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gnash – inside (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Features, Pop, Songwriter Features, The Latest|Tags: gnash, Songwriter|

Multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer gnash has made quite the name for himself with successful release after successful release in the indie-pop realm. After his recently released single "leave," gnash sat down with American Songwriter discussing all things music - from re-discovering his sound to evolving with his fans. Now the talented creator returns with a double release. "outside" / "inside" is a deeper dive into deeply personal songwriting and a left-of-center pop sound for the widely loved artist...
https://gnash.lnk.to/outsideinside

Bellsavvy – Queen of My Mind (Video)

Categories: Pop, The Latest, Video|Tags: Bellsavvy, Electro Pop, Songwriter|

Bellsavvy – Queen of My Mind
(Video)

Bellsavvy is a pop singer/songwriter with a strong attitude and musical identity. Based in London and raised in Brazil, the artist knows how to combine her latin roots and European influences to create a unique sound unlike any other. Encouraged by her mother who was a well-known pop artist in the 80’s, Bellsavvy always knew music ran deep through her veins. Even during her time as an actress and professional model, she couldn’t deny the undeniable connection she had to songwriting and performing and eventually took a leap of faith into exploring her true calling as a solo artist. With strong vocals, catchy toplines and a powerful edgy-pop style, Bellsavvy has a lot to say in her art.

Starting her career with MTV Brazil singing on the show “Studio Acesso Girls MTV”, Bellsavvy won over the hearts of over 1.8 million live viewers who all voted for her performance. Following her time on MTV, she was catapulted into the limelight, landing roles in movies, musicals and numerous musical projects around Europe.

Her debut single under the name Bellsavvy, narrates her own life experiences with the modelling industry and the devastating effect it can have on your mind and body. Following a successful modelling career, Bellsavvy’s body began to change and she suddenly started being rejected over and over again by casting agents. They would shame her for her change in weight and appearance and the constant denials quickly took its toll on the singer, brainwashing her into believing that her body was no longer good enough. These negative thoughts resulted in a loss of self-confidence and self-love and Bellsavvy soon had a mental breakdown. No longer recognizing herself in the mirror, she turned to songwriting to help her pull through. “Queen of My Mind” is her uplifting and self-empowering anthem about overcoming these inner battles, realising who you are, accepting it and understanding it, in order to truly be at one with yourself. She confides, “Queen of My Mind is a very personal, deep and emotional song. I wrote it about three years ago after a mental breakdown I had at the very end of my modeling career. I want others to feel the power we have when we love ourselves. Self-esteem, self-love and self-acceptance are the most powerful things we can have in us. It changes everything.” The songwriter has successfully crafted a song to show others that even when you hit rock bottom, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel and with a bit of time and healing we can become the queen of our minds.

Produced by Billboard HOT 100 producer David Lei Brandt (Lady Gaga), the compelling pop song is all about self-confidence, self-love and ultimately about becoming the “queen of your own mind”. The bold new single features confident vocals, determined beats and courageous lyrics, while soaking up influences from other fearless female pop artists such as Lady Gaga, Brittney Spears and Demi Lovato. Along with elements of 80’s pop, such as Depeche Mode, Bellsavvy is able to concoct an infectious sound, putting her distinct stamp on it.

The dramatic visuals for “Queen of my Mind” give a deeper insight into Bellsavvy’s experiences, while delivering it through a more playful and fantastical representation. Beginning with the singer receiving negative texts from her modelling agents, we see her go through all the emotions that come in hand with a mental breakdown. From the sadness, confusion and anger to ultimately ending up blossoming and becoming stronger than she’s ever been before and evolving into the queen of her mind. Every detail of the video holds meaning, with Bellsavvy paying tribute to her latin roots, both through costume and set design, while the choreography is crafted to symbolise different emotions. The high energy video shows the damage that body shaming can cause, but it also signifies the importance of discovering your true self and feeling confident in your own body. Emphasising how the female body isn’t universal, we see the dancers dressed in haute couture for curvy women, shining light on finding your inner warrior and being proud of who you are.

