Heating up the summer season to a boiling level already, Future unveils the music video for “PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ.” Watch it HERE. Directed by Nick Walker [Billie Eilish, Playboi Carti], the visible showcases a slick, stylized, and gorgeous efficiency vignette of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Atlanta hip-hop titan. It exudes otherworldly vitality on one other degree—similar to the whole lot he does.
“PUFFIN ON ZOOTIEZ” has already amassed over 40 million Spotify streams and notably peaked at #4 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. Of the monitor, Pitchfork famous, “his downbeat but fast supply and the ornate instrumental carry the track.” It additionally stands out as a fan favourite monitor that took on a lifetime of its personal from his huge new album, I By no means Favored You.
I By no means Favored You crashed the charts because the greatest debut of the rapper’s profession, touchdown at #1 on the Billboard 200 and shifting a staggering 221,512 models first-week within the US alone. This notably marks Future as the 5th artist in historical past to debut at #1 on Billboards Sizzling 100 and Billboard 200 in the identical week and marks his 8th #1 album on the Billboard 200 with the most seven-day gross sales of his illustrious profession thus far.
Gearing up for the R&B occasion of the yr, GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum R&B star GIVĒON will unveil his anxiously awaited full-length debut album, Give Or Take, on June 24, 2022 by way of Not So Quick/Epic Information. It’s accessible for pre-order/pre-save HERE.
Setting the stage for the file, the Lengthy Seaside singer simply shared a cinematic and trendy trailer for the album. Watch it HERE. Within the clip, he sits in a apartment engrossed in dialog along with his mother as he scans the Los Angeles cityscape beneath him and units the stage for what followers can anticipate on this venture. Scenes of stay footage and recollections intercut with these pensive moments, conveying stress and emotion unexpectedly.
He just lately heralded Give Or Take with the ballad “Lie Once more.” It has already amassed over 8.9 million Spotify streams and 4.4 million YouTube views on the music video. Proper out of the gate, [rollingstone.com/music/music-news/giveon-lie-again-song-video-1344670/]Rolling Stone hailed it as “fantastically painful,” and Complex proclaimed, “He reveals his power in vocals as he asks his associate to misinform him about previous indiscretions.”
Recognized for her honest songwriting and her proficiency at creating sonically protected areas for listeners to be susceptible, Brooklyn-based artist Jasmine Jordan will launch her new single “identify a greater duo” on Friday, Might twentieth. Teaming up with upcoming rapper A-Recreation, the songstress expresses bliss and pleasure about her newfound love on this intimate R&B monitor.
This hip hop-infused R&B monitor reevaluates the outdated notion of settling for much less in relation to issues of the guts. The songwriter The soulful songwriter shares “it’s a relationship flex track. I’m sharing how misplaced in love I’m now however in a manner that I don’t wish to be discovered.”
Caroline Romano returns together with her 3-track ‘Hollister’ EP, a re-release of her single “Hollister,” from her debut album, Oddities and Prodigies, alongside two new renditions of the monitor.
With the ‘Hollister’ EP, Caroline is ready to showcase the flexibility of the one. “Hollister – Nightcore Model” amps up the pop-punk vitality of the monitor, whereas the slowed down model, “Hollister (I Need To Be Her Model),” permits the emotion of the lyrics to take centerstage.
She elaborates on the inspiration behind “Hollister” and why the one means a lot to her: “All of us have our personal preferrred requirements of magnificence, allure and what it appears wish to be wanter. Rising up, that woman to me regarded like the other of who I used to be. She was the woman who wore Hollister skinny denims and had an amazing smile.She stood out in these delicate, sleek methods I don’t naturally possess. I all the time felt like I used to be an excessive amount of, too tall, too loud. ‘Hollister’ is simply me reiterating these ideas I believe many people had in center faculty, and even nonetheless need to today.”
Nigerian-born, New York primarily based singer and Grammy-nominated artist Kah-Lo right this moment releases a model new remix of her night-out anthem ‘Drag Me Out’ by Billen Ted, out now by way of Epic Information.
