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Ferera Swan Announces Emotional Debut Single “Second Time” Emerging singer-songwriter, Ferera Swan packs a compelling vocal laced with a ton of emotion. Swan is ready to introduce her artistry and heap of talent with her brand new single “Second Time,” slated for debut on February 1, 2019. Curry and Cloves – If you think marriage…
Could this be the hottest upcoming UK artist? “Allow me to introduce myself, I go by the name of Acesiz, you may have heard of me before, I’m an upcoming rap/hip-hop artist from London (UK) & I’ve just released a brand new single entitled ‘Countless Times’ which has received tons of positive industry feedback and…
CIVL Releases Brand New Single “On Some” feat. Kristenic0le Michael Kepko, set out to kick the year off with a bang. In late 2018, former vocalist, Kepko, transitioned his full band, Civil Youth, to a become a pop solo artist, named CIVL. Today, CIVL has released, “On Some” (written by Kepko and Evan Seeberger), featuring…
LA’s Sean Pawling – New Single Honors An Immigrant’s Journey Across the US Border The new single from LA’s Sean Pawling accompanies a Central American immigrant woman trying to get across the US border, and highlights her dogged determination for a better life. “Rio Grande” centers around trombone melodies as they expand across the track…
Jason Matu – “I Don’t Wanna Do It” “This is one pretty fun, IMO. It’s about a jerk who was trying to rip me off, but you know I’m not all about that. It didn’t happen, and then I told that guy to take a hike. But before that, I wrote a song about how…
Guide Dog shares new single ‘Dead Beat’ | New album ‘Generation Y’ announced Guide Dog is a three pronged grunge (albeit slightly synths new grunge, post grunge, uh, Sponge Grunge?) attack with the loop pedal element adding the extra spice on top. The album entitled ‘Lovely Domestic Bliss’ which was produced by long term collaborator…
‘The Remedy (Feel Alright)’ – Xavier Toscano Explosive Video: Xavier Toscano “Runaway”.” — Tyson Paul, Kaboom Magazine Mozes and the Firstborn – New Single, Album, and Tour Mozes and the Firstborn have teamed up with music streaming service TIDAL to premiere their newest single “Blow Up” from forthcoming album Dadcore. Coming out March 8th via…
Mineral Shares 2nd New Song in 20 Years “Your Body Is The World” The seminal Austin, TX-based band is celebrating their 25th anniversary with One Day When We Are Young: Mineral At 25: a limited edition (2,000 total) hardcover book that comes with a collectible 10-inch that features both new songs. The 56-page anthology includes…
joan To Head Out On Tour This Month With Half Alive // portra ep Hits 10M+ Streams on Spotify Little Rock, Arkansas duo joan make infectious alt-pop with lyrics that’ll tug on your heartstrings wrapped seamlessly in 80’s inspired synthwave beats, perfect for blasting full volume on your boombox outside your crush’s house. joan are…
As listeners plod through the studded sonic corridors of “Venus,” the new single by American alternative rock quartet The Chordaes, the stinging attack of the song’s vocal track is impossible to evade as we’re washed in the vibrant rhythm of the backing band. The singing from lead vocalist Leo Sawikin is rough around the edges…
Raz Simone Premieres New Video: Forever Don’t Last Raz Simone kicks off 2019 with Forever Don’t Last, the next release off his upcoming album, Still Love. This video is exclusively premiered by World Star Hip Hop. Raz Delivers a rich visual experience embedded with the hard hitting truth that Forever Don’t Last as long as…
Maya de Vitry releases full-length Adaptations on Jan. 25 Maya de Vitry morphs and emerges with her own sound on Adaptations, her first full-length album following the disbanding of critically-acclaimed string band, The Stray Birds. Out January 25th, Adaptations was born in solitude but ultimately celebrates authentic human connection and the possibilities of vulnerability. Written…
Hear Pedro The Lion’s latest single, “Model Homes.” In June 2018, with Bazan on bass, vocals, and arrangement writing, Erik Walters on guitar and backing vocals, and Sean Lane on drums, Pedro the Lion went into Studio X and Hall of Justice with producer Andy Park to create Phoenix, the first new Pedro album in…
JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES Release “Zoinks!” Music Video JOHN 5 and The Creatures – comprised of world-renowned guitarist JOHN 5, bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix – released a brand new music video for the new track “Zoinks!” yesterday, January 1! The full video – featuring an innovative blend of classic 2D…
