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Lil Baby dominated Urban Radio in 2019, “Drip Too Hard” nominated for a Grammy

Lil Baby has been a dominant force in hip-hop since his debut and 2019 was his biggest yet. Last month his largest hit to date “Drip Too Hard” with Gunna was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance, marking Baby’s first Grammy nomination. The song also started off the year as the first #1 at urban radio and was also the most played song of 2019 at urban.

Lil Baby is capping off the year with another #1 song at urban with “Baby” by himself and DaBaby. Earlier this year Baby’s solo song “Close Friends” also hit yet another #1, showing his clear dominance throughout 2019.

Wilmette Premiering New Music Video “Carol From HR”

Hailing from the Chicago suburbs, Wilmette combines pop-punk and hardcore with a fresh style that relies on pop hooks, honest lyrics, and strong musicianship. The band’s emphatic label debut “Anxious Body” was produced by Seth Henderson at ABG Studios (Knuckle Puck, Real Friends) and mastered by Kris Crummett (Sleeping With Sirens).

PAPI WILO X BOY WONDER CF ENVIAN UN MENSAJE PODEROSO CON EL SENCILLO X VIDEO DE “TU DESPEDIDA”

Papi Wilo X Boy Wonder CF lanzan el sencillo y video musical del tema “Tu Despedida”, poderosa cancion que habla de la vida, la muerte, los falsos amigos y la importancia de tener paz en el corazón y perdonar a los que te han hecho mal, ya que la vida es muy corta y hay que orar por las almas perdidas y que las almas perdidas se arrepientan y pidan perdón antes de que sea muy tarde.

JAMES BLUNT UNVEILS VIDEO FOR LATEST TRACK “THE TRUTH”

Directed by Vaughan Arnell (George Michael, One Direction), the video sees Blunt strapped up with cameras running through London. Steeped in the beauty of simplicity, the video highlights the notion that we’re all travelling in certain directions, not always certain of our destination, and sometimes, even if we are, some might never get there. Featuring a catchy acoustic guitar and Blunt’s pitch perfect vocal, “The Truth” is an upbeat and heart-warming love song. When asked if the song was a direct love note to his wife, Blunt said, “Well, I’ve avoided using those words – but, yeah, I’m lucky to be here! It’s been a long, lonely journey searching for someone, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else than right here, with her.”

Mosey unveils feelgood new single ‘Something Freaky’

A carefree track, ‘Something Freaky’ successfully marries elements of French house and hip-hop, creating something that sounds undeniably fresh. Featuring his own vocals, the single is the result of Mosey experimenting with some of his favourite influences. It follows on from 2018 single ‘So Damn Funky’, released on UK label Juicebox, which received support and praise from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Complex, Clash Magazine and Earmilk.

MONDO GENERATOR: first single from long-lost LP “Shooters Bible”!

Nick Oliveri-fronted punk rock trio MONDO GENERATOR are ready to release their lost 2010 album “Shooters Bible” this February 28th on Heavy Psych Sounds. Stream its butt-kicking opening track now via The Obelisk!

“The miracle of Mondo Generator has always been the outfit’s willingness to push right up against the line of madness (…) Shooters Bible is outlaw punk rock. However it was lost in the first place, in finding it, Mondo Generator give a showing of the maniac’s blood pumping at their heart.” describes The Obelisk.

Longwave announces new February 2020 tour dates

Acclaimed NYC indie rockers Longwave announce a new tour date at NYC’s legendary Bowery Ballroom on February 22, 2020. Longwave recently just sat down for an interview with The HYPE Magazine to discuss future plans, as well as the premiere to their “Live At Bowery Ballroom” video.

Longwave’s Steve Schiltz On Upcoming Plans & Premiering Videos Via “The Hype Magazine”

ENTHRONED Release Macabre Music Video for “Aghoria”

The band comments: “Eat the Flesh of the Dead, meditate within the Necrosphere and give birth through Garuda to a new incarnation of Mahadev… Vashikaran muth karni Black Magick bring you the official video clip from our ‘Cold Black Suns’ album…’Aghoria.'”

BANISHER Issues “Echoes” Lyric Video

Recorded by BANISHER’spowerful lineup including members and ex-members of Decapitated, Belphegor, Vital Remains, Hate, Redemptor, and Shodan, Degrees Of Isolation delivers eight new songs totaling forty minutes of pulverization. The album was recorded at Invent-Sound Studio in Bydgoszcz, Poland and the cover art created by Łukasz Jaszak. The “Echoes” video clip was created by Rafał “Kvass” Kwaśny.

Australian indie rockers Eliza & The Delusionals

“Just Exist” was produced by Kon Kersting (Mallrat, WAAX, Big Scary, Kingswood) and straddles the line of such 90s luminaries as Veruca Salt, Blake Babies, Liz Phair with the modern sensibilities of Paramore and The Beths. The new single has amassed over a million streams in just a few week’s time and proving that its explosive U.S. debut isn’t a fluke, premier alt rock shed headliners Silversun Pickups have tapped the group to be main support on the West Coast leg of their 2020 tour of the States (tour dates below).

A-TRAK & FRIEND WITHIN DEBUT NEW TRACK “BLAZE”

Earlier this summer A-Trak enlisted his old pal Friend Within to remix his single “Work It Out”. The two artists then came together to create their first original track, “Blaze,” a classic house cut with a bouncing bassline and a menacing diva vocal that comes rolling around the bend like a locomotive.