In anticipation the release, the first Painkillers’ single “Older” is available for download via Purevolume. The track is full of gentle splendor while almost meditative and intimate.
http://www.purevolume.com/news/PREMIERE-Painkillers-Older
KYLIE ODETTA NEW SINGLE
Yesterday 18-Year old Kylie Odetta premiered her lead-off single “Can’t Erase It” on PopWrapped, who noted the song “shows off a voice that has earned her comparisons to Colbie Caillait and Corinne Bailey Rae.”
The vocal and piano for the track was recorded live in a single take, so taken was the engineer who heard her singing it during a vocal-warm up in the studio.
http://popwrapped.com/kylie-odetta-premieres-ep-lead-single-cant-erase-it/
GREGG ALLMAN’S INAUGURAL LAID BACK FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS
Gregg Allman is proud to announce the return of the Laid Back Festival, an extraordinary one-day event that was so successful in its first year that it’s now set to take place in five American cities throughout the summer of 2016. The events will be headlined and curated by the legendary Allman, alongside an all-star line-up soon to be announced. Much more than just a concert, the Laid Back Festival will also celebrate America’s diverse and delicious food and drink, with more than 20 regional restaurants, food trucks, breweries, wineries, and other artisans represented at each festival stop.
Named after Allman’s classic 1973 solo debut, the inaugural Laid Back Festival was held last summer at Wantagh, NY’s Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, presented in partnership by Allman, longtime manager Michael Lehman, and Live Nation. Now boasting an expanded itinerary, the 2016 Laid Back Festival will once again feature an eclectic range of artists performing on two distinctive stages, the main “Laid Back” stage and more intimate “Low Country” stage. The latter – which takes its name from Allman’s 2011 solo masterpiece, LOW COUNTRY BLUES – will serve as a special showcase for rising local artists and musicians from every region on the festival tour’s itinerary.
JIMMY FORTUNE HITS THE ROAD FOR 2015 NORTH AMERICA TOUR
Since making his triumphant return to Country music, Statler Brothers member Jimmy Fortune continues to bring his soulful sound to audiences nationwide (see tour dates below). The blockbuster tour will also include the 13th annual Jimmy Fortune Country Music Cruise in July, where fans will get an up-close and personal experience, while exploring the beautiful scenery of Alaska. The country chart-topper will hit the road to promote his latest album, Hits & Hymns, which recently became his first solo Top Ten on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 2015. The album features collaborations with some of music’s top vocalists, including Vince Gill, The Isaacs, Dailey & Vincent, The Oak Ridge Boys and more.
Hits & Hymns is available at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations, iTunes, Amazon, and music retailers nationwide.
http://www.jimmyfortune.com/site/
N-A-R-C POSTS “LOOSIE”
N-A-R-C (New Age Real Change), is the latest project from singer/songwriter Pepi Ginsberg, her first release on her own Inscape Records, an imprint she started with partner Martin Crane. This week she shares the emotive single “Loosie,” from her forthcoming debut EP ‘New Age Real Change,’ due February 26.
http://www.nylon.com/articles/narc-loosie-premiere
TINY KNIVES “PAST TENSE”
Alongside the premiere of “Past Tense,” the mag declares that Black Haze is, “a more refined version of what they’ve been doing for the past six years. There are a few Pacific Northwest touchstones — particularly riot grrrl and some Melvins weirdness — sprinkled into their music, but TINY KNIVES is definitely breathing air on another planet.” Focusing on the track specifically it continues, “‘Past Tense’ steam rolls, rips and shreds, and the rest of the record promises to do the same. One of the best heavy releases of this early 2016.”
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/01/tiny-knives-past-tensemp3.html
DION LUNADON NEW SINGLE
Dion Lunadon has started a solo project and is premiering new track ‘Com/Broke’ on Stereogum. “The title track features classic punk and hard rock sounds and macabre lyrics like “Might as well crash a car” and “I got no reason to hold on,” setting apart this this project from his work with APTBS and his band back home in New Zealand, the D4.”
