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@skopemag news – monday – january 27, 2020 @ 8:30 am est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 25-26, 2020 @ 2:15 pm est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 25-26, 2020 @ 7:30 am est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 25-26, 2020 @ 6:30 am est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 25-26, 2020 @ 2:00 pm est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 25-26, 2020 @ 6:30 am est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 24, 2020 @ 4 pm est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 24, 2020 @ 11 am est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 24, 2020 @ 9 am est

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@skopemag news – thursday – january 23, 2020 @ 12 pm est

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@skopemag news – thursday – january 23, 2020 @ 10 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 MADAME GANDHI CELEBRATES CONSISTENCY IN LOVE WITH “SEE ME THRU” Artist/activist Madame Gandhi kicks off a new year and decade with her new single “See Me Thru,” from her widely embraced Visions short form album trilogy. The vibey, downtempo RnB…

@skopemag news – wednesday – january 22, 2020 @ 3 pm est

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@skopemag news – wednesday – january 22, 2020 @ 12 pm est

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@skopemag news – wednesday – january 22, 2020 @ 10 am est

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@skopemag news – tuesday – january 21, 2020 @ 3 pm est

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@skopemag news – tuesday – january 21, 2020 @ 1 pm est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 AyeKarim – ‘Lied Again’ AyeKarim’s latest single, “Lied Again” was released on December 27, 2019. Immediately after release, the track received an outstanding public reception, and quickly became a fan favorite. The artist describes this track as one having a…

@skopemag news – tuesday – january 21, 2020 @ 12 pm est

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@skopemag news – tuesday – january 21, 2020 @ 10 am est

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@skopemag news – Monday / Martin Luther King Jr Day – january 20, 2020 @ 2:30 pm est

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@skopemag news – Monday / Martin Luther King Jr Day – january 20, 2020 @ 2 pm est

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@skopemag news – Monday / Martin Luther King Jr Day – january 20, 2020 @ 8 am est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 18 – 19, 2020 @ 1:00 pm est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 GABRIEL BLACK & PHEM RELEASE NEW TRACK “PUNISHER” Today, gabriel black & phem release their new track “punisher” via RCA Records. Listen HERE. The track is written by gabriel, phem and Dan Farber and produced by gabriel and Dan. CLUTCH…

@skopemag news – weekend – january 18 – 19, 2020 @ 11:15 am est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 18 – 19, 2020 @ 5:00 pm est

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@skopemag news – weekend – january 18 – 19, 2020 @ 6:30 am est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 17, 2020 @ 4:00 pm est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 17, 2020 @ 4:00 pm est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 17, 2020 @ 10:00 am est

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@skopemag news – friday – january 17, 2020 @ 9:00 am est

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@skopemag news – thursday – january 16, 2020 @ 5:00 pm est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 LA Priest Announces New Album ‘GENE’ + Shares Track “What Moves” Emerging from an all-too-long nomadic hibernation, LA Priest has returned with news of GENE, his forthcoming sophomore album, due for release on April 24, 2020. Along with the news…

@skopemag news – thursday – january 16, 2020 @ 12:30 pm est

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@skopemag news – thursday – january 16, 2020 @ 11:30 am est

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@skopemag news – thursday – january 16, 2020 @ 10:00 am est

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@skopemag news – wednesday – january 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm est

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@skopemag news – wednesday – january 15, 2020 @ 11:45 am est

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@skopemag news – wednesday – january 15, 2020 @ 10:15 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Keon Masters Premieres Video, “Feel Nuthin” VIA Relix Mag “Today, we premiere Masters’ video for the funky, bass-laden track.The video is a collaboration with filmmaker Gunner Willis and features a brief, charming narrative section before the song begins. It stars…

@skopemag news – wednesday – january 15, 2020 @ 9:00 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 ICYMI: Abiyah releases contemplative, synth driven single “Mirror Flower” ICYMI: Cincinnati, Ohio-based songstress Abiyah followed up her February 2019 release of her genre-blending single with Ceschi Ramos, ‘Champion Plaque’, with the release of her latest single, ‘Mirror Flower,’ which is…

@skopemag news – tuesday – january 14, 2020 @ 7:00 pm est

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@skopemag news – tuesday – january 14, 2020 @ 11:00 am est

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@skopemag news – tuesday – january 14, 2020 @ 10:00 am est

@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 FLORA CASH RELEASE NEW TRACK “YOU LOVE ME” AND FORTHCOMING ALBUM BABY, IT’S OKAY OUT MARCH 6TH WITH PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW Tickets are on sale now for the duo’s upcoming headlining “Baby, It’s Okay” tour which kicks off on March…