Rising London vocalist, songwriter and producer Khushi unveils a new music video for “Like A City” today. The video was filmed in Los Angeles and was directed by Erik Rojas. The track is the latest to be revealed from Strange Seasons, Khushi's debut album set for release January 24, 2020 on Warner Records.
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), alongside Queensland's Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch and Minister for Tourism Industry Development Kate Jones today announced one of the world's most historically renowned ballet companies, Paris Opera Ballet, will perform exclusively for the 2020 QPAC International Series from 1 to 19 July.
Today, Billboard announced its latest lineup of honorees for the 2019 Women in Music Event at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, December 12. Top female artists Alicia Keys, Megan Thee Stallion and Rosalía will be celebrated to acknowledge all they have done to empower women and support today's music community and Megan Thee Stallion, Rosalía and Brandi Carlile are set to perform on stage.
Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categories. This year's nominees reflect a melting pot of artistic innovation that defined the year in music, showcasing the unparalleled craftsmanship of established artists and the industry-shifting impact of rising music creators. Leading nominees Lizzo (8), Billie Eilish (6) and Lil Nas X (6) not only topped the charts but ignited a cultural conversation around their genre-bending hits. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recoding Academy's membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers and engineers.
London-based avant-garde House producer JKP has shared his double A-side single 'Blue Sun/ Quiet Place' on 15 November via Byson. JKP has seen support from CLASH Magazine, The 405, Deep House Amsterdam and Tonspion, as well as radioplay by BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens and BBC Introducing and shot to number 1 on Hype Machine with his edit of Dijon's 'Nico's Red Truck'. He has been featured by popular Youtube channels CloudKid and Wanderlust, and has played alongside the likes of DJ Zinc, Artwork and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh) presents the Western Canadian premiere of Montreal choreographer Dana Gingras' visually arresting new work, FRONTERA, for one-night only, January 30, 2020 at 8pm at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Gingras and her internationally lauded dance company, Animals of Distinction, collaborate with the experimental post-rock band Fly Pan Am and members of the UK-based collective United Visual Artists to create a provocative multimedia experience of motion, sound, and light.
Bristol-based Norwegian/ Welsh duo Firewoodisland have shared the video to accompany their single 'Hollow Coves' Firewoodisland have seen support from the likes of Atwood Magazine, Earmilk, The 405, Q Magazine, Clash Mag, Noctis Mag, and XSNoise as well as radio support from BBC Radio 6's Radcliffe & Maconie and Tom Robinson, BBC Radio's Introducing In The West, BBC Radio Devon's The Sunday Request Show, Introducing Music From Stoke and Norway's NRK P3. Their track 'Storm' was added to Spotify's Most Beautiful Songs in the World playlist, Lush and Atmospheric, and Lost in the Woods playlist, and has racked up over half a million Spotify plays since March, shooting their total plays up to over 5.3 million, and seeing 'One With The Mountain' added to Norway's New Music Fridays playlist. They boast features on popular Youtube channels such as Get The Sound, Wave of Good Noise, Alex Rain Bird Music, La Belle Musique, Indie Folk Central, and BalconyTV.
Ramping up to the release of his debut record REFLECTION (Out November 8, 2019 via 61 Seconds Records), VONAVI (a.k.a. Andrei Ivanov) has just partnered with Spill Magazine to premiere the magnificent new video for his latest single, “Regrow” featuring actor Dylan Cheek (Pitch Perfect 2, Good Behavior). Just like his previous videos, “Regrow” was directed by Andrew Litten, Andrei's close friend and collaborator, who developed an intimate and beautiful story shot on 35mm film.
Lollapalooza Chile, Lollapalooza Argentina and Lollapalooza Brasil have unveiled the lineups for the 2020 editions, revealing an incredible bill featuring headliners Guns N' Roses, Travis Scott, The Strokes, Lana Del Rey, Martin Garrix and Gwen Stefani. The lineup also includes Armin Van Buuren, Vampire Weekend, Cage The Elephant, James Blake, Brockhampton, Alan Walker, Illenium, The Lumineers, Kacey Musgraves, Rex Orange County, Rita Ora, A Day To Remember, Charlie XCX, Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra, King Princess, LP, Jaden Smith, Madeon and more. Tickets are on sale now.
