Malek Hanna Unites Cultures in New Multilingual Single “Ya Jama’a”
“Ya Jama’a” is a high-energy, multilingual celebration of unity, rhythm, and cultural connection. Mixing Arabic, Spanish, and English, the track fuses Center Japanese grooves with world pop sensibilities, making a sound that feels each rooted and common.
That includes Latin Grammy-winning artist Paulina Aguirre and Christine Stated, runner-up on The Voice Center East, “Ya Jama’a” is pushed by infectious percussion, melodic hooks, and an uplifting message of togetherness that transcends borders.
multi-award profitable singer-songwriter Romanie returns together with her sensible new single ‘Something or Anybody’, forward of her forthcoming album ‘It’s Not That Humorous’ which is ready to comply with on the twentieth of February.
LISTEN HERE + PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER THE LP HERE.
A homage to neighborhood, ‘Something or Anybody’ arrives as a reminder that you simply’re by no means alone. Unfolding over gently plucked guitars, ‘Something or Anybody’ is a mirrored image on loneliness and pushing again in opposition to the temptation to isolate your self additional.
Sharing extra, Romanie defined: “This track is a extremely huge reminder to myself that I’m not alone, I wrote it within the midst of a extremely darkish and lonely time – pondering I used to be utterly alone by shutting myself out. Residing on the opposite facet of the world, selecting a profession that’s not straight ahead – it will possibly generally really feel such as you’re screaming into the void. I believe the track, although it stemmed from a tragic time, is a reminder and dedication to anybody who’s ever felt lonely (all of us) and a reminder that we by no means are alone. Group is all the things.”
‘Something or Anybody’ is the fourth providing to be taken from Romanie’s upcoming sophomore album. At present’s single follows ‘Uh Oh’, ‘When Will We Lose Hope?’ and most just lately ‘I Gained’t Yell’ – a defiant anthem co-produced with Adam Hyde (Peking Duk, Keli Vacation) and Tom Stell (Golden Options). tmrw Journal coined it ‘Punchy and Defiant’. Every single has teased one other layer to Romanie’s daring new chapter, culminating within the launch of It’s Not That Humorous on February 20.
Melbourne-based poet, rapper, and musician Nico, often known as Flash Poetry, has carved out a novel house within the modern arts scene. With a debut album, a TEDxMelbourne efficiency, and a compelling journey of self-expression, Nico’s story is one in all resilience and transformation.
His path to lyrical artistry started throughout a interval of profound silence. Whereas dwelling in a distant Colombian jungle neighborhood, Nico contracted a lung an infection that left him unable to talk for a month. This enforced pause redirected his artistic power towards poetry, culminating in his debut assortment, The Silent World That Gained’t Cease Speaking. The e book not solely showcased his poetic expertise but in addition raised over $3,000 for the Fred Hollows Basis, highlighting his dedication to social causes.
Previously a librarian {and professional} copywriter, Nico left behind the nine-to-five grind after his poetry resonated with a wider viewers. His dedication to the craft led him from the streets—freestyling exterior native outlets—to the highlight, together with a standout efficiency at TEDxMelbourne in 2025. Described by viewers members as partaking and genuine, Nico’s stay performances fuse spoken phrase, hip-hop, and storytelling, charming audiences along with his lyrical dexterity.
His debut album, Actuality, Now, has rapidly gained momentum. Launched via a completely crowdfunded marketing campaign, the document blends hip-hop, poetry, and stay instrumentation, drawing inspiration from artists like Kae Tempest and The Streets. Tracks just like the title track have charted nationally, with over 6,000 month-to-month listeners on Spotify inside weeks of launch. Radio stations throughout Australia have additionally embraced the album’s eclectic sound.
Actuality, Now is an pressing reflection on the fashionable world—its obsession with expertise, dystopian futures, and the lack of delusion and spirituality. From the rise of superstar troopers to the key lives of city bushes, Nico’s work interrogates the complexities of up to date society, providing a poetic lens on an more and more unusual world.
Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith will launch the deluxe model of her sophomore album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS, on February 13. Pre-save HERE. In anticipation, she unveils a style of latest music with “Pure Catastrophe.” Hear/share HERE.
“Pure Catastrophe is about feeling like all the things you contact turns into chaos — and believing you’re a burden to the individuals who love you, as a result of they will’t see how deep the storm inside you actually goes,” says Spencer Smith.
Initially launched to widespread important acclaim, THE ART OF BEING A MESS resonated with followers for its candid, emotionally pushed songwriting, together with standout singles ‘Wanting Up,’ ‘bridesmaid,’ and ‘IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL),’ the latter of which landed on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart.
The deluxe options 6 new songs together with beforehand launched single ‘Thick Pores and skin.’
Spencer Smith just lately wrapped up an intensive tour throughout Europe, the U.Okay., Australia and New Zealand, which included stops in Liverpool, Glasgow, Sydney, Melbourne and extra. Moreover, she might be supporting Teddy Swims on his U.Okay. and Eire tour this June.
THE ART OF BEING A MESS is out now by way of Island EMI Label Group. Vinyl, CDs and signed product can be found by way of her on-line retailer HERE.
Final fall, she carried out the fan-favourite observe ‘IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)‘ on “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!,” a standout track from the LP that additionally landed on Spotify’s U.S. Viral Chart.
True to its title, THE ART OF BEING A MESS captures the emotional rollercoaster Spencer Smith skilled whereas writing her second album. Every track faucets into a sense—anger, devastation, love, peace, confusion and all the things in between, generally all of sudden. Reflecting on the chaos of being human, every track finds Spencer Smith revisiting actual tales and experiences in her life. With this album, she reminds listeners to embrace and really feel snug of their feelings, that not all the things is black-and-white.
THE ART OF BEING A MESS follows her debut album, Mirror (2023), which options the RIAA Licensed Platinum singles ‘Flowers’ and ‘Fingers Crossed’—the latter of which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Scorching 100 and has reached over 875 million world streams.
From a small city on Vancouver Island, Spencer Smith started her musical journey in 2019, gaining a sizeable viewers on-line. By way of her music, she explored breakups, advanced emotions about faculty, household and buddies. Spencer Smith has carried out on the MTV Video Music Awards, The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the Individuals’s Selection Awards—the place she was additionally a Finest New Artist nominee.
“U Like Me Useless” is the final single earlier than the revealing of Ricky’s forthcoming album 10,000 Grams, out Friday, February thirteenth by way of Limosa Nostra. The 13-track LP is the follow-up to 2016’s 500 Grams in collaboration with embellished hit-maker Lex Luger (Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Mac Miller). “U Like Me Useless” seems on its observe record alongside the album’s opener “Hell’s Gates,” and collaborative single “Blow” that includes SosMula. On the anthemic observe, Ricky and Sos commerce bars that flex their trend, ladies, and vices. Collectively, the duo seize the indulgent fringe of rap stardom the place crimson canary diamonds, designer staples, and street-tested grit collide.
Staci Gruber is a transformative Boston-based artist whose distinctive musical skills, storied songwriting, and emotional depth resonate deeply together with her listeners. Her work seamlessly intertwines private experiences with the emotional tales of others, making a profound musical connection that explores themes of isolation, loneliness, and hope.
Music has been an intrinsic a part of Staci’s life from an early age. What started as a shy, introspective ardour—singing privately in her closet—rapidly blossomed into a strong voice when she carried out her first solo, “12 Days of Christmas,” in elementary faculty. It was then that Staci found her true voice and has by no means regarded again.
All through her childhood, Staci spent summers on the French Woods Competition of the Performing Arts, which additional solidified her deep love for music. Staci’s journey took a novel and bold flip when she grew to become the primary particular person to transition from the classical voice program to the jazz research division in a pioneering five-year dual-degree program at Tufts College and the New England Conservatory of Music. This distinctive instructional background has formed her multifaceted artistry and honed her versatility as each a performer and a songwriter. Her numerous musical influences vary from Anne Murray to Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter, KD Lang, Billie Eilish, Pink Nancy Wilson, John Coltrane and extra, seeping varied genres into her personal distinctive musical melting pot. This led to her turning into a lead vocalist in a well-liked GB band that carried out an eclectic vary of musical kinds and tastes.