‘Com/Broke’ will be released as a 7″ on Infinity Cat record on February 19th.
http://www.stereogum.com/1854351/dion-lunadon-combroke-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/
THE RAGBIRDS SIGN TO ROCK RIDGE MUSIC
Ann Arbor, MI-based genre-bending band The Ragbirds have signed with Rock Ridge Music and will be releasing their fifth studio album via their new label on March 25, 2016. Written and recorded in the wake of the birth of co-founders Erin Zindle and Randall Moore’s first child, The Threshold & The Hearth adds another dimension to the band’s catalog. It’s an album that explores the ways in which love and family relationships can weather the storms of life, year after year.
“I’ve been traveling with bands since I was a teenager,” says Zindle, a multi-instrumentalist who doubles as the band’s chief songwriter and frontwoman. “I’ve written a lot of songs about my experiences on the road. For a while, The Ragbirds played a lot of different styles of world music: Celtic, tango, African numbers, gypsy-sounding pieces… You could pinpoint those songs to a specific region, so the music itself felt like a tour around the world. But we’re coming home with this album. There’s still a worldly feel, but there’s also the sense that The Threshold & The Hearth is the sound we’ve been searching for. I feel like we’re the alchemist who traveled so far, only to discover that what he was seeking was always at home.”
VOTUM “SATELLITE” MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED
The prog band VOTUM just released a music video for “Satellite”, the opening track from their upcoming album :KTONIK: online. The video was directed by Pascal Pawliszewski.
:KTONIK: will be released on February 26th in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings.
MATTEO DIMARR X ROLAND CLARK
SIZE Records sister imprint X is once again proving its diversity with this new track from Canadian house legend Matteo DiMarr. Featuring Roland Clark ‘Can You’ is set to be released on Beatport on February 5th and all other platforms on February 19th.
‘Can You’ combines modern elements of electro with classic aspects of house to create a forward-thinking groove. It’s most notable for its sampling of house legend Roland Clark, whose hypnotic speech recalls the spirit of early house music. Matteo DiMarr’s production aims to underpin rather than shadow the vocals in the main body of the track, before launching into a thudding bassline and low-pitched synth melody.
KAISER SOUZAI “THE FIRST REBIRTH 3.0”
Dark and brooding, Berlin’s Kaiser Souzai duo are back on their own label, Ballroom to release, ‘The First Rebirth’ their unique homage to the original techno classic from 1993. Leading initially with drum percussions, the boys take the track from the 90’s to the present with it’s steady groove, slowing the pace and adapting it’s elements to the current sound of today, yet still keeping true to the original’s hypnotic synth melody alongside dirty bass hits throughout. A track for those after hour New Year raves, Kaiser Souzai proves once again they are a force to be reckoned with.
BRIAN WILSON ANNOUNCES 2016 PET SOUNDS 50th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR
Music legend Brian Wilson has announced a 2016 world tour to celebrate and perform the iconic album Pet Sounds for a final time, in honor of its 50th anniversary. Originally released on May 16, 1966, Pet Sounds is universally hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time. With more than 70 dates being confirmed, and several previously announced dates selling out in record time, Wilson and his band will be joined by former bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin when they kick off the tour this Spring. Concert stops include dates in Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, and Portugal followed by a full U.S. tour later this Summer and Fall. Fans can expect a live performance of Pet Sounds in its entirety, as well as top hits and fan favorites spanning his 54-year career with The Beach Boys and as a solo artist. Ticket presales begin January 27 with the official onsale January 29 in most markets.
“MADE IT”
Sherrod White announces release date and track list of new EP FRSH X STRT along with New Single “Made It” featuring Hillary Hand. Atlanta based hip-hop/alternative artist Sherrod White is set release his new EP, FRSH X STRT, on January 29th.
https://soundcloud.com/i-refuse-to-be-normal/sherrod-white-made-it-featuring-hillary-hand
UNWRITTEN LAW ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
Formed in San Diego in the early 90’s Unwritten Law has undeniably paved the way for Rock/Alternative musicians around the world with staple Multi-Platinum releases like Elva, Unwritten Law, and Live and Lawless. Today, the band is thrilled to announce their highly anticipated eighth studio album, Acoustic due out April 1, 2016 via Cyber Tracks, owned by El Hefe (guitarist of NOFX) and wife Jen Abeyta.
