Forte, the multicultural, operatic tenor trio whose performances on America’s Got Talent captivated millions and launched the group into the national spotlight, has signed with SYCO/Columbia Records. Forte is pleased to announce the release of their self-titled debut album, available everywhere November 12. The lead single “Caruso” is available digitally today: http://www.smarturl.it/forteiTunes. Pre-order the album…
NEW EP POSTED BY DJ GINA TURNER
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A true electronic music maven, DJ Gina Turner is at again. Having played shows around the globe, hosted multiple radio shows, to opening her own record label (Turn It Records). DJ Gina Turner is constantly making forward thinking contributions to the world of electronic music. Gina’s latest offering comes in the form of the…
BEFORE WINTER COMES IN STOLI GOES BACK TO THE OCEAN
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Here we are again. A new week is upon us, and it’s going to be a good one. Should we be upset that the US government is closed or should we be celebrating? So before we begin today I want to start by talking about how excited I get when I see music marketing &…
Starnes & Shah, Shilling for Dreamtown
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Starnes & Shah are back at it with their latest release, Shilling for Dreamtown. Their bouncy vibe sends enjoyment through your brain waves until you can’t help but smile from ear to ear. I love these girls. It is very reminiscent to the popular 80’s band Banarama and Shakespears Sister. This CD is full on…
Skyfactor, “Signal Strengthâ€
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DIY / Homemade Band formed on a rooftop from New York Skyfactor just released their latest effort entitled “Signal Strength” in 2013. Band members are: Bob Ziegler (vocals), Jon Rubin (Guitars), Cliff Rubin (Bass) and Jason Taylor (Drums). Musical comparables for me include: Ben Harper, Amos Lee, Xavier Rudd and Fistful of Mercy. Track…
NEW VIDEO BY DIZZY WRIGHT
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Dizzy’s recently released 22-track track mixtape features Wyclef, Logic, Joey Bada$$ and more, and has already reached over 100,000 downloads at HotNewHipHop. Dizzy is currently touring with Funk Volume labelmate DJ Hoppa and opening act Emilio Rojas on The Golden Age Tour, presented by HotNewHipHop and GigIt. Futuristic and Marcus Moody will also perform on…
ILL NIÑO PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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ILL NIÑO have premiered a new music video for “Forgive Me Father”, the latest single from the album, Epidemia. From the pews to the pit, join Christian Machado (vocals) for a metal-infused sermon bound to convert all non-believers. Watch “Forgive Me Father” here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDYL7dkGHdY Currently on the road for The American Epidemia Tour, ILL NIÑO…
Sonaljit, Dreaming the Afterlife
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Sonaljit Mukherjee is a native of India who came to Massachusetts to pursue grad studies in Physics. Somehow, this guy has found the time to compose and produce an album, Dreaming the Afterlife. His buddy did the album’s photography; Sonaljit did most everything else: we’re talkin’ various string and flute instruments, not to mention the…
SKY FERREIRA RELEASES VIDEO FOR “YOU’RE NOT THE ONE”
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Sky Ferreira has released “You’re Not the One,” the first single and video from her forthcoming debut album, Night Time, My Time. The rollout coincides with the announcement of new U.S. live dates with her longtime friends and critics’ perennial favorites Smith Westerns. The song – a staple of Ferreira’s live set since her appearances…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY THE OCEAN BLUE
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The Ocean Blue‘s debut record on the famed Sire Records label in 1989 achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay. The band of four young high schoolers from Hershey, Pennsylvania went on to do two more well-received records for Sire, the atmospheric Cerulean and alt pop Beneath the Rhythm and Sound, and a fourth…
VIDEO + AUDIO FOR THE JULIAN TAYLOR BAND “ZERO TO ELEVEN”
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Never ones for subtly, The Julian Taylor Band’s most recent single, appropriately titled ZERO TO ELEVEN, is an all out, funk rock attack. The song, which seamlessly blends the noted Toronto rockers cleanly produced, pop rock past with heavy funk overtones, starts off with big guitars and bigger horns – and doesn’t let go. Check…
FREE CONCERT IN TIMES SQUARE VIA CBGB
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On Saturday, October 12th, the 2nd Annual CBGB Music & Film Festival will return to TIMES SQUARE (NYC) for a historic FREE concert festival featuring live performances from a great line-up of top bands and DJs. Live music & DJs will perform from multiple outdoor stages on Broadway while interactive installations like a…
CELTIC THUNDER’S 60-CITY HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ‘MYTHOLOGY TOUR’
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International singing sensation Celtic Thunder returns to North America this weekend with the launch of the eagerly awaited fall 2013 Mythology Tour. The Public Television hit show features live songs from Celtic Thunder’s top-selling World Music CD and DVD, “Mythology,” released earlier this year, including notable hits “My Land,” “Turning Away” and “Rocky Road To…
DAVID GUETTA JOINS UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AID ORGANIZATION
