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DISCOVER POP INTERVIEWS: British Pop Artist and Actor ‘Alexander James (AJ) Rodriguez’ talks about his fun catchy debut music video and infectious fresh falling in love pop single ‘Your Smile’

Alexander James (AJ) Rodriguez has dropped his debut music video for his second single ‘Your Smile’ – quarantine style.

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We met with teenage pop and acting sensation Alexander James (AJ) Rodriguez who just dropped his debut music video for his second single ‘Your Smile’ – quarantine style.

Can you tell us a bit about your new record ‘Your Smile’?

I wanted to release a summer song that showcased someone’s smile using the backdrop of a few of Southern California’s stunning locations. I love the beach and so incorporating surfing or flip flops into the lyrics along with a girl’s smile was a must!

‘Your Smile’ is centered around a young girl’s captivating smile that is suddenly noticed by one of her friends, who is looking at her with a different appreciation for the very first time. Her admirer dreams of whisking her away for sandy toes and snow cones on the beach. The lyrics are about how she shouldn’t change a thing as she is fly just the way she is. It is fun, light and bursting full of summer!

Tell us about the music video.

Well, due to the current COVID-19 filming restrictions in Los Angeles, we had to be really careful, so I just had two of my friends and one videographer, plus my mum of course, on set.
We tried to incorporate some of Malibu’s most gorgeous hotspots, and of course me catching a wave at my favourite place, the beach.

Since releasing your debut pop record ‘My Crew’ in July, you have had some great results on the streaming services. Congratulations!

Oh yes, I am thrilled with the response to my music so far. We released my debut record ‘My Crew’ on July 7th and it’s so exciting to see it is currently pushing 200,000 streams. ‘Your Smile’ has been climbing at a rapid rate with over 105,000 streams on Spotify today. I am so grateful to everyone who has listened to the songs so far.

What’s up next for you?

I recording three songs at age twelve during the Los Angeles lockdown, and I am releasing one song consecutively each month, ‘My Crew’, which released on 07.07, ‘Your Smile’ on 08.08 and next in line is ‘Up To You’ on 09.09. I have a further three records penned for later in the year as well as a special Holiday song. I am super excited to tell you about that!

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‘Your Smile’ from Alexander James (AJ) Rodriguez is currently out and available for download on iTunes and all digital streaming platforms including Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, Pandora, DEEZER and more!

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DISCOVER SEXY TRAP MANIA OF 2020: ‘Ministry of Sound’ Idol and now Trap legend, ‘Indian Trap’ follows his 250 Million streamed hits with raunchy super Trap hit with savage goddess ‘Priscilla Gypsxy’ on new single “CHINGONA (BAD B$TCH)”

Indian Trap is excited to reveal his latest single “CHINGONA (BAD B$TCH)” in collaboration with Priscilla Gypsxy. Indian Trap produced and co-wrote the anthem with Priscilla Gypsxy.

The Mega producer linked with Priscilla Gypsxy to create the smash single fusing Latin and Indian cultures. The single is an amalgamation of diverse musical influences and draws inspiration from Hip Hop, Trap Music, World Rhythms, Traditional Indian and Bollywood sounds.

Chingona is an infectious, catchy song with many different vocal styles. The single pushes the boundaries of music with a variety of colourful textures in Priscilla’s voice while she delivers a hard-hitting, empowering, and unforgettable rap performance.

The beat is driving with hypnotic Indian flutes, hard-hitting drums, and melodic synths, Indian vocal samples and dirty 808 basses.

DISCOVER SEXY TRAP MANIA OF 2020: ‘Ministry of Sound’ Idol and now Trap legend, ‘Indian Trap’ follows his 250 Million streamed hits with raunchy super Trap hit with savage goddess ‘Priscilla Gypsxy’ on new single “CHINGONA (BAD B$TCH)” – Discover Trap Legends

Priscilla; “I’m so excited to be releasing this single, I very much wanted to embody and capture that boss B$tch side of myself. Something that could really give other women from around the world the confidence to embrace that fearless boss B$tch side to them and feel good about it. The true power of a woman is mysterious, but we’re gonna crack Pandora’s box and give y’all a lil taste with this one”.

Indian Trap has also released a striking lyrical video, featuring vibrant dancers and choreography by RADICALFASHION. The video was conceptualized by Indian Trap and Tejasvita Negi, who has also worked on most lyrical videos with Indian Trap as well as the iTrap record label, including ‘Cuarentena (na na na)’, ‘Alien’, and more.

This one is super exciting, and will get you up and dancing quick. Jay Singh, also known as J2, the hit record producer and composer, is the man behind Indian Trap.

Jay first burst into the scene when he won the prestigious Ministry of Sound DJ Idol Competition in 2002. Since then he has produced and remixed songs for many reputable artists including LL Cool J, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, and Madonna to name a few.

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Powerfully establishing himself in the pop world under the J2 moniker with his hit single “Dare La La La,” which he co-wrote and produced for Shakira’s 10th studio album, the track debuted in most of the top 10 lists around the globe.

A reworked version was released as an official theme song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup titled “La La La” Brazil,” which is featured on the One Love, One Rhythm World Cup album.

The song was also featured in a T-Mobile commercial and on Shakira’s Activia Commercial, which became the most shared advertisement of 2014.

His J2 songs can be heard in over 100 movies, trailers, video games, TV Shows, and advertisements.

Collectively his songs have garnered more than 250 Million Streams across YouTube and all other major DSPs. 

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DISCOVER FEMALE ARTISTS OF 2020: Heavenly and soft voiced Dominican musician ‘Téhilah’ touches your soul with her beautiful golden sweet dreamy song ‘Dried Roses’

“Everybody’s got a plan to Be better
I won’t stand for anything less
I don’t need no dried roses”

These lyrics hit me with an unexpected strength and emotion and resonated with something buried deep within myself. And I think it’s not an isolated case. I think it’s precisely this image of being lost, of not having a plan or perhaps having one but not knowing how it will turn out, that will speak to many, both young and old, who take the time to listen to Dominican artist Tehilah’s brand new track, “Dried Roses”.

Now, in order to truly understand this piece, it’s important that we look into the title, that we make an effort to grasp the complex and enchanting imagery that the young, talented artist has sprinkled into the song.

In popular mythology, dried roses (and dried flowers, in general) tend to symbolize bad luck or an ill omen. It’s believed that being gifted a dry rose, or even receiving one that is in-bloom but then quickly dies means the end of a relationship or generally a profound loss.

DISCOVER FEMALE ARTISTS OF 2020: Heavenly and soft voiced Dominican musician ‘Téhilah’ touches your soul with her beautiful golden sweet dreamy song ‘Dried Roses’

In Tehilah’s repetition of the line “I don’t need no dried roses”, this is exactly what she’s telling us, conferring a prayer-like feeling to her song. It’s as if she’s standing here, at the beginning of her journey, and hoping she doesn’t run into any bad luck or bad situations along the way.

