Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

@skopemag news – thursday – march 9, 2023 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 9, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Alan Braxe Enlists Annie For New Song “Never Coming Back” “I first met Annie virtually, just listening to her vocals as I was remixing her song ‘Heartbeat’ in 2005,” says Braxe. “I could…

Martin Aelred Colgan releases “My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose”

Following our interview with the contemporary tenor a few weeks ago, we’re happy to cover a new release from Martin Aelred Colgan. Continuing his saga with songs taken from his album based on Robert Burns’s work, the singer unveiled “My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose”. It was inspired by the late Kenneth McKellar’s…

RANGO & JOSE MEDINA Release ‘TE HABLE CLARO’

Song Lyrics: Solo estamos tú y yo Chingando en la habitación Bajando la bellaquera Sus latidos Cabalgando como una fiera No te vaya a enamorar Esto es solo sexo y ya De principio te hablé claro Hazlo para el Only fan Que lo vamos a hacer viral Baby si tu supieras lo mucho que quisiera…

Rico Fontame: Taking the Music Industry by Storm 

Music fans across the world are taking notice of Rico Fontame, an artist who is quickly making a name for himself in the music industry. With his unique sound, inspiring lyrics and creative approach to songwriting, it’s no wonder why he’s becoming one of the most talked about artists today.  “No pressure at all,” says…

@skopemag news – thursday – march 9, 2023 @ 10 am est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 9, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Toronto Musician & Producer Chris Birkett Receives Community Recognition Award arlier this month, Chris Birkett received MPP Chris Glover’s Community Recognition Award. Birkett is a multiple award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer who has…

301icon Releases “Love Songs”

Repping the greater DMV area with his unique collage of Afro-pop, trap, and R&B, emerging artist 301icon is a man on a mission. Born to a pair of worship directors, he showed an early affinity towards music. At age 4, he picked up piano and by age 9, he started playing live at services. But…

Blind to the Facts 2023 survey launched by the Baluji Music Foundation  

Survey launched to expose challenges across London and the UK music industry and encourage inclusion of blind and visually impaired people. London:  Baluji Music Foundation (BMF) launches “Blind to the Facts” survey to expose the challenges faced by blind and visually impaired people across the UK music industry.  Funded by the Vision Foundation and conducted…

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 10 pm est

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 10 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors New Single & Video “Find Your People” out Today! “Life is hard. It’s a helluva lot harder when you go it alone. “Find Your People” is a folk…

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services NxxxxxS announces new album ‘Short Term Agreement’ due 5/5 + enlists Freddie Dredd for new single “Slump” finds influence from the home of samba, Brazil, and further flaunts NxxxxxS’ ability as a shapeshifting…

4G ft. SHARIFFA NYAN Release “MY FATIMA”

4G – Jimmy Orlando Gathers, Jr. (whose pseudonym is Jay “4G” Gathers) also known as 4G is a multi-award-winning hip-hop artist, author, actor, husband, and father of four. He’s also the founder and CEO of his Independent label Grand Master Entertainment, which was originally established in Panama City, FL in 2017. He recently relocated to…

@SKOPEMAG: Kwun ‘Ageless Ancient & True’ 

Newcomer Kwun cancels all outside noise, fuelled by pure emotion, to construct the ultimate love song, ‘Ageless Ancient & True.’ His inward-looking lyricism sounds swift and effortless, but it is all due to Kwun’s emotional awareness and natural talent.  The core of ‘Ageless Ancient & True’ emerged from a powerful shaman session, Kwun partook in…

Pop-Folk Rockers Doolin’ Release New Album Circus Boy

“A finer gift hasn’t come from France since the Statue of Liberty was delivered,” said Irish American News about Doolin’s self-titled 2016 Compass Records debut. After three years of breakout touring at some of the biggest roots festivals in the United States and Canada, and another three years locked out of the live performance world…

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 10 pm est

@skopemag news – wednesday – march 8, 2023 @ 10 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Page McConnell & Trey Anastasio to release new album this Friday; share first song today Phish’s Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio will release their new album, January, this Friday, March 10 via JEMP…

Fresh Da Zoe Releases “Demon”

Widson Pierre was born on January 11th, 1990, in Port Au Prince, Haiti. In a town known as much for its beauty as its violence, he learned to cope by writing poetry. Over the years, he mapped out his departure by starting to learn English, and when he moved to Boston in 2010, he rebirthed…

Hotel Ugly drops catchy R&B pop track ‘Fish Maan’

Hotel Ugly by now should need no introduction. The viral outfit have been making the biggest of the waves in the industry since their stellar debut ‘Shut up My Moms Calling’, probably one of the biggest this turn of the streaming decade from a previously unknown artist. Their immediate hooks, mixed with a chilled R&B…

Harry Kappen Hits UK iTunes Pop Songs Chart With New Single “The Freedom Inside”

The renowned Dutch musician hits #52 on the UK chart with his latest ode to global peace. The song is the first single from his forthcoming album. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – March 7, 2023 – Dutch musician, multi-instrumentalist and music therapist Harry Kappen is known for making bold political statements and raising awareness on global issues through his music.…

Richard Lynch and Lady Redneck Lead MTS Artists With Multiple 2023 Prayze Factor Awards Nominations

Prayze Factor Awards are known for giving a voice and exposure to faith-based artists. Several MTS Management artists have now landed nominations for the season 16 Prayze Factor Awards in 2023. ATLANTA, GA/ PITTSBURGH, PA – March 7, 2023– MTS Management Group is a unique publicity, promotions, management company and record label that gives voice to a diverse…

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 7, 2023 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 7, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services GLITTER WIZARD Conjure The Metal Witch In New “She’s A Star” Video – New EP Kiss The Boot Out Today Recalling classic metal videos of yore that feature caged fans, blood rituals and…

Milky Chance Presents “Living In A Haze”

Their bios on Instagram and Spotify describe them as “two high school friends making music.” In some ways, those six words do describe German electro-pop sensation Milky Chance – they speak to the band’s playfulness, humility, and eternal well-spring of creativity and community- but for the most part, those words fall desperately short. First, while…

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 7, 2023 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag news – tuesday – march 7, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Video Submission: Marius Dierberg – Ich Bin Raus “Ich Bin Raus” is a single released by a German singer Marius Dierberg. The title of the song translates as “I am Out” The lyrics…

Feast of Horrors for Death Metal Fans: Zombie Death Stench

The hardcore death metalheads out there will get me when I say that I expect my music to have a ‘respectable’ mix of grotesque evil and paralyzing terror – something that few bands these days manage, sadly. Which is why coming across ‘Night to Dismember’ on Spotify, a track by the 2000’s band Zombie Death…

@skopemag news – monday – march 6, 2023 @ 7 pm est

@skopemag news – monday – march 6, 2023 @ 7 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Californian rock group Fellow Robot tease Andrew Scheps produced new album with hard hitting “Talk To Me” Fellow Robot have teamed up with Andrew Scheps (Green Day, RHCP, Adele, Metallica, Hozier, Johnny Cash)…

@skopemag news – monday – march 6, 2023 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag news – monday – march 6, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services [Submission] Al Skratch & Team Demo “Hit That” Al Skratch and Team Demo collide to pick up where Biggie’s dreams left off to bring you “Hit That”. Al Skratch humorously dances across Team…

DAN RUSSELL Releases “FEEL THE ECHOES”

The fiery, comet-like passions of early years flash brightly across adolescence, rarely penetrating as brightly into older age. But, persevering even through the longest and strangest trips, the echoes of that devotion can be felt till the end. Available and poignant still to those who care, the embers of love and art remain tangible and…

@skopemag news – sunday – march 5, 2023 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag news – sunday – march 5, 2023 @ 12 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services J.Stalin Reminds Us Who “The Boss” Is With New Video J.Stalin has dropped his latest music video from Prenuptial Agreement 2, “The Boss.” In the video, Stalin revisits the streets that raised him,…

See Your Shadow Plays Bartender on Latest Single “Whatever on The Rocks”

The multi-award-winning production house led by Michael Coleman has released the follow-up to their #1 radio airplay single, “Crazy Things Like That.” See Your Shadow Songwriting is a prominent production house that has been turning out international sales and airplay chart-toppers for the past 20 years. Under the artistic direction of Michael Coleman aka “The Metropolitan Cowboy,” the…

Trevor Owen Releases ‘And The Moon Rising’