Bellsavvy hopes to use her inspiring story to help people in need, using honest and authentic lyrics to tell her story and connect with listeners on a deeper level. Her music has been hugely supported by LGBTQ+ communities around the world – a community who can empathise with the discriminations that she has endured. With the goal to encourage others to feel strong, beautiful and uplifted, no matter what anyone else tells you, Bellsavvy is on a mission and no one can get in her way.

https://www.instagram.com/bellsavvy/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/bellsavvy?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/bellsavy/
https://www.bellsavvymusic.com/

Guy – I Was Wrong (Spotify)

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Guy – I Was Wrong
(Spotify)

Israel producer Guy returns with his new song "I was wrong" a well produced rock energy song lush in harmonies and layers but still managing right the clarity in sound. The vocals performance of Guy fit wonderful with the sound structure and while is more rock orientated song some electronic parts not missing here.

Few words about the artist:
Guy is a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, author and reformed hacker from Israel. Born Guy Sheetrit, he uses his first name as his stage name. He has been featured by Inc Magazine, Forbes, USA Today, Entrepreneur and others as the founder of Over The Top SEO, a worldwide leading SEO Company.

Guy writes and composes all of his songs and with the help of his band members Nir Shaked (Guitar), Mor Uzan (Guitars), Denis Fortoos (Drums) and his legendary producer and bass player Avi Ifrach, have begun the journey of their lives after the release of their first single”Breaking Down” from their forthcoming debut album.

https://www.youtube.com/guysheetrit/
https://www.instagram.com/guysheetrit/

Party Nails – Eden (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Pop, The Latest|Tags: Electro Pop, Party Nails, Songwriter|

Party Nails – Eden
(Spotify)

Party Nails (née Elana Belle Carroll) joined choir at 8, picked up the viola at 10, and the guitar at 11. By 12 she was playing original songs at open mics around her hometown of Chatham, New York, and at 17 picked up production. After moving to Los Angeles in October of 2014, Party Nails waitressed, made music and didn’t do much else. A year later Neon Gold premiered Party Nails’ first single “Break” which was followed by “No Pressure” and “Better” in 2016, and finally her first music videos and EP in 2017, the same year PVRIS took her on their North American tour (along with Canadian artist Lights). In 2018 she self-released her debut album, Past Lives and Paychecks, and in 2019 scored a few short films and continued to tour, supporting Bad Bad Hats, Eve 6, MitiS, and co-headling with PRXZM and Cannons. A frequent collaborator, she has written and provided vocals for Battle Tapes, Getter, MitiS and produces and engineers other artists between tours. She supported Australian artist Donny Benét at the top of 2020 and will be headlining a US run later this year in support of her sophomore album You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here.

Her first album was about love and money. This one is about booze, family and night-time. The title, You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here, comes from what they say after last call at a bar or a party, at the end of the night. Party Nails confides, "I was drinking a lot, and eventually quit, so a lot of the lyrics are about a state of inebriation and time of night, the positive, negative and in between. Other songs touch more on feeling connected or disconnected from people you love. There is a lot of masking of the truth going on in the world today, and this permeated my music during the making of the album." The majority of the album is co-produced with Benjamin Greenspan and mixed by Ryan Nasci, while the first single "Take Me Somewhere" was a collaboration with producer Summer Heart.

Party Nails' sophomore album You Don’t Have To Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here is currently available worldwide.
https://www.partypartynails.com/
http://facebook.com/partypartynails
http://instagram.com/partypartynails

Crys Matthews, Heather Mae – Six Feet Apart (Spotify)

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Crys Matthews, Heather Mae – Six Feet Apart
(Spotify)

Heather Mae and Crys Matthews are joining forces once again to VIRTUALLY spread their message of social-justice, hope and love from coast to coast as The Singing OUT Tour, a celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride! Spreading the msg "During this difficult time of social distancing, it is imperative that LGBTQ+ people and our allies gather to lift one another up and bask in the power and beauty of our resilient community! We may not be able to physically gather, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate our stories and our people. We don’t give up - we adapt!"

