Posts made in July 2020

TAY MONEY & SAWEETIE JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER NEW TRACK AND VIDEO “BUSSIN 2.0”

Tay Money x Saweetie

Up-and-coming Dallas rapper Tay Money has linked up with Saweetie to deliver  “Bussin 2.0”, the highly-anticipated follow up to Tay Money’s original track “Bussin”, with accompanying music video. With the addition of Saweetie’s magnetic vocals, “Bussin 2.0” breathes new life to the already bold and bouncy standout track from Tay Money’s album Hurricane Tay – a 2019 release featuring a guest spot from DaBaby. “Tay’s original “Bussin” quickly caught the attention of her fans, amassing 8.7 million views on YouTube to date and 37 million streams across all digital streaming platforms.

Listen to “Bussin 2.0” by Tay Money & Saweetie HERE.

Check out the video for “Bussin 2.0” by Tay Money & Saweetie HERE. 

Outrageously glamorous and over-the-top, the video for “Bussin 2.0” finds Tay Money and Saweetie dripping in jewels and surrounded by all the trappings of royalty supplemented by the pair’s larger-than-life attitude and effortless flow.

Originally from the rural town of Athens, Texas, Tay Money grew up on rap music and started freestyling with her friends as a teenager. After relocating to Dallas in 2015, she began working at a beauty salon and soon started making her name as a rapper. In 2018 she broke through with “Trappers Delight,” whose video surpassed 1.1 million views in under a month. Known for her Southern accent and unmistakable style, Tay Money has since scored viral hits with infectious tracks like “MONEYWAY.”

Fredo Bang – Monsters

“’Monsters’ is a record about people who hide their true nature and intentions. In life you come across many different monsters… from being in this business to the average person you meet. With everything happening around justice and equality, it’s my way of letting people know to be careful of who you trust.” – FREDO BANG


“Fredo delivers his nastiest effort to date. Most Hated is equal parts grimy and triumphant.”  – DJ BOOTH

“With the 2015 arrest that threatened to derail his rising career now decidedly in the rearview, Fredo is back with a newfound sense of purpose: more viral, more hardworking, and more determined to advance than ever before.” – FADER 

“New Gen Winter 2019–His city’s favored up-and-comer and its most versatile rising act. Songs like ‘No Mo’ show his penchant for soul-searching narratives and music-as-medicine melodies; the success of ‘Oouuh’ proves he has a one-of-a-kind ability to reach all sides of the hip-hop and R&B spectrum.” – HYPEBEAST

“Known for his tales of life in the streets, the rapper behind records like “Story to Tell” and “Oouuh” shows just how it goes down in his hometown.” – XXL 

Fredo Bang, whose non-stop string of viral street anthems have generated over 154 million streams in the U.S. (over 165 million globally), keeps the momentum boiling this summer with “Monsters,” the brand new single + video available today via Def Jam Recordings.

LISTEN TO “MONSTERS”
VIEW THE “MONSTERS” VIDEO


With over 79 million global streams, Most Hated (released in April), Fredo’s fourth mixtape in less than two years, was his most successful to date. Included on Most Hated are “Get Even” featuring Lil Baby, “Trust Issues,” “Saucy,” “Waitin 4,” “Vest Up,” and “Yo Slime.”  Most Hated was executive produced by Moneybagg Yo, who appears on the tracks along with Lil BabyYNW MellyTee Grizzley, and Ceefineass.   Rolling Stonemagazine named Fredo #1 on its ‘Breakthrough 25’: The Fastest Rising Artist Of The Month list for April 2020.
 

LISTEN TO MOST HATEDHERE
 

Fredo Bang made his mixtape debut in 2018, with 2 Face Bang (containing “Oouuh”). Fredo’s brand was established on Big Ape, his eponymous 20-song mixtape (with “Story To Tell” (Remix) and “Gangsta Talk” featuring NLE Choppa). Shortly after entering a partnership with Def Jam in the fall, Fredo issued the 16-song Pain Made Me Numb, containing the singles “Cap A Lot” and “Slidin.”

