GRUNGECAKE

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  • Well-known industry producer BLVK JVCK enlists ‘SoundCloud legend’ Comethazine for the vivacious ‘GVNG 4X’: Listen

    If anyone asks why do you do it? The answer must be “gang gang gang gang”. Enlisting St Louis-based rapper Comethazine for his latest release, BLVK JVCK shares the incredible ‘GVNG 4X’. Before you get into the track, there are a few things you should know. BLVK JVCK isn’t new on the scene. He is the former member of a production duo called, The Runners, responsible for songs like ‘Hustlin’ by Rick Ross, ‘Go Hard’ by DJ Khaled, and so much more.

    Keeping it simple with this composition, we leave you to witness the vivacious track yourself. Stream the song below.

  • GaijinIsntPhysical directs Yung Wolf and VCR James’ trippy visual for ‘Marked by the Dead’: Watch

    Yung Wolf and VCR James released eerie, retro visuals for their song ‘Marked by the Dead’. Yung Wolf’s delivery of his verses are laidback and clean; a necessary contrast from the noisy visuals. While the beat and instrumentals provide all the grunginess, the overall output is smooth and casual. The song screams “mosh-pit anthem” with its energetic flow and lyrics just decipherable enough to be chanted in a crowd.

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  • Brooklyn brothers SAINTBANDZ and SADIOMUSIC drop ‘No Hesitation’ with cameos from FatBoy SSE and Kid The Wiz: Watch

    Young newcomers to the music scene SAINTBANDZ and SADIOMUSIC have dropped fun visuals for their debut single ‘No Hesitation’. The fifteen and seventeen-year-old brothers have gone from being local New York talent to on securing national fame. These young men were known for drumming on the train lines, and have now channelled their talent into recorded music. The video is authentically New York, a clear homage to their hometown. Their sound is current and they will fit in well with this young generation of artists and fans.

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  • English musical duo Aquilo share beautiful composition ‘Just Asking’: Listen

    If anyone asks me to stay put with a voice and harmony like Aquilo’s, I may have to reconsider. Smoky in its tone and marvelous in its delivery, the Indie Electronic musical duo might have unconsciously made a multi-purpose love song. It can double as a song to encourage people to stay home during the world’s current pandemic. The duo has been away for two years. Last month, they released the title track called ‘Sober’, which has accumulated over one million streams across the platforms.Both mentioned records are slated to come out on their forthcoming EP titled, out June 3 via AWAL.

    We’re super excited to let ‘Just Asking’ go. We’ve actually been sitting on it for a year or so now. It was written in London when we were unsure as to where the new music would go and what we wanted to do. The lyrics kind of speak for themselves on this one. We’d been working on being a little more literal with our writing and we kind of feel we got that with Just Asking!, explain Aquilo.

    Stream ‘Just Asking’ below, and if you’re in Europe this September, you will probably be able to see Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher perform in-person. We’ve listed four dates below for you.

    September

    14 – London, Lafayette

    21 – Berlin, Frannz Club

    22 – Amsterdam, Bitterzoet

    23 – Paris, Hasard Ludique

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  • Australian artist Gabe Ruth shares infectious new Aretha Franklin-inspired track ‘Asking’: Listen

    Who doesn’t like a good remake of a classic tune? When there are millions of people who won’t be able to party the way they’re used to, we think it’s smart to release these sorts of songs. The heaps of people who want to find new songs to add to their “movement” playlists won’t be able to resist Gabe Ruth’s attractive song ‘Asking’.

    It’s been 2 years since I last released under my Indian Summer alias, working on that music was a really lovely time in my life but I wanted to do something different in 2020.

    I recently relocated to Brisbane and after writing feverishly for a couple of months, I sent some stuff to the guys at Medium Rare Recordings who liked it enough to sign me to their label. I couldn’t be more excited about joining the family because I’ve known the crew for years, we’ve toured together heaps and they’re really passionate about what they do.

  • Indian-American rapper TAIZU remixes Megan thee Stallion’s charting single ‘Captain Hook’: Listen

    Indian-American experimental rapper TAIZU shares a freestyle over Megan thee Stallion’s ‘Captain Hook’ to hold his fans over during quarantine. He says they are “some fun bars for these not so fun times.” Additionally, if you have not watched the video for ‘Captain Hook’ yet, you’re missing out. We had a chance to see it when Megan interview with Elliott Wilson. Listen to it below. You’ll be able to hear his message for the Houston, Texas-native Hot Girl.

  • Here’s how to join the CARES Act Webinar and learn how the $2 trillion stimulus impacts you

    On Monday, April 6 at 3 PM EST, Daryl Friedman will moderate a webinar with experts from Greenberg Traurig law firm Kelly Bunting and Monica Schulteis to discuss the impact of the CARES Act on the music community. He is the Recording Academy’s Chief Industry, Government & Member Relations Officer. The special guest is Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) will also join to give an update from Capitol Hill. If you are an artist and you want to submit questions that matter to you, click this link to get started. Don’t forget to click “attending” on the webinar’s Facebook event page to be notified before it begins.

    Additional Resources

    For any small business owners, we recommend you click here to learn how you can apply for loans under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program, which opens nationwide on Friday, April 3. Additional details on this new program and more on Monday’s webinar.

    The Recording Academy partnered with over 50 leading artist rights organizations to create MusicCovidRelief.com. The website will help the music community make real-world sense of the bill and showcase solutions and opportunities for those in need.

    The Recording Academy and its affiliated charitable foundation MusiCares have established the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help our peers in the music community affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. If you or any of your peers are in need, you can learn more about the fund here.

  • Here’s the official live performance of ‘Negro’ by J Balvin: Watch the VEVO exclusive

    In a room wrapped in black plastics or polyethylene, J Balvin performs the lyrics to ‘Negro’ smoothly. On the familiar Reggaeton beat, the Colombian artist adorns the microphone as he performs under a flickering light. Check out the high-production visual below now. It’s a single from the award-winning star’s new album ‘Colores’.

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  • Prophet the Artist shares neon-lit visual for the well-crafted track ‘Off the Porch’: Watch

    How can you deny this beat and the energy of the gentleman that’s walking on the beat? Confidence is everything when you’re in the music business, so it has to be the first impression that people have of you, or you won’t last. When it comes to Prophet or Prophet the Artist, the young artist displays an integral amount of arrogance on ‘Off the Porch’, which we celebrate on this site daily. There are a few parts of the song that speak to me more than others like when he says stop acting like you don’t have a father, the opp is getting one for the typing in all caps, and the part about the young lady wanting to be intimate with him the whole time, but didn’t say anything and you can’t “zoe” him because he’s Haitian. All of which is relatable and hilarious to me. Check out the Samy Kutcher-directed visual for the King Pay production below.

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  • Watch J Balvin’s visual for his VEVO Live performance of single ‘Azul’

    Continuing with his partnership with VEVO, J Balvin’s latest performance from his ‘Colores’ series premiered today on his YouTube channel. The performance of his single ‘Azul’ follows the trend of his other performances from this album: J Balvin doing what he does best in front of a beautiful blue (‘azul’ in Spanish) backdrop as he walks through a set. Two more similar performances in this series are to follow!

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