It’s also a look back into her past and a resounding message of resilience. “Uncomfortable situations I avoided, Cause I need to be situated,” Tehilah tells us, suggesting that perhaps the dried roses are somewhere in her past, and that she escaped them, that she survived and found her place in spite of the bad luck that came her way.

And what I truly love about this song is that everyone encounters bad luck at some point in their life, don’t they? That’s what makes “Dried Roses”, with the sad, beautiful voice and the soft guitar sound, a universal track that’s very easy to relate to at any point in your life and in almost any circumstance.

“Dried Roses” has this incredible potential to become am emblem to a world that seems to have seen nothing but bad luck lately. And even if you don’t feel that way, even if you’re in a great place in your life right now, I still feel like you should really listen to this tune because… well, because when has good music ever been a bad thing?

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DISCOVER WORLD MUSIC: ‘Faizan’ Feat ‘Amadeus’ produce a well crafted film sized soundtrack of shimmering tropical rhythms, heavenly violins and tinkling piano on their cinematic beach video ‘Aether’

There are some songs that don’t stop to ask you what your preferred music genre is or if you listen to this sort of thing or not.

Some songs are simply that good that they don’t actually need to ask, because they know you’ll listen to them anyway, and like them, regardless what your musical tastes look like.

One such song is the recently launched “Aether”, a fascinating collaboration between Maldivian drummer and artist Faizan and the Amadeus Quartet from Romania (a mix of violin, piano and cello).

We won’t bother comparing it with something you might know, because “Aether” is like nothing you’ve heard before. It’s a wonderful, compelling journey that takes you to a higher plane of consciousness through its catchy, memorably rhythm that just encourages you to dance and abandon yourself to the music.

The song also gives food for thought, as the story behind the music video is pretty impressive. In search of creative inspiration, Faizan seeks to connect with the four elements of nature (fire, air, water and earth), only to find something is missing.

He then stumbles upon the famed “fifth element”, which turns out to be aether itself, of course, and with it, encounters four beautiful muses (the members of the Amadeus Quartet) who spark his own imagination and guide his creative journey.

Set against a gorgeous backdrop of the exotic Maldives, we watch Faizan unleash his creative power over the handpan, the instrument that has so marked his solo career, but in the end, we learn it was all a dream.

This definitely raises some question as to the state of the artist in the modern world, as well as the far more general theme of man’s complex relationship to nature.

DISCOVER WORLD MUSIC: Maldivian music artists ‘Faizan’ Feat ‘Amadeus’ produce a well crafted film sized soundtrack of shimmering tropical rhythms, heavenly violins and tinkling piano on their cinematic beach video ‘Aether’ – Discover World Music

Aether”, which was composed with Romanian composer Xenti Runceanu, is a soothing melody that encourages one to dream and think creatively. It’s a piece that actually says something, despite it having no actual lyrics. And to us, that is super rare and all the more powerful in today’s lackluster music world.

The song will be included on Faizan’s upcoming album (set to release sometime in 2021). For now, we highly encourage you to give it a listen. Or ten.

Because trust us, once you hit play, you’ll find it more and more difficult to stop listening to this undiscovered gem.

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DISCOVER TOP 3 iTunes RAP LORDS: ‘Texas P’ returns to lay down the word as the Rap Lord drops a pair of exciting releases with the world beating ‘Aggravated’ (Freestyle) and Lifestyle feat. Nakuu

Texas P’ is back as he displays his global Hip-Hop Rap crown to announce two exciting brand new releases in 2020.

The two new drops ‘Aggravated’ (Freestyle) and Lifestyle – Texas P feat. Nakuu are distributed globally by Equity Distro distribution company under RocNation.

The previous single “No Promo” reached number 3 on the Itunes chart in Europe making it clear to individuals that he is a lord.

DISCOVER TOP 3 iTunes RAP LORDS: ‘Texas P’ returns to lay down the word as the Rap Lord drops a pair of exciting releases with the world beating ‘Aggravated’ (Freestyle) and Lifestyle feat. Nakuu – Discover Rap

THE HISTORY OF TEXAS P

Texas P conceived as (Terelle Harris Sr.) a local of Fort Worth, TX, began his music profession in 2001. He marked to a little administration organization in the DMV region. He framed the gathering TBC (Texas Baltimore Connection) with another Texas rapper Donnie M, Baltimore rapper Micheal “Hard Knoxx” Valentine, Derek “Poision” Stevenson and Tony “Scar” Ross.

In 2002, Texas P released his presentation collection “Stonewall” including the single “Hit Me Up” delivered by The Triangle Group at Studio City, Hollywood, CA. While under administration he opened up for craftsmen, for example, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Freeway, Peedi Crack, Young Gunners (Chris and Neef), Dru Hill, Bow Wow and B2K.

In 2003, C.E.O/Artist of Aggravated Entertainment, Texas P moved to Lebanon, PA to build his music career. In 2004, Texas P released and delivered his second collection “Hit’em Up the Mixtape Volume 1 Ft. DJ Arab“, in Lebanon, PA.

From that point forward, Texas P has released extra performance tasks, for example, “Hit’em Up the Mixtape Volume 2 Ft. DJ Double ii” (2006), “I Want To Be A Millionaire Ft. DJ Arab” with the single “Billionaire Ft. Bruno Mars”(2010),I’m A Rider Ft. Swizz Beatz and Junior Reid” (2013), “Don’t Change Ft. Jelly Roll” (2014), “Problems Ft. Reek Da Villian”(2014), “Unforgiven” (2016) and the freshest hit single of “I’m So Hot Ft. Ivelice” (2018).

2019, from the outset, Texas P’s single spread for his previous release “No Promo” could intently help one to remember what the craftsman Jay-Z would do in his work of art plans.

Which totally speaks to the melodious substance of the tune. Texas P’s melodic impacts incorporate Stevie Wonder, Ghetto Boys, UGK, 2 Pac, Notorious BIG, Luther Vandross and Barry White giving the range to turn into an exceptional craftsman in the music business!

“No Promo” was released under the mark Aggravated Entertainment LLC. In any case, Aggravated Entertainment LLC has joined forces with StrTeam Ent/Universal Music Group.

Texas P’s stream is excellent over an exceptionally substantial beat for more than satisfying conveyance over Ayo Rizzi composition. Texas P has a blended sound of the south in with a spot of the Bronx, New York. This leads one to state the popular rhyme “if wasn’t for the Bronx this rap $Hit presumably would not be going on”.

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He has a blend of Ludacris, Eminem, Jay-z and Busta Rhymes’ base of stream, verses, and execution.

Previous single “No Promo” single is letting individuals who are not genuine about what they do in their vocation would never contend in this music industry! Be that as it may, Texas P’s blend doesn’t question his south and upper east foundation. The single “No Promo” was debuted on BET JAM and VH1.