Prior to the Covid-19 hiatus, Fredo was looking forward to hitting the road as the highest-billed supporting act on Moneybagg’s 26-city cross-country “Time Served Tour,” with dates running from March through May. Details of the rescheduled tour will be announced soon.

ABOUT FREDO BANG:
With his deep, barking drawl and a natural affinity for melody, Fredo Bang (Fredrick Givens) is the next rhymer to rise out the Bayou. The highs and lows of his life encompass turning down a scholarship at Texas Southern U. in order to study closer to home, and a stiff jail sentence for aggravated battery that was commuted in 2018. At age 23, the Baton Rouge native’s rhymes have now won the South. He has collabo­ra­ted with everyone from YNW Melly to Moneybagg Yo to Kevin Gates. 2018’s 2 Face Bang mixtape put Fredo on the map with the breakout single “Oouuhh” and a streak of hits including “Shootas on the Roof” and “Father” (over 22 million YouTube views). The street took deeper notice in 2019, with the Big Ape mixtape and a non-stop string of regional single + video hits that included “Oouuh” Remix featuring Kevin Gates, “Gangsta Talk” featuring NLE Choppa, and “Story To Tell” (Remix) featur­ing Moneybagg Yo. Fredo entered into a partnership with Def Jam in the fall 2019. The hits continued unabated with “Face Down” and “Vest Up,” then “Yo Slime,” and “Waitin 4” (with a beat from Hard­body B-Eazy and DJ Chose). Fredo’s next mixtape, Pain Made Me Numb hit in November, with the single + video releases “Cap A Lot” and “Slidin.” April 2020 brought the back-to-back releases of the single + video “Trust Issues,” and Fredo’s fourth mixtape, Most Hated. Fredo’s next string of new releases, “Receipts,” “Top,” and “Monsters” point the way to his fifth mixtape, In The Name Of Gee, coming soon.

Sam Johnson – Peter Pan

Following on from the success of his previously shared single ‘The Kids Are Alright’, which landed on Spotify editorial playlists Fresh & Chill, Pop Right Now and New Music Friday in the UK, Germany and Switzerland; Apple Music’s New Music Daily in eleven countries, and named Record Of The Week on BBC Radio Shropshire, British singer and songwriter Sam Johnson has now returned to deliver his next wistful offering ‘Peter Pan’, Listen HERE.

Lifted from his forthcoming new EP ‘Are We There Yet?’, ‘Peter Pan’ follows largely in the footsteps of ‘The Kids Are Alright’ with its broad and atmospheric tones. Matching wistful piano and guitar melodies with his own rich and soaring vocals, his newest gem looks to confront the issues of addiction and depression by taking on the persona of a close friend who has experienced these feelings first hand.

Speaking about his new release, he said, “Originally written for one of my friends as a tale of his struggles with addiction and depression, my friend and collaborator Odd Martin suggested that I write the song as if his life were my own and to therefore lyrically step into his shoes, prefacing every sentence with ‘I’. Suddenly the song blossomed into an amalgamation of both our lives and experiences. Having grown up in the same town, gone to the same school, and shared lots of the same friends, my friend and I had been cut from a very similar cloth, and yet grown apart in our twenties. I likened his tale to one of my favourite novels; ‘Peter Pan’, and also my own fear of leaving childhood behind. Naming the song and constructing its metaphor around the aforementioned “boy that never grew up” therefore seemed like the perfect antidote.”

Taken from Sam’s forthcoming EP, his latest collection is set to see him grow more as an artist and a human being throughout. “I create characters influenced by what I see around me,” he says. “A lot of the lyrics are touchstones of my childhood, and where I grew up… and the people that I grew up around.”

Earlier this week Sam Johnson was announced as a member of the Ivors Academy Youth Council. The newly formed Youth Council is made up of sixteen young creators from the Academy’s Youth Network, acting as an advisory group, which will form a central role in shaping the future of the Academy. The Academy’s Youth Network, which was established last autumn, is a growing and connected community of young creators and a hub of partnerships with Universities, Colleges and other non-academic organisations. The Network aims to empower and educate young songwriters and composers of all genres, and provide a platform at the Academy to voice views on music industry issues.

