The 2016 Lightning In a Bottle Music Festival will see Chet Faker headlining the festival during Memorial Day weekend, May 25th-30th in Bradley, CA.
Read the entire story here and check out the full line-up below via Lindsey Sullivan for Billboard.com
Kanye West, the Strokes, the Killers and Beck will headline the 2016 Governors Ball Music Festival, which takes place Friday, June 3rd through Sunday, June 5th at New York City’s Randall’s Island Park. The event will also feature performances from Robyn, of Monsters and Men, Death Cab for Cutie, Miguel, M83, Bloc Party and Big Grams.
Over 60 artists are scheduled for the three-day event, including Haim, Chvrches, Two Door Cinema Club, Miike Snow, Father John Misty, Jamie xx, Gary Clark Jr., Eagles of Death Metal, Chet Faker, De La Soul, Thundercat, Against Me!, Lord Huron, Action Bronson, Mac Miller, Courtney Barnett, Joey Bada$$, Cold War Kids, Bat for Lashes and Albert Hammond Jr.
Read more about the festival here via Ryan Reed for Rolling Stone.com
COMPLEX Magazine has named Izzy Bizu, with “her fusion of jazz, soul and pop”, one of the top 10 British R&B/Soul singers to watch. To read the full article, head over to Complex.com and check out her latest video “White Tiger“.
Nylon releases the latest track from Rainy Milo featuring production from Lo, “How Pretty You Look (When You’re Telling Me Lies)”. The sultry songstress says, “I wrote this song when thinking about how easy it is for someone you love to lie to you and how blindly we can allow ourselves to believe what we want as a way of avoiding pain.”
Check out the full article and song over at Nylon.com
Ultra Music Festival has officially released the first phase of their lineup for 2016 and Chet Faker is at the top of the list. Known as the world’s premiere electronic music festival, the 18th edition will take place in Downtown Miami from March 18-20. For more information, check out the full article over at wegotthiscovered.com
Felice León, of Ebony Magazine, sat down with V. Bozeman recently “to discuss her path into the music industry, how she connected with Timbaland and how she lives her truth”…read the full article over at EBONY.com
Fresh off the release of the collaborative EP, ‘Work‘, Chet Faker and Marcus Marr drop a music video for “The Trouble With Us,” watch the video here and also below:
Taken from the EP ‘Work’ with Marcus Marr, out now on Detail Records.
Buy it here: http://geni.us/7xV
Directed by Kinopravda
Produced by Jeremy Goold – You Are Here, Zita Kisgergely – PPM and Miklós Kázmér – Umbrella
Director of photography: Gábor Garai
Coreography: Andrienn Hód
Set design: Heni Kiss
Costume: Je Suis Belle
Post production: Umbrella
Filmed in Korda Studios
All Hail Noir is featured on Afropunk with their latest release of “Tokyo”, remixed by Charlie Heat. Head over now to listen to the track.
Their new album, ‘Bleed’, is now available for download on iTunes or on www.allhailnoir.com
C.P DUBB works with RamRiddlz again on this new release, “Dem Callin” featuring Playboi Carti.
via Rawiya Kameir for The Fader
It’s been quite a year of transition for Ramriddlz, the Mississauga singer who first came to prominence with the spring one-off “Sweeterman.”Something like eight months since that drop, he’s embarked on a new wave, linking up with OVO and playing shows across the U.S. and Canada. Finally, he’s releasing his first piece of new music since this summer’s P2P EP. The track, produced by frequent collaborators Jaegen and C.P Dubb, features a verse from new friend Playboi Carti. Over a characteristically slow-burning beat that sounds like the post-Hennessy slump he sings of, Ram delivers some of his most memorable one-liners to-date: Babes just wanna Ramriddlz and chill; Eating good, call me Uncle Phil; Everything halal so no pepperoni. We’re crying.
“I’ve been out in L.A. for the past couple months working on my next project and did a few appearances and show. At one show, Playboi Carti was also there. We kicked it off and vibed with each other. Brought him over to a studio where I record at, Jaegen cooked up a beat and C.P Dubb threw his touch on it. With all the drugs and drinks being passed around, the idea of being fucked up and have bitches ringing up our phones too often became the song itself,” Ramriddlz told The FADER over email. “Ring ring for the dingaling,” he added.
Premiered a day early via Billboard, exclusively listen to the brand new collaborative EP, Work, from Chet Faker & Marcus Marr. From Detail Records/Downtown Records, grab the EP: http://geni.us/7xV
Read more about the release here via Benjamin Lindsey for Billboard Mag.
Congratulations to Izzy Bizu on being nominated for a BRIT’s Critics’ Choice Award.
via The Telegraph
Twenty-one-year-old Izzy Bizu has been on track for this kind of nomination for the past couple of years. The South Londoner first pricked the attentive ears of Emeli Sandé and producer Naughty Boy during an open mic night in 2013.
Within months, her self-released EP Coolbeanz debuted at number three on the iTunes RnB chart and she had supported her Critics Choice predecessor, Sam Smith, on his tour. She’s already brought her infectious blend of soul, pop and RnB – think Solange meets Ella Fitzgerald and Florence Welch, whose records sound tracked her childhood – to Glastonbury twice. She is set to release an album next year.
Izzy Bizu has been named by VEVO as ‘One To Watch’ for 2016. Previous VEVO ‘Ones to Watch’ have included James Bay, Years and Years, George Ezra, Ella Eyre and Sam Smith.
Artists chosen for will be showcasing their talents at a series of exclusive performances for the website during November and December available to watch at www.vevo.com Here is the full list and video: