After diva extravaganzas — Madonna and Beyoncé, the pop-soul superstar Bruno Mars brought a decidedly more organic musical vibe to the Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show.
The baby-faced 28-year-old’s performance, watched by millions, should be termed as ‘concert of the year’. The Super Bowl XVIII halftime show featuring Bruno Mars was quite a doubt-raiser from the start.
Back in September, when NFL announced that the singer-songwriter Bruno would provide the tunes during the intermission of Super Bowl XLVIII, the news was met with utter disbelief. And there was much relief among fans, when it was announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers will be performing along Bruno, who was born two years after RHCP came into existence.
Now that the big game is over, it would not be wrong to say that it was really Bruno, who technically won the 2014 Super Bowl. The relatively young artist, without much fame or recognition, had the Super Bowl viewers, who have seen bigger stars such as Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and the Who, tapping to his tunes. CONTINUE READING
Buzz Track: We Were Just Kids
Kings favorite Radical Something just released the debut single and music video off their upcoming Album. The song has already cracked top #100 on iTunes Alternative Songs chart and is featured on Twitter Music as the #1 Emerging Song. The video was directed by Alexi Papalexopoulos, the rising L.A.-based filmmaker who recently shot videos for Big Boi, Theophilus London, T.I. and more. Since releasing their EP No Sweat in February 2012, reaching #6 on the iTunes Overall Albums charts and #33 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart, Radical Something has headlined over 60 shows throughout the U.S., while using their time off the road in L.A. to write and record new material.
Contact: amh@radicalsomething.com
Buzz Track: Whirlwind (Featuring Jordan Omley)
Nadia Rayne, hailing from St. Paul, Minneapolis is an up and coming singer-songwriter. Nadia already has a decade of singing experience and sights Beyonce as an influence with respect to songwriting, expressing herself musically. Nadia has a voice of a young Duffy, Adele and Jesse J all rolled up into one.
Contact: elamanna14@gmail.com
Buzz Track: Blindest Eyes
This New Day is a music duo composed of singer-songwriters Mike Cappelluti and Dana Rae Hembling. Their 4 song debut EP album “Coming Home” was produced by Jake Antelis and was just released in January. The band has performed The Bamboozle Music Festival in Asbury Park as well as the Skate & Surf Festival (2013). Also, Dana was nominated for a Jersey Acoustic Music Award for Best Young Female Vocalist and Mike was nominated for Best Young Songwriter and Best Instrumentalist.
Contact: contact@thisnewdaymusic.com
Buzz Track: Pieces
LA-based indie band Third Vision has become an entity of the pop/alternative genre, packaging a unique blend of edge and charisma. Their vibe is reminiscent of artists such as Imagine Dragons, Coldplay and Snow Patrol. The band has released an EP along with a video for the single
Lighthouse Ave that has reached 30,000 YouTube streams. The band can be found gigging around Los Angeles performing at venues including Dragonfly, Silverlake Lounge among others.
Contact: sean@workinggroupmgmt.com