Texas P was interviewed on the world famous stations 105.1(New York), this50, Hot97 (New York) and others and now drops two brand new exciting releases.

‘Texas P’ is now signed with EQUITY Distro.

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‘Cosmic Krewe’ unleash a jazzy spacey soundtrack with a slice of heavenly trumpets and a rhythmic Afro explosion on ‘Covid-19’ (Cosmic Krewe PSA)

Cosmic Krewe is the brain child of Master Trumpeter Michael RayMichael Ray has been a lifetime member of global hitmakers Kool and the Gang for over 40 years.

The incredible sound and vibe that Cosmic Krewe produce is a spacey slice of Jazz Funk AfroFuturism with A Gritty New Orleans Vibe.

Covid-19 (Cosmic Krewe PSA) is the brand new single featuring the mesmerising, uplifting, tantalising and soulful soaring vocals of Laranah Phipps-Ray. 

The stage comes to life with supersonic sound, glittering lights and cosmic pageantry as the musician congregate and prepare for their leader, the Intergalactic Research Tone Scientist, Michael Ray, to lead them into the promised Cosmos.

Multi-percussion stations, synthesizers, keys of all sorts, drums, a front line of trumpets, saxophones and various other horns, with a sexy sassy funky classy bluesy jazzy cosmic vocalist all consecutively come into play. Each entering the musical fray with precision and unadulterated rapture.

‘Cosmic Krewe’ unleash a jazzy spacey soundtrack with a slice of heavenly trumpets and a rhythmic Afro explosion on ‘Covid-19’ (Cosmic Krewe PSA) – Discover UK

WHO IS MICHAEL RAY ?

A renowned international trumpeter Michael Ray is a seasoned jazz-funk musician who has had stellar runs with Patti LaBelle, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, Kool and the Gang, Sun Ra Arkestra, and many other legendary bands.

A professional musician for more than forty years, this Trenton, New Jersey native has simultaneously mined every side of the of international music scene since the late 1970’s playing his supersonic jazz/funk/future trumpet as the Intergalactic Research Tone Scientist with Sun Ra & His Arkestra, prancing around to the funky sounds of the platinum-selling, stadium-filling, hella killer horn driven Grammy Award winning R&B/Funk best-sellers, Kool & the Gang and many other world-wide phenomenon’s.

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Previous global hit “Love in Santiago” was written in Santiago, Chile while Michael Ray & Laranah Phipps-Ray were on tour with Cosmic Krewe and celebrating their honeymoon.

A few years earlier, Michael Ray had proposed to Laranah Phipps-Ray, while he was on stage with Kool & the Gang. He got down on one knee, in front of 20,000 while Kool & the Gang played their iconic love ballad, “Cherish the Love”. 

Written by Laranah Phipps-Ray vocalist, songwriter, steel tongue drummer, and occasional keyboard player, Laranah Phipps-Ray (La).

Laranah Phipps-Ray is the daughter of jazz pioneer saxophonist, Gene Phipps Sr, and wife of the legendary trumpeter, Michael Ray of Kool & the Gang and Sun Ra Arkestra.

Covid-19 (Cosmic Krewe PSA) is out now globally on Akashic Records.

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Award Winning Novelist and Actress ‘ Katrina Kusa’ Releases First Rap Single ‘Ta$te It’ Prod. By Indian Trap

American author, actress, songwriter and singer Katrina Kusa is making waves with her debut single ‘Ta$te It’ Prod. By Indian Trap.

The single ‘Ta$te It’ continues to grow with having over 30K streams on Spotify and a now trending remix with over 100 dances on TikTok.

‘Ta$te It’ is an infectious hip-hop song that features Katrina Kusa’s confident, yet playful tone atop Indian Trap’s signature ground-breaking production. Katrina calls out her haters in the song with a catchy hook that you will not be able to get out of your head.

Produced by Indian Trap, the production features traditional Indian sounds combined with modern day trap and hip-hop elements creating a soundscape like no other.

Rapping comes naturally to Katrina Kusa, who has always had a way with words. The 16-year-old artist is most famous for her award-winning novel, The Kingdom of the Lizards, which was released in 2014. In 2019, Katrina had the opportunity to work on a music project in Los Angeles, CA that included hints of pop, urban, rap, hip-hop, and trap genres.

This would open doors for Katrina’s new career venture as a rap artist. In the past year, she has worked with incredible songwriter, Delos, who has worked with Katy Perry and Madonna, as well as aspiring recording artist, Vivaswan.

Katrina was recently discovered by Indian Trap “J2”, (music producer who has worked with Shakira, Beyoncé, Pussy Cat Dolls, and Cassie). J2 introduced Katrina to his world of “Indian Trap,” creating an urban/hip-hop/pop/trap record that led to her debut single “Ta$te It.”

More is yet to come for Katrina Kusa as she begins the next phase of her musical journey.

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Russian recording artist XTAXY Makes a Bold Statement with new hip-hop alt-pop single “Not Who You Wanted”

Russian recording artist XTAXY is rediscovering her sound with her latest single Not Who You Wanted.

The 18-year-old prolific songwriter has been practicing and performing music since she was only 4 years old.

At the age of 13, she began writing her own original music, and since then, the world has been her inspiration. Her latest, and most personal, release Not Who You Wanted is a vibrant and upbeat hip-hop alt-pop sound that features XTAXY’s signature tone atop a trap-style beat.

In her own words, “It’s very dynamic and the energy is just so chaotic and powerful. I’d say the song is a statement by itself.”

XTAXY, who has performed in the past as Polina Butorina, says ,”This was the first song I wrote as XTAXY. The main idea behind it was to embrace the self and ignore the negative comments and opinions of society…” She goes on to say, “The inspiration definitely came from personal experiences and even more from self-reflection and reflection on the world.”

The enigmatic songstress hopes that her music touches funs and encourages them to be their true, authentic selves.

She shares, “I hope it inspires them to be themselves, accept the differences among each other and spread love and inclusion, instead of criticism and judgment. It’s hard to come to terms with being different, sometimes it feels like you’re an outcast and a weirdo, but everyone is different in their own way and they should own this individuality, celebrate and cherish it, instead of trying to put it away and be like someone else.”

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‘Izzie’s Caravan’ return after 6 months to release their rocking harmonica drenched vibrant ‘Small Faces’ meets ‘Zeppelin’ Blues rock sound on the warm classic fresh ‘On The Pull’

‘On June 17th, 2020, International Blues Rock band Izzie’s Caravan released “On The Pull.”

It is their third EP in just six months. It follows their December 2019 debut, “Leo’s Guitar” and February 2020’s “Zephyrs.”

The latter features their current single, “South Of Yesterday,” which has been receiving worldwide airplay and thousands of Spotify and Youtube streams.