A driven and relentlessly ambitious artist, Sam Johnson’s story also owes a debt to chance. Fate dealt him an unusual card when Kevin Shields – My Bloody Valentine auteur – crossed his path, taking the fledgling talent into the studio for the very first time. “That was a real moment for me… that developed my backbone. It made me want to have that element of legacy. And he made me realise that it could be done.”

A country boy lost in the big city, Sam’s music has taken him from a rural setting to the London metropolis, but he’s driven by an extraordinary sense of purpose. ‘Are We There Yet?’ is a tightly bound EP, one where each passage speaks to the next. Overseen by My Riot at RAK Studios, the production is left deliberately raw, almost unfinished, so that the songs “could breathe, without over-cluttering it too much”.

Gashi – Lies

Gashi releases his new track “Lies” today (listen here). “Lies” is the fourth track to be released from his upcoming sophomore album 1984 which is due out on RCA Records next Friday, August 7th. The 14-track 1984 album sees GASHI exploring and harboring new sounds that will bring you back to GASHI’s favorite time – the 80’s.

GASHI says of the album, “I wasn’t alive during that decade, but I connect so much with everything from that era. I love everything about 80s culture from the music to the films to the fashion and I always wished I could have experienced that time in history. My parents got married in 1984 and some of the greatest music ever made came from the 80s.  I just wanted to make music that made people feel the way I feel when I hear anything from that era.”

About GASHI

Born in Libya, GASHI spent much of his young life as a refugee, moving from country to country. His family eventually settled in Brooklyn, NY, where he was introduced to music at a very young age. GASHI absorbed a melting pot of musical influences throughout his youth, resulting in the formation of his own unique sonic palette that blends together different genres of music. His dynamic sound has allowed GASHI to collaborate with a wide range of talents ranging from Chris Brown to Travis Scott. In the last couple of years, he released his self-titled debut album, sold out venues all across the globe, and has accumulated nearly 550 million streams with over 90 million video views worldwide.

Danger Inc. – You/Me

Today, the Atlanta genre-blending duo Danger Incorporated release their new track “You / Me.” Over a hypnotic beat, the duo show their love and dedication to their significant others.

LISTEN to “You / Me.”

This new track, along with previously released tracks Fucking For A Reason and Frankenstein,” will be on their forthcoming album, Hackers of The World Unite, out this summer via Awful Records/RCA Records. The new album is inspired by the one of the duo’s favorite movies from 1995, Hackers.

The duo, made up of Boothlord and Louie Duffelbags, was featured as aPigeons & Planes “Best New Artist Of the Month” for December where they describe, “Danger Incorporated’s dreary, unpredictable, grunge-meets-hip-hop style is perfect for right now, and the guys are ready to take it to a broader audience.” Describing them further,Lyrical Lemonade explains, “the group has developed masterful cohesivity in all facets of their creative output, whether sonically, visually, or aesthetically — all of which orbit around the odd, devious world of what it means to be a ‘Danger Boy.’”

Stay tuned for more news on Danger Incorporated’s new album Hackers of The World Unite coming soon.

Y2K – Damage is Done

Recording artist and multi-genre producer Y2K has released his latest track “Damage Is Done” featuring chart-topping, award-winning singer, songwriter JoJo. The infectious, pop laced track features JoJo’s unmistakable vocals coupled with Y2K’s slick production. Listen to “Damage Is Done” HERE.

Additionally, Y2K and JoJo have also released an official music video coinciding with the audio. Directed by Morgan Freed, who also directed the music video for Y2K’s smash “Lalala”, the Bladerunner-esque video finds Y2K and JoJo in a dystopian future as sentient robots meant to fight who end up falling in love. Watch the trippy, 3D rendered video HERE.

Says Y2K, “Pop music is extremely good and I have always wanted to work in the genre. There’s something so great to me about doing a lot with so few sounds. I am stoked to have an opportunity to put out a song in that world, especially with an artist as iconic as JoJo. It’s so different than what I’ve released previously and is very refreshing for me!”

