A new group formed during the age of covid who go under the moniker Mad3 for M3 have released well crafted tracks including Josephine and By Your Side. I mean, the songs are really good, because they’re studio rats, that spend most of their time making music for other people. It’s hard to pin down a sound but as the band says, “South Florida is such a melting pot of different cultures”.
The Miami-based trio has written, produced and performed with several artists including Pitbull, Pharrell, Mike Posner, Beyonce and Sam Smith. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders.

Miley Cyrus moved to Columbia Records after 7 years and a four album deal on RCA. Miley’s co-managers Adam Leber and Tish Cyrus’ have a relationship with Columbia CEO Ron Perry which sealed the deal.

Miley’s sister Noah and Lil Nas X is also signed with Columbia who is also managed by Leber.
Miley made a jump from child TV actress to pop singer making a splash with “Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t Stop”.
Miley released three albums under RCA – Bangerz in 2013, Younger Now in 2017 and the most recent album Plastic Hearts which topped the rock charts.
“We Can’t Stop,” Wrecking Ball” and “Malibu” were her biggest hits.

Look out for Allanah Jeffreys and her new track Alone. The 16 year old has been working with Brooklyn based pop producer Kevin Andreas. Hailing from the Canadian Prairies, residing in Winnipeg Manitoba, The latest track has Allanah blending rock and pop but you can’t pin her down to a sound.

“I feel like my identity as an artist and as a person is ever-changing and you can hear that through my music. My newest single “Alone” is a new direction that my music is taking and I think it best fits with who I am at the moment” shares Allanah.

Spotify continues to make noise with their global emerging artist development program, RADAR.

In RADAR news, the streaming platform has teamed up with Oslo-based pop artist, girl in red, aka Marie Ulven.

girl in red has released the single “Serotonin’ (FINNEAS collaboration) that deals with mental health that comes off her forthcoming album if i could make it go quiet.
The indie pop singer first made waves with “i wanna be your girlfriend,” which has clocked over 150 million streams on Spotify landing on Spotify’s most popular playlists including New Music Friday, LOREM, Oyster, Ultimate Indie, Out Now.
girl in red will get the full Spotify muscle including promotional support for her upcoming releases, on-platform marketing, and social promotion.
Spotify’s previous US RADAR artists Alaina Castillo, J.I The Prince of N.Y, The Kid LAROI, and Flo Milli.

UK-based Greta Isaac dropped the track “Like Me”. The track was released via MADE Records, the single comes off her forthcoming EP, due out in May 2021.
The indie pop singer songwriter says: “We wanted something that sounded like anxiety, a quick heartbeat, that urgency. This rising panic. We just bashed it out in an hour. It sounded like a dance track that we were thinking of pitching to someone. But when we put the guitar in it became so gnarly,” Greta says. “It’s probably the most on the nose in terms of just wanting to be validated and how that is my intention behind everything I do. But I still wanted it to sound like a euphoric release, for it to give you relief from any panic that I felt. I never get bored of it, I love it!”
She’s landed on Spotify’s Femme Fatale and New Pop UK playlist. Give it a stream on KOAR’s Indie Invaders Playlist.