More Artists Succeed As Streaming Drives Music Growth, Fuelled By Record Label Investment
04 January, 2022
Official figures released by record labels' association the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data, show that recorded music consumption in the UK rose by 2.5% in 2021, with 159 million albums or their equivalent either streamed or purchased across all formats by music fans.
The UK consumption total was made up primaril...
| Leah Marie Mason Releases Music Video For New Single 'Miss Us Then'
04 January, 2022
Leah Marie Mason has been keeping herself busy since the viral status she achieved with her debut single "Far Boy" on TikTok and she shows no signs of slowing down. Simplistic guitars bring us into days past. Mason relives the trials of an ex-love, 'Thrill of the chase 'til the chase ain't new." She doesn't have rose-colored gla...
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ZHU Shares Deluxe Edition Of 'dreamland'
04 January, 2022
ZHU wraps up 2021 with a surprise drop of DREAMLAND (DELUXE) and a performance tonight at Decadence Colorado. The deluxe album includes two brand new songs - "Coral.PINK (feat Trombone Shorty)" and "Mannequins & Egos" - plus five previously released tracks that were not included on the original album.
With the addition of s...
| Alaska Thunderf**k Reveals 'XOXOY2K' Video
04 January, 2022
Star of stage, screen, podcast airwaves and beyond, scalding hot drag superstar Alaska Thunderf has released the video (directed by Brad Hammer & Nic Laughlin) for "XOXOY2K" and the single backed with "ask me" just in time to start off 2022.
Alaska coo's about "XOXOY2K"here - "The fashions and accessories of the early 2000s...
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El Dusty X Zeus, El Mero Necio Drop New Single 'La Diabla'
04 January, 2022
Latin Grammy nominated composer, arranger and ringmaster, El Dusty teams up with Tejano Hip Hop artist ZEUS for a new single "La Diabla." The track is taken from ZEUS' upcoming album "Tejano Revival" executive produced by Chris Perez. Save & Download here: https://onerpm.link/ladiablatx.
For Zeus, "The new song was inspired...
| Manny Blu Shares New 'Country Punk' EP
04 January, 2022
Manny Blu will be ringing in the New Year with the release of his newest music, Country Punk EP - out now. Following the release of his EP, DEViL, Country Punk EP takes Blu's created vibe to the next level. The EP is now available worldwide on all streaming services here.
Writing credits on the EP include a roster of names:...
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Teenage Halloween & Homeless Gospel Choir Release Split EP
04 January, 2022
Ringing in the new year, New Jersey queer-power-pop band Teenage Halloween and Pittsburgh punks The Homeless Gospel Choir have released a split EP. This release marks the first studio recordings from each band since 2020.
The EP is streaming now and available to order on vinyl (limited to 500 copies on yellow vinyl) now.
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| Watch Matteo Bocelli Perform 'Solo' On Good Morning America
04 January, 2022
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Matteo Bocelli gives a raw, emotional performance of his debut solo single "Solo" in a special performance on Good Morning America.
"You need this artist on your radar," said Euphoria. Magazine, hailing "Solo" as "a perfect debut single...irresistibly catchy and relatable."
"Solo" was released ...
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Nashville Drummer Matt North To Release Second Solo Album
04 January, 2022
Bullies In The Backyard, the second album from Matt North, features ten songs written under the cloud of a seven-year lawsuit Matt's family ultimately won due to violations against his son's special needs by Nashville Public Schools.
The Federal District Court verdict set precedents in Tennessee that now benefits families f...
| Oui Plastique Debut Album 'Fraternity Of Strangers' Out January 28, 2022
04 January, 2022
Debut album, "Fraternity of Strangers", out 28 January 2022 on ScentAir Records.
Oui Plastique are Martin Nyrup and James Thomas, an electronic music duo based in Denmark and Italy respectively. In 2017, they released their first collaborative album, "Convergence" under the names of their own projects, Perpacity and DVL. From ...
