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GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriter Jess Glynne releases her new album JESS today via EMI Records. Jess Glynne is back today with an album six years in the making. Following the release of chart-topping albums I Cry When I Laugh (2015) and Always In Between (2018), the pop star’s third album is a proud piece of work, representative of where Jess has evolved to musically and in life since the release of her last body of work. Written between London and LA, the 15-track self-titled album is penned with a deep sense of empowerment through Jess' intimate song-writing style, collaborating with producers including Knox Brown (H.E.R.), Greg Kurstin (Sia, Adele), Malay (Frank Ocean) and P2J (Beyoncé, Stormzy). After arriving home from a world tour in 2019 and taking a moment, Jess felt inspired and started writing new music. Taking time to re-discover who she was and what she wanted to put out to the world, she wrote her reflective soulful ballad Silly Me with a strong self-empowerment sentiment that would steer the sound, the vocal and the lyrical themes of the album. Shortly after came tracks including Enough, a pop ballad declaring her self-worth, noticeably taking time and care with the music and lyrics, and bass-tinged Friend of Mine which explores themes of forgiveness. With the release of JESS today, the album’s focus track ‘Easy’ feels like a quintessential pop anthem that perfectly connects Jess with where she’s come from, to where she is now. JESS the album is full of vulnerability, empowerment, and self-acknowledgement, the purpose, Jess says, is to make you feel something; to be able to relate and connect. Speaking about the album, Jess Glynne said: "If I was to summarise this album, firstly I would say that this album is unapologetically me, which is why I had to call it JESS. It’s about moving on. I’ve finally given myself the permission to be empowered by my vulnerability, honesty, sexuality and strength, and channel it all through my …

Nominated For Rising Star At The Ivor Novello Awards 2024 Elmiene shares his new single ‘Sweetness’ in the midst of his sold-out world tour. Another intimate and captivating addition to his growing catalogue; ‘Sweetness’ finds the Oxford artist lamenting the slow drying of sweetness from a relationship that once felt ripe with potential. The track continues Elmiene’s partnership with Dahi (Kendrick Lamar, Drake, SZA) who co-wrote and produced ‘Sweetness’, as well as ‘Shame’ (featured on EA Sports FC 24 soundtrack) and ‘Remember’ from his acclaimed breakthrough Marking My Time EP, and comes accompanied by a visual courtesy of creative polymath Cam Hicks who also shot ‘Crystal Tears’. ’Sweetness’ once again finds Elmiene’s delicate balance of contemporary and classic songwriting, and comes shortly after the news that Elmiene has been nominated for the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards. Since his emergence, Elmiene has been known for his stunning live performances, and tickets remain in high demand. He sold out his eight-date world tour - including London’s Alexandra Palace. “Elmiene’s confidence as a performer is dazzling but also grounded in substance,” wrote NME, in their four star review of the show. Elmiene has firmly established himself as a favourite of music lovers. Opening a new chapter with his breath-taking Jeff Buckley cover ‘Lover, You Should’ve Come Over’, he has already released the stripped back Live At Rak Studios EP and ‘Crystal Tears’ prod. By D’Mile (Rihanna, Ty Dolla $ign, Victoria Monét) this year. Last year he released a pair of EPs, the independent El-Mean in March, followed by Marking My Time, released via Polydor/ Def Jam in October. The latter sees the 22-year-old logging a personal and emotional checkpoint as his pace of life begins to increase. Contributors on the record include Sampha, Syd, Lil Silva, DJ Dahi, Jim-E Stack and Jamie Woon. CLICK HERE to submit your press release …

Billie Eilish Would Like to Reintroduce Herself To make her best album yet, the superstar had to revisit her past self and rethink everything BILLIE EILISH IS AT the bottom of a pool, held down by a large black weight attached to her shoulders. She is not, to put it mildly, enjoying herself. “I was basically waterboarding myself for six hours straight,” the 22-year-old superstar tells me later. “If I’m not suffering somehow, I don’t feel good about what I’m doing.” Eilish is wearing baggy black pants beneath a pair of shorts, a button-down shirt over a thermal long-sleeve, a striped tie, arm warmers, a variety of silver rings, and a goth-studded bracelet, plus that anchor on her shoulders. She’s been submerging herself over and over for two minutes at a time, holding her breath for the duration, while the photographer William Drumm snaps her sinking beneath a white wooden door. Her eyes are completely open during those 120 seconds, with no goggles or nose plugs to help. We’re at a soundstage in Santa Clarita, California, on a chilly, rainy February afternoon. Eilish is surrounded by a team of nearly 40 people. There’s a stylist, her management, and caterers standing next to a table filled with snacks and ginger shots. There are men aiding her with an oxygen mask she uses between plunges, with one of them shouting “Three breaths away!” to count down to the moment she goes under. Maggie Baird, Eilish’s mom, nervously sits at the edge of the pool, watching her daughter put her body through the kind of pain experienced divers would struggle with. The point of all of this suffering? Eilish is shooting the cover for her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (out May 17). “If there’s one thing about me, it is I will put myself through hell and back for the shot,” she tells me. “I’ve always been like that, and I will continue to be like that. A lot of my artwork is painful physically in a lot of ways, and I love it. Oh, my God, I live for it.” Less than 48 …

