SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 17, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

NEQUIENT: Wolves At The Door By Chicago Metal/Hardcore Act Streaming At New Noise Magazine

Wolves At The Door, the new album by Chicago metallic hardcore outfit NEQUIENT, is streaming in its entirety at New Noise Magazine as the album is prepared for release this Friday through Nefarious Industries.

Have you seen the new music video for TJ Mizell & A$AP Ferg’s “Seasons?”

Stopping in today with the brand new music video for TJ Mizell’s “Seasons.” The son of the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC and star of WeTV’s Growing Up HipHop, “Seasons” marks Mizell’s debut self-produced music venture. Featuring A$AP Ferg, JNTHN Stein, and Sebastian Mikael, “Seasons” represents a new chapter in the long time turntablist / DJs career.

TOM GRENNAN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BARBED WIRE”

UK singer/songwriter, Tom Grennan has released yet another new single off his debut album. “Barbed Wire,” the uplifting anthem is about not letting anything hold you back, ensuring you bring people up with you and kicking back at others who say you can’t. This single comes as a follow up to “Sober,” becoming his highest charting Top 40 UK airplay and iTunes single.

Language unveils “Plymouth”

The band shares, “‘Plymouth’ started with this big riff, and we built the structure of the song backwards by removing information. The way I see it, the lyrics are about finding a new home but without a fixed point of view. Sometimes you’re the weary refugee, sometimes the greedy colonist. Sometimes you build a fire for warmth, sometimes to burn the place down.”

Big Kizz: Debut LP, ‘Music is Magic’, Streaming in Full via Revolver

Big Kizz is the new Swedish rock band featuring drummer Axel Sjöberg (ex-Graveyard), bassist John Hoyles (Spiders, ex-Witchcraft) and vocalist/guitarist Pontus Westman (Lady Banana). The group will release its debut full-length, Music is Magic, on May 18 via Tee Pee Records. In celebration, REVOLVER is streaming the album in full, in advance of its release adding, “the newly formed project chugs out big-hearted, booze-soaked party jams reminiscent of the Rolling Stones…Big Kizz get rock n’ roll right.”

New Music Video From E.N Young

Roots Musician Records is proud to announce the release of E.N Young’s new music video for his track “Just Be”. The Video is currently being premiered over at Top Shelf Reggae and the song is from E.N’s latest album ‘Call On Me’.

The video features E.N on the shores of Imperial Beach in the new lyric video by Houston Area Productions.

JARLE SKAVHELLEN’s Debut Album Out Now

A reflection on heartache and broken personal bonds, the enduring power of music and its ability to heal, up-and-coming Norwegian folk singer-songwriter Jarle Skavhellen’s full-length debut, The Ghost In Your Smile, is available now at all digital and physical retailers via Nettwerk Music Group.

James Gardin releases “Complaining” music video

James Gardin keeps it moving with a new video for his single “Complaining”.

The funk inspired single features production from Young Heat. “Complaining” features a dance-floor moving groove with a tight, driving style that aims to bless listeners worldwide.

Boris Rene “Give It To Me”

Music has been with me ever since I was a child. I grew up in a family where we all loved Michael Jackson. Singing and dancing came naturally right from the start, and when I was 20 I felt it was time – I was ready to go all in.

BACKSTREET BOYS SIGN WITH RCA RECORDS AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO – “DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART”

On the heels of their 25th anniversary, the Backstreet Boys have signed with RCA Records who released their electric new single “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” today May 17th, along with its official music video directed by long time BSB collaborators Rich + Tone.

“The minute we heard this song we knew it was special,” says Kevin Richardson. “I geeked out over the piano and synths. When that groove drops on the second verse, COME ON. Great verse, hook and melodies. Just makes you wanna listen over and over again.”

DRUG CULT REVEAL VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK ‘REPTILE HYPNOSIS’

With the ever-growing anticipation for Drug Cult’s debut rite to see light of day this summer solstice (June 21st), the occult-doom collective now offer a new video for the track ‘Reptile Hypnosis’. ‘Reptile Hypnosis’ is a seriously intoxicating dose of Drug Cult’s hallucinogenic heaviness and alluring prowess with smouldering riffs and captivating, bewitched vocals.

Directed by Nat Collins, the video harkens to a dystopian nightmare that blurs the distinction between fiction and reality, where (sub-)consciousness is suppressed via surreptitious schemes. Remain alert, manifest your own power and watch the full video, now streaming over at THE OBELISK…

Review & Video Premiere: Drug Cult, Drug Cult

Californian Artist Combines Positivity and Pop Wizardry to Inspire Young Audiences

Like many teenagers, California-born Hitha has found the demands on her time overwhelming, from homework to peer pressure, sometimes it just seems like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. Standing Up With Pride is a single which addresses this and gives listeners of all ages a message of hope – that by focusing on what you want to achieve in life, you can use a positive mentality to overcome any hurdle. With a video which cleverly uses black and white imagery transforming into a world of colour when Hitha realises her potential, Standing Up With Pride is a sumptuous pop nugget which digs into your head and leaves an inspirational message while you’re humming along.

Video premiere: Ghosts Of Men “I Don’t Feel Right”

Watch the ‘I Don’t Feel Right’ music video by UK’s Alternative rock band Ghosts Of Men here @skopemag.

The music video for ‘I Don’t Feel Right’, a call to the dis-illusionati, a slogan for the herded masses was filmed and edited by The Cleveland Agency, assisted by JoLi Studios.

Aloe Blacc Releases Video For “Brooklyn In The Summer” Today

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc releases the video for his current single “Brooklyn in the Summer” today. Directed by Anthony Williams, “Brooklyn In The Summer” was shot on the streets of Brooklyn, NY last month. Co-written by Blacc, “Brooklyn In The Summer” is the first single to be announced off Blacc’s new album which will be released on XIX Recordings/Interscope Records later this year.

JENNIFER LOPEZ IS BACK WITH SIZZLING NEW SINGLE “DINERO” FEATURING SUPERSTAR PAIRING WITH DJ KHALED AND CARDI B

The block just got hotter! Bronx-bred superstars Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B are following the $$ along with acclaimed trailblazer DJ Khaled on Jennifer’s brand new single, “Dinero,” a sizzling track available worldwide today!

Aisha Burns Premieres New Song “Where Do I Begin” via Texas Monthly

Argonauta is a collection of songs about Burns’ struggle with the grief of losing her mother, while also navigating a new relationship, and ultimately trying to figure out what the new normal is for her life. The follow up to her 2013 debut, Life in the Midwater, the self-produced new album sees Burns continuing the vulnerable and honest thread of her lingering feelings of darkness — and depression — while also maintaining hope for the future. “Argonauta is the child of a strange chasm in my life, the space where both unfathomable, debilitating loss and new love and hope reside,” says Burns. “In an attempt to process this romantic love, the loss of my mother who lived her life as my confidant and dearest friend, and the hope of someday gaining acceptance of life’s ever-shifting cycles, these songs emerged. I had to write this record to give voice to the depression, anxiety and uncertainty I endured while grieving.” Writing Argonauta served as a relief valve for Burns; now the eight sumptuous, haunting songs — led by her captivating, densely layered vocals — extend a similar balm for listeners.