Following her recent feature on the blog with single ‘Rain On Me’, NELLIE CHARLES has now shared the video to the lush slow jam, which brings the emotional complexity and empowerment themes of the song further to life. Driven by Nellie’s emotive vocals and songwriting, the track is a powerful declaration of independence from a toxic relationship.
Nellie was recently announced for the Shangri-La stage at Glastonbury, and ‘Rain On Me’ has already amassed 100K streams on Spotify alone, as it continues to gain traction with strong support from BBC Radio 1, KISS FM, Notion, and Earmilk, among others.
‘Dejavu’ is the first 2024 release from British singer, rapper, and producer BENNY BIZZIE, expressing frustrations over the terror in Gaza over a Trap-inspired, dramatic, and dark production.
Bizzie calls on his younger self, as a rap/grime artist, to deliver gritty rap lyrics packed with emotion whilst keeping it warm with soulful R&B melodies.
‘Dejavu’ follows Benny Bizzie’s recent Chrysalis EP which gained over one million views on TikTok with UGC and support from Notion and Ear Milk editorials. His E-Motion EP has gained over 600k views on YouTube and over 200k streams on Spotify with support from Link up TV and Sentric Music and regional radio.
He has released 10 EPs to date which earned him 2 nominations at the Urban Music Awards for Best Male and Best R&B, Radio support by Charlie Sloth (BBC 1xtra), DJ Ace, Lionheart BBC Radio London, and collaborations with A-List artists including Ghetts.
He recently made appearance in a recent Remington/Man united global campaign , Golden Terra Oil and National Lotto commercials and landed 2 sync placements on The Bachelors and Home and Away.
‘Dejavu’ was released today (6th June) across various music platforms. Why not check it out below…
London producer/rapper REDD TUNES drops his first release of 2024 with EP, ‘Melted Minds’, available now for your pleasure.
As always, he rallies up another stellar line-up to bring together five tracks of his signature smooth underground hip-hop/ boom bap-style fusion, with the exception of intro track ‘Grindin’, performed by Grafeezy. ‘Grindin’ sets of the EP on a blazing note, offering up a more rampant side of underground hip-hop.
Be sure to look for more new music from the veteran beatsmith…but for now, check out ‘Melted Mindz’ EP below…
London-based BLISS WILLIAMS’ first memories of music are the tapes of 60s pop and soul his parents kept in the car when he was little. This early introduction to timeless songwriting from the likes of The Beach Boys, not to mention all those Motown classics, left an indelible mark.
Fast-forward to 2024 and Williams’ tunes have been championed by John Kennedy on Radio X and Gary Crowley on the BBC, while recent single ‘A Thousand Times Before’ (featuring Paul Weller drummer Ben Gordelier) was playlisted by Spotify.
Sharing his childhood memories of music, Bliss Williams shares his new acoustic EP ‘Gramercy’, which is out now across various music platforms. Recorded live in just a handful of takes, ‘Gramercy’ sees Williams momentarily depart from his usual brand of electric soul to showcase his songwriting in its rawest form – stripped-back, sensitive and no less soulful.
Multidisciplinary music & visual artist LAURA PIERI reveals her new EP, ‘Frankie’. The EP will be accompanied by a short film which will premiere on June 17th.
The 4-track EP came to be when Pieri was at the point of almost giving up on her career. Inspired by what her farewell to the industry should sound like, the story of Frankie, a woman reclaiming her power, was born. In an EP that cycles through the great, bad, good, and ugly of self-discovery, Pieri emerges as an artist who has rediscovered her voice. The EP was co-written with an all-female team of songwriters and executive produced by Skyler Cocco.
The EP follows the protagonist, Frankie, who represents a woman navigating male-dominated environments. She is a foil story for women in predatory industries. Inspired by stories like Frankenstein, Suspiria, and Persephone, the characters in the Frankie story represent not only the ability of women to adapt and camouflage according to the circumstances of the moment, but also the sensation of imprisonment of having the need to have a myriad of versions in order to do so.
Across the EP’s 4 tracks, Pieri guides us through Frankie’s journey from disillusionment, anger, and finally, acceptance. “The EP was born out of a transitional phase for me,” Pieri writes. “I was mourning what I believed was me needing to give up on my career. I had felt that walking away was a necessity, and instead set my goals into pivoting into academia with corporate America as the end goal. However, leaving one male dominated field for another and feeling similar feelings come up made me see I was trying to run away from ghosts. Instead of running, I sat with them, and from that the story of Frankie, a woman reclaiming her voice and power, was born.”
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, where she lived until the age of 16, Laura Pieri always dreamed of being a pop star. In 2014, she moved to America and split her time between New York and Los Angeles to further her education and simultaneously pursue a music career. Inspired by a wide array of artists like Prince, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and Michael Jackson, Pieri hopes to blend her pop influences with her Brazilian roots and use her songwriting to connect with others.
‘Frankie’ was released last Friday (31st May) across various music platforms. Why not check it out below…
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