“Head Start,” Brand New Single Available Today Via Def Jam Recordings / 0207 Def Jam Builds On Global Success Of Debut Ep Anger Management Named 2024 ‘Artist To Watch’ By Billboard What The Press Is Saying About Bloody Civilian: "Abuja-born, Lagos-raised Bloody Civilian swings out the gate with her debut single “HTKAM (How to Kill a Man)”. Equal parts sadistic and seductive, this is a firecracker of a debut single. Expect massive things from her later this year and into 2023." - i-D "Bloody Civilian has never set out to make music that exists in a straight line. A true multi-hyphenate, she moves between afro-pop and psychedelia, blending R&B with aspects of her West African heritage to produce a true outer national vision." - CLASH "Finally, up-and-coming Nigerian singer-songwriter Bloody Civilian is showing off her undisputed talents with her debut single, ‘How To Kill A Man.’ The nocturnal cut sees the artist float effortlessly over the self-produced woozy production while remaining light-hearted lyrically." - HUNGER TV Bloody Civilian, the fiercely independent-minded singer/producer from Nigeria who is on a meteoric rise as the newest global Afro-pop phenomenon, charges back with the upbeat “Head Start,” her first single of 2024. The brand-new, previously unreleased blend of pop, dance, and Afro-pop arrives at all platforms today via Def Jam Recordings/0207 Def Jam UK. “Head Start” sets the scene for Bloody Civilian’s second EP, arriving later this year. Bloody Civilian in her own words: “This track is quite raw. Basically, I made a vengeance track that’s Afrobeats but is also low key Travis Scott coded. I had fun making the beat and song in general.” “Head Start” marks the first new music from Bloody Civilian since the release of her six-track debut EP last June, Anger Management, containing “How To Kill A Man,” her controversial debut single + video. “Life isn’t fair for anyone,” she said, “and when I find myself being angry, I …

MEDUZA have led the charge in returning house music to daytime radio across the globe with great success. In the space of the two years from 2019 they had become th biggest global streaming Italian artist in the history of music on both Spotify and Apple Music in Italy, a quite staggering achievement. Since 2019, the year where they released their debut record ‘Piece of Your Heart’, Meduza rapidly approach 20 billion cumulative streams across all releases, with multiple official chart top 10 hits across Europe, Number 1 Dance hits in the US, Multi diamond, platinum and gold certifications across the globe and even a GRAMMY nomination to boot, with no signs of slowing down. This has extended deeper into clubland, with the inception of their record label ‘AETERNA’, which they have used to great effect to channel their club focussed releases and champion artists and the music they love, already securing multiple Beatport top 10 records with only a few releases to date. Grammy nominated OneRepublic, is comprised of singer/songwriter and lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarists Zach Filkins and Drew Brown, keys Brian Willett, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher. The band released their debut set Dreaming Out Loud in 2007. The release included the 20m selling smash single “Apologize,” which shattered digital sales and airplay records worldwide and received a Grammy nomination. The band’s sophomore album, 2009’s Waking Up, produced the hit singles “All the Right Moves,” “Secrets” and “Good Life.” The certified-platinum album Native followed in 2013, featuring the No.1 hit and 41 million selling single “Counting Stars.” OneRepublic released Oh My My, their fourth full-length album in 2016. OneRepublic has amassed 5B streams on Spotify to date. OneRepublic’s latest album, Human, dropped on August 27, 2021. It features singles, which combined have over 2.5 billion global streams: “Someday”, “Run”, “Somebody To Love”, “Wanted”, “Didn’t I”, “Better …