Whereas her musical profession flourished as a vocalist, Staci additionally achieved distinction in a very separate area as a famend Harvard Medical College professor and pioneering neuroscientist at McLean Hospital. In her groundbreaking work on hashish, she focuses on understanding the long run affect of cannabinoids throughout a variety of situations. Staci’s analysis has been a game-changer, producing real-world information that has influenced medical trials and supplied important insights into the potential advantages of hashish for varied medical situations.
Staci Gruber’s new nation meets Americana rock single “This Time Round” was recorded in Nashville and produced by Erik Halbig (Ty Herndon, Jamie O’Neal). Written by Staci and Michael Orland (American Idol), the observe is a relatable and infectious honky tonk anthem. Staci shares, “This Time Round is known as a story of affection that pulled too onerous, reality that got here too late, and a coronary heart that lastly listened when it mattered most”.
Victoria-based alt-indie rock band Blush. return with “Seasons,” a dreamy, 90s-influenced single and video that drifts between hazy nostalgia and quiet introspection. The observe marks the primary glimpse of the band’s forthcoming EP In The Gray, due out Might 1.
Constructed on ethereal guitars, laid-back rhythms, and a heat, lo-fi glow, “Seasons” captures Blush. at their most relaxed and reflective. The track unfolds patiently, favouring environment over urgency, and leans into the band’s love of shoegaze textures and melodic restraint. Equal elements chill and immersive, it seems like a reminiscence replaying itself – acquainted, comforting, and barely out of attain.
The accompanying video mirrors the track’s dream-like high quality, unfolding in tender focus and muted tones. With its washed-out visuals and unhurried tempo, the video feels much less like a story and extra like a sense – fleeting moments stitched collectively, as if caught between waking and sleep.
“‘Seasons’ seems like a dream that simply retains looping,” says lead vocalist and guitarist Anton Wilson. “I believe this track speaks fairly strongly to our roots as a band. It jogs my memory of picnic jam classes within the park, it jogs my memory to take a breath, and it jogs my memory to by no means cease chasing.”
Primarily based in Victoria, BC, and impressed by a variety of shoegaze, 90s rock, and folks music, Blush. are an alt-indie rock band constructed on crunchy textures, haunting electronics, and atmospheric melodies. Following the early days launch of their 2024 EP Nonetheless Moist, the band continues to refine their sound on In The Gray, their new EP arriving this spring, which captures the band at each their loudest and most restrained.
“Seasons” is obtainable now on Spotify, Apple Music, and different digital retailers and streaming providers worldwide. For extra info, please go to whereisblush.com.
The primary sound you hear on Nicely I Imply isn’t a guitar chord or lyric. It’s a quiet voice asking, “The place’s Brian?.” It’s a surreal opening second for the debut solo album from Brian Sella of The Entrance Bottoms, releasing solely below his surname, Sella.
Produced by Chad Matheny of Emperor X and out March 13 on Bar/None, Nicely I Imply captures the burden of expectation between an individual and the model of them everybody thinks they know. What does an artist do when the gap from the bed room to the sector begins to really feel like a bridge too far?
At present Sella shares a primary glimpse of the album in “Excellent Price It.”The observe first got here to life whereas Brian was in Berlin, recording it stay at Donau 115, the Berlin DIY jazz membership co-owned by Emperor X. Swells of horns fill the environment round Sella’s phrases, giving the observe a extra experimental really feel than something he’s written earlier than.
Japan-born, Canada-raised artist Justin Maki returns with “Outdated College Coronary heart,” a moody, groove-forward R&B/pop-rock single that confronts unrequited love and emotional ambiguity head-on. Darkish, passionate, and deeply confident, the observe finds the FCLMA–profitable singer-songwriter drawing a transparent line within the sand, demanding dedication in a courting tradition more and more outlined by non-answers and half-measures.