One can sense the joy and creativity that went into the making of this new album titled ‘And The Moon Rising’. This music project came about when producer and longtime friend, Marcus Vichert, approached Trevor Owen about cutting a new record. The rest is history as ‘And The Moon Rising’ was born! The new album…

@skopemag news – friday – march 3, 2023 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag news – friday – march 3, 2023 @ 5 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Chime School shares new single/video, plus tour dates w/ Blues Lawyer Following up their *very* well-received 2021 self-titled debut album, Chime School are back with more perfect pop, this time on the most…

@skopemag news – friday – march 3, 2023 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag news – friday – march 3, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Indie jazz-rock collective Waters Of March reconcile with the past on brand new single “Red Madrone”, debut EP out this April Today, musical collective Waters of March are elated to release “Red Madrone”,…

Australian Singer-Songwriter Shayne Cook Releases Top 25 iTunes Single “Miles Away”

Shayne Cook releases emotionally charged, stripped back music. Based in Melbourne, Australia, his latest single, “Miles Away” hit the UK iTunes Top 25. Shayne Cook is a genre-bending artist traversing many an era of sounds to create magical listener experiences. His latest single is “Miles Away,” has already received critical acclaim across the board, both from…

5 Types of Tour Merch Every Artist Should Sell

If you’re an up-and-coming musician, selling merch is a great way to make some extra money on the road. Not only that, but selling merch is also a great way to promote your brand and get your name out there. But what type of merch should you sell? Here are 5 ideas to get you…

New Video By Elsewhere “Life… Is A Fraction: VI. Realization”

Where should you go when the world seems strange, when you’re full of rage, and confusion reigns? Well, you might look to go Elsewhere. The punky prog-rock brainchild of Bostonian Michael Aroian, Elsewhere shreds full steam ahead at topics like addiction, disease, politics, and religion. With Aroian at his prophetic pulpit axe-in-hand and mic-to-mouth, he’s…

Brie Stoner Presents “Loved Me Like A Weapon”

Brie Stoner is no stranger to harmonizing tensions, whether in creating haunting choir-like layers of vocals in her songs or in her defiance of being defined by any singular identity. Born American but growing up in Madrid, Spain, Brie has been a coincidence of languages, cultures, and creative expressions her whole life – a confluence…

@skopemag news – friday – march 3, 2023 @ 10 am est

@skopemag news – friday – march 3, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services Trim Jeezus – Some IDK (feat. Louie Ray) DJ Pack Kidnap Shares New Single & Video “Things Change” feat pinkpirate Speaking about “Things Change”, Kidnap says: “pinkpirate’s vocals contain so much character that…

OCCO Unleashes Genre-Bending Madness with ‘Worth It’ EP

Miami-based alt-pop artist, OCCO, is preparing to release his highly-anticipated EP, “Worth It,” on March 3rd, 2023. With a reputation for dwelling in his own genre, his own musical vision. OCCO creates a unique and immersive experience for listeners. OCCO’s carefully crafted lyrics are rich in imagery and storytelling, exploring themes of belonging, adventure, and…

@skopemag news – thursday – march 2, 2023 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 2, 2023 @ 1 pm est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services SPIRIT POSSESSION: “Orthodox Weapons” Single From Portland Black Metal Duo Now Streaming; “Orthodox Weapons” is the decimating new song from Portland, Oregon black metal duo SPIRIT POSSESSION, the latest harbinger from their impending…

JOHNNIE MIKEL Releases “FALLEN ANGEL”

“Fallen Angel,” an Edgy Power Ballad Penned With Multiple Grammy Nominee Lauren Christy of The Matrix Capping a prolific run of more than 10 popular streaming singles since 2017, Johnnie Mikel released his highly anticipated full length debut Purgatory February 3, with his latest track “Fallen Angel,” an infectious, fiery and funked out power ballad…

@skopemag news – thursday – march 2, 2023 @ 10 am est

@skopemag news – thursday – march 2, 2023 @ 10 am est @skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Buy & Sell @skopemag Marketplace https://skopemag.com/category/services GYRDLEAH Shares Visualizer “Spellbinder” Atmospheric black metal outfit GYRDLEAH has revealed a visualizer for the title track from their upcoming album Spellbinder. The track is slated to be out on all streaming services…