weekend edition – @skopemag news for june 30, 2019 @ 7:30 am est

SASHA SLOAN RELEASES NEW TRACK “DANCING WITH YOUR GHOST” – WILL BE FEATURED IN SUNDAY’S EPISODE OF HBO’S EUPHORIA

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Sasha Sloan releases new track “Dancing With Your Ghost.” “Dancing With Your Ghost” will be featured in Sunday’s episode of HBO’s Euphoria and is available now at all digital retail providers via RCA Records.

Hot Breath – ‘Got It All’

With a pounding heart for that raw 60´s Detroit energy and the dirty streets of late 70’s London, HOT BREATH is rushing with adrenaline and pure teenage lust. This hard beating four-piece from Gothenburg (Sweden) will run face-first through your bedroom door.

ED SHEERAN UNVEILS NEW TRACK “BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE” (FEAT. KHALID) ALONG WITH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Ed Sheeran has unveiled his new track “Beautiful People” feat. Khalid alongside the official music video. “Beautiful People” marks the third song Sheeran has released from his forthcoming album No.6 Collaborations Project, set for release on July 12.

ETERNAL BREATH Exist In A ‘World Of Chaos’

Belgium heavy metal group Eternal Breath release second full length album World Of Chaos worldwide via Sliptrick Records. The follow-up to their previous debut album The Joker contains eleven brand new tracks that were composed and continuously improved over the period of 3 years.

Andreas Wijk drops a new summer track!

Andreas Wijk is the praised DIY artist and creator, who started posting covers on YouTube after an upbringing filled with music. The viral clips led to an empty promise of the American Dream, and a complicated deal that led to Andreas being stuck in a musical no-man’s-land for 7 years. During this time, Andreas started building his brand and with his 170.000 followers on Instagram, the goal was always to one day release all the music that was constantly in the making.

Danish rockers Tainted Lady release second single ‘Building a Machine’

“‘Building a Machine’ is more of a straight-up rock song than our first single, but it continues the lyrical themes from ‘Down To The River’. Several of the songs on the album are interconnected lyrically, and these two are good examples of that. On this one we played a lot with building different dynamics around a very simple riff – in terms of drum rhythms, vocal-harmonies, and rhyme patterns in the vocal delivery. Everything slowly builds throughout the song, and finally let’s go in the end.” the band explains.

Seb Wildblood Shares New Single ‘amelia ft. mauv’ – Listen Here

South London producer, DJ and label boss Seb Wildblood has today shared a brand new taster of his anticipated forthcoming debut LP ‘sketches of transition’, in the form of ‘amelia ft. mauv’; a melodic and down-tempo cut soaked in nostalgia. With charming vocals entering the mix, the single wouldn’t sound out of place on an 80’s road trip movie soundtrack. Listen via the link below:

Jade Jackson releases new album “Wilderness” | Announces U.K./European Tour in September

Jackson hails from Santa Margarita in central California, just a few miles from where Buck Owens and Merle Haggard popularized the Bakersfield, California country sound. In her hometown growing up Jade she spent endless nights working at her parents’ restaurant, learning guitar and writing songs at the age of 13. By the time she graduated high school, she had written over 300 songs.

KYGO X WHITNEY HOUSTON – “HIGHER LOVE” – OUT NOW

Following a string of current successes, global superstar, producer and DJ, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll – a.k.a. Kygo releases new single “Higher Love” with Whitney Houston, the most awarded female artist of all time, via RCA Records. The single marks the first new Whitney Houston music released in a decade, since 2009’s “I Look To You.” Both Kygo and Pat Houston spoke to Rolling Stone to explain the collaboration HERE.

Hear Whitney Houston and Kygo’s Steve Winwood ‘Higher Love’ Cover

CHASE ATLANTIC RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM, PHASES, TODAY

Emerging alt-pop three-piece, Chase Atlantic, have released their much-anticipated sophomore album, PHASES, today (via BMG/MDDN). The record was completely self-produced and represents the band’s deft ability to blend and bend the rules of pop music into a wholly singular sound. PHASES is the group’s official full-length follow up to their self-titled debut effort (2017) and follows the gloomy emotional tone and sharp sonic eclecticism set by DON’T TRY THIS, their EP released in early 2019. PHASES finds Chase Atlantic operating at the height of their powers, with 12 songs that showcase the wide-ranging breadth of their abilities to reveal a darker side of their existence.