Globally renowned French DJ and multi-platinum producer DJ Snake joins forces with international sensation Peso Pluma for electric new single “Teka” out today via Interscope Records. The superstar collaboration fuses Pluma’s crisp vocals with Snake’s dynamic production skills resulting in a pulsating anthem transcendent of cultural genre boundaries. The record was first previewed during DJ Snake’s explosive set at Coachella, when he was joined on stage by Peso Pluma to play the song live for the first time. Stream “Teka” HERE. “The weekend has arrived, Italian brand clothes," Pluma raps in Spanish over a thick bass-beat and hypnotic guitar loop. He then leads the way to an instantly catchy chorus, “she’s gonna rock the discotheque, theque, theque, theque, theque.” With an undeniable hook, and Snake's frenetic, culture-colling production, the dance-floor-filler has arrived just in time to provide a sure summer staple in the coming months. “Teka” follows quickly on the heels of "Big Bang," the French producer's recent collaboration with Crankdat, which marked Snake's first release since dropping the joyous “West Side Story” last summer. Prior to that, he rolled out “Guddi Riddim” featuring the Nooran Sisters, which was a viral sensation even before its release after a live performance in India spread far and wide online. Now, with “Teka,” Snake and Pluma both lean into their strengths, offering up a party-starting gem with promise to last through summer and beyond. CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za International/. DJ SNAKE TEAMS UP WITH PESO PLUMA ON NEW SINGLE “TEKA” Submission Details Author: Roshika Doolabh from Universal Music South Africa. More Info link: Images: For a high res version of THIS image please contact Universal Music South Africa Facebook: Twitter: Submitted by: …

Shares The New Single ‘Here It Is’ After 3.6 Million Views Of Its Teasers Set To Play Biggest Headline Show To Date At St. Anne’s Park, Dublin This Summer 30,000 Tickets Already Sold For Headline Shows In Dublin And Cork Also Set For Major Uk Outdoor Gigs In Birmingham And Halifax 2023 saw Cian Ducrot complete the first chapter of his career in style as his debut album ‘Victory’ went straight to #1 in the UK and Ireland. His rise was full of landmark moments, from landing two Top 20 hits with ‘All For You’ (certified Platinum) and ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ (Gold) to winning the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year for ‘Heaven’, and most recently exceeding a billion career streams. Now Cian lines up an even bigger new era as he shares his brand new single ‘Here It Is’. Listen HERE. Watch the lyric video HERE. The reaction to the track’s teasers suggests ‘Here It Is’ could be Cian’s biggest moment so far, with 3.6 million views and over 250,000 interactions to date as well as constant demands to release the song. ‘Here It Is’ lives up to that impassioned response, as Cian’s vulnerable vocal exhibits the hurt and heartbreak that come when you realise that a cherished love is nearing the end of the road. It’s a song that encapsulates everything fans have come to love Cian for, but with its charged emotions set to stun. Cian says, “‘Here It Is’ is a song I wrote about the aftermath of something tragic tearing a relationship apart. Sometimes something happens and no matter how hard the two people try to heal and make things better it’s not enough and they begin to fall apart.” Cian wrote and produced the track with Tristan Salvati (Angèle). After cementing his status as one of 2023’s biggest breaking artists with the release of his debut album, Cian spent much of the remainder of the year with a victory lap consisting of numerous sold-out headline shows across the UK, Ireland and the US. But it was much more than that: it also allowed him to see …

Today, Sabrina Carpenter releases her highly anticipated new single “Espresso” via Island Records. Listen here. Sabrina wrote the new single and enlisted her previous collaborators GRAMMY-Award winner Amy Allen (who she co-wrote Sabrina’s recent #1 hit single “Feather” with), Julian Bunetta (“Nonsense”) who also produced the new single, and Steph Jones (“Nonsense”) on “Espresso.” In tandem with the single release, Sabrina serves up the official music video, which was directed by iconic and renowned GRAMMY-Award winning music video director Dave Meyers (Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Harry Styles). “Espresso” comes just as Sabrina is about to make her Coachella debut tonight on the mainstage. Tune in to the live stream here. The new single also comes on the heels of another career milestone for Carpenter who recently earned her first #1 at top 40 radio for her platinum hit single “Feather” and held the top spot for two consecutive weeks. Earlier this year, Sabrina made headlines as she joined Taylor Swift on the international leg of her highly acclaimed ERA’S Tour in Mexico, South America, Australia, and Singapore. Carpenter was also recently featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan for their March/April issue - read the cover story here. And last week, she was just featured as the most recent face of SKIMS in their latest campaign. Read about it in W Magazine here. “Espresso” gives fans a taste what’s to come from the songstress as more new music is imminent. ABOUT SABRINA CARPENTER: Sabrina Carpenter has enchanted an audience of millions as a singer, songwriter, actress and style icon. With her music, she has delivered one anthem after another on stage and in the studio, earning multiple gold and platinum certifications, and performing to sold out crowds around the world. On-screen, she has generated mega-fandom through starring roles on television and film. She is signed to Island Records, where she released a multitude of hit singles: “Skin,” “Fast …