Micropixie Releases New Song “New Year’s Day With the new year soon upon us, the UK native, formerly Paris-, now San Francisco-based indie/electronic artist Micropixie has released her new track “New Year’s Day”. This follows the recent release of Micropixie’s “New Year’s Day” video, which featured an abbreviated cut of the song. Available for download…
NYC Based Alt Rocker’s Shock Radar Drop Latest Single “There’s No Peace Here” Ahead of EP Release 2018 was quite a big year for NY based rockers Shock Radar. After taking time off, the band released TWO albums (“Innovations” and “Roads Songs from the New Dust Bowl”) and played a handful of shows featuring new…
Video: Randal Wyatt – Ones Portlands own Randal Wyatt drops his latest solo offering “Ones”, produced by Draft Drumz. This summer, while on the road with his band Speaker Minds, Randal Wyatt ended up sharing a bill at a show in Tempe, AZ with beatsmith Draft Drumz. He played a variety of beats to open…
Elaquent Signs Multi-Album Deal w/ Mello Music | + Free Single Mello Music Group is proud to announce the signing of Canadian producer Elaquent to a new multi-album deal. We’ve been keeping it under wraps for a minute but can finally share it with the world. As for the signing, Elaquent says, “Really happy to…
Doug E. Fresh “Celebrate” New World Wide Single! Chicago’s Electro/Industrial I YA TOYAH Announces The New Release, CODE BLUE Chicago, Illinois-based Electronic/Industrial artist I YA TOYAH is pleased to announce the release of their debut full-length album, CODE BLUE. CODE BLUE takes you on an intimate journey through the chapters of inner darkness and struggle,…
WAN: Mini-album “Gammal är äldst” of Swede black metal force out via Carnal Records Swedish old school black metal brutes WAN return with a five track mini-album, Gammal är äldst, the followup of their last year’s lauded full length “Wan Way to Hell”. CD is available via Carnal Records from December 21, 2018. NO CLEAN…
Doug E. Fresh “Celebrate” New World Wide Single! Doug E. Fresh began his recording career as a solo artist and was among the last artists on Enjoy Records and one of the first on Vintertainment Records (the same New York-based label owned by Vincent Davis that would later make a name of hip-hop artist Joeski…
Damian “Jr Gong” Marley Sets New Record In Cruise Business One the most successful music charters, Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise (WTJRC), sells out in new record time for 2019. Now going on its sixth year, the five-night cruise helmed and curated by GRAMMY-winning musician Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is fully booked for next year’s…
Toad & The Stooligans Drop New Single “Trap Song” With Music Video “For “Trap Song” we just wanted to take the vibe that hip hop artists put into trap beats and drop it into a live band environment. We wanted it to be rhythmically intricate, hard hitting and powerful. Recording this song wasn’t immediately in…
NFL Lineman Joe Barksdale to Release New Music in 2019 Up-and-coming guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Barksdale is set to hit the ground running in 2019 with a new EP produced by the legendary Narada Michael Walden (Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, The Temptations, Lionel Richie, Ray Charles). The soulful new rock tunes from the offensive lineman…
Released today: YESTERDAY IS HISTORY “Frames” Yesterday Is History is an Alternative Rock band from Mendrisio, Switzerland formed in November 2016 by Matteo Sulmoni (Vocals), Mattia Facciolo (Guitar), Marco Stevanato (Bass) and Davide Sulmoni (Drums). The band immediately started work on their first EP and in April 2017 they went into the recording studio (Heaven…
duendita “blue hands” video “police violence has a painful, rich history in America and it involves all of us. it reflects how our bodies are valued within society, for the whole world to see… that’s why we say Black Lives Matter. i hear the silence of the unaffected, it’s an unacceptable form of violence as…
Analea Brown Releases New Music Video “Nuttah Buttah”! Rising Tongan songstress Analea Brown has just released her playful new music video for her standout single “Nuttah Buttah” on Friday, December 14th! Reggae beats, soulful vocals and loving lyrics about self-acceptance make up the vibrant track. Analea sings, “You are beautiful, every curve, every shade, see…
