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@skopemag news – thursday – june 4, 2020 @ 12:15 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NEWS: Screenwriter/bluesman John Fusco convenes all-star band for new double album ‘John the Revelatory,’ due July 31st. Vermont bluesman John Fuscoand his band the X-Road Riders will follow up their acclaimed 2019 self-titled debut with the 20-song double album John the Revelator, due out July 31, 2020 on Checkerboard Lounge Recordings.…

@skopemag news – thursday – june 4, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Taylor Swift Homes New York to Nashville to Beverly Hills While Taylor Swift’s meteoric rise to music stardom is impressive, so too is her growth as a real estate mogul. As of 2020, she owns approximately $81 million in mansions and penthouses in Nashville, Rhode Island, Beverly Hills and New York…

@skopemag news – thursday – june 4, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BADGUYSWIN Release Grunge Infused, Debut LP, ‘Cowards’! Grand Forks, BC based Grunge revivalists BADGUYSWIN has released their debut album, Cowards! After years of writing complex and intricate music, the members of Slagduster return to their musical roots with a twelve track LP that fuses classic grunge influences with crisp, modern production.…

@skopemag news – wednesday – june 3, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Indiana Jones, Terminator & More Star in Russian Indie Band, Apache Rose’s Video for New Single ‘Blind Spot’ Somewhat ironically combining sounds from the British Invasion of the Sixties and the Alternative guitar bands of the Nineties, Apache Rose are the Russian musical offensive we can all be joyful about! Built…

@skopemag news – tuesday – june 2, 2020 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope BIG HIT ENTERTAINMENT HOLDS 2020 GLOBAL AUDITION FOR A NEW BOY GROUP “This is your moment.” Big Hit Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as “Big Hit”) is holding a global audition in order to seek out talented individuals with potentials of an artist. The official announcement has been uploaded on the audition…

@skopemag news – monday – june 2, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Neil Finn Releases New Single ‘Find Your Way Back Home’ As the Auckland City Mission marks its centenary, it has received a special gift from one of its favourite sons. New Zealand musician Neil Finn is donating a song to the building of HomeGround – the Mission’s most ambitious project yet.…

@skopemag news – monday – june 2, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope “RECUERDO” BY RICKY MARTIN & CARLA MORRISON Ricky Martin and Carla Morrison’s new song “Recuerdo” is out now. The song is part of Ricky’s new project, ‘PAUSA’ featuring Pedro Capó, Bad Bunny and Residente. “Recuerdo”premiered today on Rolling Stone and Remezcla. The single signals collective new chapters for both Martin &…

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

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope LISTEN to Dre Island’s Debut Album Today Dre Island is one of Jamaica’s most powerful messengers. The multi-faceted artist – who sings, songwrites, produces and plays piano – releases his debut album Now I Rise today (May 29) through a joint-venture partnership with DubShot Records and Kingston Hills Entertainment. The 13-track…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 31, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope 2nd Grade’s debut album, Hit to Hit, is out now on Double Double Whammy! The album premiered earlier this week on Stereogum where they named it the Album of The Week saying that the “songs provide glimpses into a lot of different feelings, from frustration to wistfulness to boundless glee.” Sam…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 31, 2020 @ 12:15 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade shares new track “BOYZ,” fifth LP forthcoming Poised for a U.S. breakthrough year, Yemi Alade is an artist, actress and entertainer of Yoruba and Igbo descent who has released four albums: King of Queens in 2014—whose hit single “Johnny” launched her to worldwide fame and has reached…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 31, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NE-YO’S NEW SINGLE – “U 2 LUV” FT. JEREMIH– IS OUT TODAY To celebrate the single’s launch, NE-YO has teamed up with Postmates to support healthcare heroes caring for COVID-19 patients. Tonight, hero nurses in the ICU at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta will be Postmated meals from Subway during their…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 31, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope OUT TODAY: CASABLANCA’S MERYEM ABOULOUAFA RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM MERYEM VIA ANIMAL63 Meryem shares these words along with the track and video “Deeply”: “I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.” – Frederic…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 30 & 31, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope New > Ego Ella May Shares New Single > ‘Give A Little’ > Out Today > listen here Gearing up to the release of her debut album ‘Honey For Wounds, South London songwriter and vocalist Ego Ella May shares ‘Give A Little’, the third track to be released from the anticipated…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 30 & 31, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope KID DAD Release New Single/Video “A Prison Unseen” Paderborn, Germany indie/rock band KID DAD have announced that their debut album ‘In A Box’ will be released August 21 via Long Branch Records. They’ve also revealed a new single – ‘A Prison Unseen’ – with accompanying music video. The visuals are an…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 30 & 31, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NAYANA IZ Shares New Track “TNT” NAYANA IZ is on a roll. Having introduced herself in the closing months of 2019 with debut track “how we do”, the 19-year-old Londoner is now gearing up for the release of her debut EP Smoke & Fly and slowly taking the world by storm…

@skopemag news – friday – may 29, 2020 @ 2 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope MANCHESTER, UK RAPPER AITCH DROPS NEW POLARIS EP 20-year-old Manchester, UK rapper Aitch releases his new 8-track EP, POLARIS, out now on 10K Projects/ NQ Records. The project, named after the North Star, used for centuries to guide travelers in the night, pays homage to the young artist’s roots in Northern…

@skopemag news – friday – may 29, 2020 @ 11 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope RED CAIN Release New Official Video/Short Film ‘Juliet’ Canadian progressive metal Red Cain have released their latest official video from their latest album Kindred: Act I. Juliet is effectively a short film created by Rik Zak & Jun Ren. It’s already won various awards including 2 independent short awards and an…

@skopemag news – friday – may 29, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Maverick Sabre returns with new single “Don’t You Know By Now” Speaking on the single Mav shares, “A song about the ending of a relationship, knowing it’s over but ending it completely being easier said than done. What attachments, dependencies, and feelings of obligations do we carry over from what we’ve…

@skopemag news – thursday – may 28, 2020 @ 4 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DANGER INCORPORATED RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “FRANKENSTEIN” Today, the Atlanta genre-blending duo Danger Incorporated release the video for their track “Frankenstein,” produced by Oogiemane of Working on Dying, via Awful Records/RCA Records. Going live moments ago via YouTube Premieres, the video marks their first collaboration with the influential street racing brand…

@skopemag news – thursday – may 28, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope LÂLKA shares reflective “pristine pop” track Burn It All Sharing her first new music since a jam-packed 2019, including summer festivals (FOMO Brisbane, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival – Brisbane) and buzzworthy sets at BIGSOUND 2019, LÂLKA explores a more contemplative side of her left-field experimental pop on ‘Burn It All’. Forest…

@skopemag news – thursday – may 28, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Deadcrow Releases Dark, Futuristic New Noise Single “Sorrow” Since arriving on Plastician’s Terrorhythm label in 2016 via the chilly, grime-soaked Night Wonder EP, Deadcrow has taken over the underground with his emotive sci-fi-inspired soundscapes. He’s been championed by the likes of Complex, Mixmag, and Noisey, and remains an influential figure in…

@skopemag news – wednesday – may 27, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Them Evils tell tales from the road with new “Where Ya Gonna Crash Tonight?” After 2 years of touring their previous release “Rollin’ Stoned and Livin’ Free”, Them Evils are kicking things up a notch with tales from the road with new single “Where Ya Gonna Crash Tonight?”, to be released…

@skopemag news – monday – may 26, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Hard Target announces new album and releases video for “All Day” Florida rapper Hard Target has revealed the details for his new album “Joy Ridin”, which will surface via Dirt Rock Empire this summer. To celebrate the impending release of his new album, Hard Target has released the music video for…

@skopemag news – Memorial Day USA – may 25, 2020 @ 12 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Fonkynson release new album “Falling” including new focus track “Giving U Up” today! Growing up in France, Fonkynson was greatly influenced by his father’s music – the iconic sound of artists such as Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. His interest started shifting as he developed a taste for electronic music…

@skopemag news – Memorial Day USA – may 25, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Check Out BLUE EYED CHRIST New Single, “American H” LA based Electronic Industrial Rock artist BLUE EYED CHRIST has premiered “America H,” the first single off of the upcoming LP, World on Fire. “‘America H’ is about sifting through the noise of the media and content we consume every day, how…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 23 & 24, 2020 @ 3 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope @skopemag is on Spotify This is news is huge – DSP – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/39hHRLljEOgsrr9TZnLrED BRELAND RELEASES SELF-TITLED DEBUT EP TODAY (5/22) Emerging Bad Realm / Atlantic recording artist BRELAND unleashes his self-titled debut EP, BRELAND, today (5/22) and continues to go full speed ahead after the viral success of his breakout single…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 23 & 24, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Themba remixes HOSH & 1979’s ‘Midnight (The Hanging Tree)’ Feat. Jalja Esteemed South African house producer Themba has remixed the Hosh & 1979 smash ‘Midnight (The Hanging Tree)’, out May 22nd. Ramping up the percussive elements and looping Jalja’s pitch-perfect vocals, Themba’s ‘Herd Remix’ sees the exciting young artist deliver a…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 22 & 23, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Release Alert: Chasing Ghosts – Bring Me Suffering – British Dark Melodic Metal Born of a passion to create dark and melodic music, Milton Keynes based British metal outfit Chasing Ghosts are resurging with EP and title track Bring Me Suffering to be released Spring 2020. The EP (out 12th June)…

