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SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 31, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Alice Merton Shares “Lash Out” Video Alice Merton has shared the video for her new smash single “Lash Out”. The video was co-directed by Max Nadolny & Jonas Stark, and was shot between Berlin and South Africa. “Lash Out” is included on her ‘No Roots’ EP, which also features the hit title track along with…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 30, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

L.A. Girlfriend Shares “Ex” Track Via BlackBook LA-based, fuzz pop artist L.A. Girlfriend shares her new single, “Ex,” off her forthcoming REGINA EP. BlackBook exclusively premiered the track praising it stating, “Indeed, with its thumping rhythm, somber synths and piercing guitar blasts, it’s a thoroughly absorbing electro-pop archetype.” Lead single “Possession,” was debuted by LA…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 30, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Dark Electro-Wave: Scratch Massive Releases “Last Dance” from New Record GARDEN OF LOVE Together as Scratch Massive, French duo Maud Geffray and Sébastien Chenut have been making electro-tinged slow-motion house since 1999. With multiple full-lengths and original soundtracks under their belt, these two have a knack for crafting moody, cinematic bangers. “Last Dance” fits this…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 29, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

Happy. Release Lyric Video for “Fishtank” Produced by Will Pugh (Cartel) Happy., comprising of Tate Logan (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar), Jack Eskridge (Guitar), Caleb Rucker (Drums), and Sean Bowick (Bass), is more than just a pop punk band from Columbia, SC. Formed in 2016, Happy. released a successful EP entitled, The Endless Bummer, before signing with independent…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 29, 2018 @ NOON EST

TMG Fresh – ‘Throw A Stack’ (Music Video) “Throw A Stack” is every up and coming rappers dream video. The visual is loaded with cars, lots of money, beautiful women, two huge boats, and a couple of jetskis. This video is the introduction to TMG’s fresh lifestyle. Rising Toronto duo Once A Tree release new…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 28, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

‘Bitch, Baby.’ was written in celebration of women and as a love letter to singer Joe Stark’s wife Mixing the stomp and swagger of a rock ‘n roll band with the danceable drama and rule-breaking spirit of pop music, Pet Fangs bridge the gap between old and new, raw and refined, organic and digital. CHiCKN…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 27, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Inner Tongue’s Debut Album Favours – Out Today The Vienna based musician, Inner Tongue’s debut album Favours (Mount Silver Records/Caroline International), is out everywhere today. With elements that at times recall James Blake, Childish Gambino and Frank Ocean, Favours boasts delicacy and astonishing depth. Inner Tongue is also able to creatively combine a lightness of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 26, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Apple Music’s Songs of the Summer 2018 Officially launching today, Apple Music’s Song of the Summer highlight the very best Pop, dance, hip-hop, and R&B hits to soundtrack the perfect summer. Apple Music’s editors around the world reviewed and vetted songs that are currently gaining momentum on the service platform, in culture and the world…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 25, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

Emerging Artist Willa Amai Shares New Music Video “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” Singer/songwriter Willa Amai has shared a new music video today for her inspiring cover of Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”. In the video, Amai gives an intimate performance of the track out in the wilderness, amplified by an array of colorful visual…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 25, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

single: DONALD DUMBE, “MOLESTORS” New York-bred social commentator Donald Dumbe presents his new single “Molestors”. Performed over the instrumental of Migos’ “Stir Fry” track, “Molestors” is written by evOLVE for Donald’s publishing imprint LOOTYTune$, one of Donald’s several ventures currently in incubation alongside licensing company Chalay and fashion label A2C. Jill Barber Premieres “Mercy” Video…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 25, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Polyphia Release New Track “G.O.A.T.” & Start US Tour Tonight! Wanted to give you a heads up that the instrumental progressive metal group, Polyphia, are sharing their brand new track “G.O.A.T.” and accompanying music video today! The bold new stand alone single indicates an exciting new direction for the band. Produced by Y2K (Killy, Yung…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 24, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

TRAIN Debuts Single “Call Me Sir” Known for their countless chart-topping hits, multi-platinum-selling band TRAIN today debuts their much awaited single, “CALL ME SIR” via Columbia Records. Featuring Gym Class Heroes’ Travie McCoy and country singer/songwriter Cam, the song showcases Train’s signature sound with an infectious chorus. The single will be added to Train’s set…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 24, 2018 @ NOON EST

KAWALA release new single Funky through Mahogany Records on May 24th Speaking about the new single KAWALA explain, “‘Funky’ was one of our earliest works, born out of the grim halls we (Jim and Dan) shared at uni in Leeds. The title childishly derives from the upbeat feel of the song, which was our first…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 24, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

