SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 2, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

LION BABE PREVIEW NEW SONG “THE WAVE” FEAT LEIKALI47; ALBUM SLATED FOR SUMMER

Lion Babe, the New York based duo made up of singer-songwriter and performance artist Jillian Hervey and producer and instrumentalist Lucas Goodman aka Astro Raw – have been building eager anticipation for more new music following their recent releases “Rockets” ft Moe Moks, “Hit The Ceiling” and their latest single, the sultry and soulful “Honey Dew”, which was released in February. With the release of their new single “The Wave'” feat Leikeli47, they are set to take that anticipation to an all-time high.

Matt Costa: Shares new single “Sharon”

The Big Takeover says “The LP is a stirring and cinematic look and listen into the sometimes autobiographical, sometimes fictional, journey of the venerable California musician through the tangled groves and grapevines of his home state.”

SABRINA CLAUDIO RETURNS WITH STIRRING NEW SONG “ALL TO YOU”

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Sabrina Claudio returns with a highly anticipated new song “All To You.” The new song written by Claudio and produced by Sad Money (Mikhail Beltran) with additional production by Kaveh Rastegar is now available!

Mass Appeal premiere: 14 trapdoors new music video Holy Water

Today, Buffalo rap group 14 trapdoors (Short Moscato, Bendyface and Wza) partners with Mass Appeal to exclusively premiere a vividly mind-altering experience entitled “Holy Water.” Directed by S’likedat, the psychedelic rollercoaster reflects of their hometown life in Buffalo, New York and symbolizes their cleansing relationship with music. The self-produced single unveils clever rhymes traded bar-for-bar atop of a minimalistic track highlighted with an echoing bass, ticking snares and haunting operatic rock backing ad-libs.

Ben Folds and CAKE announce summer tour

“CAKE — my rough contemporaries, comrades and heroes — to me, they make universal, poetic, identifiable music with a groove. I’ve learned a lot from these guys and I’m proud as punch to be on tour with them this summer,” says Folds. “I’m telling my friends to get there early enough for Tall Heights – a great addition to this bill.”

“We are very much looking forward to touring with Ben Folds,” says CAKE’s John McCrea. “In a culture often conflicted about its relationship to melody, and songwriting generally, Ben continues unapologetically to provide melodic clarity and musicality. I am also looking forward to hearing Tall Heights. This co-headline line up seems like a good combination of musical styles-disparate but not antithetical to each other-and it should be a solid evening of music.”

THREE DAYS GRACE TOP THE MEDIABASE ACTIVE ROCK CHART WITH THEIR 14TH #1 SINGLE, “THE MOUNTAIN”

Three Days Grace, the internationally acclaimed and multi- platinum certified Canadian band with over a billion streams on Spotify, today makes chart history once again, by claiming their fourteenth #1 single on the MediaBase Active Rock Chart with their current single, “The Mountain.” The band already held the all-time record for most #1 singles in the format, and last week, they matched Van Halen’s two-decade stronghold of topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Chart with their 13th #1 single. The song is also #1 on BDS’s Active Rock chart. “The Mountain” is featured on Outsider, their sixth full-length album and fifth consecutive charting Top 40 debut on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

BlckBx Share “SLOMO” Music Video

BlckBx is a Los Angeles based Baile Funk duo made up of Maite Christi and Richard Wynne. The duo first met through mutual friends and later matched on Tinder, in true millennial fashion. It wasn’t love, but they didn’t let their romantic incompatibility get in the way of their musical chemistry. Maite and Richard quickly began writing music together and wrote their first single “Home” in under an hour! Maite’s Brazilian and Haitian background matched with Richard’s technical music background makes for a brilliant, vibrant, and lush sound – definitely for fans of Sofi Tukker.

Shakey Graves Shares New Song “Mansion Door”

Today Shakey Graves shares the new track “Mansion Door”, premiered by way of Consequence of Sound’s ‘Origins’. In ‘Origins’, artists share the backstory of what influenced them for the song. For Alejandro Rose-Garcia, aka Shakey Graves, the song stylistically stems from his love for mid-late 90’s indie bands, including favorites Built to Spill, The Breeders, Pinback, The Evens, and Heatmiser.

Shakey Graves shares the Origins of his new indie Americana jam “Mansion Door”: Stream

The Gloaming, share special concert from last night of sold-out residency

Since their formation in 2011, The Gloaming have sold out an unprecedented seventeen consecutive concerts at Dublin’s National Concert Hall (NCH). The band returned to NCH this March to play seven sold-out shows (March 5th, 6th, 7th 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th). To mark this occasion, Real World Records released Live at the NCH, a curated selection of six songs recorded live at the beautiful concert hall, on March 2nd, 2018. Now, one of last of these sold-out residency performances has been beautifully captured by musician, filmmaker and broadcaster Philip King for all to see until May 1, 2018 on RTÉ One. Watch HERE.

Ryan Daniel is “BACK FOR MORE”

RYAN DANIEL (RD) Friday, April 6th will release his newest album “BACK FOR MORE” via WBA RECORDS Nashville.

Ryan recently announced his “BACK FOR MORE” Tour for 2018 – Opening up for country superstar, Trace Adkins at the Air Power Over Hampton Roads in Hampton, Virginia in May 2018.

Born in Massachusetts and raised in Arkansas, Ryan Daniel knows how to connect with his audience. Ryan credits Garth Brooks as his major influence: “When I perform, I want the crowd to feel what I’m feeling,” says Ryan. “I like to reach out and make them part of the show.” Daniels’ makes every fan feel like they are the most important person there.