https://www.facebook.com/unwrittenlaw.music/
SAYWECANFLY NEW VIDEO
Every once in a while an artist comes along who makes music so heartfelt and relatable that he or she become an instant sensation in the underground community-and that can certainly be said of 20-year-old Canadian singer/songwriter Braden Barrie who has been playing under the name SayWeCanFly since 2009. Fresh off a successful stint on the Vans Warped Tour’s Acoustic Basement stage, Barrie is finally ready to unleash his Epitaph debut the Darling EP on the world. “The Warped Tour was something I dreamed of doing since I started SayWeCanFly and it was definitely surreal living out a moment I’d experienced so many times in my thoughts,” he explains. “It felt like home but it also felt like the craziest place I’ve ever been and I couldn’t believe I was able to play for a completely packed tent every day of the tour.”
GAINESFM RELEASES DESCENDANTS VIDEO
Minnesota hip-hop artist GainesFM is excited to release his new video for the track “Descendants,” off his latest LP, Reanimation.
“The song deals with falling short of righteousness,” explains Gaines. “To me, it’s a song that I wrote to vent about my own imperfections.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJMACjA2Cs
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ANNOUNCES 2016 SUMMER TOUR
Dave Matthews Band will perform two full sets nightly on its 2016 summer tour, which will kick off on May 11 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, KS. The extensive North American run will include two-night stands in Camden, NJ; Elkhorn, WI; Gilford, NH; Saratoga Springs, NY; Noblesville, IN; West Palm Beach, FL and Berkeley, CA.
The tour will wrap up at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA, where the band has headlined more than 50 shows. Additional artists will also perform during the Labor Day weekend event (September 2-4). Dave Matthews Band, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will be taking a break from touring in 2017.
DEAD HEAVENS ”FEEL LOW”
There’s some lineups in music that are truly untouchable in terms of musical history. This can be said about Dead Heavens, the band that puts together Walter Schreifels (vocals, guitar), Paul Kostabi (Youth Gone Bad, White Zombie), Nathan Aguilar (Cults), and Drew Thomas (Crippled Youth, Bold, Youth of Today) all in one crazy, solid rock band.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-dead-heavens-feel-low-seven-inch
PANIC! AT THE DISCO SCORES FIRST #1 ALBUM
Panic! At The Disco landed its first #1 album today with Death Of A Bachelor (DCD2/Fueled By Ramen/Crush Music). The album, released on January 15th, debuted atop the Billboard 200 Chart with 190,000 album equivalent units earned. Death Of A Bachelor is also the week’s top-selling release scanning 169,000 albums, marking the band’s highest debut in its 10+ year career. It was also #1 on the iTunes album chart in 18 countries around the world.
http://www.panicatthedisco.com/
MR. VEGAS RELEASES MV COLLECTIONS
Internationally renowned dancehall/reggae artist Mr. Vegas is launching his new merchandise line – MV Collections – on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. Known across the world for his biggest hits “Heads High”, “Gallis”, and “Bruk It Down” to name a few, Mr Vegas’ fans and reggae lovers alike now have access to their own personal memorabilia.
The MV Collection is a recollection of Mr. Vegas’ hit songs and important elements of his lifestyle and culture. These designs and slogans are internationally recognized across the world. Featuring brightly coloured printed t-shirts for men and women made from 160-gram cotton, the collection provides long lasting colour after several washes.
https://www.facebook.com/mvmcollections/
NETSKY “WORK IT OUT”
Undoubtedly one of the greatest success stories drum & bass had to tell in 2015 was Netsky, and now he’s back to kick off 2016 with his biggest single yet. NETSKY aka, Boris Daenen will release ‘Work It Out’ Feat. Digital Farm Animals on Jan 22nd (impacting 4th March), taken from his highly anticipated upcoming third studio album, ‘3’ due to be released later this year.