Enigmatic lead guitarist and vocalist, Izzie says of the new EP: “This one is a definite back to the blues record…it’s an identity record for us. I think this is where we’ve defined ourselves, as how we perceive ourselves as artists and musicians, and where we want to take this musical journey from here on. When writing these tracks, I really dug into the old Johnny Winter catalog, and that has become a reference point for me personally; to develop a sound that channels that rock and blues merger.”

Drownin’ Man’s Blues”  is the first single off the new E.P ‘On The Pull’.

‘Izzie’s Caravan’ return after 6 months to release their rocking harmonica drenched vibrant ‘Small Faces’ meets ‘Zeppelin’ Blues rock sound on the warm classic fresh sound of ‘On The Pull’ – Discover Blues Rock UK

Izzie started his musical journey by forming a 3-piece band in 2004. The Deep Impactors included two future (and now former) members of the Caravan, Sim and Ray. After becoming disillusioned by the music industry, Izzie took a decades-long respite from guitar, eventually returning to the instrument he loved, just a few years ago.

Referring to himself as a “poor man’s Buddy Guy or Lightnin’ Hopkins,” Izzie cites bands like Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith as early influences, followed by later guitarists like Izzy Stradlin and John Frusciante.

Izzie’s Caravan consists of:

Izzie – Guitars, Vocals, Bass
Rob McLean – Keyboards, Hammond
Sim – Vocals, Rhythm Guitars (former member)
Ray – Bass (former member)

But, it was the blues of Stevie Ray, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, and of course, Buddy Guy, that inspired Izzie’s return to music.

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Izzie’s Caravan is a blues-rock outfit with an international flair, that can trace its roots directly to Dire Straits’ massive hit, “Money For Nothing.” Guitar and vocalist, simply named, “Izzie” recalls: “Those powerful drums followed by that insane guitar riff had such a profound effect on me, after that, I always knew that guitar would have some part to play in my life.”

Izzie started his musical journey by forming a 3-piece band in 2004. The Deep Impactors included two future (and now former) members of the Caravan, Sim and Ray. After becoming disillusioned by the music industry, Izzie took a decades-long respite from guitar, eventually returning to the instrument he loved, just a few years ago.

Referring to himself as a “poor man’s Buddy Guy or Lightnin’ Hopkins,” Izzie cites bands like Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith as early influences, followed by later guitarists like Izzy Stradlin and John Frusciante. But, it was the blues of Stevie Ray, Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters, and of course, Buddy Guy, that inspired Izzie’s return to music.

In December of 2019, Izzie’s Caravan released the EP, Leo’s Guitar, followed by the February 2020 EP, Zephyrs. Izzie’s next EP, titled On The Pull  was released on June 17, 2020 with MTS Records.

Izzie says, “This is one is a definite back to the blues record…and already I can tell it’s just going to be a very, very raw, very dirty record, and I really want to try and push the boundaries a bit in terms of the lyrical themes as well. I’m already getting excited about it…”

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THE FULL STORY OF IZZIE

Rewinding time to when I was growing up, I think ‘culture’ was a lot more defined and less fragmented as it is today.

So having those definitive memories of watching Star Wars as my first movie or listening to ‘Money For Nothing’ by Dire Straits as a very young child, was always a traceable origin point that has consistently defined my identity. Those powerful drums followed by that insane guitar riff had such a profound effect on me, after that I always knew that guitar would have some part to play in my life.

It was around 2004 I believe when I started a 3-piece rock outfit called The Deep Impacters along with Sim on vocals and guitar and Ray on bass. Of course that era was characterised
more by naïveté, the excessive love of inexpensive beer and camaraderie as much as the music was. Needless to say, that didn’t go anywhere although it could have. After that, for good or for bad, I actually fell out of love with music in general.

I was very disillusioned as to where music was headed and the commercialisation of the guitar where I actually didn’t pick it up for over a decade. Fast forward, and maybe a couple of years back I got the encouragement from some close friends and I figured “Why not?” If nothing else, it could be an interesting therapeutic exercise in mid-life. And from there one thing led to another, a rediscovery of authentic blues, ‘Leo’s Guitar’ comes out in Dec 2019, ‘Zephyrs‘ in Feb 2020…and here I am today. In terms of sound, I can see myself as a poor-man’s interpretation of Buddy Guy and Lightnin’ Hopkins :).

Honestly though, most of the confidence I got to do this came from listening to Lightnins records. To me he was the complete artist where had the words and the sound and he performed them in this fearless way which was really captivating. Having had that rubbed off on me, I’ve really tried to keep the guitar and bass playing as raw and gritty as possible. I generally don’t like the over-polished sound…I much rather prefer searching for notes in that moment and capturing that in my recordings.

I think part of the ‘fearless’ aspect was to free myself from the limitations we have nowadays where somehow the guitar has ended up being a competitive sport and the endless debates on speed and technical proficiency. I just feel playing with this level of freedom lends to a more natural  ‘conversational’ sound and feel to the song which is perfect for blues playing. In terms of tone, I’m a Fender fanati and the hardest part is deciding which Strat or Tele to use on the day. To my ears at least there’s something so appealing about their tone and even when recording it’s as if this constant process of trying to ‘tame’ the strat which really keeps you on your toes…it’s just so much fun!!!

I actually consider myself very fortunate as far as influences are concerned. Growing up it was of course listening to the likes of Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin and just being in awe of the phenomenal musicianship coming out of these bands. And growing up a few decades back, as a fan I’d really get invested in the lives off these musicians so somewhere I started

really getting drawn to band members who weren’t in the spotlight…guys like Izzie Stradlin and Brad Whitford Whose personalities aligned with my introvert personality…Later on John Frusciante was a huge influence…JJ Cale as well.

The great thing though is rock n roll is always a journey, and when I started reverting back to the roots more and more, particularly when I picked up the guitar again, discovering the blues artists was such a life-changing experience.

Going though hours and hours of records and live performances of Stevie Ray, Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters… its as if there was this world beyond the macro-world, full of these great musicians. But the one guy that really changed everything for me was Buddy Guy…‘Stone Crazy’ enough said!

Honestly, after I released ‘Zephyrs‘ I was thinking it might time to take a break from recording. But that all soon changed when I started practising and playing around in
general. I had a bunch of ideas lying around so that’s now got me working on the third EP which is titled ‘On The Pull’.

This is one is a definite back to the blues record…and already I can tell its just going to be very, very raw, very dirty record, and I really want to try and push the boundaries a bit in terms of the lyrical themes as well. I’m already getting excited about it because it’s reverting back to form after ‘Zephyrs‘ which was such a shift in gears. Hopefully I should have it done and available by May this year.

Personally, song-writing has to be an introspective experience, so to speak. It has to mean something to me more than anything else! I don’t have the ability to write a generic song because I wouldn’t know how to construct the lyrics to it. I’ve always believed that the experience of writing a song has to be built around trying to capture human experiences based on realism…honest human stories…

If we take the Leos Guitar EP, ‘Two In The Bush’ and ‘Lightnins-a-Howlin’ are just basic commentary on the advantages that the elite possess and how to get by on a day-to-day basis by playing the blues, while ‘Dorian’s Lament’ is my personal experience of keeping grounded to my roots while dealing with a world that’s socially and technologically evolving at a rapid pace.

