The Brighton, UK electronic/indie duo IYES just released The Weekend cover ‘Can’t Feel My Face‘. Like their last releases, this track is another impressive offering that mixes pop, electronic, & r&b. It’s hard to pin down this duo musically, but the mystique led to the title grab ‘Ones to Watch in 2014’ and chatter and strong reviews across the blogsphere.
band@weareiyes.com

Adele’s new album ’25’ will be available in less than 24 hours and the music digital services were informed that it won’t be available for streaming.

This is a good for Adele and bad for the major streaming services. They will not have the biggest album of the year.

The album could exceed 2 million in sales first week, a number that is unheard of these days. Artists simply do not move those massive numbers in physical album sales.

In fact a spokesperson for Target compared the units sold for ’25’ to that of Star Wars merchandise which is a hot product.

We fully expect this to be one of our best-selling albums ever,” said Lee Henderson, a spokesman for Target.

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik reveals his thoughts behind his former boy band. The truth is many people don’t know what it’s like to be in a boy band. Many artists write their own songs whereas boy bands rarely have a say in their music. Having songs written by a committee of people may feel shallow. Malik says this:

“I wasn’t 100 percent behind the music. It wasn’t me. It was music that was already given to us, and we were told this is what is going to sell to these people. As much as we were the biggest, most famous boy band in the world, it felt weird. We were told to be happy about something that we weren’t happy about.”

“If I would sing a hook or a verse slightly R&B, or slightly myself, it would always be recorded 50 times until there was a straight version that was pop, generic as #!%#, so they could use that version,” he revealed. “I wasn’t 100 percent behind the music. It wasn’t me. It was music that was already given to us, and we were told this is what is going to sell to these people. As much as we were the biggest, most famous boy band in the world, it felt weird. We were told to be happy about something that we weren’t happy about.”

Why he left the band..

“”A big part of why I left the band is I made the realization that it wasn’t actually about [being the biggest] anymore,”

“It wasn’t about the amount of tickets sales that I get. It was more about the people that I reach. I want to reach them in the right way, and I want them to believe what I’m saying. I’ve done enough in terms of financial backing for me to live comfortably. I just want to make music now.”

Los Angeles Indie rock act The Ruse came on the scene a couple of years ago and were nominated with an MTV VMA Breakthrough Artist and released a well received album that reached No. 21 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart. To date, the band released three independently released albums and two EPs. The newest single ‘Recover‘ immediately sticks in your heard with its memorable melody line and chorus, layered in synths and guitar, this could be the track that puts the band on the map.
Craig@sneiderman.com, info@rusemusic.com

London based Ella On The Run released the new single ‘Cavalry’. Already garnering attention from blogs, this songstress began her career studying at the Berklee College of Music, while teaming up with various producers and co-writers. Her first single ‘Calvary‘ is a nice blend of dark indie pop and has caught the attention of BBC & The Huffington Post.
info@raisedbywolvesmusic.com, info@ellaontherun.com