“This track is about positivity in times of need. I hope people can relate to it. Really happy to be working with my friend Digital Farm Animals again.” – Netsky
Stream “Work It Out” Feat. Digital Farm Animals
WOODPIGEON ANNOUNCE NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM + “FAITHFUL”
Canadian musician Woodpigeon, a.k.a. Mark Andrew Hamilton, has emerged from a brief hiatus to release his sixth full-length T R O U B L E, April 1 on Boompa in North America and Where It’s At Is Where You Are in the UK. Premiering the first single from the album, “Faithful”, today via CLASH. Merging the best of John Grant with Avalon-era Roxy Music, Fleetwood Mac’s Tango in the Night, with a nod towards Kanye West’s Yeezus, the sounds are transposed to a largely acoustic setting feeding off influences from his travels across the globe.
http://clashmusic.com/news/premiere-woodpigeon-faithful
BRANKO “LET ME GO” FEAT. NONKU PHIRI & MR.CARMACK
João Barbosa AKA Branko first became known on the International scene as the driving creative force in Buraka som Sistema, the worldwide phenomenon whose releases helped create a new attitude towards global sounds. The seminal collective is responsible for reshaping dance music culture and spawning a myriad of sub-genres that shaped the Global Club Music scene and were championed by the producer’s label Enchufada.
https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/video-premiere-branko-let-me-go
MACKENZIE THOMS “DO ME ALL AGAIN”
With depth that accompanies wisdom, the grit of anxiety and influences of yesteryear’s troubadours, enter Mackenzie Thoms: an artist whose debut (“Conviction”) premiered on NYLON, climbed to #1 on Hype Machine’s popular chart and was included in Spotify’s coveted New Music Friday playlist.
“Do Me All Again” is Mackenzie’s follow-through. More troubled love adorned with silky trappings of a down-tempo ballad, the chilling harmonies and gospel undertones ahead will exercise the hair from your arms. From beginning to end, the music enchants; the lyrics mesmerize and his smooth, R&B melodies alone is enough to make any casual listener an immediate devotee.
SPORTS COACH NEW SINGLE
Just recently, Boston’s one-man band, Sports Coach, unveiled his latest track In All Around It. Sports Coach teamed up with renowned UK music blog Gold Flake Paint to bring the track to ears around the world.
http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/premiere-sports-coach-in-all-around-it/
INHERIT THE STARS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE”
Sheffield’s (UK) rock outfit Inherit The Stars are back with another dose of their trademark sound, that strives to push the boundaries of modern post-hardcore.
Announcing the release of their latest single and video release for ‘Fortune Favours The Brave’, the track is their first release of 2016 and again guided by the sonic wizardry of esteemed producer Jim Pinder (Rise To Remain/Fightstar/While She Sleeps)
With their acclaimed 2014 sophomore EP release ‘Beyond The Beacons’ capturing the support of Kerrang! Radio, Rock Sound & Big Cheese Magazine etc in the UK, Inherit The Stars spent a productive 2015 embarking on British tours, festival appearances and opening for heavyweights such as Funeral For A Friend and We Are The Ocean. Having welcomed new member Marc Wragg (Drums) to the long standing team of Daniel Jeffery (Vox), Chris Brayshaw (Guitar) and Lewis Wild (Bass), Inherit The Stars continue to raise the bands live profile under the wing of City Music Agency. News of further releases and tours to be unveiled in the coming weeks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKValPUxYBA
AMBER ARCADE “RIGHT NOW”
Following the announcement of her signing to Heavenly Recordings and the recent debuting of track ‘Turning Light’, Dutch Musician Amber Arcades (nee Annelotte de Graaf) has premiered another stunning track, ‘Right Now’ via Stereogum. The hazy, Broadcast-invoking cut is off of her upcoming debut LP, out this spring. It was recorded in New York with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men, Beach Fossils, Destruction Unit) and—along with ‘Turning Light’— is the first music shared since the release of her debut EP, Patiently, last Autumn.