“I used to be on my first writing journey in Nashville after I by accident encountered a brand new posse of buddies at a networking bar referred to as Purple Barn,” Maki recollects. After a couple of drinks and a spontaneous suggestion to put in writing collectively, Maki linked up with Laura Ann Brief and Steven Martin, reserving a session simply days later at Spherical Hill Music. “I began jamming out to a pattern drum loop that made my head bop. I then got here up with this John Mayer-esque riff and after some extra time of refining the musical concept, I recorded the guitar. That grew to become the inspiration of our creation.”
Rising English folks artist Luke James Williams pronounces his second album ‘Limes Resort,’ due this April, alongside the discharge of his new single ‘Hollows and Branches’ out February sixth.
A quietly arresting piece of up to date folks, ‘Hollows and Branches’ finds Williams distilling his songwriting to its most intimate type. Led by his unmistakably English vocal and framed by sparse, atmospheric instrumentation, the track rises slowly and instinctively, letting its emotional core floor with out distraction.
Talking in regards to the observe, Williams explains: “I wrote this track remembering an previous good friend who is unfortunately not with us. I used to remain at her home and we’d have probably the most wonderful occasions; climbing up hills late at evening to see the celebs and planets, cooking scrumptious meals, taking part in music, we even as soon as nursed an injured owl again to well being earlier than releasing it again into the wild. She instilled in me a profound love of nature and the concept we’re all one with the pure world round us.”
Acclaimed Scottish different rock trio Biffy Clyro is thrilled to make their extremely anticipated return to North America this spring on the broadly profitable Futique Tour. The band has right now introduced their upcoming headline run, promoted by Stay Nation and kicking off on April twentieth in Los Angeles following offered out excursions within the UK and EU.
Entrance man Simon Neil shares: “We’re sooo excited to come back play for y’all. We have been gutted to cancel the final run of exhibits earlier than Xmas, so these gigs are going to be further fucking particular. You’re gonna wanna be there.”
Tickets will first be obtainable by way of a Citi presale beginning Tuesday, February 3 at 11am ET, adopted by the artist presale on Tuesday, February 3 at 12pm ET. Further presales will run all through the week forward of the final on-sale starting on Friday, February 6 at 10am native time. For extra info, please go to: https://www.biffyclyro.com/
Followers can sit up for listening to new music stay as Biffy Clyro excursions closely this 12 months in help of their globally praised new album Futique—out now by way of Warner Information. The document has already tallied tens of tens of millions of streams fueled by the likes of “A Little Love.” It has acquired fervent acclaim worldwide. In a “4-out-of-5 star” evaluation, NME attested, “the Scottish rock legends draw on their finest moments and a Bowie-esque European sheen for a susceptible but life-affirming blast.” KERRANG! went on to rave, “Futique is an album to cherish,” occurring to applaud, “it’s a daring, recent effort filled with tunes which might be concurrently rapid and deep.”
“Futique” is a phrase for these lovely, unhappy and fleeting moments that solely change into important in hindsight. It’s an concept that enhances revisiting your roots to reassess the longer term, and that’s one thing that the trio have channeled all through the document. The document’s environment is as if they’ve stepped again to their early days as grunge-loving youngsters with huge desires, and utilized it to the accomplishment and daring spirit that personified their catalogue from ‘Solely Revolutions’ to ‘A Celebration of Endings’. What emerges is a document during which Biffy Clyro’s biggest strengths loom massive: towering choruses, searing vulnerability, explosive dynamics, and a love of some surprising sonic curveballs.
Upcoming North American Tour Dates:
4/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
4/23 – Denver, CO @ The Federal
4/25 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
4/26 – Chicago, IL @ Home of Blues
4/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Outdated Nationwide Centre
4/29 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
5/1 – Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick =
5/2 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Corridor
5/3 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre
5/5 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
5/6 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
5/7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Residing Arts
5/9 – Daytona Seaside, FL @ Welcome To Rockville **
Multi-Platinum, Multi-GRAMMY Award profitable artist Jason Mraz has introduced “Nonetheless Yours,” a tour operating on the East Coast this Might-June. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 6.
Modeled after Mraz’s offered out UK and European dates final fall, the US leg of “Nonetheless Yours” brings Mraz again to his espresso store beginnings: him and his guitar, telling tales, and taking part in hits and deep cuts from the final 20+ years.