Sometimes it seems most of my lyrics and song-ideas end up coming from just watching the news.

Finally,I’d really like to send out a message to musicians and artists who are dealing with a lot of online ‘trolling‘. It’s sad that there’s such harshness out there sometimes and that can
be a deterrence to young musicians learning their craft, or even great artists who may just choose not promote themselves… Be yourself! As a severe introvert, it has always been difficult for me to publicize or promote my music.

But once you realize that it’s your own creation and it’s something you will carry with you forever, own it and be proud of what you’ve accomplished.

We live in a world of arbitrary are irrationally harsh, but it’s important to believe in what you do and what you create!

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DISCOVER THE RE-BIRTH OF INDEPENDENT ROCK: “There’s a Growing Trend” soars the touching, piercing and powerful voice of Indie maverick and strong songwriter ‘Bryan Mullis’ a.k.a ‘By Small Ruin’ on new single ‘Some People’

Musical maverick, strong melodic songwriter and real life storyteller Bryan Mullis is fresh out of the studio with another rocking Alternative Pop Rock single entitled ‘Some People’.

The Radio friendly, uplifting, well written and produced driving rock single ‘Some People’ from BSR has crashing drums and a powerful melody with lyrics of strength, courage and determination .

‘Some People’ is an Independent victory song as Bryan Mullis sings “Some people want me to just give in But I got news my friendSome people will never box me in”.

By Small Ruin is an anagram for Bryan Mullis, keeping his music and lifestyle as true to self as possible.

The new single ‘Some People’ continues a string of powerful releases and musical stories from Bryan Mullis a.k.a ‘By Small Ruin’.

   DISCOVER THE RE-BIRTH OF INDEPENDENT ROCK: “There’s a Growing Trend” soars the touching, piercing  and powerful voice of Indie maverick and strong songwriter ‘Bryan Mullis’ a.k.a ‘This Small Ruin’ on new single ‘Some People’  – Discover Rock

The History of BSR

Busking since high school, the college dropout has made his way across the country playing to anyone who listened. His talent and dedication lead to sharing the stage with artists like DAWES, WILD and Briston Maroney.

As a teen, one of Bryan’s favourite activities with his friends was climbing water towers and hanging upside down from the top by only their knees.

Bryan was notorious for doing what he wanted, when he wanted, including sneaking out of his parent’s house and hitch-hiking a 10-hour ride to Florida to surprise his girlfriend on the beach.

More recently, Bryan’s brother almost lost his life in a car accident. Dealing with those feelings inspired his musical journey that brought him unforetold adventures.

He often tells the story of being attacked in a convenience store which:

“lead to a full-fledged movie-like fight that included knocking over shelves and throwing beer bottles. The store was destroyed.”

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From waking up to SWAT teams thinking the band’s van was owned by a nearby active shooter, to unexpectedly playing a nudist pool party of 100+ people, BSR’s thrilling lifestyle is certainly rendered in their music and performance.

The brand new single ‘Some People  from ‘By Small Ruin’ is out now.

BSR ONLINE:

https://soundcloud.com/bysmallruin/some-people

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LYRICS SPECIAL – SOME PEOPLE – BY SMALL RUIN

Cast my lot		

The only one that can take a shot		

By myself a lot		

I'm all alone, but I'm all I got		

		

And there's a growing trend	

Some people want me to just give in	

But I got news my friend	

Some people will never box me in	

		

Take you down a notch		

Damned if you do, damned if you do not		

You know it's all a game to them		

I'm gonna win it, rob them blind		

		

And there's a growing trend	

Some people want me to just give in	

But I got news my friend	

Some people will never box me in	

		

The less you give it, the more it takes

And unless you live it, it will fade away

Write it off to 'my head's in the clouds', it can plague some people

Lighters up in a room with a crowd, let me find my people.

The more you give it, the less it takes

And until I live it, I won't go away

		

There's a growing trend	

Some people want me to just give in	

But I got news my friend	

Some people will never box me in	

Yeah	

Some people want me to just give in	

Oh, but I got news	

Some people will never box me in	

They'll never box me in	

DISCOVER RNB AFROBEAT: ‘TW’ lets loose an addictive single with an exquisitely groovy Island vibe and Afrobeat bounce under smooth angelic soul vocals on ‘Guestlist’

Making his claim on the R&B world, TW delivers effervescent feels for his new release ‘Guestlist’.

The 22-year-old has hit out a number of standout records in recent month, captivating the GRM audience and underground UK soundsphere.

Teaming up with KS on previous drop ‘Nike Tech’ back in May, the video snapped up an impressive 313K views turning the heat up on a new phase of his bubbling career.

Enjoying the journey to define his sound, TW has already been heard playing with a variety of vibes as he cherrypicks instrumentals that hint on afrobeats, R&B, garage and jazz.

‘Guestlist’ slides into the R&B and afrobeats world but it is his caramel vocals, delectable range and hypnotic flow that makes his music shine.

DISCOVER RNB AFROBEAT: ‘TW’ lets loose an addictive single with an exquisitely groovy Island vibe and Afrobeat bounce under smooth angelic soul vocals on ‘Guestlist’ – Discover RnB Afrobeats

As is the motive for many an upcoming star that has the entertainment world at their feet, TW crosses his skill into the world of acting and if he’s not laying down new music in the studio, he’s often found on set or casting for Netflix.

Working alongside Hot Money Studios, TW is a regular collaborator with producers including J Glad, JT and Nikita, and has been working to define his sound and find his musical niche.

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His smooth vocals, undoubtedly influenced by his love for singing royalty, such as Drake and Craig David, is certainly finding its way into the light and blossoming upon each release, with his track record to date hosting increasingly strong accolades, it would seem that TW is one Guestlist we don’t want to miss out on.

Check out GUESTLIST out now across all DSP’s.

Stay up to date with TW by following his socials for news about upcoming releases & more.

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DISCOVER UK GRIME PREMIERES: ‘Gushy’ unleashes a powerful emotional real grime story with Independent flair and street attitude on ‘Stepping Stones’

Grime artist Gushy started rapping to cope with mental health issues, but now it’s his biggest passion. Hear his story of struggle and resilience in ‘Stepping Stones’.

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Gushy, whose artist name means ‘lyrical, wordy and over the top’, makes music to help people in pain feel less alone.

DISCOVER UK GRIME PREMIERES: ‘Gushy’ unleashes a powerful emotional real grime story with Independent flair and street attitude on ‘Stepping Stones’  – Discover UK Grime

Based on his life experiences, ‘Stepping Stones’ is a musical record of Gushy’s come-up from a place of darkness and his personal promise to do better every day.