Adds JoJo, “Even though I’ve dabbled in different genres before, and collaborated with such a range of talented artists, this was a first for me being the featured vocalist on a dance track. Y2K is mad talented, and it was really fun to dive into something that’s always been more of a guilty pleasure. We had a blast, and I think we made a pretty great record.”

Prior to “Damage Is Done” featuring JoJo, Y2K released “Lalala”, his viral uber smash with bbno$ that has surpassed 1billion combined streams. Listen to “Lalala” HERE and the official remix for “Lalala” featuring Grammy Award winner Enrique Iglesias and Multi-platinum, Grammy Award nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen HERE.

ABOUT Y2K
Y2K is Ari Starace, a multi-genre producer & DJ based out of Los Angeles. After playing in bands throughout his youth in Phoenix, Arizona, Y2K began producing remixes of popular songs in 2014. His take on records like XO TOUR Llif3, Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 and See Me Fall have amassed tens of millions of streams. He soon transitioned from remixes to studio work, producing for artists like Killy, Yung Bans, and Polyphia. Y2K’s influences are timeless and diverse and he moves seamlessly across genres and decades in both production and DJing – taking inspiration from Atlanta rapper Young Thug to ’80s duo Tears for Fears and new-age icon Enya to name a few. Y2K has earned a loyal following online and off with DJ sets at shows, house parties, and everything in between, and has toured across North America, Asia, and the Middle East. His current single ‘Lalala’ with rapper bbno$ has found viral success, garnering more than 150 million global streams to date. As ‘Lalala’ gains momentum, Y2K is working on his debut project, Dream Eater, which showcases production and features from across his world of work.

ABOUT JOJO
JoJo [born Joanna Levesque] is a chart-topping, award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress who, at just 29 years old, is already a veteran of the music industry. 15 years into her career, JoJo has made a “triumphant return” [Uproxx] with her fourth studio album good to know, debuting at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart and earning widespread global acclaim from Vulture, TIME, Variety, NYLON, NPR, The FADER, and more, with Associated Press proclaiming “good to know is more than good. It’s grand.” good to know features the fiery, empowering single “Man,” and is out now on Clover Music / Warner Records. At just 13, JoJo burst onto the scene with her self-title debut album, whose breakout smash “Leave (Get Out)” made her the youngest-ever solo artist to have a debut #1 single in the U.S. JoJowent on to sell over four million copies and became the singer’s first Platinum record, which she followed with a string of additional hits, including the Top 3 single “Too Little Too Late.” In 2016, following 10 years of legal battles with her former label that prevented her from releasing new music, JoJo returned with Mad Love. – debuting Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200. In 2018, JoJo re-recorded and re-released her first two albums (JoJo and The High Road) under her own label Clover Music, so her fans could finally get the nostalgia they had been missing for so many years.

Scissor Sisters Concert Stream

Scissor Sisters, the glam-rock provocateurs who originally made waves in the 2000s and 2010s, have announced a stream of their acclaimed 2007 residency at London’s O2 Arena, which was recorded over July 26, 27 and 28th 2007 and originally appeared in that year’s concert DVD Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah. The stream will air exclusively on the Scissor Sister’s Official YouTube Channelon August 1, 2020 at 12 p.m. PT. Band members BabyDaddyJake Shears and Del Marquis will join in the chat to interact with fans and take their questions in real time. To join and view the concert, click HERE

This exclusive concert stream will mark the debut digital appearance of Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah’s visual component in its entiretysince it was released 13 years ago. Until now, only a truncated audio version of the 19-track concert existed on Spotify. Many fans are exploring new ways to entertain themselves at home, this reprise of Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah will give Scissor Sisters diehards — and the uninitiated — a reason to dance and have fun. 

Scissor Sisters arrived on the New York scene as gender-blurring, sex-positive firebrands, burst onto the scene with their 2004 disco makeover of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb.” Their debut album Scissor Sisters reached number one in the UK and was the best-selling album of 2004, later certified platinum by the BPI, and earned them three BRIT Awards in 2005. In 2006, their follow up single “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ hit No. 1 in England and, along with that year’s Ta-Dah, which the track appeared on, vaulted them to superstardom and international accolades. In 2010, Scissor Sisters released Night Work, which peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200, and in 2012, they released Magic Hour, which featured guests like Kylie Minogue, Pharrell Williams and Azealia Banks.

