SKOPE NEWS FOR JUNE 20, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

THE FAIM PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “SUMMER IS A CURSE” WITH BILLBOARD

The highly-anticipated new video follows frontman Josh Raven and his love interest on the run from the law, eventually escaping before it all goes up in flames. It also showcases the band delivering a stellar live performance with the Welsh countryside as a fitting backdrop.

Aaron Lee Tasjan To Release “Karma For Cheap” August 31st

Aaron Lee Tasjan is set to return with Karma for Cheap on August 31st, 2018 via New West Records. The 10-song set was co-produced by Tasjan, Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow), and Gregory Lattimer (Albert Hammond Jr.) and features Tasjan’s road band – guitarist Brian Wright, bassist Tommy Scifres, and drummer Seth Earnest – with whom he has been touring heavily for the last two years. Karma for Cheap is the follow up to Tasjan’s critically acclaimed 2016 New West Records debut Silver Tears which was named one of the best albums of that year by multiple outlets including NPR Music. They called it “…an embarrassment of riches in one musical package” while The Wall Street Journal stated, “The album is at once pointed and utterly enjoyable.”

PAUL McCARTNEY: NEW STUDIO ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 on CAPITOL RECORDS

Paul McCartney invites you on a musical journey to Egypt Station, estimated time of arrival September 7, 2018 by way of Capitol Records.

Sharing a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt Station is the first full album of all-new McCartney music since 2013’s international chart-topping NEW. Preceded by two of its tracks just released as double A-sides–plaintive ballad “I Don’t Know” and raucous stomper “Come On To Me”—Egypt Station was recorded between Los Angeles, London and Sussex, and produced (with the exception of one track) by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Beck, Foo Fighters).

Marlon Craft Inks Partnership Deal with Sony Music’s SamePlate

New York hip-hop artist Marlon Craft announces the signing of a partnership deal with Sony Music Entertainment’s new joint venture, SamePlate, today. Marlon is known for the break-out project, The Tunnel’s End (summer 2017,) which debuted at #2 on the iTunes Hip-Hop chart and #8 on the overall iTunes chart with no label or financial backing.

Along with inking his deal with SamePlate, Craft is gearing up to perform a headlining show at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade, on July 24th – tickets on sale Friday.

SamePlate, a new joint venture label focused on cultivating emerging, dynamic music talent using cutting-edge approaches to artist development and services, is helmed by Jonathan Master, the innovative A&R and marketing entrepreneur who has worked with artists including Logic, D.R.A.M., G-Eazy, Cam’Ron, PJ Morton and Grammy-nominated producer !llmind.

Perry Porter – ‘CHANNEL SURFING’ Film

Perry Porter, also known as Perry Paints, is a Contemporary artist and song writer from Tacoma, WA. Ranging from surreal abstract watercolor pieces of beautiful women of color to braggadocios minimal paper like acrylic work. Perry music also pushes the boundaries of modern hip hop. Fusing laid back jazz elements with the hard hitting rawness of trap music. Making the music feel just like the art… Chaotic but contained. (Isaiah Rashad, Larry June, Tyler The Creator, Frank Ocean)

TOM & COLLINS UNLEASH OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘ONLY ONE’ FEAT. RACHEL WEST

When Mexican house duo Tom & Collins met singer and songwriter Rachel West during a visit to Los Angeles, the creativity just flowed. Together, after hours spent bouncing ideas off one another and experimenting in the studio, they released “Only One,” a gorgeous, funky gem that incorporates guitars and a thick, driving bassline. Now, fans can feast their eyes on the official music video, which follows the journey of a mysterious celluloid phantom as it ventures out of a lush tropical forest and across different scenes of city life in Mexico. Across the adventure, one is forced to question just what the phantom figure might be and what it could be searching for – life? A new beginning? Home? Watch the video and decide for yourself.

AMY SHARK RELEASES NEW TRACK “PSYCHO” FEATURING MARK HOPPUS TODAY

Today, Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark releases her brand-new track “Psycho” featuring Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. The track will be included on her upcoming debut album entitled Love Monster, which is set for release on July 13th and is available for pre-order now via Wonderlick Recording Company/Sony Music Entertainment Australia/RCA Records. Fans who pre-order the album will receive “Psycho” (Feat. Mark Hoppus), recently released “Don’t Turn Around,” latest single “I Said Hi,” and breakout song “Adore” as instant-grats upon purchase.

SCATTERED HAMLET Release Official Music Video for “STAY HUNGRY”

Hard Southern Rock Band SCATTERED HAMLET has released the official music video for their cover of the TWISTED SISTER classic single, “Stay Hungry.” Originally premiered on Tattoo.com, “Stay Hungry” is a heartfelt tribute to the band’s drummer, Jake Delling Le Bast, who is currently in a coma.

Exclusive Premiere: Scattered Hamlet – ‘Stay Hungry,’ A Tribute To Jake Delling Le Bas

Mothers Announce New Album ‘Render Another Ugly Method’ Out September 7

Mothers attempt to exist in two places at once – both singular and collaborative, sprawling and concise, present and distant. Kristine Leschper, songwriter and founding member of the project, says that it is in the space between opposites that she finds herself. The multifaceted is, by nature, fragmented – each facet reflecting a slightly different perspective of the whole.

“Love Story” By Yelawolf Achieves Gold Status

Interscope Records is pleased to announce that Love Story by Yelawolf has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Released via Slumerican/Shady Records/Interscope in 2015, Love Story is the Alabama-born recording artist’s second major-label album.

Executive-produced by Eminem, Love Story finds Yelawolf teaming up with such esteemed producers as Malay (a Grammy Award-winner known for his work with Frank Ocean and Lorde) and with his longtime collaborator WLPWR. The album includes hit singles like “Best Friend” (feat. Eminem), “American You,” and “Till It’s Gone” (an acoustic-guitar-driven track whose video has amassed over 77 million views on YouTube). After arriving in April 2015, Love Story earned Yelawolf his first No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

New > LUGH ‘Skototrope’ > Hélico EP out 21st June on C.A.N.V.A.S.

‘Skototrope’ is about the self-realisation and acknowledgement of a certain attraction to somehow somber and negative realities. The track portrays the delicate tension between feelings of disappointment and defeat and the tender affection for those negative aspects, which one continues to cherish and explore.

L.A. Girlfriend Shares “Wild” Video Via EARMILK | ‘REGINA’ EP Out Now On DSPs

Today, LA-based, fuzz pop artist L.A. Girlfriend shares the video for “Wild” off her REGINA EP, out now. EARMILK premiered the video writing, “The video for ‘Wild’ is more of that self-aware, social media age cool. Sporting ripped denim, mini-skirts, a little 90’s velcro and vampire fangs, the girl gang bounce around the streets, constantly sizing one another up at the same time as they are performing synchronized movement. It’s very Urban Outfitters, but only on the surface. Underneath the glam and is a complex group of women who feel and think.”