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“There was a point in my life where I didn’t know how to deal with my problems and it would affect the way I would socialise with people. I isolated myself as a result. Now that I’m in a good place, I want to help others that are not necessarily in the greatest of places themselves.

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I want them to know how I was able to work towards maintaining my mental peace. I never want anyone to feel the way I did but if it ever comes to that stage then I hope my current and future projects can help them get through the tough times.” – GUSHY

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Stepping Stones’ is available on all digital streaming platforms.

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‘Modrick Buck’ is a fast rising London rapper going places in the Hip-Hop, Rap, Grime and Trap world with a unique sound as he collaborates with ‘Kidd Kidd’ on the catchier than Drake ‘Self-Made’.


Modrick Buck
is a fast rising rapper going places in the Hip-Hop, Rap, Grime and Trap world.

Modrick Buck however doesn’t associate himself with these genres with his musical vision directly focused on his fans.

London 80’s Pop hero Adam Ant felt the same and said in the 80’s “That music’s lost it’s taste, so try another flavour”.

Modrick Buck adopts a similar musical manifesto being open and proud of his independent fight and life journey to becoming a hot named rapper in London City delivering his own unique sound.

‘Modrick Buck’ is a fast rising London rapper going places in the Hip-Hop, Rap, Grime and Trap world with a unique sound as he collaborates with ‘Kidd Kidd’ on the catchier than Drake ‘Self-Made’. – Discover Rap UK

So where does MODRICK BUCK come from ?

Modrick Buck grew up in Africa in the impoverished and corrupt country of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.

Breaking free after defeating personal battles and struggles, Modrick Buck moved to the UK to tell his story with his unique direct spit and musical vision building a fast growing following.

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Modrick Buck has already collaborated on a feature with the world famous “Kidd Kidd” who was once signed to the dope G Unit.

Modrick Buck is driven by story telling and strong real lyrical content and is set to run his own ‘Dope Boy Clothing’ brand.

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From his humble roots in Zimbabwe Africa to becoming a fast rising breakout artist in London UK, Modrick Buck continues his story telling and unique Rap sound.

Modrick Buck has dropped numerous releases in a prolific manner driven by a love for his fans who he speaks to directly like a strong Rap island of his own.

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Already collaborating with one of the biggest names in the game and drawing his infuences from acts like 50 cent, Russ, J Cole, Kanye West, Kidd Kidd and Troy Ave, Modrick Buck now delivers an infectious single with his new dope drop ‘Self-Made’.

‘Self-Made’ is an enchanting beat and melody-driven single with a mysterious African meets Eastern flava and magnificent beats under a catchy, addictive, efficient, distinctive and unique spit and rap that stays in your head. Poppy but dark and cool.

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This is catchier than Drake, but cooler and with better more intelligent lyrical content. You can dance like Michael Jackson, but you can also dance through life breaking down your obstacles uniquely like Modrick Buck and Kidd Kidd.

From Africa to the UK a big new name arrives from the trending continent of the music industry and spreading to the world and home of grime London City.

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DISCOVER NAUGHTY BUT NICE RNB DIVAS: Seducing you with her dreamy ‘Barry White’ beating Jazzy soulful modern Trap RnB fusion the dope ‘Intelligent Diva’ scoops out some exotic and groovy ‘Ice Cream’

Summer’s here, the sun is hot in the sky and you’re just craving a good, cold cone of ice cream, right?

We know the feeling. And let us tell you, you’ll be craving it a lot more when you hear the song we’ve got for you.

This one’s simply called “Ice Cream” and it’s coming from Florida-based artist Intelligent Diva.

In spite of the chilly name, the tune is so deliciously steamy you’ll get your sunglasses all foggy, and that’s no empty boast.

With characteristic sass and sexiness, Intelligent Diva gets right down and dirty with this one. If you haven’t inferred from what we’ve told you so far, “Ice Cream” is most definitely not a song for folks under eighteen. Why? Well, because Intelligent Diva tells us, rather explicitly, of all the different joys and pleasures ice cream can bring about… especially in couples. Yep, this one’s S-T-E-A-M-Y, steamy, so you better get ready.

DISCOVER NAUGHTY BUT NICE RNB DIVAS: Seducing you with her dreamy ‘Barry White’ beating Jazzy soulful modern Trap RnB fusion the dope ‘Intelligent Diva’ scoops out some exotic and groovy ‘Ice Cream’

“Ice Cream”, taken off the marvellously titled album “Seduction”, which just dropped on the 8th, is practically the story of two people, a chocolate boy and an unabashed woman who meet for the first time and have some pretty interesting ideas about one another. In her inimitable, gravelly voice, Intelligent Diva goes into quite some detail about the saucy fantasies these two strangers have about one another , and it will leave you gasping for breath.

As with her previous hits, such as “Sexy Walk”, “Boy Shorts” or the super-spicy “Lo Que Me Gusta”, Intelligent Diva skilfully combines beautiful, spicy song writing with excellent rhythm and a haunting beat that will shake you down to your very core. “Ice Cream” is the kind of tune to get into your head and never leave, so that you’ll find yourself humming it at random times, but be careful – wouldn’t want your boss to hear you, as it’s most definitely NSFW.

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What we particularly like about Intelligent Diva is that she’s a true feminist – a beautiful, talented woman who’s not afraid to speak her mind and talk about all the nasty stuff that women “shouldn’t” talk about. Intelligent Diva is a free-spirited artist who’s not afraid to take you to the dark side of her imagination, and you will be oh-so-glad once you get there.

Don’ t believe us? Then why not join the thousands of Spotify listeners who are enjoying “Ice Cream” right now?

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DISCOVER ELECTRONIC: N2BLÜ release an open letter to Co-Dependency using self-love electronic riffs and Independent driving High Energy 80’s synths on new lonely free smash ‘King of Broken Hearts’

N2BLÜ are back with another pop dance hit in the form of ‘King of Broken Hearts’.

‘King of Broken Hearts’ follows their well supported LGBTQIA global smash ‘NSA’.

When asked about the meaning behind the song, Jonathan Arceneaux from the world famous dance pop act N2BLÜ said:

King of Broken Hearts is a biographical look of my romantic history and patterns. I’ve never been in a long-term relationship, yet that’s all I’ve ever wanted. To find my person and have the fairy-tale happily ever after. Unfortunately, I kept repeating the same choices over and over. Choosing the wrong person, over-compromising myself for them, trying to be who they wanted me to be and always ending the same”.

It’s time to break the cycle and become the King/Queen of your own heart. It’s time to Love yourself!

