Connecticut native and pop singer/songwriter Cydney McQuillan-Grace will be releasing her 3rd single & music video for “Grace Like Fire” on February 25th. Cydney is a graduate of Shelton High School and Education Center for the Arts in New Haven. Grace Like Fire was written, recorded, and filmed during the pandemic. The song discusses the cyclical nature of life- how one will burn things down to make way for something new- all to a dance pop beat.

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Cydney McQuillan-Grace is a Brooklyn, NY based musician. Her music is a combination of pop & indie sounds mixed with soulful vocals. Her music is influenced by Jessie Ware, Little Dragon, Robyn, and Adele. Cydney is a graduate of Emerson College. She also studied at Berklee School of Music.

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Grace Like Fire’s music video was filmed in Raleigh, NC and was directed, filmed and edited by Brian Michael Suggs. The song was co-written and produced by Carrie Busuttil.

Oan Kim releases debut album ‘Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz’

‘Every now and again something comes through that opens a musical window that was previously closed to you, and Oan Kim‘s ‘Mambo’ fits firmly into the latter camp’ – Joyzine

Fusing together his different musical influences, Oan Kim takes us on a journey of stylistic exploration with his new album Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz. The former Film Noir and Chinese Army members’ new direction is jazzier and more experimental, whilst nodding to his past so far in contemporary classical music and electro rock. Oan explains ‘ It was a deliberate decision to give the jazz saxophone a front position on what would otherwise be an indie music album’.

Writing, recording and producing the record in his home studio in Paris, the multifaceted musician and filmmaker’s DIY approach allowed the tracks to evolve freely ‘without ever knowing where they would take me, operating almost in a vacuum of space and time gave me a lot of freedom’.

‘Pop music will never have that miraculous improvised flair of a good jazz solo, while jazz rarely has the enthralling efficacy of pop music. But who said music had to be as polarized as politics? So I wanted to bring together the best of both worlds.’

From the memorable motifs of ‘Agony’ to the atmospheric noisy sound beds heard in ‘Smoking Gun’, and free flowing jazz saxophone of ‘Quintet’, Oan’s music feels assured yet honest, imaginative, boldly creative and daring. Also contributing to the album are acclaimed French jazz musicians Edward Perraud, featuring on The Judge and Wong Kar Why, and Nicolas Folmer playing trumpet on Quintet, Symphony for The Lost At Sea, and Fuzzy Landscape.

Throughout the album, Kim takes influence from a range of artists including but not limited to Kurt Vile, Stravinsky, and James Holden, whilst taking note from classic jazz artists such as Miles Davis. On his style, Kim explains he puts himself ‘somewhere between Pharoah Sanders and Radiohead’.

Such influences can be heard throughout the album, with an array of different sounds and styles established. The latest single from the album ‘Agony’, inspired by Cold War Kids, features a catchy ostinato with the piano neatly interplaying throughout. Further along the album tracks such as Thelonious are more atmospheric, with intricate details and noises, and an emotive ambience with delicate vocals to match. The track, titled referring to his son’s second name (a homage to the great Thelonious Monk) is described by Kim as ‘like a lullaby’.

Having also worked as a photographer and filmmaker, receiving awards such as Swiss Life 4 Hands Award, Silver Horn of the Krakow Film Festival, Emerging Documentary Filmmaker at DMZ festival and more, Kim also takes inspiration from films throughout the album. Reflecting on his writing process, he explains ‘Hitchcock used to say: once you’re finished with the screenplay you can write the dialogues. I feel the same way about songwriting. Themes of each song come out of the music itself towards the end of the song writing process’.

With a visually driven imagination, film references to Wong Kar Wai, Fight Club, and Naked Lunch emerge on the album. The first two singles from the project Wong Kar Why and Mambo also followed with music videos directed and filmed by himself. The video for Wong Kar Why? A documentary short described as a chronicle of a romance, features candid shots of his wife Katherine that have been taken between 2016 to 2021 in various locations including Paris, Seoul, New York and Marseille, described by Kim as a ‘video of a portrait of the person I met and fell in love with over the years’.

A melting pot of sounds and influences, Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz is sure to set Oan Kim as one of the most exciting talents to emerge on the jazz scene.

OAN KIM’S DEBUT ALBUM – ‘OAN KIM & THE DIRTY JAZZ’ OUT NOW

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This song is an anthem for motivation, a call to look for and accept opportunity when it presents itself. Often we want a chance or a shot at something but when the situation presents itself we shy away from the work. It’s important to recognize that and lean into the work, greatness is on the other side.” Says Vocab Slick.

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Get Back in the Groove is about getting out of a funk and empowering ourselves to keep pushing through. With a gentle lyrical reminder to give ourselves a little grace, the song hopes to make those in need of a little boost or pick-me-up, feel good.

Written by Niki Kennedy. Produced & Mixed by Shane Stephenson with Additional Production by Adam Mah. Mastered by Chris Gehringer, Sterling Sound.

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In this third and last single before the full album drops; multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & producer Folly Tree steps into the unknown: “How I got here, I can’t tell…” as gently-plucked guitar and strings blossom around her. Folly Tree manages to create mesmerizing, deep atmospheres that touch challenging subjects.

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The song examines feelings of isolation after experiencing trauma — and the satisfaction of survival that can follow. The song’s video, which Alex dreamt up and co-produced, illustrates the push and pull of these emotions. She awakens in a tower, free from time and space, but a presence from the past holds her back. By the time she sings “I’m more alone than I appear,” it’s not a plea, it’s a proud declaration.