The stream of the O2 concert will feature a donate button for the Trans Lifeline. Trans Lifeline is a trans-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis through their Hotline and Microgrants programs. They’re for the trans community, by the trans community The Hotline was, and still is, the only service in the U.S. and Canada in which all operators are transgender. Because of the particularly vulnerable relationship transgender people have with police, it is also one of few services with a policy against non-consensual active rescue. Trans Lifeline also recognizes that some problems can’t be solved by emotional support alone, which is why their Microgrants program gives trans people money to legally change their name and gender alongside specialized support for trans people who are imprisoned or detained.

Scissor Sisters, both as a band and individually, have remained intrinsically connected to the fringes of queer culture throughout their career, and in particular have continued to support the queer community in their hometown of New York City. As such, the Trans Lifeline is a charity close to their hearts and they are delighted to be spotlighting them. The collection and dispersal of the funds will be facilitated by YouTube’s Giving program. Fans can donate to Trans Lifeline during the premiere and during the seven-day VOD (video on demand) period afterward.

Next Saturday, get on your dancing shoes and witness this band tear up a stage — and show fans how Scissor Sisters remain germane to the creative and social-justice landscape 13 years on.

Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah Track Listing

  1. She’s My Man
  2. I Can’t Decide
  3. Tits on the Radio
  4. Laura
  5. Lights
  6. The Skins
  7. Contact High
  8. Take Your Mama
  9. Music Is the Victim
  10. Might Tell You Tonight
  11. The Other Side
  12. Comfortably Numb
  13. Kiss You Off
  14. Paul McCartney
  15. Land of a Thousand Words
  16. Filthy/Gorgeous
  17. Mary
  18. Return to Oz
  19. I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
somegirlnamedanna DROPS DEBUT EP twenty one, twenty two

somegirlnamedanna – New EP

Receiving widespread critical acclaim and affirming herself as a rising artist to watch this year, somegirlnamedanna presents her much-buzzed-about debut EP, twenty one, twenty two, today. Listen HERE via LAVA/Republic Records.

Of the EP, she commented, twenty one, twenty two represents the journey that the last year has taken me on: the ups and downs, and the love and the heartbreak. To me, this ep has been about self-discovery and the path to self-acceptance. I think it’s easy to forget that people are not living the perfect lives portrayed on social media, and these songs were inspired by the real challenges and downswings that many of us face behind the screen. I want people to remember they are not alone in these times and I hope we continue to display our vulnerabilities and traits that make us human in popular culture.”

Additionally, she just unveiled the music video for her latest single “seriously just stop. Watch it HERE.

She added about the video, We shot the “seriously just stop” music video during quarantine, making sure to be safe with proper protocol. I wanted this music video to feel empowering and show my personality, to convey how I felt when I wrote the song.  I had a lot of fun channeling that same attitude I wrote this song with during the video shoot too.  I’m pretty sure my cat Bean (furry co-star) did the same.”

Generating over 1 million cumulative streams and views thus far, the EP also boasts her first single “hello i am, “kitchen table, and the recently released “california.As well as three brand new tracks, including the new single “seriously just stop”, “monday”, and the intimate confessional “abandonment.”  Check out the full tracklisting below.

MTV selected her as the first artist to be featured on its MTV Push: FIRST series, which will focus its global spotlight on a curated selection of exceptional new artists just embarking on the start of their careers. The series will also include custom artist-focused short-form content that will feature the artist across all MTV platforms.