MATT OX RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “RIDE AROUND” Philadelphia rapper Matt Ox releases his music video for “Ride Around” today. The video was shot/directed/edited by Lonewolf. Laura Nyro Meets Kate Bush: Rie Swaps the Cityscape of Tokyo For the UK Countryside, Beautiful New Single ‘Mirror’ Having established herself with a long stint with Sony Japan,…
Malibu Ken (Aesop Rock/TOBACCO) hit the “Corn Maze” Malibu Ken, the duo comprised of verbose hip hop mainstay Aesop Rock and abstract-fidelity analog-synth experimenter TOBACCO (of Black Moth Super Rainbow), have shared a video for “Corn Maze,” an indelible anti-social anthem from their forthcoming self-titled album (due January 18th via Rhymesayers). The Rob Shaw-directed clip…
Little White Things share new single ‘In The Fire’ Little White Things are a duo combining the talents of Dublin, Ireland raised David Behan, and Swedish born Max Bergstrom. Today, the pair are releasing their new single ‘In The Fire’ – a sweltering, energetic, electronically-tinged indie pop cut, which explores relationships, friendships, and enemies in…
LA Rapper Charles X Releases “Prozac” on HipHopDX The trap infused banger sees Charles X branch out in a new direction to help showcase his versatility within hip-hop. Thanks to an erratic, bass heavy beat, an off the rails flow similar in vein to rappers such as Vince Staples and J.I.D., and an infectious hook…
STF’s “Lookalike (badhabit remix)” Producer badhabit steps in to give the powerful pop track a sleek and satin-like facelift. It’s the perfect new single leading into the new year for STF who will take the music world by storm. MKTO Release “How Can I Forget (Ryan Riback Remix)” MKTO who just released the remixed version…
AGT Finalist Courtney Hadwin Signs With Syco Music & Arista Records Courtney Hadwin has signed a long-term recording contract with Syco Music in partnership with Arista Records in the US. The 14-year-old from Hartlepool, Northern England rose to fame in the US after she starred in this year’s series of America’s Got Talent on NBC.…
PoloGang DB – ‘Mama Left Me’ The Twotakes Premiere Sparkling New Single “Shame” Atlanta-based alternative rock band The Twotakes have released a new single, titled “Shame,” out on all digital platforms NOW. Blending retro influences, ranging back to 60’s rock and roll, and modern pop hooks, The Twotakes are a compelling young band; “Shame” is…
CYANIDE SUNDAE Release New Official Video & Single From The Upcoming Album ‘Blinded Generation’ Coming hot of the heels of their last single, Let Me Out Of Here, UK alternative hard rockers Cyanide Sundae have released a new official single and video with another cut from their forthcoming album Blinded Generation due for release on…
GANG OF FOUR to Release HAPPY NOW on March 1, 2019… Announce US Tour. Following up their provocative 2018 EP “Complicit”, which featured Ivanka Trump on its cover, pioneering post-punk band GANG OF FOUR are set to release their brand new full-length HAPPY NOW on March 1, 2019 via PledgeMusic, which is available now for…
HOLIDAY GUNFIRE TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM FEB. 15TH | PREMIERES NEW VIDEO Holiday Gunfire began in 2017 when longtime friends and seasoned Birmingham, Alabama musicians, Lester Nuby III (Verbena, Vulture Whale), Jason Hamric (Twinside), Craig Ceravolo (Great Lakes) and Michael Williams (13 Ghosts, Nowhere Squares), were enjoying an Independence Day celebration. Some celebrate with…
PHOEBE BRIDGERS SHARES VIDEO FOR “KILLER,” WATCH HERE “I thought this location was visually perfect for Phoebe’s performance,” says Black. “The fact that it happened to be an abandoned tuberculosis asylum was convenient.” Stranger In The Alps is available now via Dead Oceans, in both standard and deluxe digital formats. Joey Purp “Awe Shit!” vid…
Jack Splash’s New Band: Kill The Motherboard – Debut Single “We Made It” ft Ras & Taj Austin The debut album from Kill The Motherboard stylistically varies from progressive R&B to hip-hop to new wave to indie-rock. “I don’t think that hip hop in its purest form can really be categorized,” says Jack Splash, “I…
Sunset Strip Veterans Lypswitch Return With New Release In 1988 Lypswitch moved from Orlando, FL. to Hollywood, CA. to follow the Rock N Roll dream. In three years the band played over 100 shows and was almost signed. After 30 years the band has regrouped and has finally released this CD. News: Mason Maynard Shares…