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International music star David Guetta, along with music artist Mikky Ekko, the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations are today launching a preview of the new music video for “One Voice.” David Guetta’s just released song and music video “One Voice” featuring Mikky Ekko. Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxWj9ovLDJc#t=76 The video has been produced…
GEORGE STRAIT SELLS OUT LOS ANGELES’ STAPLES CENTER IN 9 MINUTES
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Reigning “King of Country” George Strait will be holding court with 17,178 ticketholders during his highly-anticipated appearance at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on February 8, 2014. The concert, which sold out within 9 minutes today, Friday, Sept. 27, was his first to go on sale and will be Strait’s ninth stop during the last leg…
NIRVANA “CREATE YOUR OWN POSTER” APP
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In celebration of the newly released In Utero 20th Anniversary re-issue, fans will have the opportunity to create their own poster for a chance to win a reproduction of Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang. The contest will be open to fans across the globe, with one U.S. first prize winner and one international first prize winner.…
SERENA RYDER VIDEO “WHAT I WOULDN’T DO”
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Rock artist Serena Ryder, whose debut single “Stompa,” broke a record for most consecutive weeks at Number One at AAA radio earlier this year with eight, has just released the second single off of her Capitol Records album Harmony and is preparing for a 21-city tour with Michael Franti. The new single, “What I…
WE THE KINGS LAUNCH INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN
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Fresh from their from a hugely successful 40-city U.S. headlining tour, WE THE KINGS today announced that they will begin work on their fourth, as-yet-untitled, studio album. This time though there’s a twist: the band chose to skip the label and instead engage directly with their fans with help from the massively popular…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY LYNX VIA RELIX
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Lynx is an extraordinarily dynamic artist and musician. She has staked a claim as: multi-instrumentalist, producer, vocalist, beat-boxer and genre masher, with influences ranging from folk to more cinematic beats and production driven music. Lynx’s newest offering, “Light Up Your Lantern” coming October 2013, is a journey, with switch ups from folkier sounds to…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY MATT PRYOR
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Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids) and James Dewees (Reggie and the Full Effect, The Get Up Kids, My Chemical Romance) have premiered “Failing You” off of their upcoming collaborative EP today on Brooklyn Vegan. The Matt Pryor and James Dewees EP is due out September 30th via Rory Records/Equal Vision Records. Listen to…
POMPEYA VIDEO “SLAVER”
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Pompeya is about a month away from releasing Tropical, their first LP in America out on October 29th via No Shame (see below for the artwork and ‘limited edition’ vinyl pre-order link). Today, the band is putting out the single for the third track on the album, “90“, and a music video for the song…
SAMMY HAKIM RELEASES NEW SINGLE “GET A LITTLE CLOSER”
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Sammy Hakim is a 17 year-old from Vienna who first showed musical promise at a young age. She writes her own music, in addition to singing and playing the guitar, piano, ukulele and violin. She released her first EP, “Locked You Out,” in October, 2011. As with Locked You Out, her new…
Duane Scott, Late Nite Rendezvous
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Hailing from the Mighty Mississippi, singer/songwriter Duane Scott is ready to hit the town in style during one wild “Late Night Rendezvous”. The new single will be included on the upcoming release of ‘I AM Duane Scott’, which is still in the works. This will be Duane’s third studio album to date and…
Winter Circle, Call the Ground
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About the Artist: This is Oklahoma City based music project Winter Circle’s latest CD entitled Clouds Call the Ground (2013). Three years ago Winter Circle thought they would never make music again. On the heels of a growing tour schedule and a shift to perform music full-time lead singer Kevin Dawson began suffering agonizing daily…
WHITE SEA “THEY DON’T KNOW” POSTED
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White Sea (the moniker of Morgan Kibby) is best known for collaborations and frequent touring with French electronic group M83. Also a venerable remix artist, Kibby has remixed tracks for a range of artists including: School of Seven Bells, Lord Huron, The Naked and Famous, Brittney Spears, Active Child, Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, Demi Lovato,…
WIRE: PATRICK COWLEY NEW SINGLE ON SPIN
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The first taste of the album comes from “Nightcrawler”, a cosmic expanse of atmospheric drone and oscillating funk. Premiering yesterday on SPIN, the track gives you a look at what’s to come with this release that they note “shows off Cowley at his weirdest: Clammy coldwave fugues, shuddering proto-techno, and quixotic funk studies that sound…
NEW VIDEO BY ARMS “COMFORT”
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Skope is proud to present the brand new music video for “Comfort” that premiered on The 405 yesterday. Directed by Graham Hill, the video follows Todd Goldstein as he is haunted by a faceless entity across NYC while trying to record a session. Watch it above or HERE on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaPi_8N7bno
