“Guess I’m Grown Now feels like the only record I could have possibly made at this time in my life,” Stephen Day explains. “Somehow all of the things I felt limited by at the beginning of making this album made it a perfect time stamp on my life, which is, I guess, how things work? As a person who doesn’t necessarily love to talk about feelings all the time, this record holds a lot of them for me— sadness, extreme joy, FOMO, letting go, starting over, etc. My biggest hope for anyone who listens through this whole album is that they let themselves…
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Michael Seyer shares “Heaven Only Knows”. Nostalgia is out on November 8th via Caroline. Regarding “Heaven Only Knows,” Michael stated “This song is special to me for a lot of reasons. I’ve wanted to write a Bossa Nova song for a while now. A lot of different types of Bossa Nova inspired this song, of course Joao, but also other artists like Masayoshi Takanaka and Yukata who created a sort of Bossa Nova/Funk fusion. This was also the first song I wrote for the EP and I ended up working with a lot more people than I usually do. I’m pretty isolated when…
Today, Bryce Vine & Loud Luxury release Cali house party music video for their hit track “I’m Not Alright,” via Sire / Armada Records. With over 45 million steams worldwide, “I’m Not Alright” is quickly becoming a carefree anthem across the globe. Directed by Miles & AJ (known for their work with Billie Eilish), the music video was shot in the boys’ hometown of Los Angeles, CA. Watch “I’m Not Alright” video HERE. Bryce added, “The Loud Luxury boys have become some of my favorite people to hang with and it all started with this song. We shot the entire video in one night…
Today, NE-YO released Another Kind Of Christmas (Motown Records/Compound Entertainment), his first-ever holiday album. The three-time GRAMMY® winner brings his own unique point-of-view to the season with five newly-penned tracks and reimagined versions of thoughtfully-selected Christmas classics – including “Someday At Christmas,” a plea for peace written by Motown songwriters Ron Miller and Bryan Wells for Stevie Wonder during the Vietnam War, and Marvin Gaye’s “I Want To Come Home For Christmas,” inspired by the plight of prisoners of war. LISTEN TO “ANOTHER KIND OF CHRISTMAS” NE-YO says, of the album “see you this Holiday season and every holiday season after! Think you’re gonna love it that much!”
“Love Me or Let Me Be,” the new single from Chicago trio The Shades, leaps between breezy pop charm and edgy, harmony-filled wit. The single layers roots of R&B under a floating falsetto chorus and ever-building groove. “Love Me or Let Me Be” recognizes the game of love and chooses to play along, unafraid to lay the cards on the table and call any bluff. The single is off of their upcoming EP, DRAW, due out Oct. 25. Listen to “Love Me or Let Me Be” on Spotify and SoundCloud ”Love Me or Let Me Be” grows from buoyant pop anthem to full-on R&B breakdown…