Indie outfit HARBOUR releases the new infectious track Swimming In My Head. The track could fit perfectly fit on any Spotify indie playlist, and think bands that sound like Of Monsters And Men, The Lumineers, and The Head And The Heart.

“I actually started this song while on vacation in Florida. I was just lying in bed trying to go to sleep but couldn’t quiet my thoughts, so I decided to write them out instead.” says Ryan Green, lead vocalist of HARBOUR

The Cincinnati band has gone from packing rooms in their hometown to selling out venues across the US.To date, the indie band dropped an EP and three full length albums. Their latest single, “Swimming In My Head,” is the third track to come off of their upcoming LP, poised for release in early 2023.

NYC-based Ayla D’Lyla releases the new haunting single “To Be A Girl.”

‘To be a girl’ is a letter to all of the girls who have lost themselves in the midst of a relationship. We often measure happiness by the romance existing, or not existing, in our worlds. Many of us tend to lose ourselves living in this state of fantasy and passion.” – Ayla D’lyla

As for the video, “The music video, shot by my sister, Malina Weissman, shows her raw filming style and sense of humor. Malina loves to create beautiful images without overproducing what she sees. I love the charming backdrop and the way she captured the melancholic feel of the song.”

Growing up with German and Palestinian roots, Ayla took a keen interest in German pop music from a young age and continues to derive inspiration from its intricacies. A classically-trained vocalist, Ayla has always had a deep admiration for legendary female vocalists such as Nancy Sinatra, Dolly Parton, and Cher. “I could watch these women for hours,” she notes, pointing to their captivating beauty and sound as a catalyst for her pursuit of a career in music.

The 22 year indie artist from Northern Ireland Olivia Cox drops the up tempo rocker New Man. The track was recorded in Vancouver with producer Paul Laine. The track pick up spins on stations in Northern Ireland, and the CoolFm radio station and on RTL in Luxembourg.

‘New Man’ is a fun, upbeat and fierce song I wrote about my ex’s new girlfriend being too pretty for him and how she has no idea what she’s getting herself into lol but the song can also be listened to from the perspective of the present and more self aware ‘me’ talking to the past, naive and in love ‘me’ saying “girl go treat yourself better, he is trash” – Olivia Cox

Universal Music Group Boss Sir Lucian Grainge gave an update on the music biz. First, UMG posted Q3 revenues of USD $2.68b across all of its divisions – recorded music, publishing and more).

But it got a bit weird when pressed if major labels are “losing share of the number of streams”

Grainge said consumers are “increasingly guided to low-quality content by an algorithm” and that “we don’t think that’s sustainable for the platforms, nor is it sustainable for music fans.”

He said that superstars drive people to streaming platforms, not amateurs.

UMG boss Sir Lucian Grainge also said “when music platforms are ingesting 100,000 tracks a day, the net result of this is a confusing experience for all of us; consumers, everyone”.

He used Taylor Swift as an example that drives people to platforms.

“You just have to look at the excitement around the world on a brilliant album by a brilliant artist with this week’s Taylor Swift release,” he said.

“That drives consumption, it drives audience and it drives new people to everything to the products, to the platforms, to other music.”

“We’ve ample data that shows exactly why consumers sign up to these services and it’s largely to hear great music. We supply more of the superstars, classic catalog and career artists than anybody else. While we continue to invest in the future.”

Up and comer 18 year old Isabel LaRosa has released the haunting “i’m yours”. You’ll love if you if you like Melanie Martinez and Twenty One Pilots. Known for her moody electro-pop, LaRosa recently inked a deal with Slumbo Labs/RCA Records after going with viral with the track Haunted.

“I started posting on TikTok to promote my music, and for about a year, 5-10 posts a day, literally nothing went viral. Not even close. Two months ago my brother and I wrote a song called “Haunted.” We wanted to create something that felt like it could be in the show “Euphoria” – Isabel LaRosa

LaRosa’s last single, “HEARTBEAT” was the biggest daily streaming gainer at her record label – even above all of the label’s major heavy-hitters – due to all of the growing attention around “i’m yours.” Since teasing “i’m yours” on TikTok, streams across LaRosa’s catalog have grown by well over 350%. The five second clip of “i’m yours” has been used in over 160K TikTok videos, with 27 million views across all social platforms, and breakout artists / influencers such as Nessa Barrett, Huddy, Emma Norton, and Kayla Nicole have used the sound on their pages.

To date, LaRosa has been featured on Spotify playlists like Pop Sauce, Pop Rising and Fresh Dance Pop. In addition to writing all three singles on her critically acclaimed debut EP, i’m watching you, LaRosa wrote the treatments for and co-directed the video for each track, which ultimately fit together into a short film.