SKOPE NEWS FOR MARCH 20, 2018

BLVK JVCK TAPS JESSIE REYEZ FOR NEW SINGLE “LOVE ME STILL” OUT TODAY!

BLVK JVCK initially connected with Reyez while working on material for The Runners, quickly falling for her sultry vocals and unique delivery. Reyez has previously worked with other top artists/producers including Calvin Harris, Romeo Santos, Mark Ronson, Boi1da, Benny Blanco, Murda Beatz, and Babyface to name a few. She’s currently taking a break from her in-demand songwriting to complete her forthcoming debut EP, Kiddo.

Grace Carter shares Jordan Rakei remix of “Silhouette”

Grace Carter will be supporting Mabel on her live UK dates in April, and is also fresh off opening slots for Rag N Bone Man and Dua Lipa on both of their recent UK and European tours. Her new single “Silhouette” showcases her emotional and stunning vocal performance. The remix adds a further injection of smoothness, with an infectious bassline and instrumental embellishments displaying Grace’s keen song-writing ability and a “focused approach to her music that her more-experienced peers should be envious of.” (The Fader)

Frank Sinatra – “Standing Room Only” To Be Released Worldwide on May 4th

In an unparalleled entertainment career spanning seven decades, Frank Sinatra became a timeless, indelible cultural icon for the world. His live performances are legendary, imbued with an innate warmth and ease unmatched by any other performer, then or now. A stellar new collection, Frank Sinatra – Standing Room Only, presents three captivating rare and previously unreleased Sinatra concerts from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Available now for preorder in deluxe 3CD and digital formats, Standing Room Only will be released worldwide on May 4 by Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises.

Starting today, fans who preorder Standing Room Only will receive immediate download access for “Fly Me To The Moon,” recorded live at The Sands, Las Vegas in 1966. Preorder Frank Sinatra – Standing Room Only.

Proper Villains Release New EP ‘Twenty-Four Seven / Kutumaini’

In 2018, Atlanta-based house music purveyors Psycho Disco! have added a number of club-geared releases to their discography, including EPs and singles from LA Riots, Craze, Golf Clap, Treasure Fingers, Codes, Gettoblaster, and more. For their next act, the label is ready to unveil one of their most exciting releases to date- a new EP from veteran producer Proper Villains titled ‘Twenty-Four Seven / Kutumaini.’

Prezi and Lil Blood Share a Charismatic Video for the Anti-snitch “Rat Too”

A charismatic purveyor of street tales, San Francisco rapper Prezi is quickly becoming one of the Bay Area’s most vital emcees. Expressing his contempt for not just snitches, but people who associate with them, Prezi mobs in an apartment complex in “Rat Too,” his latest video, premiered with an interview by VIBE. Carrying the video with his compelling screen presence and shaking his chest-length dreads, Prezi dispenses essential advice to those who would think about betraying their brothers to law enforcement: “You hangin’ with that n***a when he told on bruh/But he ain’t told on you so you don’t give two fucks/Get up on him if you jammed and it’s just your luck/the bitch told on ya mans but you still gon’ fuck?/N****s fuckin’ up the game, n***a/It ain’t the same, n***a/You gave up Miranda Rights to give up names, n***a?” Produced by 1smackz and featuring an appearance from Lil Blood, “Rat Too” is a highlight from Do Better, Prezi’s debut album, a glistening collection of honest street stories. Featuring appearances from Mozzy, Philthy Rich, OMB Peezy, Lil Yee, Tree Thomas, and Skooly, Do Better arrived via EMPIRE.

Sheck Wes Releases New Song “Do That”

Harlem born 19 year old rapper Sheck Wes releases a new song “Do That” out now on Interscope Records/ Cactus Jack/ G.O.O.D. Music. “Do That” was featured as Zane Lowe’s “World Record” on his Beats 1 show this morning.

Oakland-based afro-soul artist The Sh8peshifter shares “After Darkness”

The single premiered via Songwriting Magazine where The Sh8peshifter (real name Zakiya Harris) shared, “Most people are afraid of the dark. They forget that all life begins a place of darkness, from fruits to human beings we all started in the fertile womb of the darkness. That is where all the magic happens. We are in the midst of a seemingly ‘dark’ time on the planet right now, but if we remember that the only thing guaranteed to come next is the light it may change how we perceive today.

EXCLUSIVE! ‘After Darkness’ by The Sh8peshifter

DAN + SHAY SINGLED OUT ON SPOTIFY’S TODAY’S TOP HITS PLAYLIST

Recently nominated for ACM “Duo of the Year,” Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) achieve another milestone as “Tequila” becomes one of three country songs on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist. The music service’s largest playlist boasts more than 19 million followers, expanding the hit duo’s reach in addition to their slot on Spotify’s Hot Country playlist with more than 4.5 million followers. Released in January, “Tequila” tallies over 31 million on-demand streams, making it one of the Top 20 most streamed country songs of 2018, and is quickly rising through the Top 40 at country radio. Dan + Shay performed the “multilayered” (Billboard) single on Ellen earlier this month.

VASSY Releases Stunning Track “Somebody New”

Off the back of last year’s killer collaboration with Afrojack (“LOST”), VASSY has lined up another stellar single that will turn heads. Now teaming up with Canadian Grammy nominees Sultan + Shepard, the Australian singer-songwriter has given rise to “Somebody New”, a pristine offering that seems destined for an A-list spot at the world’s biggest broadcasting stations. The Australian songstress truly shines on “Somebody New,” which differentiates itself from the progressive house mold with eclectic topline melodies over a groovy beat, polished off with VASSY’s sultry vocals. Together with Sultan + Shepard, VASSY has created a track that feels intimate enough to sing your heart out to, but still uptempo enough to dance to on a night out.

LA duo The Dot and the Line, “Addicted Heart”

The Dot And The Line is an English musical duo formed in 2017 in LA, consisting of keyboardist, guitarist and programmer Ned Douglas and songwriter / vocalist Hetty Clark. Born from of a shared love of downtempo electronica (Portishead, The XX, Haelos), the pair started writing together to carve out their sound and produce their debut EP. Analog synths, programmed beats and Hetty’s hushed vocals combine to create an evocative blend, both melancholic and cinematic. A soundtrack to your rainy days.

AUTOKRATOR: Invisible Oranges Exclusively Streaming New Track From The Forthcoming Album

French death metal apparatus AUTOKRATOR revealed the final track “Inquisition and the Knights Templar” from their forthcoming third album “Hammer Of The Heretics”. AUTOKRATOR collaborated with veteran drummer Kevin Paradis (Benighted, Aggressor, Mithridatic, ex – Svart Crown) for this album.

Richard Luke shares animated “Washing Day” video via The 405

Richard Luke is a multi-instrumentalist composer and producer based in Glasgow, Scotland making modern-classical, ambient and experimental new music. His new album ‘Voz’ — a reference to Luke actually being voice-less for sometime last year— was released last month on Swedish independent label 1631 Recordings and today sees a whimsically animated new video for the album track “Washing Day” directed by Claire Lamond, premiering via The 405. “The gentle track can be considered a parable, preaching a moral of teamwork in order to restore the natural wonder of our world,” they note. Watch it on YouTube.

Charismatic German/Ghanian MC Serious Klein releases haunting new single “91 Flex”

Germany-based, Ghanian rapper Serious Klein follows up “Boy Boy” with fresh new single “91 Flex”.

Produced by longtime collaborator and Rascal (Chance The Rapper, SiR, Justin Bieber, Top Dawg Entertainment), “91 Flex” sees a haunting beat setting the basis for a rapid-fire verse – the perfect crossroads between a turn-up song and a confessional, conscious hip-hop piece. Seri’s diversity of sound, grasp of rhythm and rhyme, as well as overarching artist direction (which extends to his visual and brand identity) puts him in the same league as artists such as Tyler The Creator, Vince Staples and Kendrick Lamar.

Charley Crockett’s “Lil’ Girl’s Name” music video premieres

The official video for Charley Crockett’s new single, “Lil’ Girl’s Name” recently premiered at Clash Music, who praises, “…it’s Americana from the old school, with his yelpin’ voice set against twangin’ guitars and lyrics that reach towards the universal.”

Brooklyn-based artist Stimmerman unveils new single “Tough Talk”

The track premiered in a piece on New Noise Magazine where Lawitts shared, “The songs on this EP started as drafts for a new album by a band that is now defunct,” shares Lawitts, “I had completed the most of the instrumentals by fall 2016, the band I had written the songs for broke up in December, and then I spent the first half of 2017 racing around on tour with a horde of other musicians and bands, mostly getting really depressed in vans and hotel rooms about the seeming sudden lack of direction in my life and attempting to complete these songs on my own.

Song Premiere: Stimmerman – “Tough Talk”

New Music Video From Black Bird Hum

Rebel Sound Records is proud to announce the release of Black Bird Hum’s brand new music video for their track “Down”. The track “Down” is Black Bird Hum’s latest single which was released globally on February 23rd, 2018. The video is currently being premiered world wide by Top Shelf Reggae.

GRAMMY winner CID announces launch of new ‘Bad For Me’ EP

New York producer CID has today unleashed his brand-new ‘Bad For Me’ EP coming through Don Diablo’s famed ‘Hexagon’ label.

The Grammy award winning DJ, who has previously gained a wealth of support from industry heavyweights such as Tiesto, Oliver Heldens, Galantis, Kaskade, Cedric Gervais, and Don Diablo, is famed for hits such as ‘Sweet Memories’ (16 million Spotify streams) and ‘Secrets’ feat. Conrad Sewell (5 million Spotify streams).

Indie Pop Singer Seryna Jane returns with an empowering new single ‘Daniel’

Australian Indie Pop sensation Seryna Jane has returned with a new single set to empower and encourage self-love dubbed ‘Daniel.’

Seryna’s lush vocals are sprinkled over minimalist acoustic guitar, which captures her in a raw and defining moment.

The emotive single is a love story gone to pieces, something that everyone can relate to. Seryna draws focus on the journey and realisation that someone meant more to you than you did to them.