Today Brit-award winning singer, songwriter and dance music trailblazer Becky Hill releases her brand-new single “Run” with Galantis.

The release of “Run” comes hot on the heels of the release of “Here For You” (Becky’s collaboration with Wilkinson written specifically for his album), and her winning “Best Dance Act” at BRIT Awards 2022 earlier this month. The fan-voted Award (which saw a long-awaited return of the Dance category, after a 16-year hiatus) was presented to an ecstatic Becky by her past collaborators David Guetta (who has hailed her as “one of the very rare queens of dance of music”) and Pete Tong.

“Run” is Becky’s first collaboration with Swedish EDM group Galantis. “Run” is written by Becky Hill, MNEK and written/produced by Galantis and was teased by Becky on TikTok on 18th February.

“I’m so excited to release Run with Galantis.” says Becky. “I wrote it with my best friend MNEK who I’ve been writing with for 10 years and the magic I felt when we first wrote my single Losing back in 2012, I still feel to this day when writing with him. I feel like every single I release has the potential to better the last one and this is no different, especially with Galantis featuring on the record too. With their catalogue of hits with the likes of Little Mix and Years & Years I’m very proud to be a part of another huge collaboration with them. This next phase of my artistry is an extension of me fully coming out as a popstar, but this time with a BRIT Award in hand!”

The accompanying music video for “Run” is directed by Michael Holyk and was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. Packed with stunning landscape shots, vibrant textures and contrasting moods, its sees Becky escape the run-of-the-mill day-to-day, to enjoy a romance in sunnier climes.

Becky’s collaborators on “Run”, Galantis, have enjoyed wide acclaim after the release of their debut album Pharmacy which topped the Billboard Dance album chart, garnered numerous platinum and gold RIAA certifications and two Grammy Nominations. The much-in-demand duo have collaborated with everyone from Dolly Parton, (on their third album Church), and Little Mix and David Guetta (on their 2021 summer smash “Heartbreak Anthem” which debuted at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes charts and spent 13 weeks in the Top 10 of the UK’s Official Chart top ten), to Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry and Britney Spears.

The first of a string of releases due from Becky this year, brand new single “Run” is set to further cement her reputation as the Queen of Dance music after an incredible 2021. The third most streamed British female solo artist on Spotify last year (behind Dua Lipa and Adele), with the fifth most streamed song by a British female (with “Remember”), the release of Becky’s Top 10 debut album Only Honest On The Weekend, saw her score five Official Chart Top 40 singles and bring her BPI certification total to 9 x platinum, 4 x gold and 1 x silver.

In addition to releasing more music, Becky has a packed live schedule planned for 2022. Having proven herself a festival line-up must-have in 2021 (with stand-out sets at Reading & Leeds and a headline slot at Camp Bestival to name but a few), and selling over 50,000 tickets for her sold-out nationwide headline Only Honest On The Weekend Tour, Becky has already announced she’ll be performing at Creamfields South, NASS Festival, Neighbourhood Weekender and Camp Bestival.

With an irrefutable aptitude for writing chart-smashing pop songs and a reputation as a pioneer in the electronic music scene, Becky Hill is one of Britain’s most in-demand musical exports. She has over 180 songs registered with ASCAP – no mean feat considering only 17% of PRS for Music’s registered songwriters are female – and an impressive string of hits to her name. Having written and performed on thirteen singles which charted in the Top 40 of the UK Official Singles Chart (including four top 10 singles and one number 1), Becky has now amassed over 3.2 billion total global streams and over 17 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

BECKY HILL FESTIVAL DATES SUMMER 2022

Sat 28 May – Neighbourhood Weekender Festival, Warrington

Fri 3 June – Creamfields South, Chelmsford

Sat 4 June – Summerburst, Sweden

Sat 25 June – Colourboxx, Glasgow

Wed 29 June – Balaton Sound, Hungary

Sat 9 July – NASS Festival, Bristol

Fri 15 July – Benicassim Festival, Spain

Sat 23 July – Splendour Festival, Nottingham

Sun 24 July – Tramlines, Sheffield

Thu 28 July – Høllafæst, Norway

Fri 29 July – Opptur Festival, Norway

Sun 31 July – Indiependence Festival, Cork

Sat 6 August – Granatos Live, Lithuania

Sat 13 August – AiaSound Festival, Copenhagen

Fri 19 August – Camp Bestival, Shropshire (headliner)

Sat 20 August – South Facing, London (summer London headline show)

Sat 27 August – Creamfields North, Cheshire

Sun 28 August – Victorious Festival, Southsea

BECKY HILL & GALANTIS’ “RUN”, RELEASED VIA EKO RECORDS/ POLYDOR, IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM/DOWNLOAD NOW:

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Heartbreak is an introspective anthem, representing a fearless generation of emerging artists telling their stories with conviction. Set to cinematic strings and bombastic production from younger brother and producer 99hurts.

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Francis On My Mind is the fastest growing new artist on the international market for Universal Music Romania. The 18 year old singer-songwriter, with a previous chosen Central European Focus Track – Circle of Love – is ready to release her new single, “Speed of Light”, an uptempo sunny melodic nu-disco release. “Speed of Light” is uplifting in spirit and has the get-down slapping bassline and glimmering synths so dear to Francis. Suitable for pop, dance, chillout, disco and new releases playlists. POP: pop, disco, midtempo, chill, drive, love, girl, clean, late night, pride, singer/songwriter.

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Nerve is about courage, steadiness and sense of purpose, when facing a demanding situation.

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