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Slated as the Biggest Event in NYC Labor Day Weekend ‘BREEZE’
Labor Day in NYC, is known for the Caribbean festivities, and outdoor concerts around the city. It’s a time when West Indian communities celebrate their culture and cap off the weekend with Labor Day parade.
This year there is a new event on the calendar ‘BREEZE’ and it has become one of the mostly highly anticipated events in NYC for Labor Day weekend. On Sunday September 1st Platinum Kids & Markus Wanted present an event call Breeze. This event, dubbed a day party, with concert implemented in the mix.
Cellist Maya Beiser’s new album ‘delugEON’ out Friday
Maya Beiser’s new solo album delugEON, is out this Friday August 30th on her brand new imprint Islandia Music Records and follows up to 2016’s TranceClassical, where collaborated with the likes of Michael Gordon, Imogen Heap, Glenn Kotche, Lou Reed, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Mohammed Fairouz, and David T. Little. For delugEON, the album concept began with arctic icebergs and the dark rhythms created by the sound of their near-continuous melting. As she listened to these sounds, Maya imagined the layers of her singing cello, being permeated by the sounds of a vanishing natural world. It’s a timely treatise, really — elegiac but not hopeless.
Jax Jones & Tove Lo Release Brand New Single “Jacques”
Also featuring on Tove Lo’s forthcoming album ‘Sunshine Kitty’ set for release on September 20th the single follows the breakup anthem “Glad He’s Gone” and sits alongside a stellar array of collaborations from the likes of Doja Cat, Alma and none other than Kylie Minogue.
Greetings from Comminor in Sweden – L.A. I LUV IT!
With loud grungy guitars, rap verses and huge epic choruses – all originating from a punk core – Comminor once again manage to step outside the box and create something special. Their new single L.A. I LUV IT! is about the ups and downs of being on tour – being bipolar and chronically depressed. It’s about the euphoria and those pitch black moments when you think you can’t go on, but your loved ones got your back.
Today, New Zealand’s Miss June have released a final taster of debut album, ‘Bad Luck Party’ out September 6th via Frenchkiss Records, in the form of new single ‘Anomaly’.
“I have an incredible ability to attract individuals that are as flawed as I am. It’s made my life chaotic and beautiful. This song is about a girl. A girl I will never understand. A girl that’s a gun, a burning sun and an anomaly to me”, says Miss June vocalist, Annabel Liddell, on the meaning behind the new single.
Donae’O releases ‘Bonita’ Ft. Stylo G and announces UK tour
Rounding up the summer with a fiery collaboration, Donae’O teams up with Stylo G on new single, ‘Bonita’ and announces a 3 date UK tour later in the year.
Joining up with Jonas Blue on the production and cowritten with Jin Jin (Jess Glynne, Jax Jones, RAYE), ‘Bonita’ continues the carnival vibe with bouncy Latin fused bass topped by Donae’O’s signature vocals and Stylo G’s infectious dancehall chants.
A musician of great resilience and determination, Rubita presents a compelling swirl of conflict and desire in her latest single Let Me Know.
In the 3 years since the release of her warmly received Brutal yet Dulce Soap EP, Rubita returns with Let Me Know, a song born from torn relationships and informed by her hard work to date. Let Me Know was written in the heart of a student flat in Leith St, Dunedin, well known for its student population. Amongst disarming jangles and wistful harmonies, it describes the hesitant story of going back into a relationship with someone that broke their heart once before, and whether or not they have the strength to go through that again.
Bullion’s compilation album ‘4 Down’ reveals Joviale’s rendition of Rare Silk’s ‘Storm’
Presenting North Londoner Joviale’s version of Rare Silk’s ‘Storm’ from ‘4 Down’ – the fourth in a series of covers compilations puzzled together by Bullion. Alongside the album track, a pared-down mix accompanies a video directed by Cieron Magat.
Skope video submission: Mani Draper, “Made It Work”. IAMSU! and YMTK on new album
“Being in the studio with P-Lo, he challenged me to deliver that messaging in a way it could be received by a larger group of people. Sonically leveraging what our region is known for all the while pushing the bar lyrically. Not a compromise but a challenge to find a more creative way to deliver.”
R&B and Pop sensation SHARMILA releases self-titled album
Netherlands based R&B pop sensation Sharmila has just dropped her latest album. The self titled album ‘Sharmila’ contains previously written songs and material providing a real variety of styles to listen to.
The 9 track album mixes R&B, Dance and Pop. Containing some of her more known numbers ‘Burning For You (Club Mix)’ – a dance themed anthem, to R&B influenced tracks like ‘Respect Your Body’ and ‘Like A Drug?’.
Big Hit Entertainment and Trafalgar Releasing today announced that the latest feature film, BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE, from global superstars BTS, saw 2.55 million admits around the world flock to their local cinema to see the boyband following their landmark LOVE YOURSELF tour.
The film was previously announced to be seen across 112 territories worldwide.
Starting on August 7, BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE has been seen in over 5,000 movie theaters on a limited engagement gaining a global box office of circa $24.3 million.
MBE Conference Sept 13th-15th Atlantic Records, Interscope, RCA, Warner, Radio One, Google and More
Global power player Arlinda Garrett returns with the fifth annual Music Business Empowerment Conference to be held in Atlanta, GA September 13-15 at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel. This year’s award recipients include Kevin Liles (Lifetime Achievement Award), Doc Wynter (Executive Program Director of the Year) and Lester Pace (Record Executive of the Year), to name a few. MBEC attendees can expect a weekend of scheduled activities such as the red carpet all-white affair, an artist showcase, an exclusive awards dinner and a wide range of informative panels led by some of the industry’s most notable figures. New to this year’s conference will be a guest presentation by Google, which demonstrates MBEC’s mainstream brand recognition and exponential growth over the past few years.
