ByteDance launches Ripple, a hum-powered AI song generator
Photo Credit: Ascannio/Shutterstock TikTok users can now look forward to a new product from the company that brought the world the highly addictive video-sharing social media platform. With a simple hum, users can generate entire songs using the new Ripple app. It is worth noting that the app is sti
The Weeknd shares new soundtracks from The Idol: Episode 2
Image credit: HBO As anyone tapped into the digital grapevine knows, HBO’s new drama series The Idol has been a hot topic in the press of late. With The Weeknd starring as the crazed self-help guru and cult leader Tedros and Lily-Rose Depp as the stardom-seeking lead, the show made its debut on th
Disney releases The Little Mermaid Original Motion Picture soundtrack
Image credit: Disney Disney has put a contemporary spin on their classic animation The Little Little Mermaid. Originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, the fairy tale has resurfaced, and this time with a twist. Now reimagined, The Little Mermaid is a musical adaptation featuring singer-songwrit
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