Taking the social gathering up a notch, Billen Ted have introduced a darker edge to ‘Drag Me Out’. Flooded with ominous basslines and rhythmic four-on-the-floor percussion, the remix is a playful distinction to Kah-Lo’s authentic. Destined for the dancefloor, Billen Ted’s tech-house rendition amplifies the essence of Kah-Lo’s club-ready mentality.
Concerning the remix, Kah-Lo says “I like that Billen Ted put their spin on it with the dirtiest bass line. If the unique is for the social gathering, their remix is for the after social gathering you discover your approach to when your night time goes a bit too good. Hydration required.”
Brooklyn-bred drill star Rowdy Insurgent crash lands into summer season with the discharge of his new single and video, “Woo Nina.” The video, directed by G-Prepare (French Montana, Matt Ox) is about in Brooklyn and accessible now.
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“Woo Nina” is an brisk drill rap anthem from Rowdy, an arbiter of the subgenre and certainly one of its most tenured and prolific ambassadors. His jovial, rambunctious vitality—which he’s beforehand attributed to his Caribbean upbringing—is clear from the onset of the monitor, as he belts “Wooooo Ninnnaaa” to indicate his bouncy entrance. What follows is a masterclass in Rebelnomics: brash declarations of loyalty (“I’ll by no means cross my n****s for no bread!”), subtle-but-sharp wit (“Do you see any purple in my head?”) and love for GS9 (“Shoutout Bobby [Shmurda]… he did that rattling time”).
The summer season season is sort of right here — however that wouldn’t be full with out some sun-drenched Afropop. Worry not, Damola Davis has the treatment. The Nigerian-born UK-based musician is again along with his newest single, ‘Gbese’.
With over a decades-worth of mileage within the Afrobeat/Afropop ecosystem, Davis’ music trickles out the speaker prefer it’s the by-product of a well-oiled machine. The three-minute heater boasts a uneven, rumbling undercurrent as Davis croons with impassioned, emotive lyrics. The nimble and delicate guitar licks soften into the monitor’s cavalcade of travelled devices, making for a one-of-a-kind listening expertise.
Talking on ‘Gbese’, Davis mentioned: “I actually loved recording this track as I channelled my chilled vibes on ‘Gbese’. I created this track as a unusual and enjoyable approach to admire all varieties of girls and their curves, and the way it’s such a worthy funding to interrupt the financial institution for”.
22 yr outdated New Zealand native FERBY makes her gorgeous debut within the razor sharp ‘Dangerous Vibes Caught In My Tooth. A skittering juggernaut showcasing FERBY”s characterful circulate over rolling beats, ‘Dangerous Vibes Caught In My Tooth’ is the purpose the place FERBY meets the world. A mini-manifesto for this rule-shattering expertise, it’s a debut to recollect. Talking on the monitor, FERBY states:
“I simply wished to make this gross, disgusting track – it’s like a cartoon model of me. It’s a way more assured model of who I’m – and that’s what I like about rap music, I can invent this character.”
Guitar-slinging indie youngsters Tribe Friday right this moment unleash their debut album bubblegum emo. The much-anticipated launch arrives on the again of a stacked few years which have seen the younger band graduate highschool, develop their sound via a collection of EPs, achieve worldwide tastemaker hype and, most just lately, be invited to vie to symbolize Sweden at Eurovision.
With bubblegum emo, the band undertakes their most bold and emotionally-invested work but. Singer Noah Deutschmann describes why the album holds a particular place within the group’s improvement, saying “that is our debut file, however it feels bizarre to name it that. It’s not prefer it’s the primary time we’re placing out music. Nevertheless it positively is the primary time we’ve written one thing with the intent of constructing a bigger piece of artwork.” By embracing the longform format that an album provides over an EP, Tribe Friday take the chance to deeply look at their previous few years. In the end, the result’s one thing that Deutschmann refers to as a “rising pains file”. bubblegum emo is a bit of labor that harnesses guitar, bass, vocals, and drums, to navigate self-detriment, crumbling relationships, and adolescent remorse. That is an album that embraces the emotional duality of life with whole abandon; from its vivid pop hooks to the darkest melancholy lyrical corners.
Casey Moon is a genre-defying multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and half of the manufacturing duo Zookids. Having dealt with manufacturing for artists reminiscent of Younger Thug, Gunna and A Boogie with the Hoodie, writing for impartial artists within the indie-pop world, and having performed in a slough of rock bands through the years his type has absorbed an eclectic array of influences.
Over the course of 2022, Casey plans to launch his trilogy of EPs: Fountains, Mirrors and Ashes. Every venture Varies in style and attracts thematic affect from a unique movie or TV collection. Listened to sequentially, the initiatives inform a narrative about rising up, love and loss.
Boasting a robust voice with an ear for pop melody, trendy manufacturing and a blinding stay present, Casey is a very singular act.
BONES won’t be the proper candidate for the Music of the Summer season title, however I’m at present ready out a tropical storm in Miami and this darkish, but dreamy, new single “PackRippedOpen” is all I would like. Produced by longtime TeamSESH artist Drew The Architect, “PackRippedOpen” is the gloomy love track that followers have come to adore from BONES. He simply has a present for melding the highs with the lows, no feelings are off limits. On “PackRippedOpen,” BONES is serving timeless love, rapping, “How far I’ll actually go, oh oh/4 you to really feel protected and sound.” “PackRippedOpen” is the primary collab from BONES and Drew the Architect since their 2020 DamagedGoods album.
German-Swedish Sisters Mimi (18) and Josy (16) collectively type the thrilling new duo, HAVET,
who right this moment launch their spectacular, glossy debut track “Baby” together with an official video.
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Talking about right this moment’s launch, the duo mentioned “Baby is an ode to your heritage. It’s about being happy with your previous and your roots and trusting the long run due to it.”
Talking of heritages, HAVET was Born and raised in Bavaria, Germany, to their singer & multi-instrumentalist dad and mom, so music has all the time been part of their lives. Their sound attracts upon influences in pop, R&B, people, and indie types together with their experiences taking part in in bands with their associates rising up. They cite Billie Eillish, Billie Marten, Daniel Caesar, Bruno Main and Tyler The Creator as artists they’re impressed by.
Indie rock band, The Lighthouse And The Whaler, releases their deluxe album “Discuss (Deluxe)” out now together with demo and alternation variations. The deluxe album follows the studio album launched within the Fall of 2022 and live album launched April 2022, receiving accolades from shops reminiscent of Flaunt, Earmilk, Wonderland, and Spin Journal and placements on prime streaming playlists.
The band says, “We spent a extremely very long time demoing TALK and due to that we’ve a number of totally different demos and alternate variations of the songs we labored on over all that point. We wished to offer you all a small look into the method among the songs went via to get to their last model. It’s certainly one of my favourite issues to return and have a look at what a track was and what it ended up turning into. Demos transport me again after I take heed to them, particularly early variations, and people particular person demos actually mark moments in time for me so they’re little like these momentary time capsules for me letting me keep in mind what was and provoking me for what’s forward.”
Lucy & La Mer’s new single “Don’t It Really feel Good” embodies the artist’s message of self-acceptance and positivity.
Lucy LaForge, the artist behind the identify “Lucy & La Mer”, is understood for her upbeat and optimistic songs, in addition to for her psychological well being advocacy inside the LGBTQ group. Popping out in an interview in 2018, Billboard acknowledged that the singer is “happy with who and what she is.”
Lucy’s music has been featured by The LA Instances, Rolling Stone India, Huffington Publish, EARMILK, Billboard Pleasure, Pleasure and lots of extra publications. Her music is a mix of pop empowerment with lyrical stylings mirroring her storytelling people music upbringing.
Typically seen performing with a ukulele, Lucy was chosen to characteristic the brand new Billie Eilish Ukulele by Fender in Summer season 2020, and offered the Dhani Harrison ukulele in 2021. The singer has additionally collaborated with main manufacturers like IKEA, HP, Guitar Heart, and Kala Ukuleles. Her music might be heard on worldwide commercials, with corporations reminiscent of Disney and Dove utilizing her upbeat tunes in commercials.
