Kings favorite Mikey Wax has signed a worldwide record deal with Universal subsidiary label Toucan Cove. His last single “Counting On You” debuted on the TOP 40 HOT AC mediabase chart, and was featured as the weekly elimination song on So You Think YOu Can Dance. Additionally his song “In Case I Go Again” was featured on the NBC Summer Olympics, and on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars. Mikey is working on his new album that they plan to release this summer.
Contact: jonathan@4x4artistmanagement.com
Buzz Track: The Wars At Home
Carbon Tigers, is a four piece pop/rock band from Chicago, IL that has gained the attention of NYLON Magazine, Guitar World, Last.FM, AbsolutePunk, BrooklynVegan, and more. The band will perform upcoming festivals in Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, and Ohio, as well as SXSW. The band has opened for Cold War Kids and Gold Motel and are currently working on a new EP. Upcoming SXSW dates can be viewed here.
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A 7-year-old girl managed to absolutely wow the judges of “Norway’s Got Talent” during a recent audition where she sang Billy Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday.” “It was completely fantastic,” one judge said of Angelina Jordan’s performance, according to YouTube’s English subtitles.
“You sing fantastic and I got goosebumps from the very beginning,” echoed another.
In an interview with a Norwegian outlet, Jordan said she has been taken vocal lessons for four years and explained how she chose the song.
“The reason I chose this song is totally random,” she said, according to a Google Translation of an interview she did with TV2. “I love jazz, but ‘Gloomy Sunday’ was accidental.”
“Every time I sang it, I felt something special about it,” she added, “It’s hard to explain.”
Individuals who have seen her performance on YouTube also appear to think there is something special about the way the 7-year-old girl sings the song. “Magic,” commented one individual. “Was crying a minute into it,” said another.
Buzz Track: Keep on Movin’
EDM artist NOAH, hailing from NYC, caught fire after breaking onto the U.S. Billboard Dance Charts, and climbing to #12 on the U.K. Music Week Pop Charts. King’s favorite track includes “Keep On Movin” but we anticipate favorites emerging after collaborations with Producers in Wales, Tel Aviv, Canada and the U.S. NOAH is an artist to watch.
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The DJ duo The Chain Smokers who could be the next LMFAO just signed to Universal Republic after a bidding war between Warner Bros., RCA, and others. The war was over the song #Selfie that hit 4 million views on YouTube. Their original tracks have all reached the Beatport top charts and their remixes hit #1 on the HypeM charts, all of which get hundreds of thousands of plays on Soundcloud and posted on countless blogs. The single “#Selfie” has climbed into the iTunes singles Top 20. They are managed by Adam Alpert of the management company 4AM.