CRYS MATTHEWS
DC’S Crys Matthews is nothing if not ambitious. In August, she simultaneously released both a new full-length album, The Imagineers and an EP, Battle Hymn For An Army Of Lovers. These collections showcase two sides of Matthews’ dynamic songwriting; The Imagineers is a selection of thoughtful songs about love and life while Battle Hymn For An Army Of Lovers tackles social justice themes. Songs from both projects have already won her recognition and awards. She was one of ten finalists (from a pool of 5,000) in this year's NewSong Music Competition and, after performing at Lincoln Center on November 30th she was named grand-prize winner. Matthews also won the People Music Network's Social Just Songs contest at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance.
Matthews blends Americana, folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass and funk into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies and punctuated by honest, original lyrics. Having been compared to everyone from Toshi Reagon to Tracy Chapman to Ruthie Foster, Matthews’ eclectic infusion of genres has won her honorable mentions at the 2013 and 2014 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest and extensive radio play from Woman of Substance radio to WTJU-Charlottesville and WMRA-Harrisonburg to KBOO-Portland. Matthews has shared stages with Melissa Ferrick, Chris Pureka and Liz Longley, as well as several regional artists such as Owen Danoff, Eliot Bronson, and Heather Mae.
Equally at home in an acoustic listening room as she is on stage at large music festivals, Matthews has quickly gathered a loyal following on the east coast playing such prestigious venues as The Birchmere, The Hamilton, and Jammin' Java. Matthews’ festival and showcase roster has included BMI's Island Hopper Songwriter Festival, the 40th Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, Folk Alliance International, 30A Songwriters Festival, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance and many more.
https://facebook.com/crysmatthewsmusic
https://instagram.com/crysmatthews

HEATHER MAE
Unfazed by what a typical pop artist today is “supposed” to look like and how the typical pop artist is “supposed” to sound, Heather Mae, an award-winning songwriter whose evocative vocals and rhythmic piano style call to mind artists like Stevie Nicks and Sara Bareilles, creates intoxicating music that tackles complex topics surrounding mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, self-love, racial injustice, social inequality, and women’s rights. Inspired by her own personal experiences and identities - a queer, plus size woman living with Bipolar Disorder - and those of her multifaceted fans with whom she has forged connections throughout her many years of touring across the United States, Mae crafts powerful lyrics and unforgettable music about life’s moments--from the quietly chaotic to the explosive.
In 2016, after an eight-month period of silence to recover from vocal nodules, Mae made a vow: she would dedicate her career to solely write music that made the world a better place. Her independently-released debut EP I AM ENOUGH, which reached #58 on iTunes Pop Album charts, was her announcement to the world. Mae, who was dubbed “the new queer Adele” by L-Mag, envelopes her audience with a message of hope.
Her newest project, GLIMMER, is a collection of nine songs supporting one central theme:” Feel To Heal.” Within the grooves of the new album, Mae wrestles with the complexities of existing as a human with mental illness. From her #MeToo-inspired feminist anthem “Warrior,” featuring a choir of 100+ female vocalists, to “You Are My Favorite”, a love song written for her wife inspired by her own wedding vows which will surely be the 2019 wedding soundtrack for LGBTQ+ couples, Mae shows she’s nothing less than a powerhouse. She has examined her struggle with Bipolar Disorder from every angle in order to create her most sonically adventurous set of recordings yet--and to remind us that we aren’t alone.
https://facebook.com/heathermaemusicpage
https://instagram.com/heathermaemusic

Borg – Mission Impossible (Spotify)

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Borg – Mission Impossible
(Spotify)

More up-tempo, "classically pop" and straight to the point, "Mission Impossible" still dwells in the same landscape as the tracks from her first, more searching and experimental, release. A landscape where synths are ethereal, stories are strong and hearts are broken.

- "It's a song about dreadful indecisiveness. About a spring of going back and forth, only to realize that as autumn comes you're still in the same place.", Borg says. "I find my stories to find energy in that clash of sweet and dreadful, and I think it reflects on the sound."

About Borg:
After having spent a few years in different musical collaborations, lending her voice to acts as different as The Honeydrips and Olov Antonsson, Amanda Ingeborg Runestam sneak launched her solo project in December '19 with the "Honest and Cool" EP.

