D4VD Releases Debut EP Petals To Thorns
With just under 30 Million monthly Spotify listeners, genre-defying artist d4vd releases his debut EP Petals To Thorns via Darkroom/Interscope. The nine-track EP includes previously released RIAA platinum hit “Romantic Homicide,” and RIAA gold ballad “Here With Me,” as well as new tracks sho
Experimental collective IZANGOMA release their debut album ‘Ngo Ma’
IzangoMa, a 15 piece experimental collective hailing from Pretoria, South African, today release their debut album ‘Ngo Ma’ via Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings label. Although IzangoMa’s debut may only be reaching us now, the avant-garde collective’s roots stretch back to the mee
AMÉMÉ collabs with Bontan for vibrant new single ‘Batonga’
Rising Afro-Tech talent AMÉMÉ teams up with Bontan and Don Bello Ni for the new single ‘Batonga’, out May 26th on One Tribe. Following AMÉMÉ’s recent hit singles ‘Kaleta’ and ‘Runaway’, the Benin-born producer follows up with an epi
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s management shares deceased composer’s ‘Funeral’ playlist
Image credit: nss (zakkubalan) After Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing on the 28th of March, his management shared a rather eerie playlist that the 71-year-old curated before losing his ongoing battle with cancer. Titled Funeral, the playlist contains 33 tracks by the likes of collaborator alva noto, Fre
American Songstress Breezy Casanova shares ‘Proud of You’
Image via publicist Rising R&B singer Breezy Casanova just dropped her newest single, ‘Proud of You’, featuring the talented Hip-hop artist Sally Sossa. The Black-Mexican singer was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and has quickly gained a national following with her soulful R&B melo
Kaytraminé (Kaytranada & Aminé) Share New Single “Rebuke”
Aminé and KAYTRANADA unveiled their sophomore single as KAYTRAMINÉ, ‘Rebuke’. The single has been taken from their KAYTRAMINÉ album which is set for release on the 19th of May and follows the success of the duo’s debut single, ‘4EVA’. The album has been a labo
SoundCloud’s new ‘Fans’ tool allows musicians to connect with devoted fans
As musicians know, the audience is everything. As such, SoundCloud is in the process of launching an innovative new feature on SoundCloud for Artists that will enable creators to make direct contact with key members of their audience. Called ‘Fans’, the feature was built to help artists forge st
Fatoumata Diawara Drops New Album ‘London Ko’
Fatoumata Diawara has today released her new album ‘London Ko’ through Wagram Music. Co-produced by Diawara, Daniel Florestano and Damon Albarn, Fatoumata continues to reinvent traditional African music on ‘London Ko’, having taken us back to her Mandinka roots in recent projects such as
Afro-futurist sensations Onipa share video for new single ‘No Commando’
Afro-futurist sensations Onipa shared the video for ‘No Commando’ (feat. David Walters) taken from the band’s second full-length album,‘Off The Grid’ which is scheduled for release on the 6th of October 2023 via Real World Records. The stunning video was shot around Accra in Ghana –
