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Industry NewsDa L.E.S Hints At New Album Release Following Stroke Recovery
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Industry NewsThe Racket Club launches music strategy agency
From mismatched artist collaborations to campaigns that come across as forced or inauthentic, a clear gap still exists between brands and music culture.
Industry News“I’ve Been Very Inconsistent”: Big Star Johnson Gets Honest About His Music Career
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InterviewsSio and Daev Martian Deliver Late-Night Soul and Jazz-Hop Reflections On Liquor
South African sonic storytellers Sio and Daev Martian reunite on Liquor, a deeply immersive new single released via STY TRU BTS.
Industry NewsCassper Confirms New Single Release This Friday Ahead Of Album Release
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InterviewsAYON & KAOTIICWAVE Step Into Their Moment With It’s Time For Glory
South Africa’s rising voices AYON and KAOTIICWAVE have officially stepped into their moment with the release of It’s Time For Glory, an 11-track collaborative project that feels less like an introduction and more like a declaration.
Industry NewsMzansi Powers Drake To Historic Apple Music Milestone After Releasing “ICEMAN”, “MAID OF HONOUR” & “HABIBTI”
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InterviewsSYNEKK Taps Lucinia Karrey for New Afro House Tune, “Free Now”
Lucinia Karrey is one of the emerging names in Kenya’s increasingly vibrant house music scene. The talented vocalist has already worked with producers like SOUNDS HUMAN, Loudr and SYNEKK–and that’s just in the last one year.
InterviewsGoldFord Keeps It Smooth and Extra Soulful on “Only You Do” — Listen
If, like me, GoldFord’s late 2025 EP, Space of the Heart, left you yearning for more, then you will be pleased to learn that the fast-rising American soul-pop artist has a new single. “Only You Do” is the title of the amazing new ballad.
InterviewsLose Yourself to “365” by Rising Producer runThis
runThis (born Jack Hillier) is a 19-year-old music producer emerging out of London’s underground bass scene. He’s bringing to the mainstream his bass house sound, which carries influences from UK garage.