Goon sign to Partisan Records Rising Los Angeles scuzz-rock 4-piece Goon are excited to officially announce their signing to Partisan Records. Ahead of their debut album out next year, the band’s first two EPs ‘Dusk of Punk’ and ‘Happy Omen’ – put out independently in 2016 and 2017, respectively – will be released physically for…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 24, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Good Charlotte Sign Worldwide Partnership with BMG For New Album BMG is proud to announce it has entered into a worldwide partnership with multi-platinum, rock band Good Charlotte and their MDDN label to release the band’s forthcoming new studio album later this year. Good Charlotte has cemented their legacy as one of the most popular…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 23, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

Raz Simone – New Album and Video Raz Simone joins forces with Korean heavy hitter Jay Park to bring us their newest single, Outta Bounds. This song, powered by complex visuals, launches the release of the highly anticipated, Closer, Raz’s first full length project since 2016. Campdogzz Sign To Cursive’s Label 15 Passenger Chicago, IL’s…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 23, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

Dead Ceremony digitise despondence on aurally organic ‘All This Noise’ Dead Ceremony is a four-piece from Tunbridge Wells Kent, made up of Christopher Stewart, David Trevillion, Neil Allen and Harry Pearce. Originally the solo-project of lead-singer and songwriter, Christopher, Dead Ceremony became an outfit and have cut their teeth releasing a steady run of acclaimed…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 23, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

LORDS OF SEALAND previews new album with single ‘ORGAN TRAIL’ Lords of Sealand is thrilled to announce the release of the “Organ Trail,” the first single from their forthcoming debut concept album Zs. “Organ Trail” will be available for streaming and download May 24. The song is a serpentine and uneasy exploration of a child’s…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 22, 2018 @ 7 PM EST

“Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band” Feature Documentary Available Exclusively on Apple Music Horses: Patti Smith and her band documents one of the last concerts of Smith’s seminal album Horses performed in full in sequence at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. Horses: Patti Smith and her band includes intimate backstage footage and features Smith…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 22, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

CHARLIE PUTH’S VOICENOTES SCORES TOP 5 DEBUT ON THE BILLBOARD 200 Multi-GRAMMY® nominated singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth has scored the highest chart debut of his career to date with his Gold-certified, critically acclaimed sophomore album Voicenotes entering the Billboard 200 at #4 and the Top Albums chart at #2. Voicenotes is highlighted by a trio of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 22, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Diimond Meeks Releases New Song And Video “Loose Me” Feat. CeeLo Green On Thursday evening in the stylish and swaggering Sayers Club in Hollywood, RED MUSIC artist Diimond Meeks belted the lyrics at his world premiere of his new single, “Loose Me”, to a packed audience of fans, fellow label artists, and celebrity guests. Friends…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 21, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

Signals (ex-Of Mice & Men and A Skylit Drive) release debut single It was over 10 years ago that Michael “Jag” Jagmin and Jonathan Kintz last shared the stage together while in the Orange County band Odd Project. After that group disbanded, Jag went on to front the post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive, while Jonathan…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 21, 2018 @ NOON EST

JUAN MAGÁN & MALA RODRÍGUEZ RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘USTED’ Juan Magan Received From Universal Music Spain The Platinum Disc For ‘Déjate Llevar’, And For His Collaboration In ‘Bum Bum Tam Tam’ Ft MC Fioti, In Addition To, The Gold Play Button From Youtube For Reaching More Than One Million Subscribers In His Official Channel.…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 20, 2018 @ 12 PM EST

JØUR Releases Reflective New Single “American Nightmare” Alt-pop singer, JØUR, released her captivating new single, “American Nightmare.” The track is the first single off of her upcoming record, Chiaroscuro. The song captures the essence of JØUR’s alt-pop sound with electronic minimalism and angelic delicacy. “American Nightmare” is now available for download across all digital music…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 19, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

Farewell to Fear Releases Voices Album Farewell to Fear releases their new album, entitled Voices. The album is available through Pavement Entertainment and can be downloaded and streamed digitally (iTunes and Spotify), as well as purchased in select independent record stores. Farewell to Fear was born out of the huge black hole that mainstream rock…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 19, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

