by: Rachel Narozniak Jul 8, 2020 pinterest Over the past few weeks, electronic artists have celebrated the musical contributions of black artists by compiling ORBIT: AMPLIFY playlists. The playlists have succinctly spotlit productions from black artists...
Chic frontman Nile Rodgers has said how Black artists “have to drive in one lane” in order to grow their audience. Nile was chatting to Metro, where he discussed working with David Bowie and...
Youth Music has announced a new £2 million Incubator Fund aimed at tackling inequality in the music industry. It has been made possible by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. The fund will offer...
by: Rachel Narozniak Jul 7, 2020 pinterest Necessity is the mother of all invention, some say, and it’s likely that New York-based, two-piece electronic outfit, Truth x Lies, would agree. After being crowned the...
Spotify UK is no longer using the term ‘urban’. Safiya Lambie-Knight, UK artist & label partnerships lead for hip hop, rap, grime, drill, r’n’b, Afrobeat, reggae and dancehall, revealed Spotify would drop the term...
by: Rugby Scruggs Jul 7, 2020 pinterest Canada-based record label Monstercat is an electronic music and video game behemoth. From facilitating the rise to stardom of many internationally touring DJs to syncing their release...
Swing Ting has announced a new set of residents. The residents have been confirmed since early 2020 but the announcement has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Now Swing Ting can reveal that LZ,...
by: Rachel Narozniak Jul 6, 2020 pinterest Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello is addressing police brutality and systemic racism alongside The Bloody Beetroots, Imagine Dragons frontman, Dan Reynolds, and black transgender artist...
by: Josh Stewart Dec 8, 2019 pinterest TikTok’s popularity continues to soar, with recent numbers indicating over 110 million app downloads in the US alone. But legal troubles for the video sharing social network...
by: Rachel Narozniak Jul 6, 2020 pinterest Puri, Jhorrmountain, and Adje’s 2017 club floor filler, “Coño,” is getting a second wind courtesy of Jason Derulo. In the three years that have followed the release...