DISCOVER ELECTRONIC: N2BLÜ release an open letter to Co-Dependency using self-love electronic riffs and driving High Energy 80’s synths on new lonely free smash ‘King of Broken Hearts’ – Discover Dance POP

LYRICS FEATURE – N2BLÜ – KING OF BROKEN HEARTS  

I may not be your ever after
We had fun at first and moments of rapture
You wouldn’t be my first mistake
But now I’m trying my best to change my fate
And just one time
I’d love to be the first one on your mind
But no matter how it starts
I guess I’ll be the King of Broken Hearts
The King of Broken Hearts
The King of Broken Hearts

I don’t wanna be the second choice
A novelty just to fill the void
Eyes open kissing, looking for better
All the love I spent was just a ticket for never
But just for now
I’d love to be the wanted one somehow
When it all falls apart

I guess I’ll be the King of Broken Hearts

The King of Broken Hearts
The King of Broken Hearts

I sit of this lonely throne, built on heartbreak
Should I go it alone or try to tempt fate?
Under a heavy crown, made of frozen tears
Could there still be hope after all these years?
My kingdom is cracked by a spark of hope
Coming out of the black, learning to let go
The door is my heart and I am the key
Cuz I don’t want to be
The King of Broken Hearts
The King of Broken Hearts
The King of Broken Hearts
Of Broken Hearts

The King of Broken Kings
I don’t wanna be, wanna be, wanna be
The King of Broken Hearts
The King of Broken Hearts
I don’t wanna be
I don’t want to be
The King of Broken Hearts

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N2BLÜ – THE FULL STORY

The previous hit single from N2BLÜ  was entitled ‘NSA’. 

Born in New Orleans, Jonathan Arceneaux started singing not long after he learned to talk and hasn’t stopped singing since!

At a very young age Jonathan began his career as a singer in a church choir and started taking voice lessons in both classical and musical theatre styles. During his High School years in Baton Rouge, LA, Jonathan continued singing in the choir and participated in several musical theatre productions. He also started to tap into his writing talents as a freshman in High School, drawing inspiration from some of his favourite bands and artists like Better Than Ezra, Duncan Sheik and Savage Garden.

Over the years following, Jonathan began to realize that his true passion was singing and writing Pop music, so he changed his focus from classical and music theatre to be a full time Pop singer/songwriter. He is a passionate, true artist with emotional expression through his writing, production, and performance. Jonathan also enjoys collaborating with other artists to meld unique tastes in sound and texture.

In 2008 he worked with hit producers I-ROC (Universal Music/HappyMadison Productions/BZEE ROC) and RADIO (Chris Brown’s “Dreamer”/Blake Lewis’ “End of the World”).

As a result of the collaboration with RADIO in 2009, Jonathan released “From The Ashes”, under the name Jay Arseno, his sophomore follow up to his debut album in 2008, “Face In You Crowd”, under the name Jonathan Adam.

After the loss of his father to kidney cancer in August of 2009, Jonathan took some time off from music and in 2013 he decided to move from his home in Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA for an immersive experience in the heart of the music industry.

While he learned a lot about the industry and himself, Los Angeles was not a good fit for him. So, in 2015 Jonathan decided to get back to his roots and move back home to the Big Easy, New Orleans. Not long after moving to New Orleans, Jonathan met Konstantin Smorodnikov, a personal trainer originally from Russia who had a love and talent for music as well.

Jonathan and Konstantin had an instant connection as friends and decided to start working on music together. While Jonathan came from more of a pop music writing background and classical vocal training, Konstantin’s background was in the club and dance music scene. The next couple of years lead to the duo developing a seamless blending of Jonathan’s lyrics and vocals and Konstantin’s beats and instrumentation to create a sound all their own. In July 2018 they were approached by Loren Israel to participate in his song writing mentorship program.

Little did Jonathan and Konstantin know that this would be an integral turning point in their musical journey.

After a year of instruction, guidance, and tough love from Loren and by honing their skills in song writing and lyricism, they have emerged as the duo, N2BLÜ.

Born and raised in Kostroma, Russia, Konstantin Smorodnikov fell in love with music at early age. It was the structure of rhythm and arrangement that most interested him.

Around 15 is when he was introduced to computer music production.

At 18 moved to America where spent most of his 20’s going out to local dance clubs and learning all he could about technical side of production and sound engineering. He drew inspiration from DJ’s like Peter Rauhofer and Abel Aguilera.

In 2016 he met Jonathan Arceneaux. They realized that they both shared a passion for similar sounds and ideas in music and decided to give a musical partnership a shot.

‘King of Broken Hearts’ is out now and follows up from their previous LGBTQIA global hit ‘NSA.

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Self-Publishing Music: Independent Music Blogs, Music Promotion and self music publishing is on the rise in the music industry.

Independent Music Blogs, Music Promotion and self music publishing is on the rise in the music industry with Indie artists and record Labels demanding 100% creative control combined with professional music publishing and music editorial services.

WHAT IS SELF-PUBLISHING MUSIC ?

Self-publishing music means that you are not signed to a major company or music publisher and operate as an Independent artist, record label or music agency.

When you self-publish your music you still own all of the rights to you own music and so get all of the royalties. You own 100% of the rights to your music and the right to license it to generate income or promotion.

Being an Independent artist or musician and self-publishing comes with full control of the creative process and full self-ownership of the sound recording and song writing copyright.

Self-publishing music also includes releasing your final musical product onto all major digital music retailers and getting the word out about your release with an official press release and generating professional music reviews.

Being fully Independent also entails taking care of your music promotion and press release distribution requirements.

We live in a fast moving instant world of global self-publishing on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tik Tok.

Having an established music brand or professional music review service talk about or review you is key in developing new potential audiences, fans and sales for your music brand.

Having an established music blog or professional music promotion service talk about or review you is effective and can be used at point of sale at digital music retailers (eg: Spotify profile ) and on artwork, merchandise, posters, adverts, your website, social media profiles and your Press Release.

An Editorial Music Review is a professional reviewer’s opinion of your music release you can use an excerpt of or as a quote.

Independent music Blog publisher Discover Media Digital provides a 100% Independent Music News network where Independent artists, bands or labels can publish and get the official word out about their music in a fast and effective manner to globally announce their music releases, events, products or services.

With a global reach of 200,000 music blog readers and 372342 worldwide Radio listeners to date, Discover Media Digital are a leading innovative digital force in the new music blog revolution of 2020 as the music industry changes in the aftermath of the digital music streaming revolution and Covid-19 Pandemic.

Discover Media Digital have also re-invented the Indie Music Cover Star bringing a professional publishing experience to Independents and already established acts and leading to one of their brands Top Hitz rated as Top 40 in the UK on Feedspot.

Find out more about Self-Music publishing and read the hottest global Independent Music News here.

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DISCOVER RNB AND GOSPEL: The versatile ‘Real J Israel’ is a ‘Damn Good Man’, aural preacher and musician with a difference and street ‘swagger’ as he melts fans hearts with his warm heaven sent sound.

