Grammy Award®-winning singer-songwriter Alessia Cara releases new EP THIS SUMMER on the last night of the Shawn Mendes tour, via Def Jam Recordings. In celebration of THIS SUMMER, Twitter has launched a new Twitter emoji of a flower drawn by Alessia. Throughout the day fans will be able to ask Alessia various questions using#AskAlessia. At 4:30PM EST today, Alessia will choose the top ten questions to answer live on Twitter.In anticipation of the new EP, Alessia has released four tracks off THIS SUMMER. LISTEN TO THIS SUMMER THIS SUMMER follows her critically acclaimed sophomore album THE PAINS OF GROWING, released last year. Alessia will embark on her THE PAINS OF GROWING headlining tour this fall with…
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Winnipeg octet The Mariachi Ghost has released their latest single “Susana” today, sharing a video directed by band leader Jorge Requena.The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Puro Dolor, out Oct. 25 on Sugar Gator Records/Pipe & Hat, following lead single, “Cuerpo Mortal”, which garnered praise from NPR’s AltLatino, Billboard Latin and Popmatters. WATCH “SUSANA” Discussing the single and video, Requena stated, “True love is madness. Finding that perfect partner that exists as a mirror that makes you feel good but at the same time never good enough is a state of uncertainty that becomes the ultimate motivator. Attaining this love is the tallest mountain top and having that love taken…
Hot on the heels of their debut Good Morning America performance, SOFI TUKKER release their new single “Purple Hat” today. The single is exemplary of what made the world fall in love with the group, a joyous paean to communal dancing and letting your freak flag fly with a monster riff and playfully adventurous production. The song is featured on their forthcoming EP DANCING ON THE PEOPLE (Out Sept. 20th), and the EP’s title is pulled from the lyrics. The group says, “We wrote ‘Purple Hat’ the day after our first Animal Talk party. We started throwing these parties to bring back the wild and…
WATCH “U GON LOVE ME” Houston-bred R&B singer Crystal Tamar releases the music video “U Gon Love Me,” the second single from her new solo, self-titled debut. The visual available on VEVO shows the multi-talented artist flexing her hip hop moves alongside Oakland dance crew Groove Against the Machine. During one of the dance sequences, Crystal wears a PVAMU Black Fox cap, making a subtle nod to Prairie View A&M’s Black Foxes, her HBCU majorette line. The visual filmed in Berkeley and directed by Story Lit Films is a gritty, urban contrast to the video for Crystal Tamar’s first single,…
Photo Credit: Rachel Cabbitt 21-year-old New York City polymath Blu DeTiger returns with her third-ever single, “Tangerine.” With effortlessly cool vocal delivery and an indelible bass hook, she navigates the retro-pop track punctuated by vinyl scratches, horn stabs, bubbling guitar grooves and blipping synths. Speaking on writing “Tangerine,” Blu says: “This song is special to me because it’s a dreamland version of my influences. It’s a strong bass-driven groove with unique parts coming in and out. There’s a vulnerability in admitting what you want. The song is about going beyond that initial step and creating the environment you want. ‘The crown look good on me, fresh like tangerine, I wanna…