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@skopemag news – wednesday – july 15, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Naaz – “Mute Love:” Originally written lamenting the time spent away from her best friend while touring, Naaz’s new single ‘Mute Love’ addresses that and the positivity that unrelenting friendships, like that one, can have. “‘Mute Love’ is a song about the bright side of missing somebody,” she explains, “it is…

@skopemag news – wednesday – july 15, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jah Cure & Reggae Vibes Music Present NEW SONG “Rock the Boat” Jah Cure and Reggae Vibes Music present a new single titled “Rock the Boat” OUT NOW on all digital platforms! This is the official summer 2020 reggae tune. The single is part of the “World Rebirth Riddim” available everywhere…

@skopemag news – tuesday – july 14, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DJ Tokars – “The Time Is Right” Remix feat. Big Gipp & Bun B 4CHANGE3 ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS TROY TYLER Troy Tyler, a native of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, always had a love for singing. As a child, Troy would sing for his parents who would tell him the truth about his voice;…

@skopemag news – tuesday – july 14, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Out Now – Oracle Sister’s debut EP ‘Paris I’ Today (July 8th) Parisian trio Oracle Sisters release ‘Paris I, their debut via NYC independent label 22TWENTY, as well as final single ‘Honest Man’ EMPEROR PENGUIN WANT TO TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE Critically acclaimed power pop dynamos Emperor Penguin are back!…

@skopemag news – monday – july 13, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Rod Wave Shares “Through The Wire” Single & Video In moments of extreme trauma, sometimes the only way to get closure is to revisit that cause of that pain with a new attitude of understanding. For Rod Wave (Alamo/Geffen Records), that intense emotional release comes in his new song and video…

@skopemag news – monday – july 13, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope 16 Year Old Pop Artist Dušan Mitric’s single “Miss You” Dušan Mitric is that kind of talented artist that once heard, he will be impossible to forget. Dušan, at the young age of 16, has already a voice that is both melodic and powerful, which wonderfully serves exceptional and very well…

@skopemag news – weekend / sunday – july 12, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jack The Radio Releases Creatures Today, “Creatures” Video To Premiere With DittyTV Tomorrow “We’ve put the better part of three and half years into making this the best album we could,” says Hage. “From the songs to the lyrics to the artwork and packaging, we’re excited for people to finally experience…

@skopemag news – weekend / sunday – july 12, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Breantonia x Jak keep up the Summer vibes with their “EXPOSURE” Lyric video Merging the soulful, angelic harmonies of Breantonia’s vocal range and the Summer inducing, woozy R&B tones of Jak’s creative flair, it’s an instant seasonal playlist addition. Coming through with a creative, film-inspired lyric video, “Exposure” is the leading…

@skopemag news – weekend / saturday – july 11, 2020 @ 10 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ICYMI: ABISHA Returns With New Single “One Night” ABISHA returns with “One Night” – an irrefutable alt-pop and R&B jam that sets the tone for a new chapter in her story, following her Scorpio EP (released February 28, 2020 via Spindle Music). The new single arrives on the heels of a…

@skopemag news – weekend / saturday – july 11, 2020 @ 4 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope AQUIHAYAQUIHAY Release Vibey Single + Video for “Ya No Es Igual” M-Pop / Latin R&B group AQUIHAYAQUIHAY releases the vibey single “Ya No Es Igual” via Steve Aoki’s new Latin imprint Dim Mak En Fuego – a label dedicated to releasing hybrid sounds from both the Latin global underground and contemporary…

@skopemag news – weekend / saturday – july 11, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NELLY’S ‘COUNTRY GRAMMAR’ To Be Released As A Digital Deluxe Edition On July 24 Via REPUBLIC/UMe Nelly, the St. Louis-bred hip-hop juggernaut revered for No. 1 hits like “Grillz,” “Hot in Herre,” “Dilemma,” and “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” will re-release his stone-classic debut album Country Grammar on July 24 via Republic/UMe. Hailed…

@skopemag news – weekend / saturday – july 11, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope THE DEVIL’S TRADE Releases New Song, “Három Árva” Frontman Dávid Makó comments on the track: “‘Három Árva’ is a cover of a Hungarian folk song, so called legend ballad from Kalotaszeg, Transylvania. It is about three orphans maltreated by their stepmother so trying to connect their dead mother to call her…

@skopemag news – weekend /saturday – july 11, 2020 @ 7 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope keaton dekker unveils lockdown video for new single ‘ITYK’ Today keaton dekker releases the video for new single ‘ITYK’, a dreamy call-back to 80s R&B-pop, and a diametric counterpart to his dark debut single ‘makeup’, that received praise from PAPER, The Line Of Best Fit, Gigwise, Bristol In Stereo & many…