BORG, ”fortress” in Swedish, is a place for her uncompromising expression within the realm of pop. It's where she tells her stories of love and anxieties. Her voice, a natural force emanating from the deep, dark forests of Sweden, is supported by delicate, neon-like, soundscapes of arpeggiated synths, pads and precise percussion.
http://borgborgborg.com
https://www.instagram.com/musicborg/

https://soundcloud.com/musicborg

Bad Money – Ashes (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Pop, The Latest|Tags: Bad Money, Indie Pop, Songwriter|

Bad Money – Ashes
(Spotify)

"Bad Money" an Indie-Pop Duo from Birmingham, UK. Just delivered their latest single “Ashes” which really touches home with the mental struggles everyone faces nowadays. The lyrics were born from the dark place that can be a real challenge to get out of, and tells the tale of the battle faced. A wonderful music production with funkiness which delivers a positive outlook.

VoColor, Eldar – Until The End (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Pop, The Latest|Tags: Eldar, Electro Pop, Songwriter, VoColor|

VoColor, Eldar – Until The End
(Spotify)

"Until the End" is VoColor's second single feat. Eurovision 2011 winner Eldar from Azerbaijan. A song which allready has gained massive media coverage in Azerbaijan. Bright tight sound production with warm vocals and wonderful lyrics which leads to hope for the future

About VoColor:
VoColor is a project by Swedish singer/songwriter Sebastian Ekstrand, known as the vocalist of Metalcore band Escape The Day, and Greek lyricist Nikos Sofis.

They first met and started working in early-2016, when the two got together to work on Ekstrand's solo single "Come To Me". Having collaborated well together, Sofis involved Ekstrand on the song "If I Could" for Moldovan artist Max Fall, a song that was submitted to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The same year, the two worked on Ekstrand's next solo single, "Hold On". During the same year, Ekstrand involved Sofis into the writing process of Escape the Day's comeback single "Breaking The Tide", released in early-2018. The two have also worked together on the song "Hypnotized", released in 2018 by popular Azerbaijani pop star Samra. In 2019, Ekstrand and Sofis collaborated once again and wrote the song "Stop Breathing" for Angelika Pushnova, who tried to represent her country, Belarus, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/7eAMAs8IoQonz26J6Xe5S0
soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/vocolormusic
youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMj87EnPHnjmbAuaajFaSmQ
bandcamp https://vocolor.bandcamp.com/
twitter https://twitter.com/VoColorOfficial
facebook https://www.facebook.com/vocolorofficial
instagram https://www.instagram.com/vocolorofficial/

Bubble Boat – Blue Lagoon – Music Video (Video)

Categories: Pop, The Latest, Video|Tags: Bubble Boat, Electro Pop, Songwriter|

Bubble Boat – Blue Lagoon – Music Video
(Video)

It all started winter 2019 with the first single « Christmas Song ».
They come back this time with « Blue Lagoon », a new sparkling single with Hawaiian influences,
accompanied by an insane animated music video full of colors and surprises.
The music flavor here is a blend of Electro Pop & Indie Rock with a tropical spice.
Get ready for crazy musics, erotic videos & unique designs.
Welcome aboard the cruise and have a good trip !
More info: http://www.arcadebit1.com/ab1-004.html

Caroline Kole – Still Frames (Spotify)

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Caroline Kole – Still Frames
(Spotify)

Rising pop artist Caroline Kole released her vulnerable new single "Still Frames". The song, which was written by Kole and Josh Cumbee, who also produced the track, is one of severals singles from her forthcoming project, to be released in the fall.

The track has already received widespread support, with features on Spotify's New Music Friday; the #1 track on Apple Music's Pop Hot Tracks; and upcoming airplay on SiriusXM's The Pulse.

In addition, the 22-year-old singer appeared on an episode of NBC's Songland on June 8. Kole performed her song "Fool's Gold" for Ben Platt after working with Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Shane McAnally.

About Caroline Kole:
Caroline Kole is a Nashville based pop artist and songwriter who has been compared to Julia Michaels and Halsey (Billboard). At the age of 14, she was discovered by country music icon Reba McEntire at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, with whom she toured for a number of years. Now at the age of 22, years of writing and performing have led to an evolution of personality and sound. She has released three EP projects in the last two years - the most recent Freaking Out! EP has earned more than 7M streams on the title track alone. The past couple years have also seen several collaborations from Kole, most notably writing/featuring on VAVO’s “Right Now” which saw impressive chart positions on Billboard and Mediabase Dance. Looking ahead in 2020, Kole is releasing several singles leading into a full project in the fall.
https://www.carolinekole.com/