Matt LeGrand brings his sultry vocals to the classic Christmas favorite, “White Christmas.” Wrapped in a subtle R&B vibe, the holiday single packed with doo-wop sensibilities and pop flavor, effortlessly ear-worming its way into your mind. This track will have you grooving right into the holiday spirit with an immersive blend of hooky melodies and LeGrand’s classic soulful stylings. Check out Matt LeGrand’s “White Christmas” out now!
Mix Master Miguel is preparing for the launch of his new throwback party station 106JAMZ. The veteran DJ who represents the Bay Area to Las Vegas has gained popularity playing venues throughout the west coast and is excited to share his passion for music on a bigger scale. On December 31, 7:30 pm PST the station will make its official launch giving the entire world access to the number one throwback party station.
Specializing in genres such as Old School Hip Hop, R&B, Top 40, Dance, Latin, and much more, 106JAMZ offers a touch of nostalgia as it captures some of the most popular songs of our time. With Mix Master Miguel serving as the station’s Program Director, he’s primarily focused on bringing people together through music.
The description from the station’s website sums up the overall mission of 106JAMZ:
“We know music is a BIG part of the human soul and in this fast-paced life we all currently live in today, we tend to forget songs, artists, certain times, friends, and even family. Music is always a good therapy and brings us all together.”
The venture has also brought in new collaborations for Miguel. It’s allowed him to partner with Santiago Romero for imaging, as well as teaming up with two of the biggest voices in radio, Saint John and Blaze Berdahl. Apart from the station’s launch, Mix Master Miguel will celebrate his 30th year DJ anniversary in 2020. A profound milestone in his career, Miguel has played countless venues and events such as Grammys, Super Bowl, Bacardi, Apple, Facebook, Blackhawk Auto Museum, W Hotel Hollywood, Geisha House, NEO Nightclub, Aura Nightclub, and many others.
With the launch of ‘The Number One Throwback Party Station’, Mix Master Miguel is ready to make 106JAMZ the go-to platform for old school music lovers around the globe. 106JAMZ is currently available in BETA in full HD on iOS devices and GooglePlay for Android devices. For more information on 106JAMZ visit: www.106jamz.com
International singer-songwriter Edo Ferragamo collaborates with American Rapper Sammy Adams, known for his singles “Where You Are (feat. Wyred)” and “All Night Longer”, for his new single “Pouring Rain”. Co-produced by Mike Gazzo (Billie Eilish, Steve Aoki, Maejor, Lindsay Stirling, Mike Shinoda, Tom Morello, Desiigner), “Pouring Rain” blends essences of pop, rock, and electro that intensifies the lyrical meaning. This is his fourth release for the year and the last as he prepares for new music in 2020.
Edo Ferragamo revealed how the collaboration between him and Sammy Adams occurred, “Mike Gazzo, who I produced the song with, put us in touch initially and sent him the song. Sammy really liked it and came up with a killer second verse! It made the sound really clear, catchy and modern!”
The track also premiered exclusively with CelebMix, who declared “With clear diction and strong voice control, Ferragamo gave yet another glimpse into his vocal prowess.”
Last year, Edo began developing his eponymous, debut album, The Edo Ferragamo Project, teaming up with American DJ/Producer Mike Gazzo (Billie Eilish, Steve Aoki, Maejor, Lindsay Stirling, Mike Shinoda, Tom Morello, Desiigner) and Italian Producer Roberto Baldi (Sting, Depeche Mode, Giorgio Moroder, Robert Palmer, Club Dogo, Carmen Consoli). “Pouring Rain” featuring Sammy Adams serves as the fourth released single from Ferragamo in preparation for his debut album, out in 2020. Be sure to check out Edo Ferragamo on social media.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Eileen Carey unleashes her latest romantic single “Finally”. Reminiscing about the beginnings of a relationship and all its butterfly in the stomach moments, Carey brings another lyrically enchanting track infused with her signature sound of Country, Rock, and Pop. In creating this new single, Carey worked alongside songwriter Meesha Black (Papertrails, The Hollow Threads) and producer Travis Allen (Tracy New and the Reinformacements, Taryn Cross, Will Fogarty), recording “Finally” at Nashville Tracks.