KEVIN GATES MAKES MASSIVE RETURN WITH SUMMER ANTHEM “PUSH IT”

“‘Push It’ is about conquering yourself,” says Gates. “Sometimes, your biggest obstacle is you. A warrior’s greatest gold is truth. In the Muhammed Ali way, I’m going to show you how great I am. The idea for the video is me fighting the Old Kevin and becoming the New Kevin. I’m making the transition from a fucked-up guy with a good heart and great character traits, into a man with a great heart and no fucked-up character traits. It’s opening the process for the world to see. It starts with ‘Push It.'”

Delena is the Sound of Raw, Unfiltered Female Pop Energy on New Single (Fans of Charlie XCX/ Dua Lipa)

Ukrainian-born, London singer-songwriter Delena is fast making a name for herself as one of the UK’s most exciting names in pop. In the past year, her fierce brand pop music accompanied by stunning, aesthetic music videos has seen her tracks rack up over 3 million streams, and her audience grow exponentially worldwide.

HELLYEAH Release New Track/Video For “Oh My God“ Off Forthcoming Album, ‘Welcome Home’

Hard rock purveyors HELLYEAH celebrated the life of their Brother and Bandmate Vinnie Paul in May with an emotional sold-out concert in Las Vegas, where the band made their initial mark towards their Vinnie Paul campaign for the American Heart Association. The band will continue to honor their late bandmate by donating a portion of ticket sales from their upcoming tour in his memory, in hopes of raising over $10,000 for AHA.

Delacey Shares New Single “The Subway Song”

“A song can come any time and place for me. Even when I’m crying on a subway home from the studio and have to write it on my phone,” shares Delacey, “I’m so excited that this song is out.”

New release from Kim Halliday – Before The Darkness Eats Us All Alive

His solo work – taking those cinematic ideas and transposing them into a stand-alone project – draws on some of that move making success along with the ambition to create music that comforts and disturbs in equal measure.

K TRAP UNMASKED IN NEW VIDEO FOR ‘BIG MOOD’ – NEW MIXTAPE, NO MAGIC, OUT NOW

Featuring production from Nana Rogues [Drake, Dave], Remedee [Not3s, Kojo Funds] and long-time collaborator Slay Products [Nines, 67], No Magic features a diverse range of tracks from the Donae’o-assisted party anthem ‘Stay Safe’ to the hard-hitting banger ‘No Caller’ featuring Headie One. The mixtape is another exciting project from the artist and a worthy follow up to his critically-acclaimed project The Re Up and debut mixtape The Last Whip, which topped the Official iTunes Chart on release.

Alok and Sevenn link up for Pink Floyd-sampling single ‘The Wall’

Marking Alok’s ninth musical release of 2019, the track samples the iconic “We don’t need no education!” vocal from the Pink Floyd classic ‘Another Brick In The Wall’. Replacing the 1979 original’s operatic prog rock with a sizeable dosage of Alok’s trademark uncompromising bass sound, ‘The Wall’ represents a high-octane first release for CONTROVERSIA, an imprint aiming to release underground electronic music with a particular focus on Brazilian bass and ethnic sounds.

DEVILS ELBOW Release video for ‘Gravediggers Union’

Gravediggers Union is taken from the bands second album Absolute Domain and the video features footage from World War II, expertly edited by Napier-based video maker Luke Pell.

SAVAGE MUSIC RELEASES ‘RUM POM POM’ VIDEO

The single Rum Pom Pom topped various charts around AFRICA and the world at large.

PR Dean feat. Taj Mahal, Big Flip Papi & Benny The Butcher “Wolves” Produced By: Ayden

This is PR Dean’s 3rd single “Wolves” it’s off his upcoming compilation album title – “B.A.S.E” (Bobbito And Stretch Era), Dropping Mid Aug. 2019 on Hardtimes Records!