FASHION+MUSIC

SIDE A OF AQUILO’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM, ‘ii,’ IS OUT TODAY VIA HARVEST RECORDS

Duo Shares Video For Track “Who Are You”

 

Purchase/Stream ii (Side A) HERE

View “Who Are You” Video HERE

“spellbinding, cinematic pop” – Mixmag

“an expanse of addicting melodies” – Pigeons & Plane

“Pop has rarely been this emotionally unashamed” – Rolling Stone 

Global streaming stars Aquilo release ii (Side A), a five-track EP which forms the first half of their new album with Side B to follow in 2018. Featuring singles “I Could Fight On A Wall” and “Thin,”ii (Side A) continues Aquilo’s progression from bedroom-based laptop producers to constant, inimitable innovators. ii (Side A) is available for purchase and streaming via Harvest Records HERE.

With two sold out London shows under their belts and the first two tracks from Side A having already amassed over two million streams on Spotify alone, Aquilo bring us the new single “Who Are You.” Premiering on BBC Radio 1, the video for the songis the first to feature both Tom and Ben and was filmed in a single take set in Joshua Tree National Park.

Aquilo    Credit: Graham Walzer

The five tracks released today as part of ii (Side A) marks the bold decision to split the album into two halves and is Aquilo’s unique way of staying in tune with the streaming age. “We’re doing things differently,” explains Ben. “Streaming has changed how we all consume music. We still love the album format, but it needs updating. Releasing an album in two halves is our way of doing that.”

Hailing from the UK Lake District, Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher first introduced themselves as Aquilo in 2014 with their larger than life cinematic sound, and have since released three EPs and debut album Silhouettes; produced by highly regarded Icelandic producer Ólafur Arnalds and the ever brilliant SOHN. With tracks “Silhouette,” “Sorry,” “You There,” “Losing You” and “Never Hurt Again” gaining well over 110 million plays on Spotify alone. Aquilo made their U.S. television debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers in March 2017.

http://www.aquilomusic.com

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www.soundcloud.com/aquilo

http://www.instagram.com/aquilo/

JADEN SMITH 

LONG-AWAITED JADEN SMITH ALBUM SYRE OUT NOW

“Icon” Video Premiered Today On Complex

Eclectic Rapper Opening For Fall Out Boy On North American Tour

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Los Angeles, CA (November 17, 2017) — Multitalented actor, model and musician, Jaden Smith released his debut album SYRE today via the artist’s own MSFTS Music/Roc Nation label through their Interscope Records partnership. A brand-new video for the song “Icon” premiered exclusively on Complex, you can check out the self-directed video HERE

This past summer, Smith teased the forthcoming project by putting out back-to-back singles: “Watch Me,” a rock-tinged rap ditty, which showcases the 18-year-old’s growing agility as a master rhymesayer and “Batman,” a tribute to the late Adam West that resurrects Smith’s superhero alter ego, first introduced at the West-Kardashian nuptials three-and-a-half years ago.

Both songs and their accompanying music videos have been well received with nearly ten million collective views to date on VEVO alone. An all around performance artist, Smith will simultaneously release a complete visual work to supplement the project, which he says has been three years in the making. The artist leaked a third song, “Falcon” featuring Raury, earlier this week.

“This album is a love letter to the world,” says Jaden.

A follow-up to his mixtapes, The Cool Café and Cool Tapes Vol. 2SYRE is Smith’s first full-length made available to a wide audience. Rock star Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy recently called Jaden Smith “the future of music” and tapped the eclectic, young rapper to open up for his band on a string of dates during their current Mania tour.

Smith also made a memorable appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Monday. SYRE is now available worldwide on all digital platforms.

Jaden Smith SYRE eAlbum

Retail: http://smarturl.it/SYRE

SYRE Tracklisting

  1. B
  2. L
  3. U
  4. E
  5. Breakfast feat. A$AP Rocky
  6. Hope
  7. Falcon feat. Raury
  8. Ninety
  9. Lost Boy
  10. Batman
  11. Icon
  12. Watch Me
  13. Fallen
  14. The Passion
  15. George Jeff
  16. Rapper
  17. SYRE 