In 2021, Lucy’s single “Ooh La La” impressed varied TikTok influencers to rise up and dance. With over 3 million TikTok views, Lucy’s Social Media has turn out to be a spot of encouragement to many.
Her newest single “Don’t It Really feel Good” is a shimmery, sun-drenched pop single all about pure pleasure after a time of turbulence. She confides, “After spending a lot of the final two years at residence, I actually began to really feel my insecurities and self-doubts come again after I began to socialize once more. However now, I lastly really feel able to get again on the market and discover and have FUN.”
Her genuine movies unfold the message of inclusion and equality, and her catchy tunes proceed to achieve new listeners day by day.
Simply in time to kick off a Rock & Roll Summer season, EDGEOUT Information and The Revelries share a brand new track “Phone Call,” marking the newest providing in a string of anthemic Pop-Rock guitar-driven track releases by way of EDGEOUT Information.
The Revelries started because the brainchild of the 24-year-old Monroe, Louisiana-bred vocalist/guitarist Beau Bailey in his dorm room in the course of the fall of 2016 at Louisiana State College. They labored to rework their band into its personal model of high-energy, U.Okay.-style Pop-Rock performing to audiences in native Baton Rouge dive bars to non-public occasions to venues throughout the Southeast.
In January 2020, The Revelries signed a improvement cope with EDGEOUT/UMG/UMe and entered into their program THE STUDIO the place they recorded their first full size album with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Matt Wallace (The Replacements, Religion No Extra, Maroon 5). The band’s main label debut is scheduled for launch later this yr.
EDGEOUT focuses on the event and curation of younger mainstream ROCK bands and artists that would be the future rock motion within the music trade.
Simply in time for summer season, pop duo the Lockyer Boys are again with a model new single and video ‘LATKD’ out right this moment on all digital streaming platforms. Watch video here.
Written nearly in the course of the COVID pandemic with Grammy-nominated producer Jeff Dawson and Alan Poettcker from These Youngsters Put on Crowns, ‘LATKD’ is a catchy and uplifting pop gem about being current and dwelling within the second, and attempting to expertise real happiness.
“Will and I attempt to make folks pleased with our music,” says Charlie Lockyer. “Youngsters and perhaps even younger adults are sometimes ‘completely satisfied being unhappy’. Why can’t we be completely satisfied being completely satisfied? That’s the message of ‘LATKD.’”
Lockyer Boys (Will and Charlie Lockyer) are brothers born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The duo made their first steps as a canopy band, shortly gaining recognition for nice harmonies and multi-instrumental expertise.
Entertaining crowds with stage presence far past their years made them a direct showstopper because the opening act at many festivals and live shows. They’ve performed alongside numerous achieved artists reminiscent of Juno-Award successful Eagle & Hawk, Coney Hatch, Chase The Bear, and extra.
Lockyer Boys are at present finishing their debut album, which options their poignant songwriting and songs co-written with Jeff Dawson, Shawn Hook, Scott Helman, Daniel Powter, Brian Howes, Alan Poettcker, and Akylla.
‘LATKD’ is obtainable now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and different digital retailers and streaming providers worldwide. For more information, please go to lockyerboys.com.
I’m excited to share with you my new pop single ‘Make Me Glad‘. Written by Erica Knox, and produced by Kadeema’s Tal Vaisman, it’s now accessible on all streaming platforms!
This track got here from trying to others to make me completely satisfied, and realizing that I’m the one one that is able to that. Whether or not it’s in relationships, with associates, or household, I can’t depend on others to make me completely satisfied, I’ve to create a life doing issues that I like, with the folks I like, to attain that.
Penning this track taught me that if issues aren’t serving objective in my life, I’ve to maneuver on from them. It’s one factor to have requirements, and sure expectations from companions, however to voice these expectations is one other factor that I’ve needed to study to beat. It’s not an indication of weak point or defeat, however a respect that I owe to myself.
‘Make Me Glad‘ is a reminder to like your self first, and if others wish to love you too, communication and openness will function a saviour.
Thanks a lot in your time!
Erica Knox
