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Jenni Orlopp talks about her music and her latest single ‘maybe that’s true’
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Jenni Orlopp talks about her music and her latest single ‘maybe that’s true’

Jenni Orlopp is a 20 year old self taught singer, songwriter and music producer from the North of England. Aiming to tell stories through her music, Jenni often combines thematic lyrics with heavy baselines in a nod to her love of RnB and rap, and has recently been experimenting with influences from the UK Garage, Bossa Nova and pop rock for her upcoming releases in 2023.

With her sixth single ‘maybe that’s true’ Jenni reflects on her experiences of being part of the younger generation in the last couple of years. Produced by Jenni herself, this single marks a new era in Jenni’s musical journey.

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Dash Michelle Gives Us The Best Main Character Energy
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Dash Michelle Gives Us The Best Main Character Energy

Dash Michelle born Destyni Michelle Green is a New Orleans native. Dash grew up watching American Idol and listening to many influential artists such as: Destiny's Child, Brandy, Aaliyah, and Fantasia. She's been through many tough situations which always led her to pen and paper. In 2018 she was introduced to artist/producer Davis Chris who later became her musical mentor. He also gave her the nickname "Dash" which would later be a part of her stage name.

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Ashley Sage uses music to get honest with herself
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Ashley Sage uses music to get honest with herself

Hailing from Brooklyn, New York City- Ashley Sage is a beaming up and coming R&B artist. Ashley uses music to get honest with herself. She released a self-produced and written project appropriately titled Sage The EP in 2019. Since then she's amassed over 100,00 views on YouTube , Played in legendary Venues like SOB's in New York City, And is currently working on an album set to release in 2023.

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Mira Housey Creates Pop Hits In Her Bedroom
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Mira Housey Creates Pop Hits In Her Bedroom

Classical pianist-turned-pop artist Mira Housey writes, records and produces all of her music alone in her bedroom. Hailing from Metro- Detroit, Michigan, the singer-songwriter started gaining attention from her viral songwriting challenges, piano compositions, and production videos, enlisting the help of strangers and friends to provide song inspiration. Mira wrote and produced many songs for other artists before launching her own artist career. In less than one year she has reached over 40 million people with her emotionally-driven, melodically powerful music.

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Lando Chill Opens Up about his artist’s journey
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Lando Chill Opens Up about his artist’s journey

Chicago native Lando Chill is a hip-hop musician untethered to a single genre, encompassing elements of funk, folk, reggae, and spoken word. A warrior-poet by nature, Lando’s goal has always been to bring the issues of political freedom, mental health to the forefront of his work and to the national conversation. Aimed at giving a voice to marginalized communities, he is perceived as a man with one ear to mother nature and one to the plight of humankind.

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Yaya Brings the New Wave of R&B Sound
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Yaya Brings the New Wave of R&B Sound

Yaya is a NJ-based R&B singer/songwriter. She likes to describe her sound as unexpected and calming. Yaya has been making original music for 3 years so it's safe to say this is just the start!

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Iris Grey Creates A safe space with her music
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Iris Grey Creates A safe space with her music

Iris Grey is an up and coming singer/songwriter that creates alternative hit songs surrounding the topic of mental health. Starting her career during the pandemic she released her new single "Dark Side" that blew up with over 866K streams. In one of her Tik Toks she mentions that "If you feel like you're spiraling, pushed over the edge, taken advantage of, lost, done or like you have two sides, this song is for you". 

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Alaskan Music Artist Brivon Breaks Into The Music Scene With Genre-bending RnB Hits
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Alaskan Music Artist Brivon Breaks Into The Music Scene With Genre-bending RnB Hits

Brianna Bundick-Kelly, stage name Brivon, is an independent Alaskan music artist. She may have been born into cold weather but she has created even colder hits. This 22-year-old HBCU graduate is creating her own world where R&B is her foundation to painting a colorful aura of genre-blending masterpieces. Brivon's passion for merging luring vocals, unique cadence and melodic sounds has pushed her to become a new force to be reckoned with in the R&B scene. Her hunger to express her submerged thoughts through lyrics is something music fans have loved ever since May 2020.

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MARG – a fresh take on pop music
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MARG – a fresh take on pop music

MARG is a singer/songwriter born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After moving to the US at a young age she quickly found a passion for the Arts. At the age of 18 she released her first extended play MARG EP and then her debut album ‘The Voices’. Her single ‘Tropical Marijuana’ off ‘The Voices’ resonated well with her listeners gathering her a loyal fanbase. MARG’s music would be described as a fusion of glamorous and gritty, with languid vocals that soften her cutting lyrics that hint at the rawness of human life. MARG takes on pop from a fresh perspective creating an atmosphere of many emotions.

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rising artist LEMMONS on creating her debut EP “Like the fruit”
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rising artist LEMMONS on creating her debut EP “Like the fruit”

Her debut EP, Like The Fruit, released in October 2022 and is available on all platforms. The EP spans across pop, alt-R&B, hip-hop and soul. She uses her songwriting to imagine better worlds, to assume different characters, and speak honestly about the vicissitudes of life as a Black queer woman. LEMMONS hopes her music will empower people who imagine worlds—those who seek to create impossibilities. She sings in hopes of creating the change she wishes to see in the world.