Bristol-based Norwegian/ Welsh duo, Firewoodisland release their new single 'Hollow Coves' on 27 September - recently premiered on PopMatters. Firewoodisland have seen support from the likes of Atwood Magazine, Earmilk, The 405, Q Magazine, Clash Mag, and Noctis Mag, as well as radio support from BBC Radio 6's Radcliffe & Maconie and Tom Robinson, BBC Radio's Introducing In The West, BBC Radio Devon's The Sunday Request Show, Introducing Music From Stoke and Norway's NRK P3. Their track 'Storm' was added to Spotify's Most Beautiful Songs in the World playlist, Lush and Atmospheric, and Lost in the Woods playlist, and has racked up over half a million Spotify plays since March, shooting their total plays up to over 5.3 million, and seeing 'One With The Mountain' added to Norway's New Music Fridays playlist. They boast features on popular Youtube channels such as Wave of Good Noise, Alex Rain Bird Music, La Belle Musique, Indie Folk Central, and BalconyTV.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band.
Last month Bon Iver released their fourth studio album i,i, garnering an ecstatic response. Singles from the album went straight onto Radio 1 and 6 Music playlists whilst Justin Vernon and the band opened up more than ever before with in-depth interviews from Pitchfork, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Q and Uncut.
RUEL is back today with 'Real Thing,' yet another smooth sampling off his forthcoming sophomore EP, 'Free Time,' due for release on September 13 (RCA Records). The new track, produced by long-time collaborator, GRAMMY Award-winning M-Phazes, follows the EP's lead single, 'Face To Face' released earlier this month and earning acclaim from PAPER Magazine who praised the song for 'capturing the anxieties in teen and Millennial hearts alike,' proclaiming that the 16 year-old Australian artist is 'poised to melt hearts everywhere.'
After launching the next chapter in his already critically-acclaimed career a few weeks back with his new single 'All Eyes On You,' multi-talented singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer Patrick Grossi aka Active Child today announces his return to live performance with two intimate shows set for Wednesday, October 30th in Los Angeles and Tuesday, November 5th in New York City. Flyer and listings for the new live dates are below.
Isle of Wight brothers Michael and David Champion of CHAMPS return with a new album, The Hard Interchange, out September 27 via BMG. The record follows their 2015 release, Vamala, which was released to critical praise.
On August 17, 2019, I attended Ballet Festival's Program D, curated by Edward Watson, principal dancer of London's Royal Ballet and a performer in this program. He was joined on stage by Sarah Lamb, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet; Robbie Fairchild, former New York City Ballet (NYCB) principal dancer; and Maria Kowroski, NYCB principal dancer. There was much anticipation; audiences were eager for what promised to be a highly memorable evening.
Following the release of his critically acclaimed debut READY EP, which earned him Multi-Platinum and Gold status with singles 'Dazed & Confused' and 'Younger,' as well as becoming the youngest recipient in history to win the prestigious ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist Of The Year in his native Australia,16-year-old RCA Records artist RUEL returns today with 'Face To Face,' alongside news of a North American headlining tour, starting on October 8.
Launching the next chapter in his already critically-acclaimed career, multi-talented singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer Patrick Grossi today makes his Sony Music Masterworks debut as Active Child with the release of “All Eyes on You” – available everywhere now. The first of new music from Active Child in over two years, “All Eyes on You” was co-produced by Andrew Sarlo (Bon Iver, Big Thief, Adrienne Lenker) and features Joey Waronker (Beck, Elliott Smith, R.E.M.) on drums. The track originally made its debut via The FADER, who describe the R&B-tinged love song as, 'something of a rebirth for Grossi and Active Child, who now calls major label Sony its home. The song is tender embrace of eternal commitment to another, bringing a depth of sound to the Active Child palette...' Active Child also unveils the music video for 'All Eyes on You,” an accompanying visual that is both as ethereal and captivating as the song itself.