JOHN NEWMAN “LOVE ME AGAIN” OVER 26 MILLION VIEWS
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UK sensation JOHN NEWMAN is now ready for his official introduction stateside. The 23-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer will release his debut digital EP “Love Me Again E.P.” on October 15 via Republic Records. Driven by the global hit “Love Me Again”, this multi-talented sensation has now landed. “Love Me Again” has already accrued a…
JOSH MONEY REMIXES JESS PENNER
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EDM producer Josh Money and rising alt/pop star Jess Penner have teamed up for their third collaboration with the new release ‘Colorful’, a synergy of Penner’s enticing vocals and Money’s masterful composition, creating a full force, auditory assault. Grab a free download of the track below. Download Jess Penner ‘Colorful (Josh Money Remix)’: https://soundcloud.com/fixt/jess-penner-colorful-josh/s-z9Z6Z Contrary…
LEONA LEWIS STANDS UP TO FARM ANIMAL CRUELTY
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When you learned about farm animal cruelty, “What Did You Do?” That’s the question Farm Sanctuary, the largest farm animal rescue and protection organization in the U.S., is asking millions of people around the world through a provocative new campaign that boldly asserts that future generations will ask us the same questions about factory farming…
NIN HEADS ON TOUR TONIGHT
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Nine Inch Nails will kick off “Tension 2013,” an extensive North American arena tour, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The band – which recently released Hesitation Marks, its first album in five years – will play Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on October 14 and Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on October…
SCOTT STAPP RELEASES FIRST SOLO ALBUM SINCE 2005
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Grammy-Award winning artist Scott Stapp releases the deeply personal Proof of Life on Wind-up Records, November 5, 2013. Proof of Life was produced by Howard Benson and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge and is Stapp’s second solo album; his first was 2005’s certified platinum, The Great Divide. On October 8, 2013 the reflective “Slow…
NEW SINGLE BY SKEPSIS
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The newest Norwegian EDM Prodigy Skepsis, hand-picked Protege of none other than the original Transgenre Master, Savant, has released his debut EP, “Tales of Good & Evil” through exclusive boutique label SectionZ Records. Featuring distinctive, contrasting sounds–from chill piano tracks to heavy drumstep bangers–and remixes by Savant and Miu, “Tales of Good & Evil” offers…
WIRE: SACHA DI BONA EXLUSIVELY DEBUTS VIDEO
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French artiste, Sacha Di Bona is a creative songwriter whose vivid imagination has allowed him to create his latest single, “Princess in the Sky,” from his forthcoming EP ‘Amicis,’ set for release on October 8th 2013. On the single, Di Bona says: “‘Princess in the Sky’ is the story of the perfect fairytale. A story…
WIRE: NEW BLACK MILK ON SPIN
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Detroit rapper/producer Black Milk recently released the official track list for his upcoming album No Poison No Paradise, and has now dropped a new single entitled “Dismal.” Having structured the album conceptually as the semi-biographical tale of fictional character Sonny Jr., which includes non-linear elements of Sonny’s dreams, aspirations, and memories, Black Milk explains “I…
CAGE THE ELEPHANT VIDEO “COME A LITTLE CLOSER”
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Cage The Elephant put out a new video this week for their spunky, soulful new single “Come A Little Closer”. The video features in-studio and live concert footage, both really show off Matt Shultz as a formidable frontman. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JcpXKSNqFg “Come A Little Closer” debuted at #1 on Hype Machine and has been…
LISTEN TO THE COURTNEY JOHN PROJECT “PRAISE YOU”
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The Courtney John Project does “Praise You.” Originally called Take Yo’ Praise recorded in 1975 for Camille Yarbrough on her first album, The Iron Pot Cooker, this track is a suitable choice of song for the group to cover. Lead singer Courtney John said that he really liked Fatboy Slim’s 90’s cover of…
BA DA BING PRESENTS CROSS RECORD
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Ba Da Bing is very excited to welcome Cross Record to its ever-growing family. After seeing Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Xenia Rubinos play live in Chicago, 25-year old Emily Cross took a chance and sent her music to our office. One listen was all it took for the entire BaDaBing team to…
BLACK GOD NEW SINGLE “GHOST IN YOU”
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Blitz-rock quartet BLACK GOD leap back into the fray for another collection of two minute punk rock blasts gloriously pressed onto seven inch vinyl. Since 2011 No Idea and Black God have teamed up each year to release a new six song edition of to-the-point melodic punk/hardcore via the cleverly titled EPs One, Two, and…
John Bell, Miles From Home
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John Bell proves that keeping it simple is a winning combination on his latest single “Miles From Home”. All he needs is his trusty guitar and some laid-back lyrics that tell a story of the lonely soul. Bell captures the true essence of the song through some catchy chords and words that can…
