SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 31, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Alice Merton Shares “Lash Out” Video

Alice Merton has shared the video for her new smash single “Lash Out”. The video was co-directed by Max Nadolny & Jonas Stark, and was shot between Berlin and South Africa. “Lash Out” is included on her ‘No Roots’ EP, which also features the hit title track along with three other brand new tracks. “Lash Out” is working its way up the charts, currently at #16 on AAA and #23 on ALT. Her previous single “No Roots” held #1 for 2 consecutive weeks at alternative radio, held it for 8 weeks in Canada, and reached #1 on the AAA charts 5 weeks in a row. She also cracked the Top 30 on the pop charts (#26), the Top 15 on Hot AC (#13) and entered The Billboard Hot 100.

Brooke Annibale Releases Video for Single “Glow”

Singer-songwriter/guitarist Brooke Annibale will release her third full-length album Hold To The Light on June 8th. The new record marks Brooke’s return following her 2015 critically acclaimed album The Simple Fear and features several major departures in terms of both songwriting and production. Brooke sheds a few layers of her folk-acoustic skin and introduces a new indie-pop direction offering a fusion of textured electronic and traditional instrumentation centered around her stunning voice and keen, soulful lyricism. Today, she released the video for her single “Glow,” which Under The Radar described as “pop-progressive…and ‘Glow’ stylishly represents this shift.”

Jason Eady Announces New Album ‘ I Travel On’ Out August 10

On August 10, the Mississippi-bred singer & guitarist Jason Eady returns with a new album I Travel On. The album is his first to be recorded with his ace touring band who have been relentlessly touring behind Eady’s critically acclaimed self-titled album that was released in 2017. GRAMMY-nominated musicians Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley accompanied Eady, his bandmates and wife Courtney Patton to round out the lineup that would execute the live, single-take sessions.

Outlaw Rocker JASON CHARLES MILLER Drops New Track “Old Scarecrow”

Outlaw country/rock artist JASON CHARLES MILLER has unveiled a second single, “Old Scarecrow”, from his forthcoming album “In The Wasteland”, due out June 15 via RED MUSIC/ SONY. Featuring duet vocals with Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke) along with pedal steel guitar from Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ricky Medlocke — both of whom are pictured with MILLER above — “Old Scarecrow” is available now as an instagrat track with all digital pre-orders of “In The Wasteland,” as well as streaming across all digital platforms.

The Estate of Michael Jackson files lawsuit against ABC

Today, the Estate of Michael Jackson filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles against The Walt Disney Company and ABC for their willful and intentional infringements of dozens of copyrights owned by the Estate that were used, without permission, in the ABC prime time special “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” broadcast last week.

Chicago indie rockers Clearance sign to Topshelf / Share new track “Had A Fantastic”

Taking equal cues from the Flying Nun school of arty guitar pop, classic British post-punk and otherwise Velvets-indebted rock, Chicago’s Clearance mixes eras and styles with ease (you’re likely to hear as much Parquet Courts as the Soft Boys, for instance) and the result is a focused but coolly off-the-cuff sound that appeals to both the record-collector/fanzine set and casual rock fans alike.