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Discover Kaytranada – You are the one !

Kaytranada has shared a new video for his song “You’re the One,” featuring Syd (aka the Internet’s Syd tha Kyd). The Shomi Patwary-directed clip, which you can watch below, follows three women prepping for a night out; at one point, Kaytranada pops up to bring them gifts. The song appears on his Polaris Prize-winning LP, 99.9%. Patwary said in a […]

Discover Maniac by Jhené Aiko

The raunchy tune finds Aiko proclaiming her status as, well, a maniac. “Do you want to fuck with a maniac?” she sings. “Make you fall in love with a maniac.” There is no word yet as to whether this song is part of an upcoming full-length project, although Aiko seemed to strongly hint at that possibility.

9 Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think You Are in Your Music Career

Are you concerned your music career isn’t taking off right away like you’d hoped? No two success stories are the same, and it can be discouraging – and altogether unnecessary – to hold yourself to an unrealistic standard. Take a look at this list and see if you might actually be doing better than you […]

10 iconic deep-voiced singers in pop music

Hitting that low C is rare talent that many men fail to ever achieve. Some exceptional voices can even sing considerably lower. How low can you go? Here are some of the deepest voices in popular music. First We Take Manhattan… Leonard Cohen was not just an incredible musician but also a poet. The Canadian […]

Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande’s ‘Faith’ Collaboration Has Arrived: Listen

Ariana Grande just recorded a song with one of her heroes. (Photo: Theo Wargo, Getty Images for NBC) With her latest track Faith, Ariana Grande is hoping to pull a Justin Timberlake. Timberlake’s song on the Trolls soundtrack, Can’t Stop the Feeling, became a breakout hit this summer. And Grande becomes the latest star to record […]

Far From The Sun | The Eighfold Path (Music Video)

Far From Your Sun is an artistic project aiming to showcase current rock music compositions by bringing together the work of talented artists coming from various backgrounds such as photography, painting and writing. Borrowing from romanticism and poetry, which can be sometimes dark or troubling, each piece is the illustration of an experience, a moment […]

The Chainsmokers – All We Know (Sevim Remix)

Blending trap music with saccharine melodies and bubbly vocal chops, the Sevim remix improves on The Chainsmokers’ “All We Know.” The Chainsmokers formula, at this point, has much of their new work sounding almost too similar to the track released previously. Not that it’s bad: it works, it sounds great, and it makes young ravers […]

Da Da Da | Dj Trotsky

Da Da Da (Cover) by DJ Trotsky (feat. Shannon Hurley.) This 80’s Classic by trio is updated with a touch of Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa.