“Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty died Thursday morning after he shot himself during an argument with his ex-wife inside his Bronx apartment, sources told the Daily News. Lighty, 44 — a longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey — put a gun to his head and fired after a spat with his former wife, Veronica, inside the South Riverdale apartment about 11:30 a.m., police sources said. Law enforcement sources said Lighty — who divorced his wife last year — may have been dealing with financial struggles, including owing about $5 million to the IRS. Lighty, founder of Violator Management, merged with another talent company to form Primary Violator around the time his divorce.” (NYDAILYNEWS)
Buzz Track: Hold Your Horses
Pati Yang, an electro pop artist has become a Kings favorite. She has been mentioned in The Independent’s most important new pop electronic artists list, as well as the breakthrough act in The Sunday Times. The first release Hold Your Horses was included in XFM’s X-Posure top 5 tracks last week and DJ Mag give Pati the thumbs up in their UP Coming section in this months issue.
Contact: kim@supercatpr.co.uk
Buzz Track: Wondergirl
Orange Avenue is a five-piece Pop/Rock band from Daytona Beach, FL. The band has built a core following with 3 independent self releases. Dubbed as MTV Buzz worthy, several songs have been licensed to MTV and VH1 and they have shared the stage with The All American Rejects, Rihanna, and Lifehouse. For fans of The Killers and All American Rejects.
Contact: mike@lovelamprecords.com
Love them or hate them – here are the most popular songs..
1. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift
2. Whistle, Flo Rida
3. Home, Phillip Phillips
4. Some Nights, fun.
5. Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen
6. One More Night, Maroon 5
7. As Long As You Love Me, Justin Bieber
8. Good Time, Owl City
9. Want U Back, Cher Lloyd
10. Wide Awake, Katy Perry
Buzz Track: Skin
Andrew Mack, a singer-songwriter will self release a 3-song EP entitled “Head Versus Heart”. He was the former lead singer and guitar player of the Orlando-based alternative rock band Madeira as well as the bassist for the band called Savannah.
You can check him out at the Backbooth in Orlando on Aug 31st.
Contact: awmack@me.com