Category: NEWS

X Factor finalists, Fifth Harmony, will join platinum-selling music artist, Demi Lovato, on THE NEON LIGHTS TOUR set to launch on February 9, 2014, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at Pepsi Live At Rogers Arena.   Fifth Harmony will perform an opening set on all dates throughout the tour. Produced and promoted by Live Nation, the…

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They’ve been the best live band in Los Angeles for but a minute, but The Vim Dicta have been too busy melting faces to record a proper introduction to their sound — until now.   Working with legendary engineers Shelly Yakus (John Lennon, Tom Petty, Patti Smith) and Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Warren Zevon, Fiona…

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As the winner of the 12th season of American Idol, Candice Glover won over the hearts of millions with her powerful voice and unforgettable performances. Now, the 23 year old singer from St. Helena Island, SC, will release her debut album Music Speaks on February 18, 2014. “I know it’s taking a bit longer than…

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Renowned DJ and producer ATB has announced his partnership with Insomniac Events for the four date ATB Live In Concert Tour. For two weekends in October, audiences in San Francisco, LA, Chicago and New York will witness a unique EDM concert experience featuring a live band with a drummer, guitarist, bassist, and keyboard player. To…

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‘84 is a conceptually driven mixtape that chronicles Bizzy’s journey from music industry rookie, to realizing his dream of becoming the “Michael Jordan” of rap; “84 is the year MJ was drafted into the NBA. The beginning of his journey to becoming the greatest basketball player that ever lived” says Bizzy.   “I’m telling my…

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On “How I Met Your Mother” (prod. by Roga Raph), the first official release off Stan Ipcus’ Local Legend LP, the NY emcee/rap scribe tells his oldest son the story of his move home to New York after attending the University of Maryland, and his pursuit of a major label record deal, which ultimately led…

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Pet Shop Boys will release their new single ‘Thursday’ on November 4. The song is taken from their highly acclaimed current album ‘Electric’, produced by Stuart Price and features guest vocals from Example. Watch the video for ‘Thursday’ here: http://smarturl.it/psbthursdayvideo

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The Fratellis have returned with a new album We Need Medicine, slated for release on October 8 through BMG. The video for album single “Seven Nights Seven Days” was recently revealed, and today the band shares new album cut “This Old Ghost Town,” which premiered with Rolling Stone. SKOPE IT HERE!

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To mark the launch of his NEW album, Paul McCartney will give his first-ever live Twitter Q&A this Thursday, October 3rd at 2:40pm GMT.   Paul will take to Twitter to answer questions about his forthcoming release and the recording process. Fans can send in questions now via Twitter by using the hashtag #AskMacca. Paul…

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NYC rockers Eve To Adam (ETA) premiered their official lyric video for the hard hitting single, “Immortal.” The video is dedicated to the men and women of the United States armed services and their families. “When thinking about what visuals should illustrate the core meaning of “Immortal” in our new lyric video, we had to…

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After spending the last five years in New York and losing various collaborators (to marriage, babies, jobs, other bands and escapes from New York) Sun Ladders is now Hampton (guitar, vocals), Johnathan Swafford (bass), Alan O’Keeffe (guitar), and Christian Rutledge (drums): All veterans of the realities of playing in a rock band in New York…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Bridge Nine’s newest label addition, NY’s Backtrack, recently wrapped recording their new full-length with producer Nick Jett (Terror) in California.   The band announced yesterday that this B9 debut album will be titled Lost In Life and is scheduled to hit stores early 2014.   Lost In Life is their first release since 2011’s Darker…

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Phish will play a four-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in December, marking the band’s fourth consecutive New Year’s run at the legendary venue. The series of concerts will begin on Saturday, December 28, and conclude on New Year’s Eve. Phish has played 27 dates at Madison Square Garden since December 1994.…

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Berlin-based contemporary composer Nils Frahm gives fans a further preview of his new album, Spaces, (out November 19th on Erased Tapes), by revealing a full stream of album track ‘Says’ as well as the album artwork. https://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/nils-frahm-says/s-c9UPm

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Zach Marks, age 13, founded Grom Social after being kicked off of Facebook twice by his parents. Zach’s vision was to create a safe, educational, fun, and highly interactive digital social networking platform for kids between the ages of 5-16. So, Zach, along with his brothers, sister, and friends of the family developed the platform…

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