With her single “Finally”, Eileen Carey amplifies those emotions we can’t describe with crystal clarity. “Strong emotions sometimes cry out for strong language,” Carey asserts. “These lyrics state in the plainest possible way what we feel but may be hesitant to say.” “Finally” also follows the international success of her chart-topping single “Meet Me Halfway”, released in May 2019. Both singles continue with Carey’s positive, uplifting musical style as well as her trademark take on love.
Originally from Ohio, the California-based Eileen Carey has become a staple cross-over artist in various genres such as Country, Pop, and Rock. She has shared the stage with renowned acts such as Wilson Phillips, Don Mclean, Jefferson Starship, Rita Coolidge, The Motels, Albert Lee, Johnny Rivers, Peter Noone, and Tal Bachman.
Recently awarded Hot AC/AC Breakthrough Artist of 2019, Eileen Carey’s has had a near-permanent residence on the New Music Weekly radio charts these past three years, due to a string of cross-genre hits. With a growing success on the charts, Carey has won numerous awards for her various musical releases, going on to be given Reverbnation’s #1 Regional Country-Pop Artist of 2019, Los Angeles Music Awards’ Crossover Artist of 2018, Las Vegas Producers Choice Honors Award for Female Solo Country Artist of the Year 2018
As a performer, the veteran artist has become a regular of the fairs and festivals in California since 2009 and has played California State Fair in Sacramento, L.A. County, Orange County, San Diego, Venice Summerfest, Saw Dust, Del Mar, Apple Valley, etc. She has captured audiences at various venues such as The Saban in Beverly Hills, The Rose, The Canyon Club, The Mint, The House of Blues, and The Echo. When Carey isn’t playing the stages around California, she can be found in Nashville performing for her solid fanbase at the honky-tonks and clubs, including the Blue Bird Cafe, Rippys, Honkytonk Central, Tootsies, 3rd & Lindsley Backstage, and BB Kings.
Currently, Eileen Carey is prepping for the new year with big music plans in the works. Her latest single “Finally” will be accompanied by an animated music video, slated for release in early January. She will also be dazzling on stage with her band as the opener for Ambrosia on January 3rd, at The Rose. Be sure to check out her social media for all details on her upcoming performance.
Sometimes forgiveness is freeing and Elise Lieberth knows from personal experience. In her the new single “Forgive” from her third original album Invincible, Elise searches for a way to overcome struggles and past mistakes. She reminds us that we are all struggling and making mistakes as we go and we must forgive each other, and more importantly ourselves. Forgiveness frees us of pain and anger to allow us to grow to the people we want to be.
The Colorado mom, entrepreneur and musician Elise Lieberth has amassed over 10 million Spotify streams, 25K YouTube subscribers, and over 3 million YouTube views. Today, Lieberth is set to release her third album of original music, Invincible, on January 31, 2020. Co-written by Elise Lieberth and Rachel James who also produced the songs, the album features 8 original songs of heartbreak, forgiveness, beauty, redemption and being unbreakable.
What happens when an Englishman, a Frenchman, two Americans and two Canadians take over an open mic? “The Wilderness” – borrowing influences from Bruce Springsteen, Mumford and Sons and Paul Simon to create their own lively brand of rock’n’roll. They’re no strangers to discomfort and lengthy drives to entertain audiences of all sorts. The Wilderness’ sound is a fabric of guitars, saxophone and keys, woven by powerful vocals led by an intricate groove of percussion, drums and bass. Four years and over 400 shows later, their music continues to drive them forward to new horizons. When not performing on stage, you can find them on the road, busking or sleeping at a truck stop somewhere between two cities.
Pronounced ‘Jay Montel’, Jay and Monts have smashed out quite the esteemed collection of tracks over the last 18 months including the head turning breakout track ‘Party’s Over’ and ‘Roll’ and ‘Golden’ which have seen them continue on their upward trajectory. Working with a platinum selling team of songwriters and producers including Varren Wade (Ella Mae, Janet Jackson, Stormzy, Wretch 32), Sons of Sonix (Yours Truly, Velvet, 6 Words, FR32, Jiggy Bop, Made for Now) & Hypertone (London Town, Vibranium, Love u Long Time, Don’t Leave) the levels have been continuously high, exploring different genres, moods and styles. Their introductory spell has tagged their sound somewhere between R&B, afrobeats and trap, clocking up 6 figure numbers across videos and streaming sites from music lovers soaking them in whilst the music scene has welcomed them with open arms, seeing them certified by support from respected peers including Donaeo, Young Adz (D-Block Europe), Yxng Bane, Rotimi and Melii.