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Let's Eat Grandma Present New Single/Video "Happy New Year"
04 January, 2022
Let's Eat Grandma - the duo composed of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and vocalists Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth - present a new single/video, "Happy New Year," from their much anticipated third full-length album, Two Ribbons, out April 8th on Transgressive. Following the title track and "Hall Of Mirrors," "Happy Ne...
| The Birthday Massacre Sets New Album Fascination For Release On February 18th, Shares New Single "Dreams Of You"
04 January, 2022
Veteran darkwave ensemble The Birthday Massacre will release their ninth album Fascination on February 18th through Metropolis Records.
The 9-song album was produced by band members Michael Rainbow, M. Falcore, and Brett "Bat" Carruthers and recorded at Desolation Studios, Dire Studios and The Altar Studios all in Toronto. The...
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Trotter Water Is Switching Lanes From A Dark Past To A Bright Future In The Hip-Hop Industry
04 January, 2022
Kenneth Ray Trotter, better known as Trotter Water, is an American Rapper hailing from Columbia, Missouri. He began his journey in hip-hop in the 1990s, when Kris Kross debuted as a rap duo famous for wearing their clothes backward. Four years after discovering his passion for music, Trotter started freestyle rapping and penned ...
| Chicago Instrumental Post-Rock Band The Color Of Cyan Excel On Tense, Atmospheric "Agape" Album
04 January, 2022
Chicago-based purveyors of tense and atmospheric instrumental post-rock, ambient and metal, The Color of Cyan, have released new full-length album "Agape" December 1 on major platforms. The band's multi-layered sound patiently builds in pressure and impact, while heading squarely toward monolithic detonation.
The Color of C...
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Music Duo The Moon Releases Hypnotising New Single 'The Underground'
04 January, 2022
Music duo THE MOON consist of producers and musicians Yonatan Daskal and Nimrod Bar. Having been making beats together in Tel Aviv, Israel since 2015, the two-piece have a comfortable discography sat behind them. Both artists have performed extensively at stages and festivals all over the world and have produced albums together ...
| London Based Soul-Pop Singer/Songwriter Anouska Taylor Is Back With A Gorgeous New Ballad
04 January, 2022
Back in the UK after spending 12 years living in Melbourne, highlights from Anouska's career as a performer include her soloist performance for the 'Carols by Candlelight' concert attended by over 25,000 people (Melbourne) and singing at her own sold-out Eva Cassidy Unplugged show (Recital Centre, Melbourne). As a solo artist an...
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Oregon Hard Rock Trio Leadbetter Band Showcase Powerful Chemistry On New Album "Howl"
04 January, 2022
Bend, Oregon-based Hard Rock Trio Leadbetter Band showcase a powerful chemistry rooted in heavy rock n' roll, blues, psychedelic and progressive rock influences on new album "Howl", out now on major platforms. They don't just take influence from the greats though. Leadbetter Band recently opened for ZZ Top at Britt Amphitheater,...
| Slander & If Found Wrap 2021 With Surprise Release "Getting Late" Ft. Danni Carra
04 January, 2022
SLANDER are no strangers to cultivating new talents. On "Getting Late"—released December 31 on their label Heaven Sent as a surprise for fans—Andersen and Land pair themselves with emerging Los Angeles producer if found for an enthralling melodic bass dancefloor track featuring newcomer Danni Carra.
To launch "Getting L...
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Sony Music Publishing Signs Global Pop Superstar Anitta!
04 January, 2022
Sony Music Publishing today announced the signing of Brazilian global superstar Anitta to a worldwide publishing agreement. Anitta has become a worldwide pop sensation over the past year, bringing Brazilian baile funk to audiences everywhere. Her U.S. breakthrough single "Girl From Rio," which reached the Top 40 on U.S. radio an...
| Warner Chappell Acquires David Bowie Music Publishing Catalog
04 January, 2022
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) and the estate of David Bowie today announced that WCM has acquired the global music publishing rights to Bowie's revolutionary song catalog. The landmark deal includes Bowie's entire body of work, encompassing hundreds of songs spanning the iconic artist and songwriter's six-decade career, including ...
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