“I’m completely satisfied to reunite with followers and households for an evening of uplifting, therapeutic music rooted in love, gratitude, and humor,” stated Mraz. “‘Nonetheless Yours’ creates a shared, harmonious house via track and musical storytelling. It’s my calling!”
The tour kicks off Might 12 at Glazer Corridor, a brand new Palm Seaside, FL 400-seat waterfront performing arts heart that opened in January. The trek runs via June 10, wrapping with a two evening stand on the Paramount in Brooklyn, NY. Test https://jasonmraz.com/ for ticketing and on-sale dates and particulars for every present.
Except for the tour dates, Mraz is getting ready new music to launch this 12 months. Extra particulars might be introduced shortly.
And earlier than Mraz hits the highway, he’ll be a part of 5 San Diego non-profit organizations in “Dream,” the third neighborhood live performance occasion offered by the Jason Mraz Basis that includes performers of all talents in two exhibits on the California Middle for the Arts in Escondido. For the primary time, Mraz will welcome extra featured artists to affix the organizations: Los Angeles singer/songwriter/activist MILCK, blind jazz and folks guitarist Raul Midón, and Filipino-American singer/songwriter/musician Albert Posis.
Gibson right now pronounces the discharge of the Mark Morton Les Paul™ Fashionable Quilt, a daring new signature mannequin designed in collaboration with Mark Morton, the acclaimed guitarist and co-founder of Lamb of God. Recognized for his ferocious riffs, intricate solos, and genre-defining mix of steel, thrash, and blues influences, Morton has lengthy been celebrated as one of many driving forces behind the brand new wave of American heavy steel. His new signature Les Paul captures that very same fearless musical spirit—delivering precision, energy, and uncompromising efficiency for gamers who demand the perfect. The Mark Morton Les Paul Fashionable Quilt is on the market worldwide at Gibson Storage areas, by way of licensed Gibson Customized sellers, and on Gibson.com.
“I wished one thing that stayed basic to the heritage and the historical past of the Les Paul, and one thing that regarded heavy steel,” says Mark Morton. “The quilt prime and the trans black satin end felt darkish and steel to me, however not excessive, it nonetheless seems like and appears like a Les Paul. As soon as we selected the end of the highest, and the guitar, there’s are all of those totally different design parts to play with re selecting out the {hardware} and plastics. We tried a bunch of various choices, and we paid loads of consideration to how we have been going to finalize these little particulars, and for me it’s a bullseye.
The 60s type knobs are a cool throwback to the John Sykes mannequin that was carried out a very long time in the past. The best way it’s contoured on the heel permits me to succeed in the higher registers comfortably, and the ebony fretboard is absolutely quick. This mannequin has a slim taper neck which was crucial for me, because it’s probably the most snug neck profile.”
A veteran of Canadian indie scenes, Plain Mister Smith (previously of Moev and Cinderpop, and present cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic
Orchestra) blends indie pop, baroque folks, and psychedelic sensibilities. Together with his new music, Plain Mister Smith invitations listeners to take that first step with him right into a world that’s whimsical, considerate, and richly textured.
His new single “Dream to be free” is a mesmeric reflection on a visit to Kyoto that passed off throughout Diamonji time, which is a pageant the place locals gentle large bonfires aflame to information spirits again residence. Out February sixth, the one is the ultimate providing from his upcoming document, as a result of be launched in March.
“Dream Drowning” showcases the horrors of on a regular basis life on an infinite loop. On the brand new single, TRAITRS makes an attempt to grasp the emotion behind the desires we have now each evening.
With their much-anticipated new album Possessor, produced by long-time collaborator Josh Korody (The Seashores, The Soiled Nil, Japandroids, Tanya Taqaq, F*cked Up) and mastered by Matt Colton (The Remedy, Depeche Mode, Fontaines D.C., Moist Leg, Dua Lipa, Blur and so on), Canada’s TRAITRS proceed to develop their melancholic sound and imagery with the emotional comply with as much as 2021’s critically acclaimed LP Horses within the Abattoir.
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