Wyclef Jean headlines A Night Of Symphonic Hip Hop

WYCLEF JEAN HEADLINES A NIGHT OF SYMPHONIC HIP HOP

UPCOMING CONCERTS MARK THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE

ACCLAIMED SYMPHONIC SERIES

KICKING OFF ON JANUARY 19th IN OMAHA, NE

AT THE HOLLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Live Nation Urban and TCG Entertainment recently announced a series of A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop, featuring Wyclef Jean. The series kicks off in Omaha, NE on January 19th at the Holland Performing Arts Center backed by the Omaha Symphony, and then heads to Columbus, Ohio on February 17th backed by the Columbus Symphony at the Ohio Theater, followed by an evening in St Louis, MO on March 9th backed by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at the Powell Hall, and finally a performance in Dallas, TX on May 2nd at Winspear Open House with the Dallas POPS. Additionally, a show in Jacksonville, FL is to be announced. Tickets for the initial four dates are on sale now and available at the links below.

Omaha, NE HERE

Columbus, OH HERE

Saint Louis, MO HERE

Dallas, TX HERE

Jessie J x “Queen”

JESSIE J UNLEASHES SELF EMPOWERMENT ANTHEM “QUEEN” TODAY

NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING NEW ALBUM R.O.S.E.

LISTEN HERE: http://jessiej.lnk.to/queenPR

Today, Jessie J releases her powerful anthem and new single “Queen” from her upcoming fourth full-length album, R.O.S.E.—arriving in 2018.  Listen HERE via LAVA/Republic Records.

Jessie J speaks to her fans about the message and inspiration behind “Queen”, “I wrote this song because we ALL need to remind ourselves more out-loud how beautiful we are inside out.  Simple. This isn’t just another song for me this is a way of thinking and a mantra we all deserve.  Thank you for your unconditional love and support.  I love you all. Jess x”

Check out Jessie tease “Queen” via Instagram with her powerhouse vocals HERE.

Jessie J recently announced R.O.S.E.—an acronym for “Realizations, Obsessions, Sex, and Empowerment”— via a video detailing her struggles and journey to this body of work. View the confessional video HERE. Make sure to also check out previously released songs from the upcoming album, “Think About That”, “Not My Ex” and, “Real Deal”.

Just last month, she hit the road performing to SOLD OUT crowds across the globe including stops in the United Kingdom, United States, China, Canada, Germany, and Netherlands.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JESSIE J

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Beau.Benton@umusic.com

ABOUT LAVA RECORDS

Lava Records was founded in 1995 by Jason Flom in partnership with Atlantic Records. In 2009, Flom reclaimed the Lava imprint and entered into a partnership with UMG’s Republic Records for new signings. The label is now home to multi-platinum, award-winning superstars Jessie J, Lorde and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, as well as emerging stars including Greta Van Fleet, Maty Noyes and Stanaj.

ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS

A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Aminé, Black Sabbath, DNCE, Florence + the Machine, Gotye, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Jordan Smith, Julia Michaels, Keith Richards, Kid Cudi, Liam Payne, Marian Hill, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers, Towkio), Boominati Worldwide (Metro Boomin), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Giorgio Moroder, KUNGS, Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), Lava Records (Greta Van Fleet, Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd), Roc Nation (Belly, Justine Skye, The Dream), Tuff Gong (Damian Marley), Victor Victor Records (D Savage, Ski Mask The Slump God), among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift), and Universal Music Latin Entertainment (Luis Fonsi, J Balvin). In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey, SING), Fox TV (Lee Daniels’ STAR), and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises.

DJ SNAKE × LAUV

DJ SNAKE RELEASES VIDEO FOR “A DIFFERENT WAY,” FEAT. LAUV, TODAY ON VEVO

Grammy-nominated French DJ and producer DJ Snake releases the video for his single “A Different Way” featuring Lauv today on Vevo. Watch it HERE.

The heart-warming, uplifting video was directed by award-winning director Colin Tilley (DJ Khaled & Rihanna’s “Wild Thoughts,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright,” Future’s “Mask Off”), who also shot DJ Snake’s video for his single “Middle.” Tilley’s involvement in the video brings the journey of “A Different Way” full circle, as the director also captured DJ Snake’s journey in September through the streets of Paris that culminated in a historic performance atop the Arc De Triomphe where he originally premiered the track. The event was broadcast to over three million fans on Facebook and Instagram Live. Tilley also shot the Beats By Dre short film featuring DJ Snake’s story to his rise as part of its #AboveTheNoise global campaign for the newly launched Beats Studio3 Wireless headphone. Watch it here.

Shot in Los Angeles, the video for “A Different Way” prominently features Sheadan Gabriel, a young dancer and actor most known for his work with Justin Bieber, as well as singer, actress, and dancer Internet personality Montana Tucker.

DJ Snake has been nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Artist in Electronic Dance Music. The awards will be handed out live this Sunday, November 19th, at 8/7c on ABC.

DJ Snake (AKA William Grigahcine) has had an incredible year since releasing his debut album, Encore, last August. The album hit No. 1 on the Dance chart and Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and debuted in the Top 10 around the world, including at No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. DJ Snake also scored his first No. 1 record last year with “Let Me Love You,” featuring Justin Bieber, which has been certified 4x-platinum. He has since amassed over 3.5 billion streams, thanks to the success of his additional hits “Turn Down For What,” “Get Low,” “You Know You Like It,” “Lean On,” and “Middle.” In addition, DJ Snake spent the year headlining festivals worldwide including Lollapalooza Paris and Chicago, HARD Summer, Ultra Miami, and Tomorrowland, and closing out Coachella’s Outdoor Stage in April.

For more on DJ Snake please visit:

Twitter- http://twitter.com/djsnake

Instagram- http://instagram.com/djsnake/

Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/djsnake.fr

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DJSnakeVEVO

EBENEZER

EBENEZER RELEASES VISUAL FOR ‘ASK AROUND’

Vevo: http://vevo.ly/kJktUb

YouTube: http://youtu.be/j5o7bTrzphY

Today, rising star Ebenezer releases his visual for his track ‘Ask Around’. Directed by Bafic (Mabel/Lily Allen) and his signature style, the video follows Ebenezer on a night out with his friends through a fly on the wall perspective around his city. The video premiered earlier today via The FADER and the song is available at all digital retailers.

‘If you ask around you’ll know we are the life of the party’

In a few short years Ebenezer has worked with the likes of Rejjie Snow, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign and Craig David. With the recent release of “Cliché” featuring PnB Rock, Ebenezer heightens his musical journey, by genre-bending his emotionally tinged R&B by combining it with trap, completely void of the usual pretence that’s flooded the genre. In a way, it could be described as conscious turn-up music.

Born in East London, Ebenezer spent most of his childhood at a cousin’s house in Hackney along with his brother and sister. While his mother was busy holding down three jobs, Ebenezer and his brother spent most of their free time listening to music, watching MTV Base and learning to produce.

Ebenezer “Ask Around feat. ADP” eSingle
Retail: http://smarturl.it/AskAround

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blackbear x “gucci linen”

cybersex, the new album from singer, songwriter, and producer blackbear  is available for pre-order now via all digital retailers HERE. The album will be released on the Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend, November 27th (also known as Cyber Monday), via Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope Records.

Several tracks from cybersex — “santa monica & la brea,” “up in this” with Tinashe“bright pink tims,”feat. Cam’ron, and “playboy shit,” feat. Lil Aaron — have already been released. A fifth, “gucci linen,”featuring 2 Chainz, is out today. Listen HERE. The song premiered this morning as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1.

blackbear (born Matthew Musto) has released three previous independent albums, Deadroses, Help, and digital druglord, along with a self-titled Mansionz album. He has collaborated with such artists as Gnash, G-Eazy, James Blake, Machine Gun Kelly, and Linkin Park, among others. The original version of his single, “do re mi,” from his album digital druglord, has racked up more than 125 million streams on Spotify and was the first blackbear track to crack the Billboard Hot 100. A remix of the song featuring Gucci Mane was released in July and has over 56 million streams, while its video has amassed over 38 million views.

blackbear is currently on tour with Fallout Boy, which kicked off on October 20th in Cleveland and runs through November 18th. Check out the remaining tour dates below.

TOUR DATES WITH FALLOUT BOY:

11/14 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena

11/15 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena

11/17 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum

11/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena

 

For more on blackbear:

www.beartrap.la

www.twitter.com/iamblackbear

www.instagram.com/iamblackbear

www.facebook.com/iamblackbear

www.soundcloud.com/iamblackbear

Sam Smith is No. 1

Singer/songwriter Sam Smith’s sophomore album The Thrill Of It All debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album also tops the charts in 8 different countries, including the UK. The Thrill Of It All (is the follow-up to In The Lonely Hour, which was the biggest selling U.K. male debut in the SoundScan era and has sold 13 million adjusted albums worldwide.

The album includes the hit “Too Good At Goodbyes,” which is certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart and topped the U.S. and U.K. iTunes charts with over 500 million combined streams worldwide. Views of the official video exceed 225 million. 

Watch the video HERE

Rolling Stone awarded The Thrill Of It All four stars and hailed Smith as “one of the mightiest, most expressive singers of his generation.” The Associated Press observed, “he’s still singing emotional songs, but his growth is evident. And perfectly executed…There’s not a miss on the 10-track album…’The Thrill of It All’ is everything, and more.” NPR said, “Sam Smith is a colossal force in contemporary pop music.” People declared the album “a stunner” and Entertainment Weekly said, “Smith has pipes that are, on their own, worth the price of admission.” Vulture noted, “‘Thrill’ successfully expands Smith’s palette into something grander and more poignant…It’s intriguing to watch (one) of the era’s finest pop vocalists standing on the power of raw talent and emotion.”

Download The Thrill Of It All HERE

The North American leg of The Thrill Of It All arena tour will kick off on June 18, 2018 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto and include shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (June 27), New York City’s Madison Square Garden (June 29) and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles (August 28 & 29). Tickets are on sale now HERE

Sam Smith is No. 1

Singer/songwriter Sam Smith’s sophomore album The Thrill Of It All debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album also tops the charts in 8 different countries, including the UK. The Thrill Of It All (is the follow-up to In The Lonely Hour, which was the biggest selling U.K. male debut in the SoundScan era and has sold 13 million adjusted albums worldwide.

The album includes the hit “Too Good At Goodbyes,” which is certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart and topped the U.S. and U.K. iTunes charts with over 500 million combined streams worldwide. Views of the official video exceed 225 million. 

Watch the video HERE

Rolling Stone awarded The Thrill Of It All four stars and hailed Smith as “one of the mightiest, most expressive singers of his generation.” The Associated Press observed, “he’s still singing emotional songs, but his growth is evident. And perfectly executed…There’s not a miss on the 10-track album…’The Thrill of It All’ is everything, and more.” NPR said, “Sam Smith is a colossal force in contemporary pop music.” People declared the album “a stunner” and Entertainment Weekly said, “Smith has pipes that are, on their own, worth the price of admission.” Vulture noted, “‘Thrill’ successfully expands Smith’s palette into something grander and more poignant…It’s intriguing to watch (one) of the era’s finest pop vocalists standing on the power of raw talent and emotion.”

Download The Thrill Of It All HERE

The North American leg of The Thrill Of It All arena tour will kick off on June 18, 2018 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto and include shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (June 27), New York City’s Madison Square Garden (June 29) and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles (August 28 & 29). Tickets are on sale now HERE

Sam Smith is No. 1

Singer/songwriter Sam Smith’s sophomore album The Thrill Of It All debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album also tops the charts in 8 different countries, including the UK. The Thrill Of It All (is the follow-up to In The Lonely Hour, which was the biggest selling U.K. male debut in the SoundScan era and has sold 13 million adjusted albums worldwide.

The album includes the hit “Too Good At Goodbyes,” which is certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart and topped the U.S. and U.K. iTunes charts with over 500 million combined streams worldwide. Views of the official video exceed 225 million. 

Watch the video HERE

Rolling Stone awarded The Thrill Of It All four stars and hailed Smith as “one of the mightiest, most expressive singers of his generation.” The Associated Press observed, “he’s still singing emotional songs, but his growth is evident. And perfectly executed…There’s not a miss on the 10-track album…’The Thrill of It All’ is everything, and more.” NPR said, “Sam Smith is a colossal force in contemporary pop music.” People declared the album “a stunner” and Entertainment Weekly said, “Smith has pipes that are, on their own, worth the price of admission.” Vulture noted, “‘Thrill’ successfully expands Smith’s palette into something grander and more poignant…It’s intriguing to watch (one) of the era’s finest pop vocalists standing on the power of raw talent and emotion.”

Download The Thrill Of It All HERE

The North American leg of The Thrill Of It All arena tour will kick off on June 18, 2018 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto and include shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (June 27), New York City’s Madison Square Garden (June 29) and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles (August 28 & 29). Tickets are on sale now HERE