@skopemag news – weekend – may 23 & 24, 2020 @ 6 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Norwegian artist Ane Brun debuts “Song For Thrill and Tom” video “Song for Thrill and Tom” is about a complex, beautiful and extraordinary love story. The main characters are real people in my life, who I’ve tried to portray as authentic as possible, so that it becomes like a musical monument…

@skopemag news – friday – may 22, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Shoreline Mafia Gets Animated in the Stylish Video for “Gangstas & Sippas” Peddling a party-positive strain of West Coast heat, Shoreline Mafia provide the ideal soundtrack for any function. Giving the animated treatment to a speaker-knocking single, Shoreline shares the video for “Gangstas & Sippas.” Paying homage to Too $hort’s hyphy…

@skopemag news – friday – may 22, 2020 @ 8 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Steve Earle & The Dukes Release “Ghosts of West Virginia” Tomorrow – Full Album Live Stream Performance in Support of Labor Movement Announced Steve Earle & The Dukes will release their anticipated Ghosts of West Virginia tomorrow via New West Records. The album centers on the Upper Big Branch coal mine…

@skopemag news – thursday – may 21, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ZIKAI SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘CHAMPAGNE FOR BREAKFAST’ -WATCH HERE With performances at Sweden’s Grammy and Oscar ceremonies to her name, Zikai is poised to take her domestic attention to an international stage. The 22-year-old has a flair for timeless songwriting matched by a voice rich with personality, poise and…

@skopemag news – thursday – may 21, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Oscar Jerome shares ‘Give Back What U Stole From Me’ ‘Give Back What U Stole From Me’ is the latest single to be lifted from the South London-based artist’s upcoming debut album, ‘Breathe Deep’. Due out July 10th the record sees Oscar bring in a long list of collaborators, including his…

@skopemag news – thursday – may 21, 2020 @ 7 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Shaefri releases brand new single ’23’ ’23’ premiered with Clash Magazine as their Track Of The Day who said, “An artist whose work is both enticing and complex, she draws on her half-Egyptian, half-Irish heritage to sculpt uniquely atmospheric works of pop-art… It’s the sound of Shaefri lying still, picking through…

@skopemag news – wednesday – may 20, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Viral Pop Artist Emily Vu Releases New Single/Video “WEEKEND” Viral pop artist Emily Vu is releasing her new single, “WEEKEND.” The new single was co-produced by multi-platinum producer Sir Nolan — who has worked with the likes of Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Khalid — and Andrew Schmidt aka…

@skopemag news – wednesday – may 20, 2020 @ 9 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Eileen Carey’s Stop Motion Music Video for “Finally” Has Surpassed 100K Views On YouTube! Earlier this year, chart-topping singer-songwriter Eileen Carey premiered her striking music video for single “Finally”; the whimsical video finds two characters on a harrowing journey towards love. The stop motion animated music video was a collaborative effort…

@skopemag news – tuesday – may 19, 2020 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope We Versus The Shark share new video via Paste Magazine When We Versus the Shark formed in 2003, the group’s members were barely in their 20s and living in three different states. The math rock foursome converged on the music hub of Athens, Georgia as a homebase and promptly set about…

@skopemag news – tuesday – may 19, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope TIAGZ UNVEILS NEW EP THEY CALL ME TIAGO He preceded the project with his breakout banger “My Heart Went Oops.” On the heels of its success, Business Insider chronicled the artist’s meteoric rise through his combination of agile marketing acumen, D.I.Y. production, and head-turning rhymes. Tiagz sampled the trending 1951 jazz…

@skopemag news – tuesday – may 19, 2020 @ 8:15 am est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope REPUBLIC RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF “THE HIGH NOTE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK” ON MAY 29 Republic Records and Focus Features announce the release of The High Note Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on May 29, 2020. The soundtrack will arrive the same day as the film, which will be available on…

@skopemag news – monday – may 18, 2020 @ 5 pm est

@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Pomagranite Speaks To Where They Are At And Ready To Go With “Supply” EP & Video Made up of four artists from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, POMAGRANITE is a Hip Hop/Alternative R&B collective that consists of members Everett Gibbons, Joeyroxitt, Bryll, and Charlie MixwelH. Each representative brings more than one thing…