RISE AGAINST RELEASE ALTERNATE VERSION OF “HOUSE ON FIRE” “House On Fire” is the debut track from The Ghost Note Symphonies, Vol 1. Set for July 27 release on Virgin Records, the collection features reimagined versions of standout songs from the band’s discography, framing stripped-down instrumentation with unique orchestration. JAZZ CARTIER RELEASES NEW SINGLE “GODFLOWER”…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 19, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Danya Vodovoz shares his newest soulful single “F to K” Danya Vodovoz’s latest single, “F to K”, features the suave vocal melodies from Miami-born, German-based singer Dennis LeGree. “F to K” is a slight detour from Danya’s usual electronic sonic landscape: this warmer, modern-bluesy offering showcases his own diverse taste. NICK GRANT’S NEW MIXTAPE DREAMIN’…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 18, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Disasterpeace scores ‘Under the Silver Lake’ Under the Silver Lake is an upcoming neo-noir comedy drama directed by David Robert Mitchell, director of It Follows. A24 is releasing the film in Los Angeles and New York City on June 22nd, 2018 before expanding nationwide in July. For scoring duties, David Robert Mitchell turned to previous…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 18, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

SURMISER: No Echo Premieres “ESF” By Upstate New York Punk/Grunge Trio “‘ESF’, or Expensive Swedish Furnishings, is a song about being so fucking bored that you go crosseyed and into a hallucination daydream,” offers SURMISER guitarist/vocalist Jay Andersen of the new single. “The being ‘stuck in the couch again’ part is a call to the…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 17, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

New Video: Robb Bank$ “Griffith Did Nothing Wrong” Robb Bank$ simply can’t be stopped. 2012’s mixtape Calendars ignited a fan base via Tumblr and kicked off his intriguing and impressive career thus far. Among a series of critically acclaimed and buzzworthy projects, he unleashed his full-length debut Year of the Savage in 2015. Amping up…

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…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 16, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

Lyric video premiere: LOSTAIR “Where the Angels Die” Thrash metal band Lostair has released the brand new lyric video for the song Where the Angels Die, the song taken from the last album Ad Jubilaeum released in october 2017 via Revalve Records. Ricardo Bacelars beautifully smooth cover of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s ‘Somewhere In The Hills’…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 16, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

Cathy Hutch’s new release ‘Free Wheelin’ A multi-talented performer who writes and sings from the core of her very being, Cathy Hutch is a recipient of the 2008 Diane London Award; (Fredericton, NB), received an Oscar for Autism (for her co-written song I’m In Here); she has performed at the ECMA Awards and has been…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 15, 2018 @ 4 PM EST

I PREVAIL Debut Final Music Video Off Lifelines Album, Hit Single “RISE” In the closing chapter to their debut album Lifelines, Michigan rock group I PREVAIL give fans their signature mix of narrative and humor with their new music video for “RISE”. Directed by the team at Dominar Films, the video follows the boys of…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 15, 2018 @ NOON EST

Paupière Share “Défunte Lune De Miel” Video On Brooklyn Vegan “Paupière” contains both the French words for “skin” and for “stone”, organic and mineral, sensitive and hard. And it’s this singular duality that the young Montreal trio, consisting of Julia Daigle, Eliane Préfontaine and Pierre-Luc Begin, plays with on their fascinating new album, À jamais…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 15, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Macy Gray Confirmed Tenth Studio Album “Ruby” Set For Release This Fall. The legendary and multi-award winning, multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray has confirmed today that she will be releasing her tenth studio album titled “Ruby” on Artistry Music, a Mack Avenue label this fall. Talking exclusively to Billboard Magazine about the…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 14, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

Tim Atwood Previews New Song “Mom” for Mother’s Day Tim Atwood has played behind some of the greatest country music performers of all time. For 38 years he played in the staff band at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, performing alongside everyone from Garth Brooks to Carrie Underwood to Jeannie Seely. Over those years Atwood…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 14, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

SLOWTRIP (Members of Rotting Out, No Bragging Rights and The Greenery) Premiere New Song (“Follow”) “There’s a delicious hard crunch to the quartet’s leaden, harmonized guitars, and, playing the loud/soft dynamic adroitly, their second single “Follow” whiplashes you back to the ’90s.”- Buzzbands.la RISING ARTIST BILLY RAFFOUL’S “I’M NOT A SAINT” DEBUTS TODAY Of the…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 13, 2018 @ 7 AM EST

GRAMMY-WINNING DUO A GREAT BIG WORLD DROPS NEW SINGLE “YOUNGER” GRAMMY-winning duo A Great Big World have decided that their third album (out later this year via Epic) should be self-titled, and for good reason: because it is who they truly are. For the first time, the NYC pairing of Chad King and Ian Axel…

SKOPE NEWS FOR MAY 12, 2018 @ NOON EST

Kelly Willis’ “Back Being Blue” streaming on NPR Music’s “First Listen” NPR Music explains, “The passage of time has brought unforeseen blessings: distance from others’ notions of what she ought to sing and how she should be presented…Without making any fuss, Willis proves that she can have it both ways, and that’s a source of…