KOAR favorite Dan Crossley released the new track ‘Rome‘. Crossley reveals his unique vocal on top of stripped back minimalistic production. The 21 year old London-based singer/songwriter made inroads last year with two single releases ‘Feel’ and ‘Nothing But Love’ that picked up blog support, and gathering upward 300K Spotify streams. Check it out and see why Crossley is one of our favorites.
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Montreal indie artist Genevieve Ryan Martel aka RYAN Playground releases a new track Almost Died. The slow chill electro-synth track was written and composed by RYAN, and found its home on several playlists including Spotify’s New Music Friday and Apples Best Of The Week. She first made impact last year with her debut EP, elle, released via Secret Songs label. Check it out!
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Sigrid releases the uptempo Strangers. It’s a one click lesson love it track. The 21-year-old Norwegian singer began making noise with her debut EP, Don’t Kill My Vibe. Having performed around the globe and chosen as Apple’s Up Next Artist, Sigrid could be up next for major stardom. Additionally, she will perform the SOLD OUT Academy 2 in Manchester on March 24th.
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Big buzz around Dublin producer Eden following the release of GOLD. Having been just picked up by Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande etc) and with smoking social media numbers, the 21 year old singer and producer Jonathan is bound to make noise. Moreover, Eden is musically different and has a knack for crafting hooks that will stick with you for days.

The new single follows the previous ‘start//end’ which has garnered more than 1 million Spotify plays and comes off the forthcoming album that is set to drop Jan 19th. A UK/ Europe tour follow.
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Rap has taken over the Spotify Charts and now the genre has dominated the Grammys.

Shockingly, Ed Sheeran’s massive selling “Divide” did not get an Album of the Year nod, neither did albums by Gaga or Kesha. Rather, the Grammys went mostly for R&B and rap: Jay Z, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino, who is really the actor Donald Glover.

Rather, all the pop stars including Gaga, Sheeran, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, and Kesha have been pushed down to to best vocal category.

“How the Grammys became the R&B/Hip Hop Awards will be the subject of much discussion at Black Rock today. Their traditional country nominee is absent, which for CBS is a disaster. The only pop singer who scored an Album of the Year nod was Lorde, the 20 year New Zealand singer whose “Melodrama” album not much of a hit compared to her previous outing.

Kendrick Lamar, Glover, Bruno Mars and Jay Z also took up most of the Record and Song of the Year categories even though almost none of that music is not what is typically thought of for those categories. I’ll bet a lot of pop, rock and R&B stars are in shock right now. Ed Sheeran and his team must be having Xanax omelettes.

Again, for older skewing CBS and producer Ken Erlich, this will be a challenge. This is not the show they want. Having no country nominees in the main categories is heart-attack inducing.

There were no nominations for singles released before the September 30th deadline by pop superstars Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and so on. Swift will not be performing “Look What You Made Me Do” with Right Said Fred. Cyrus won’t be singing “Malibu.”

For Jay Z, this must be quite a celebration. He wanted the Grammys at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. That didn’t happen. Instead, he will be a huge part of the Madison Square Garden show. Stunning.”