Los Angeles based Zosia released the electro-pop track Matter. It’s a solid track that underwent four years of producing and re-working. The track is inspired from a quote by Elizabeth Lesse about resistance to change. She has garnered support from Earmilk, Lady Gunn, and Pop Muzik. Her debut single-debut Water, has over 31K plays on Soundcloud. Give it a stream.

Independent and unsigned Arizona Zervas rapper celebrates the success of his track ‘ROXANNE’ which grabbed the #1 spot on Spotify’s US Top 50. Apple followed suit and added the track to Today’s Hits playlist. This is a Spotify ‘breaking artist story’. Spotify is flexing its muscles by taking an unsigned rapper from zero to hero on its streaming platform. Nevertheless, Arizona Zervas is pretty darn good with commercial appeal. Spotify knew who to get behind.

He writes on instagram “number one. no label. produced by my bff @94skrt
big thank you to everyone who has been supporting me over the years. this is a moment for us. still having fun with it.”

He’s been offered every deal to mankind but according to insiders it’s coming to a close.

Look out for Atlanta-based Hero The Band. They are a unique 4 piece and have a tough-to-pin-down sound- maybe an uptempo Imagine Dragons? I don’t know, figure it out with the track Trouble In My Mind. Either way, it’s fun. Their backstory is interesting as well. The band consists of all brothers, grew up in a musical family and have built their formative years playing in venues like the Masquerade, and opening for acts like the Mother’s Finest. They’ve released three albums independently and logged 350+ shows before signing with LAVA /Republic Records.

Tinashe inked a management deal with Roc Nation which houses Big Sean, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill and Rihanna. She previously released two albums with RCA Records but exited from the music label after facing creative differences. The 26 year old is readying the release of her new album ‘Songs for You’ this month via her imprint Tinashe Music.

UK’s Hatty Keane delivers drops a new track Digital Love. Her vocals are pretty powerful. She says the song is playing second fiddle in a relationship to the Digital age. The Michael King repped artist has tastemaker support from the likes of Spotify, Clash Magazine, Buzz Music and Celebmix.  She’s on 14+ Spotify playlists including Buzz Music. Moreover, she was flown to Israel by Forbes Magazine to perform at their biggest event of the year.