Taking their sound to the next level, JY MNTL have dropped a 6 minute long club ready remix of ‘St Tropez’, taking the original melody and lyrics, they present a totally different vibe from the original R&B version the remix has already been added to the Spotify Curated New Music Friday South Africa. Cuebur, is a SAMA nominated music producer, mix engineer and club DJ. Having produced a number of hit records that topped the charts he has been nominated for the South African Music Award for the best dance album and have played at world renowned events such as Ultra South Africa, Spring Fiesta, Oppikoppi and Lomad (London).
A refreshing take with vibrancy and sauce from the Caribbean with British vocals and a beat that would fit right at home in Ibiza to warm you up as they get ready for the party season.
Californian singer-songwriter, Cody Lovaas’ is thrilled to share his new rendition of his single “Love No More” featuring Cailin Russo that is out now. Cody says, “When I wrote “Love No More”, it was about one breakup and one girl, but after seeing everyone’s reactions and comments to the song, I realized it meant so much more. This song meant a million different things to a million different people. After getting Cailin on the record, I realized this version is about being there for somebody and having someone be there for you.”
Cody recently released his debut EP Honestly that is out now as well. The EP is available at https://smarturl.it/HonestlyEP – which includes “Talk Slow” and “Finally Falling.”
“Finally Fallen” and “Talk Slow” have garnered over 60 Spotify playlists including New Music Friday as well as being featured on Apple playlists such as Best Of The Week, Today at Apple, Breaking Pop and more.
Along with his streaming success he has also already received 4 IG placements and featured in 37 YouTube videos by 29 unique creators. The total reach for the YouTube creators is 9.5M which garnered a total of 860k+ views.
Cody Lovaas has simple and confessional lyrics in soulful vocals, melodic acoustic performances, and smooth pop production. Lovaas plays with the boundaries of pop, acoustic, and electronic music, crafting a variant that retains pop’s effortless melodies while exchanging the genre’s cosmetic compositions for sincere and wistful love stories. Lovaas’s records have premiered on Billboard, Idolator, Culture Collide, Ones to Watch and We Found New Music. In 2017, he released his debut single, “Lie,” which garnered over 5M plays and appeared on Spotify’s Chill Vibes and Pop Chillout playlists. The following year, he dropped “Find,” a single produced with artists Shallou and Kasbo that reached 20M streams as well as “Prove It,” which earned 3M streams and a place on Starbuck’s Coffeehouse playlist. Lovaas’s most recent releases Talk Slow and Finally Fallen gained over 70 playlist placements as well as. Both songs are from his upcoming EP which will release May 31st.
Lovaas was fourteen and performing at an intimate open mic in his beachside hometown of Carlsbad, CA, when he caught the attention of Jason Mraz, who promptly began to mentor him and develop him as his protégé. Lovaas quickly emerged as an intuitive and prolific songwriter. Throughout his teenage years, he found his way up the coast and into studio sessions in Los Angeles. By writing hundreds of songs before the age of twenty, Lovaas cultivated an honest and impressionistic style. Today, his writing draws on a youth spent falling in and out of love and demonstrates the restraint and maturity of a seasoned artist.
LA-based indie artist, Elodie Rêverie, released her haunting single “Golden Ghosts” right around Halloween. With minimalist production and an overlay of hauntingly sweet vocals, Elodie impresses with her use of words to manifest fantastical musical experiences and now she is ready to bring it to life in her new animated music video for “Golden Ghosts”.
Elodie Rêverie is never short of creative thinking and inspiration. When creating “Golden Ghosts” she galvanized the thematic feelings of “Hotel California”. But Elodie uses her signature songwriting to allow her fans to interpret their own meanings. Elodie than collaborated with visual artist Dido Nydick. Dido was able to interpret the lyrical meaning behind “Golden Ghost” creating a cinematic experience dripping in hues of gold and purple.
