Chet Faker takes #1 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 Poll, the biggest fan voted competition of its kind. With “Talk Is Cheap” taking the top spot, “Gold” at #7 and “1998” at #8, Faker becomes the 2nd artist ever to have 3 songs in the top 10. And it all went down on Australia Day 2015. Read the Billboard Story Here
Rolling Stone sheds light on rising soul singer, V. Bozeman, after her jaw dropping performance of “What is Love” in the opening scene of Empires‘ premiere episode. Check out the full performance that left ‘Empire’ record label executives in awe, below.
Gaining traction with fans, prior to the 2nd episode, Bozeman released a video performance of the entire song. See below.
Bozeman is signed Timberland’s Mosley Music Group and will appear on Timbaland’s forthcoming Opera Noir album. Bozeman’s solo release, Music Is My Boyfriend, will follow. Check out the Rolling Stones article in full
Chet Faker has already won all three ARIA Artisan awards (producer of the year, engineer of the year and best cover art), along with Best Male Artist and Best Independent Release at the ARIA Awards. Faker nows has a chance to capitalize again being shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize. Built On Glass is one of nine records which will progress to the final of the AMP, with the winner announced March 4 in Sydney. Read the full story on Billboard. Built On Glass is platinum-certified in Australia.
Yahoo Music names V. Bozeman a striking, soulful siren, due to her performance in FOX’s new thriller, Empire. Opening the premiere episode with one of its most captivating moments, singing ‘What Is Love’ as Terrance Howard and other record execs watch on in awe. Wednesday before the 2nd episode, Bozeman released a visual to accompany the song. Watch Below.
Bozeman is signed to Timberland’s Mosley Music Group. Timberland spoke to MTV about V. in an interview.
“What excites me about V is that she is excitement,” he told MTV. “There’s nobody that you heard of with a tone like her in years. She is a diamond that’s been sitting there, and good ol’ Timbo discovered it. She’s my diamond. And she’s the best vocalist, to me, I’ve seen in years – meaning singing songs that touch your soul. She’s amazing. She’s groundbreaking.”
Bozeman will appear on Timbaland’s forthcoming Opera Noir album. With her solo set, Music Is My Boyfriend following soon after.
ABC News Australia interviews Chet Faker on his recent success and 1950’s jazz inspiration. The interview come after Chet scored big at this years ARIA Awards with 5 nominations and his recent performance on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
Check out the full interview here.
Check out live footage of Chet Faker’s performance of Talk is Cheap at Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia. The performance is from June of 2014.
Built On Glass is Available on iTunes now
FOX’s Empire, the hip-hop drama, starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson gets off to a great start. Premiering as Fox’s highest rated since 2012, Empire beat out ABC’s Modern Family, despite going head-to-head, while also growing 19% from its initial American Idol lead-in. V. Bozeman opens the shows in a studio session with Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), where Lyon pushes her to be more passionate and brings out the sound he needs. With a strong start, Empire could see numbers grow again next week, as the drama continues to build. Be sure to catch Empire, Wednesdays at 9pm EST/8C. Also available on Hulu and Hulu Plus.
Update: Chet’s live performance on Ellen. Watch Below.
Chet Faker will be performing his hit single ‘Gold’, off his Built on Glass album, today on The Ellen Degeneres Show.
Be sure not to miss the show which airs at 3PM EST/ 4PM PT.
Also sign up for Ellen’s contest to win Built On Glass ENTER HERE or purchase on iTunes now.
The 2015 Coachella line-up was announced today, with Chet Faker among the vast number of performers. 2014 was a big year for Faker, touring and playing over 100 shows since May, ending the year off with 9 ARIA nominations and winning Best Male Artist and Best Independent Release for Built On Glass.
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival takes place April 10-12 and 17-19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. Tickets for both weekends go on sale tomorrow (1/7/15) at 12pm PT via Coachella.com. See the entire line up below.
Rainy Milo decides to grace us unexpectedly, with a soulful melody, Rate You. Milo, off a recent CMJ 2014 appearance, drops new music to hold you over until her U.S. debut, This Thing Of Ours, releasing April 21st, 2015. Listen to the song below.
Milo recently released her first single from This Thing Of Ours, ‘Bankrobber‘ ft Kossisko, along with a music video. Check it below.
Follow @RainyMilo on Twitter and Instagram for the most up-to-date news.
After touring and playing over 100 shows since May, Chet Faker sits down with ELLE Magazine Australia for an interview recapping his amazing run this year. Chet picked up 9 ARIA nominations and won Best Male Artist and Best Independent Release for Built On Glass. Check out the interview here.
Built On Glass is now available on iTunes.
Kid Ink drops his new single ‘Cool Back’ Produced by CP Dubb, along with a video to match. Watch below.
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