Inspiring devotion in his growing legion of fans, KILLY’s auto-tuned melodies aim directly for the pleasure centers of a rap fan’s brain. Coming through covered in diamonds and with some harsh words for his enemies, the Toronto native shares “Vendetta,” a brand new single and music video, which premiered earlier today via Highsnobiety. Produced by star boy, OUTTATOWN and Jasper Harris, “Vendetta” finds KILLY weaving between swinging synth chimes and gently dancing hi-hats, keeping his friends close, but his enemies closer: “I gotta keep that shit real close cause’ I’m close with all my enemies/They try to take my soul and come round just to drain…
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Today, Platinum-selling singer, songwriter, dancer and birthday girl, DaniLeigh, releases her long-awaited EP, My Present. The 4-song project perfectly depicts DaniLeigh’s artistic state of mind and serves as a prequel for new music to come next year. My Present is available now at all digital retail providers via Def Jam Recordings. See full track listing below. Click HERE to listen to My Present. DaniLeigh says, “The project is called ‘My Present’ because I’m dropping it on my birthday as a present to myself. The EP represents how I feel in the present time – all the records are fun and just the way I want to express myself especially before the New Year ahead.”
Mykki Blanco is very pleased to share a special live recording of a new song called “Lucky” just ahead of the holidays. The song was produced by FaltyDL, and this performance features a 3-piece string section as well as FaltyDL on keyboard, “Lucky (Live in London)” is now available on all streaming services. LISTEN + SHARE “LUCKY” HERE Internationally renowned musician, performing artist, poet and LGBTQ+ activist, Mykki Blanco has been hard at work prolifically over the past two years. Despite having made tons of contributions to other artists’ work via co-writing and guest features (with a wide range of high-profile collaborators including Madonna, Kanye West, Charli XCX and Brooke…
Today, multi-platinum recording artist Fetty Wap releases his new single “Fresh N Clean” off of his forthcoming album King Zoo to drop at the top of next year. The record, produced by the renown London On Da Track, takes a melodic approach to the Outkast classic “So Fresh, So Clean”. “I love Outkast’s original version of ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ so much that it inspired me to create my own version of it. I flipped the song by putting the signature Fetty Wap flavor to the hook with some added melodies and harmonies and then filled it in with original verses creating a whole new vibe.”, says Fetty…
Maxime Trippenbach, a.k.a. maxime., makes indie-pop music from his home in Ottawa, Canada. Released today is his new single + video ‘old fast’. Its synths and guitars are lush; its production is colourful, quirky, distinctive, and the overall album project ‘whatevernowiscalled’ is one that sees Max address a number of personal subjects: (loss of) relationships, dating, anxiety, and more. Champions of maxime.’s work to date include Lyrical Lemonade, Dummy, Clash Magazine, Indie Shuffle, BIRP.FM, David Dean Burkhart, and Fashionably Early. “I started the project right after a break-up and found it to be really cathartic to write about how I was feeling at the time, the music just followed,” says Max of the…