“Elodie and Dido made modern art, the music video of Golden Ghosts is a true masterpiece.”
– Lefuturewave
A native of Brooklyn, Elodie began her musical journey while learning piano at a young age and surrounding herself with the records of the greats: The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, and Fleetwood Mac. But it wasn’t until her college years that she would begin to cultivate what has now become her signature songwriting. Since January, Elodie has officially brought her music to the public and doesn’t plan to stop.
Today, Elodie Rêverie has captured the attention of music lovers everywhere, amassing over 45K Spotify music streams with her various released singles this year. Her new music video “Golden Ghosts” will continue the hype following its official release today. Be sure to follow Elodie Rêverie on social media to get exclusives and new music updates.
With this new single, she also moved away from the electro-pop elements that have been heard in her previous tracks, such as “Gold Rush”, “Skeleton Castle”, and “Fire in the Desert”. Elodie instead creates a unique atmosphere with a haunting piano introduction – which she sampled from the Schubert piece Ständchen she admired as a child. The decision to approach the single with a pulled-back production style highlights her diversity as a producer. “Golden Ghost” is also the second single from Elodie that has been adapted into a music video – the first being her debut single “Rêverie.”
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Singer Brian Justin Crum has teamed up with Project Angel Food to raise funds that will provide meals to people in need this holiday season. Every download of Crum’s cover of “O Holy Night” via Play It Forward will donate to the cause! Please visit this link .https://www.playitforward.com/projects/144
More about Project Angel Food :
Project Angel Food cooks and delivers over 600,000 nutritious meals each year, free of charge, to the homes of men, women, and children affected by life-threatening illnesses. Our medically tailored meals and nutritional counseling services help chronically and terminally ill people throughout Los Angeles County who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. Created in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, we expanded our mission in 2004 to help our neighbors who are struggling with the multiple challenges of hunger, isolation and their critical illness. Every week, we deliver to 12,000 meals to 1,400 people in need from Metro, South and East LA, to Pomona, La Mirada and Long Beach, and to the remote town of Antelope Valley. Since 1989, we have served over 12 million meals to more than 20,000 people.
The Brilliance’s acoustic-electric, symphonic-pop songs invite you to step outside yourself; to see the world through the eyes of the other, the stranger, and those you may consider your enemy. The band is comprised of songwriter David Gungor and composer John Arndt, who crafted the new “suite” in collaboration with Biola University Orchestra and Chorus.
Recently featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday, Chill Hits as well as several other Spotify editorial playlists, The Brilliance gets 600k+ Spotify listeners per month — and their first album, The Dreamer Suite has already amassed millions of streams on both Spotify and Apple Music, as an independent release. The Brilliance are creating what they call “art that inspires empathy”, releasing their songs in a series of “suites” – songs and pieces united by a theme – that invite others to listen with them.
The first suite, released in November 2018, was the Dreamer Suite, based around the stories of DACA Dreamers – children of undocumented immigrants who, by a change in legislation, are facing an uncertain future. The Brilliance partnered with World Relief in their initiative to raise awareness for the DACA dreamers. Additionally, they have performed for the MET’s Charity Water Gala, and globally at festivals in New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Israel and Palestine.
Their second suite, World Keeps Spinning: An Antidote to Modern Anxiety, asks the question, “Is this the end of the world?” So many are asking the question every day, believing it to be the end of the world, each for different reasons and in different ways. But hasn’t every generation asked that question? And how do we engage with others in the midst of these fears and concerns? The World Keeps Spinning Suite invites the listener into these questions, and to listen to the voices of one another in the midst of it.
World Keeps Spinning is a concept album that explores the root causes of modern anxiety and searches for ways to cope in the face of existential dread. Featuring full orchestra and choir, the album has a sprawling, eclectic sound, with wide-ranging sonic influences from Bach and Stravinsky to Jon Brion and The Beatles. The Brilliance take the listener on a beautiful, all-encompassing emotional journey toward the discovery of our need for each other.
Beginning their journey as childhood friends in Wisconsin, the two create together from a distance – between Minneapolis and New York, frequently featuring guests from cellists to singers to rappers to full orchestras. While their sound and stylistic influences are varied, they are using the word “Suites” to point to denote a Classical level of scale and intention.
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