@skopemag news – friday – july 10, 2020 @ 4 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope THE ORACLE: Cvlt Nation Premieres New Video From Avant Electronics Project Inspired at once by the grandiosity of film scores and classical music, the bleakness of black metal, and minimalist ambient music, Hypogeum is dark and at times ritualistic with its themes and complimentary visuals touching upon the rise, betrayal, and…

@skopemag news – friday – july 10, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope THE BOBBY LEES DROP THEIR NEW SINGLE “WENDY” TODAY The Bobby Lees’ new record Skin Suit was produced by underground punk legend Jon Spencer of the Blues Explosion and will be released on Alive Naturalsound Records on July 17th. Jen Janet Releases New Single “Possession” Released with a corresponding music video,…

@skopemag news – friday – july 10, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope AQUILO’S NEW ‘SOBER’ EP IS OUT NOW! After two years of absence, the reaction to Aqulio’s return with their recent singles ‘Sober’, ‘Just Asking’ and ‘Always Forever’ feels as if they’d never been away. The songs quickly accumulated over 5 million streams, in the process elevating their monthly listeners at Spotify…

@skopemag news – friday – july 10, 2020 @ 5 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Windows (Mystic Braves) Share “Send It” & “Up All Night” Via XS Noize Windows had intended to release their debut album in spring of 2020 but in light of covid-19 and the black lives matter movement, they decided to instead remotely write, record, and self-release two singles, “Send It (Side A)”…

@skopemag news – thrudsday – july 9, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope TEN FOOT WIZARD: revolt and groove with new album ‘Get Out Of Your Mind’! UK’s tongue-in-cheek and definitely rebellious groove rock’n’rollers TEN FOOT WIZARD premiere their third album ‘Get Out Of Your Mind’ in its entirety today exclusively via Metal Injection. It’s out on July 10th through Beard Of Zeus. Good…

@skopemag news – thursday – july 9, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope GAEREA Releases New Song, “Conspiranoia” Speaking of the video, GAEREA comments, “Shot in the ancient Streets of Porto, Gaerea’s birth city, ‘Conspiranoia’ is much more than just an agonizing and mesmerizing voyage into the Vortex’s own Depths. Completely filled with small Easter Eggs throughout the clip which I know very few…

@skopemag news – wednesday – july 8, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SERPENT OMEGA: Swedish Doom/Sludge Metal Unit Releases “Land Of Darkness” Video Melding sludge, doom, metal, and crust into a unique and sordid brew, SERPENT OMEGA’s self-titled debut full-length sold out in a few short months back in 2013. Long-awaited sequel, appropriately titled II, was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden by guitarist Jonsson…

@skopemag news – wednesday – july 8, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope p-rallel Shares New Track “Soulboy” Feat. Greentea Peng The track is the second to be shared from his impending 6-track EP, following “Packed Bags” with Louis Culture. Leaning more on the reggae and dub influences of his childhood, he explains, “It felt quite natural making it, Greentea Peng’s vocals were exactly…

@skopemag news – tuesday – july 7, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Check Out ECHOBATS TONY HARNELL (the former voice of Norwegian/American band TNT) is racing ahead with one eye in the rear-view fronting ECHOBATS, a new allstar, quarantine inspired project alongside WHITESNAKE/TSO guitarist JOEL HOEKSTRA (guitar), NIGHT RANGER’S ERIC LEVY on keys and the tight, crackling rhythm of MATT (MR.BIG, ACE FREHLEY)…

@skopemag news – monday – july 6, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” Hits #1 40 Years Ago Today Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones’ iconic song “He Stopped Loving Her Today” reaching #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Chart on July 5, 1980. This was Jones’ first solo hit…

@skopemag news – monday – july 6, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope GUERRILLA GHOST RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE – ‘THE IMMIGRANT SONG’ Milwaukee hip-hop duo Guerrilla Ghost are preparing for the release of their second album, “We Get What We Deserve”. While the debut single “Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man” showed a growth from the group’s previous efforts, it also built upon what…

@skopemag news – weekend – sunday – july 5, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Pop Punk & Pink Band Give Me A Reason Debut New Music Video Swiss pop punk quartet Give Me A Reason tap into another era with a music video for their new single “Sad.” The energetic, crystal clear track is about people who try to hold you back while you pursue…

@skopemag news – weekend – sunday – july 5, 2020 @ 7 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Folk-rock singer-songwriter releases new single via premiere on AUDIOFEMME Folk-rock singer-songwriter, Evelyn Cools, has released the new single, “Gold Woman,” the second offering from her upcoming EP, Misfit Paradise, which will be out everywhere on August 14. Inspired by songwriters such as Stevie Nicks, Simon & Garfunkel, Lana Del Rey, and…

@skopemag news – weekend – saturday – july 4, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ABISHA returns with new single ‘ONE NIGHT’ Abisha is an inspirational new British singer/songwriter, using her voice to empower other black, queer women. She recently opened up a compelling conversation across her platform, detailing how it felt to grow up being the only biracial, queer woman in her hometown of Devon,…

@skopemag news – weekend – saturday – july 4, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ‘Catastrophic Entertainment’ the new album from San Francisco indie/power pop band Cocktails is out everywhere digitally today ‘Catastrophic Entertainment’ the new full-length album from San Francisco indie/power pop band COCKTAILS is out digitally everywhere today via Berlin-based Alien Snatch! Records and the band’s own imprint Wizards & Potions Records. HARLOE –…

@skopemag news – friday – july 3, 2020 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Vwillz Releases Music Video For Single “Pretty Face” On Friday, PoweredByCMG & Vwillz released the “Before The Storm – Day” EP. The EP was lead with powerful singles “Pretty Face” & “Take Me Home”. “Pretty Face” was more Pop/Alternative Rock leaning and “Take Me Home” found itself uniquely and beautifully blending…

@skopemag news – friday – july 3, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SixForty1’s new single is a Pop-Country love song that embraces simplicity Breakout pop-country duo SixForty1 will release their newest single “Forget Those Heels” this Friday, July 3. “This song was a no brainer when considering songs for our EP. It taps into the intimate sides of our lives that we wanted…

@skopemag news – friday – july 3, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BAKER GRACE CONNECTS WITH CAUTIOUS CLAY ON “UP ALL NIGHT” “‘Up All Night’ is about how too often we judge people or a group of people without getting the chance to know them,” Grace shares about the song. “Everybody has a story and I think it’s important to take the time…

@skopemag news – friday – july 3, 2020 @ 5 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Footsie launches Studio 55 YouTube channel with comic book inspired video for Restless Jack Today, Footsie launches his Studio 55 YouTube channel with visuals for ‘Restless Jack’ featuring CASISDEAD, taken from his new critically acclaimed album ‘No Favours’. London based animation team The Fans lend their skills for the marvel-esc video…

skopemag news – thursday – july 2, 2020 @ 6 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Ellie Goulding Releases “Slow Grenade” Featuring Lauv From the “EG.0” half of her new album, “Slow Grenade” is the newest offering from Ellie following recent releases “Power” and “Worry About Me,” featuring acclaimed artist blackbear. “Slow Grenade” is a collaborative effort with rising star Lauv, who first gained attention in 2015…

@skopemag news – thursday – july 2, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NEW MUSIC // Tycho Jones – “Hanging Around” Speaking about the song, which is also Clash’s Song Of The Day, Tycho explains “Hanging Around is a tune, and this is my homage to a band I grew up being really inspired by” KANYE WEST RELEASES “WASH US IN THE BLOOD” FEAT.…

@skopemag news – thursday – july 2, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BLACKPINK’S “HOW YOU LIKE THAT” SHATTERS YOUTUBE RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST 24-HOUR MUSIC VIDEO DEBUT OF ALL TIME With their mind-blowing new video “How You Like That,” BLACKPINK have smashed the YouTube record for the biggest 24 hour music video debut of all time with over 86 million views. The video…

@skopemag news – wednesday – july 1, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Bombay Bicycle Club Release Acoustic Recording Of “Racing Stripes” From Forthcoming EP, ‘Two Lives” The four track EP is out 24th July, and features three acoustic reworkings of songs from the band’s recently acclaimed “Everything Else Has Gone Wrong” LP, and a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s Two Lives. The stripped-back versions…

@skopemag news – tuesday – june 30, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ –http://smarturl.it/skope Krief – “I Am The Pillar Of Darkness In Your Life”  ““I Am The Pillar Of Darkness In Your Life” is out today! Writing this song, I thought about this path I ended up on, in which I gathered the very basics to stay the course and survive. I was sold a…

@skopemag news – tuesday – june 30, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope UK’s ALVAREZ KINGS Release New “Emotionally-Charged, Hook-Filled” Single “Words I Couldn’t Say”; Now Streaming Everywhere Vocalist Simon Thompson tells PopMatters, “The song came about when I was turning our spare room at home into our baby’s nursery as the acoustics were awesome. I was writing songs off of the back of…

@skopemag news – monday – june 29, 2020 @ 7 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Corb Lund’s “Agricultural Tragic” Out Today Corb Lund’s new studio album Agricultural Tragic is available today via New West Records. The 12-song set is his first album of original material in five years and follows his acclaimed Things That Can’t Be Undone (2015), and the Cover Your Tracks EP (2019). Met…

@skopemag news – monday – june 29, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope MAD MAX Releases New Single and Lyric Video! Whether it’s in music or in life: clarity is always the best argument if you want to convince people. Everybody knows where they stand, nobody is left in the dark, reliability and dependability are characteristics that everybody appreciates. Mad Max are musically unambiguous…