http://www.stereogum.com/1854648/amber-arcades-right-now-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/
REIGEN COVERS FOREIGNER
REIGEN is releasing his first EP 5 Nights in America as individual tracks in the early months of 2016. Exuberant and emotional, the mini-album is about the passion of being young and in love in America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0sx2tgTLA
IGGY POP ‘POST POP DEPRESSION’ OUT MARCH 18 + “GARDENIA” SINGLE OUT NOW
“A lot of geezers my age don’t work out of their comfort zone anymore because once you become legendary you don’t want people challenging you.”–Iggy Pop
The existence of the sublimely secretive desert opus conceived by Iggy Pop and Joshua Homme was confirmed yesterday to an unsuspecting studio and home audience of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m8TmlS20ZA
VICTORIA MONET “GOOD LIFE YEA YEA YEAY”
L.A. via Sacramento singer/songwriter Victoria Monet shares her first single since last year’s Nightmares & Lullabies: Act II EP. Premiered by Complex, “Good Life (Yea Yea Yea)” is a classic R&B cut, as the singer reflects on a hard day’s work while embracing that it’s all worth it to come too the moonlight, which could also play as a double entendre for a significant other that she’s returning home to. Her silky vocals elegantly descend over Dmile’s silky percussion, with Monét echoing, “all these city lights, shining in my eyes, and the moon is looking bright as we approach midnight.”
http://www.complex.com/music/2016/01/victoria-monet-new-song-premiere-good-life-yea-yea-yea
BJ THE CHICAGO KID ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 19 RELEASE + “LOVE INSIDE”
IN MY MIND’s 15 tracks spin a cinematic narrative of sex, drugs, love, and Chi-Town soul. His croon cruises from a sexy come-hither on “The Resume” to the swaggering, yet guilty confession—“I got church in the morning”—of “Church (feat. Chance The Rapper)”. The funkified gospel swoon and scratching of “The New Cupid” sees BJ reunite with longtime collaborator Kendrick Lamar for a different kind of love song declaring, “Cupid’s too busy in the club.” The snappy beat of “Man Down” [feat. Buddy & Constantine] tempers a strut through the hood with organ swells and a haunting chant. The delicate piano of “Shine” gives way to a heavenly refrain, and “Turnin’ Me Up” leaves off with victorious hands in the air. The many sides of BJ’s soul and spirit get the spotlight on In My Mind.
http://www.vevo.com/watch/bj-the-chicago-kid/Love-Inside/USUV71600161
JAVIER COLON HARNESSES THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
Acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist and The Voice winner to make April 15, 2016 Concord debut with eagerly-awaited new album.
Blessed with a stunningly soulful voice, an uncanny songwriting talent, a charismatic personality and a commanding stage presence, Javier Colon has already won the attention of an international fan base that’s embraced his personally-charged, acoustic-textured blend of pop, rock and R&B.
Having been introduced to millions of TV viewers as the winner on the inaugural season of NBC’s The Voice, the singer-songwriter-guitarist is set to take his recording career to the next level with the April 15, 2016 release of Gravity, his fourth album and his first for Concord Records.
BETSY “FAIR”
Betsy has released ‘Fair,’ the astonishing title track off her forthcoming debut solo EP via Warner Brothers / Columbia Records. The track premiered yesterday on Vice’s Noisey and is available now on iTunes and Spotify.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/Premiere-betsy-fair
TIESTO X OLIVER HELDENS
Grammy award winning icon, Tiësto, and super producer, Oliver Heldens, released their highly anticipated hit new single ‘The Right Song’ ft. Natalie La Rose. The track, the result of the phenomenal success of the instrumental version which came out last year, is now available to stream via Spotify.
The trio also premiered the music video for the track today on Billboard:
E!’S HIT DRAMA SERIES THE ROYALS TO RELEASE ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK
Since the show’s inception, music from The Royals has commanded an overwhelmingly positive fan response. Now viewers can own a piece of the drama by enjoying the shows sonic backdrop as they anxiously await season three. With artists ranging from Grammy nominated newcomers Wolf Alice to indie veteran Pete Yorn, the dynamic soundtrack envelops fans in the dramatic escapades of the show’s fictional royal family. Each song on the thirteen-track album lends emotion and excitement to the ups and downs of this fiery saga.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/royals-original-television/id1077480458
LIONS LIONS “WINTER”
Rock quintet LIONS LIONS has debuted a new music video for their song “Winter” via Alternative Press. The song was produced by Chris Piquette of the band Trophy Wives at No Boundaries Studios, and the dance-fueled video was directed by Julian Mazzola and Lions Lions guitarist Brandon Davis.
YO GOTTI NEW VIDEO
New music video “Designer Party”:
