Def Jam Recordings proudly pushes into the future with the breakthrough of Nimic Revenue, the provocative next-generation hip-hop star who made history as the first Twin Cities rapper in decades to sign with the label. Nimic’s career has skyrocketed with her brand new single and video,“Paramount,” and now delivers on the promise she made to herself and her fans with the release today of her debut EP, LIFELINE. In addition to “Paramount” and the “Lifeline” title track, the EP also contains “Butterfly,” “Kim K,” and “Tattoo Master.” LISTEN TO LIFELINE HERELISTEN TO “PARAMOUNT” HEREWATCH THE “PARAMOUNT” VIDEO HERE After setting herself apart from the pack on 2018’s “Leveled Up,” Nimic was signed to Def Jam late in the…
Author: Elicit Magazine
Currently dominating Best of 2019 So Far lists for On The Line (Warner Records)— including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, Billboard, USA Today, Esquire and Paste, just to name a few— and selling out shows in both the U.S. and U.K. (and completing a triumphant run as special guest of Death Cab For Cutie), Jenny Lewis has added four additional headline shows to her globe-spanning tour. Following her stunning performance at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens earlier this month, the new dates include Jenny’s highly anticipated return to New York: She headlines Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre on Oct. 24 and Upstate Concert…
Having already made a name for herself as the winner of BBC One’s Pitch Battle, where she performed alongside Will Young and Kelis, Glasgow-born but London-based singer and songwriter Hannah Slavin now looks to bring the sunshine on her upbeat debut release “I Am A Mess.” Despite its title, “I Am A Mess” aims to showcase the uplifting and carefree approach Hannah applies to her music. With a strong and confident message about living your life the way that you want, this new single aims to propel the young starlet to becoming one of the hottest acts to watch in the months to come. Co-written by Kieran Williams and produced by Benjamin…
Photo credit: Doyrn Fine After releasing her incredibly well-received debut EP ‘JUJ,It’s U’ in May of this year, 19-year-old Philadelphia-born but L.A-based singer and songwriter JUJ returns to share the beefed up version of one of its standout singles “Mood,” with a collaboration with rap and hip-hop megastar VicMensa. With its sexy and smooth aesthetic, “Mood” quickly became one the front-woman’s most well received releases. With bold and euphoric production arriving from her regular collaborator Essancy, the single showcased not only the beautiful and rich vocals she had to offer, but also the strong and emotive writing she would come to be known for. This time…
photo credit: Benjo Arwas Two-time GRAMMY winner Tori Kelly will release her new album, Inspired By True Events, on August 9 on Capitol/School Boy Records. Today, as the album pre-order launched, Tori shared the track “Sorry Would Go A Long Way.” Download / stream “Sorry Would Go A Long Way” HERE. Pre-order Inspired By True Events HERE. Tori will launch the album with an August 9 performance at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza, which will air on “TODAY” as part of the 2019 Citi Summer Concert Series. She produced Inspired By True Events and co-wrote all of the songs. Jimmy Napes (Sam Smith, Disclosure, Mary J. Blige), co-produced the album and co-wrote several songs, including the…