STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis now country star released a new solo single, “Am I The Only One“. The track which disses Springsteen, skyrocketed up the iTunes charts, surpassing Big Red Machine’s “Renegade” featuring Taylor Swift. “Am I the only one here tonight, shakin’ my head and think’ something ain’t right,” Lewis sings. “Is it just me, am I losing my mind, am I standing on the edge at the end of time?”
Larry Rudolph resigns as Britney Spears long time manager – 25 years to be exact. “As you know, I have never been a part of the conservatorship nor its operations, so I am not privy to many of these details. I was originally hired at Britney’s request to help manage and assist her with her career. And as her manager, I believe it is in Britney’s best interest for me to resign from her team as my professional services are no longer needed. Please accept this letter as my formal resignation.
Classics still conquer the charts 30 year later. Over the July 4th weekend Queen’s Greatest Hits went to number 1 on iTunes and Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” landed on #2.
Watch out for Laces and the song Almost Happy feat. Butch Walker. You’ll love if you like the sound of the 90’s. Think indie electronic rock act Garbage. The track has Butch Walker on guitar that scored the radio hit in the late ’90s “Freak of the Weak” with his act Marvelous 3. The song also carries the same title as K’s Choice “Almost Happy”.
“Almost Happy” is that destination you reach as an adult. Content, solid, and maybe some residual bitterness left over from your youth. It’s simply a reflection on where you are and not where you’re going. Accepting who you are is a beautiful thing, even if it’s a lowkey confession of how messed up you are” shares Laces.
Jessica Vaughn aka Laces pens and produces music for Hasbro cartoons such as Jem & the Holograms, Baby Alive, Littlest Pet Shop, Equestria Girls, and secured placements on the CW, Netflix, ABC, and others, as well as films.
She’s landed on Spotify’s Soda, Fierce Femmes, Indie Pop, Chill Pop, and New Music Friday . Give it a stream on KOAR’s indie invaders Playlist.
Check out Kylie Rothfield and the soft ballad track Ghost. It brings you back to the year 2000 when Five For Fighting conquered the airwaves. The song could find a spot on Apple’s Unwind Playlist.
The track was co written with songwriter powerhouses Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder and Shane McAnally and featured on an episode of Songland. “Ghost” was written about lost love and the feeling of drowning in emptiness in a big city” shares Rothfield. Check out Kylie’s performance here on NBC’s Songland.
Kylie signed her first publishing deal and has had her songs placed on ABC, NBC, MTV and E! Network.
Following the “Nice To Meet You” EP, Kings favorite Mavenne just released Falling. You’ll like if you love up beat dream pop. The track would fit nicely on Spotify’s Dreampop Playlist.
Influenced by Lana Del Rey, Banks, and Mothica —Mavenne shares, “I wrote this song in the midst of a bad episode I was having, when the only thing I could get myself to do was to create a song about how I was feeling. It talks about navigating the ups and downs of yourself since mental health is a journey and not a destination”
Mavenne also has two of her songs airing on CW’s Batwoman – “My Own Place” & “Sirens Follow Me Down”.
Stream Falling on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.
Check out Move With Me by Mad Circuit. You’ll like if you love the club. The song would sit nicely on Apple’s New Fire Playlist. The trio is made up of singer Sereda, rapper LG (Team Genius), and producer JR.
‘Move With Me’ will always stand as a song that during lockdown sort of internally healed my overdue urge to go out and have massive fun with friends. For us ‘Move with Me’ is an expression of party and fun overdue. It’s a 3-way circuit charged with everything good that’s about to happen” shares Mad Circuit.
The Norweigan producer Joachim “JR” Rygg aka Mad Circuit dropped “My Fit” which was placed on Netflix’s comedy saga Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever. The track had a viral moment on TikTok and sits on Spotify with over a million streams.