Let’s make this clear. somegirlnamedanna is not a brand. It is not an image. It is not an alter ego. Instead, it is the story of Anna, “a girl with a name like all of us are.”  Born and raised in a remote area of Minnesota, her imagination flourished without television or social media. An antique grand piano in the living room called to her as she repeated melodies and jingles from the radio by ear as a young child. While painting in the kitchen, mom played classics by Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, and Tori Amos fueling her daughter’s love for music and the arts, in general. At the same time, she developed a knack for poetry and writing short stories at school, combining the two in songwriting eventually. Balancing college and bartending four nights a week, she spent countless hours in the studio writing and recording demos as well as developing her voice. After one listen to these early demos, LAVA Founder Jason Flom personally signed her in 2019. That brings us to her debut twenty one, twenty two EP out now.

TRACKLISTING

  1. hello i am
  2. seriously just stop
  3. monday
  4. kitchen table
  5. california
  6. abandonment
BAD CHILD UNVEILS “HI DEF” NEW SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO

Bad Child – Hi Def

Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known as BAD CHILD drops the provocative new track HI DEF with Capitol Records stateside along with 21 Entertainment and Universal Music Canada and Virgin Records in the UK. Released today, the new track arrives as a couplet titled, II which includes HI DEF as well as the latest single, Blood. II follows the release of the first two-pack I which came out earlier this year.

Coinciding with the release of HI DEF is the accompanying music video also out today. The polaroid-esque visuals for the track draw on the free-spirited vibe of the song, juxtaposed against the context of the lyrics with apocalyptic nuances throughout the video.

Listen to II HERE

Listen to HI DEF HERE and watch the music video HERE

On the new song and video, BAD CHILD comments: HI DEF is a conversation about distraction and ignorance in the face of large social issues. The visual is about the things that happen in the background that goes on to change the world. If youߣre not looking, you’ll miss it.

BAD CHILD continues to release new music including a cover of Soundgarden’s original Black Hole Sun, a song that was sung to him as a lullaby by his late mother, listen here. BAD CHILD teamed up with fellow Canadians Justin Bieber, Geddy Lee, Avril Lavigne, Walk Off The Earth, and many more on another Bill Withers cover of the classic Lean On Me as the broadcast event Stronger Together Tous Ensemble on Sunday, April 26. The cover was released following the show on all streaming platforms with all proceeds going to the Canadian Red Cross. Listen to the Lean On Me cover here.

BAD CHILD’s eccentric music and unique vision landed him on the festival circuit last summer playing some of the worldߣs most prestigious line ups including; Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds and Osheaga. Earlier this year, BAD CHILD was gearing up to join grandson and NoMBe as support for concerts across North America. Both tours have been postponed in light of the global situation.

BAD CHILD is an artist looking to come to terms with his childhood and his upbringing. After losing his mother at a young age and dealing with heartbreak, he sought refuge from the world in music. Since then he’s been breaking new ground with his genre-bending and distinguished sound palette. Last year, he released his debut EP Sign Up and became one of Canada’s most exciting exports; profiled in Wonderland MagazineComplexHillyDillySidewalk HustleAtwood Magazine, and the Toronto Star. BAD CHILD’s original song Candy, featuring Ryan Chambers, was included on the soundtrack for the buzzed-about Netflix film, To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. Back in Canada, his first radio single Breathing Fire peaked within the top five on alternative radio plus he has been nominated for 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize alongside Dilly Dally, grandson, and Kaytranda and was recently chosen as one of 33 artists selected for the Music Video Production (MVP) Project.

Rod Wave Freestyle Visual for 360 Magazine

Rod Wave – Freestyle

Rod Wave’s dominance on the rap game continues with today’s release of his new video “Freestyle.” Directed by TRUFilms, Wave revels in his success and enjoys his victory lap over his hapless competitors. With a fistful of cash in his hands, Wave applauds his unbeatable work-ethic inside a plush hotel room.

Freestyle” follows Wave’s candid release “Through The Wire,” which detailed his horrific car accident earlier this year. It also comes on the heels of his latest Billboard Hot 100 climber “Rags2Riches” – his 12th record to land on the charts. “Rags2Riches’” quest on the Hot 100 includes an 11-spot leap, peaking at No. 41 this week. All three aforementioned records will reside on Wave’s forthcoming Pray 4 Love deluxe album, slated to be released August 7th with production from Jetson Made and features from Lil Baby and Yo Gotti.

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