Human is name of diverse varieties. There are ample dimensions of human personality. A preacher turned vocalist Real J Israel is the name of that struggle. He is man of religion who spent most of his life preaching the divine message. Nevertheless, the music is his passion. The relation of religion is one aspect of his personality. He has also given his best as a vocalist.

Real J Israel is Atlanta based struggling singer who has released his recent single Damn Good Man apart from his earlier released tracks.

Real J Israel is having cheering fan following on social media. His tracks on YouTube and Spotify are earning quite fame. The core factor behind his fan following is his R&B style of music which is very enthralling and he has won award for that genre. Moreover, his capability is not limited to just Rhythm and Blues class of music. Genre is not the constraint for an artist rather it is organization of tone and timbre of music.

DISCOVER RNB AND GOSPEL: The versatile ‘Real J Israel’ is a ‘Damn Good Man’, aural preacher and musician with a difference and street ‘swagger’ as he melts fans hearts with his warm heaven sent sound – Discover RnB and Gospel.

Damn Good Man is versatile music; it tweaks at the roots of emotions like we are virtually living every single lyrical line of the track. The excellence of music is reflected from composition of music. In addition to this, the period of the track one can enjoy quality music in that brief time.

Public admires the decision of Real J Israel, how he took time from his preaching and came to present us his melodious voice.

According Real J he himself finds peace in his passion for music along with his love for religion.

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DISCOVER ROCK: He is more than a friend to me” says ‘Eddie Van Halen’ as his rocking buddy and Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Alice in Chains band member ‘Dave LeDoux’ lets loose his powerful alternative rock pop release ‘Broken’

Struggle, confidence, motivation and performance are said to be the building blocks of an artist. Dave LeDoux is the name of those words. A struggling soul ever since his childhood, it is not exaggeration calling him a genuine musician. The way he dedicated his early ages in learning musical instruments. Shifting of focus from beats of drum to chords of guitar is perhaps his first independent decision. Later on that courage helped him in doing astonishing wonders in music.

DISCOVER ROCK LEGENDS AND MODERN ROCK HEROES: “He is more than a friend to me” says ‘Eddie Van Halen’ as his rocking buddy and Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Alice in Chains band member ‘Dave LeDoux’ lets loose his powerful alternative rock pop release ‘Broken’ – Discover ROCK

Iron Maiden, Ozzy, AC/DC, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Alice in Chains are few names who polished the skills of Dave LeDoux where he remained part of these bands.

The great friend and mentor he found was Eddie Van Halen. He was the man who made him-the perfect guitarist.

“He is more than a friend to me” says Dave.

The year 2020 was shrouding with worries and pandemics. Dave LeDoux is individual who introduced “Broken” in the music market. His work has come as gift to mankind. Although “Broken” is available on Spotify and it has yet to touch the whole music industry. Dave LeDoux is the name of melodies. The introduction of “Broken” is actually the blend of three decade rock music Dave LeDoux tells his listeners.

There is no short cut to success. Dave has toured on the wings of experience; “Broken” is outcome of his great sense of music. The tunes and beats are synchronizations of hearts and minds in his work. With the span of time the name of Dave LeDoux is bringing contemporary taste of music for his fans with evolved flavour of melodies.

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DISCOVER HIP-HOP, RAP and POP FUSIONS: ‘XXL LAVA TEAM’ is back and ready to ‘Start Ova’ as he continues his assault on the Rap, Hip-Hop and Trap world fusing new sounds and beats with an exquisite spit and message.

Rick a.k.a XXL LAVA TEAM launched his musical career at 18 years old getting his motivation from watching his mother struggle to the fullest.

He says “She’s sleeping at work, my motivation comes from wanting the world to know a difference and expose heartbreak”.

 XXL LAVA TEAM describes his childhood as being a major influence on his career saying “I grew up in a single parent household with two fake sisters. My motivation also comes from nobody loving me or respecting me at my lowest and wanting to see a change in peoples faces and body language”.

XXL LAVA TEAM was in a high school band for years and felt isolated, but the music and beats stuck and he found influence in artists like Kevin Gates, Young Thug, Boosie, yfn lucci, Lil Wayne and more. 

DISCOVER HIP-HOP, RAP and POP FUSIONS: ‘XXL LAVA TEAM’ is back and ready to ‘Start Ova’ as he continues his assault on the Rap, Hip-Hop and Trap world fusing new sounds and beats with an exquisite spit and message – Discover Rap, Hip-Hop and Trap

XXL LAVA TEAM has created three 6 track E.P’s since he began recording at the age of 18 and his debut release ‘NTS’ was his breakthrough drop demonstrating his skills and why he is predicted to be the hottest new name on everybody’s lips, already being described as the “Best Music Artist in Toledo”.

 XXL LAVA TEAM states “I’ve got the flair, the style, but most importantly, I’ve got the music to make you move”.

XXL LAVA TEAM talks further about his career, inspiration and musical rise. 

Locale has always been a major inspiration for great music artists of the past, and Toledo has been no different for me. I’ve created a whole new dimension to music, with each new track even better than the last. With music perfect for everyday listening or getting you hyped for a night out, you can be sure I’m going to be the next big thing.

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If you think music has become stagnant in the past decade, you’re simply searching in the wrong place, listening to the wrong kind of artists. But your search has now come to an end; my signature musical style elevates the genre to a whole new level.

Check out my tracks for a peek into a new era of banging tunes – you’ll be grooving for the entirety of your train journey home. And if you like what you hear?

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Get in touch and I’ll see about arranging a show in your city as soon as possible. My music is truly an out-of-body experience when performed live.

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ONLINE:

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Go follow XXL everywhere and remember XXL loves you all!!

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DISCOVER LUXURY FEMTRAP HITS OF 2020: Welcome to the extraordinary world of ‘Ravoshia’ and her exotic, dark, empowering futuristic throbbing synthesiser Femtrap vibe on the world beating ‘Fashion Killa’– On The Rap Trap Radio playlist Now

Like a rocket shooting up high into space, the sensational artist Ravoshia which is pronounced ‘Raa-vash-shia’ is skyrocketing with her latest single Fashion Killa.

It is launching into great heights with its new found regards playing on some popular radio stations in the U.S.A and here in the United Kingdom. Additionally, extending over to European, and Canadian territories.

Her record is a standout and game changer. Its music video has now gained over 153,000 views.

It was produced by a very dope producer that goes by the name DJ King.

Ravoshia states:

“When I first heard the music I fell in love with the edgy and distinctive sound it had.” And the rest is history.”

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DISCOVER LUXURY FEMTRAP HITS OF 2020: Welcome to the extraordinary world of ‘Ravoshia’ and her exotic, dark, empowering futuristic throbbing synthesiser Femtrap vibe on the world beating ‘Fashion Killa’– On The Rap Trap Radio playlist Now – Discover Rap Trap Radio

On the other hand, while Fashion killa is buzzing up and available on all platforms, she is gearing up to release her next single called Mastermind that will be coming in the fall.

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ONLINE:

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