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Luna Elle makes waves as a rising r&b music star
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Luna Elle makes waves as a rising r&b music star

Luna Elle is a 17 year old Canadian artist from Mississauga, who is making waves as the new rising music star. Luna Elle's artistry is a rich combination of velvet like vocals, narrative-driven lyricism and soft melodies that are influenced by R&B greats she grew up on such as Jazmine Sullivan, Brandy, Toni Braxton, and Beyoncé. After her debut in 2021, Luna Ella caught the attention of many listeners including Chris Brown, and Shaquille O'Neal, both sharing clips of her music on Instagram, the latter declaring her "next up" in a caption. This year, Luna wants to continue chasing her passion for music with the goal of making a mark on the world with the release of her debut EP, 'Loss Of Valuable Energy'.

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Miette Hope explores her grief through genre-bending songwriting
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Miette Hope explores her grief through genre-bending songwriting

With a profoundly developed sense of musicality, she infuses her songs with a rare left leaning pop sensibility supported by a deep jazz and R&B foundation. Her style can best be identified by its poetically honest lyrics accompanied by spatially rhythmic grooves. On her latest single "Fragments," Miette Hope continues her warm blend of acoustic and electronic elements, and takes us on personal journey.

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James Bay Announces New Album – Leap
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James Bay Announces New Album – Leap

James Bay is the UK singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer behind the iconic, heartfelt tracks "Let It Go" and "Hold Back the River" from his debut album Chaos and the Calm. In 2018, he released his second album, Electric Light, and followed it up with a more deconstructed EP with Oh My Messy Mind a year later, hitting nearly 550 million global streams. With massively successful collaborations with artists such as Julia Michaels for "Peer Pressure," Maisie Peters for "Funeral," and opening for Ed Sheeran on his 2019 stadium tour, James Bay has created an unforgettable legacy for himself across pop and singer-songwriter genres and has quickly become a household name.

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renforshort’s debut album “Dear Amelia” narrates an up-close and thrillingly honest journey through the darkest parts of her psyche
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renforshort’s debut album “Dear Amelia” narrates an up-close and thrillingly honest journey through the darkest parts of her psyche

On her debut album "Dear Amelia", renforshort narrates an up-close and thrillingly honest journey through the darkest parts of her psyche. A near-life long musician, the Toronto-bred artist builds an elaborate sonic world around her detailed exploration of mental health, ultimately bringing even the most painful revelations to strangely radiant life.

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Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are the most natural, unapologetic and damn likeable punk-rockers you’ll meet
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Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are the most natural, unapologetic and damn likeable punk-rockers you’ll meet

Formed during high school in their hometown of Canberra, Teen Jesus burst onto the scene in 2019 and quickly snapped attention for their searingly good garage punk sound. The opening of 2022 has been a monumental resume-builder for Australian punk rockers Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers: getting plucked to support the Foo Fighters, selling out a headliner at the famous Corner Hotel, invitations to some of the country’s biggest festivals and landing in triple j’s Hottest 200 with their single ‘AHHHH!’ being just the beginning. With these career wins and a few more birthdays under each of the Teenie Jeanies’ belts comes a collective sense of self-assuredness for Anna, Scarlett, Jaida and Neve. It’s a resolve not born of ego or entitlement, but of the coming-of-age they’ve experienced and a healthy confidence in the work they have put in to get where they are.

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Hailes is pushing Boundaries with the fresh and distinct neo soul sound
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Hailes is pushing Boundaries with the fresh and distinct neo soul sound

Hailes is an independent singer/songwriter coming from Kansas City to push the boundaries with her distinct, fresh approach to R&B and Soul space. She fuses her love of neo soul, alternative and acoustic sounds to create effortless and unique genre bending sonic experience. Her influences include artists such as Lauryn Hill, India.Arie, Erykah Badu,

D'Angelo and contemporary artists such as Frank Ocean and Lianne La Havas.

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Queer Canadian artist Xana emerges with energetic alt-pop sound to empower and inspire
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Queer Canadian artist Xana emerges with energetic alt-pop sound to empower and inspire

Xana is a Canadian indie alternative-pop artist. Her genre-bending style of music encompasses pop-punk, indie rock and electronic vibes. With her multi-genre bending records like “Goddess”, “Complex” and “Kitchen Light” Xana creates world of authenticity that captivates listeners and lets them explode with emotions, throw tantrums and be dramatic together. Xana’s writing is honest, relatable and unapologetic. Her high energy tracks grab listener’s attention with raw confessions and melodies.

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Rising alternative soul pop artist, Elise Elvira, creates hit song out of youtube’s beats
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Rising alternative soul pop artist, Elise Elvira, creates hit song out of youtube’s beats

Elise Elvira is an international artist with roots in many different genres. The 23 year old singer's vibrato came to life through opera as a kid and her melodic language is largely inspired by jazz. Elise has created her own rich musical landscape and invites us to explore its ecstatic peaks guided by her distinctive melodies.

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YSB Tril – A Young Self-Made Boss
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YSB Tril – A Young Self-Made Boss

YSB Tril, hailing from Clayton, North Carolina, has been making waves in the rap game as he continues to demonstrate his versatility in all aspects of his music. YSB, standing for “Young Self-Made Boss,” is a mantra that can be felt not only through the imagery in his lyrics, but also the energy that his music carries. He has a strong catalog of songs, showing strength in both his vocal ability, as well as his fast-paced bars.

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