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Brooklyn Rapper SERIOUS VOICE Shares the Visual to “KILL THA KING”
Encounter and contemplate your "kings" more deeply with the music video for SERIOUS VOICE's "KILL THA KING," directed by Kareem Caines. Set in the seductive drip of Miami Beach, we walk with SERIOUS VOICE through scenes of temptation, drunkenness, and social flaunting.
Frankee Razor Drops “Today I'm Gonna Friday” Music Video
Looking for inspiration for your "How U Friday?" video? Look no further than the music video for "Today I'm Gonna Friday," directed by Jowan Carbin. Disguised as a janitor mopping up a soundstage, Frankee Razor comes to life when he realizes it's the best day of the week.
Toronto Based Pop Singer Sheldon Universe Drops “Poor Boy” Visual
Marco Veltri's bright, energetic, and offbeat clip for "Poor Boy" makes the star's hunger for achievement manifest through a gripping visual metaphor. The director shoots Sheldon Universe alongside the trappings of wealth: mansions, expensive cars, and beautiful women.
SMILEZ Releases the Music Video for “Open Ur Eyes”
The music video for “Open Ur Eyes” perfectly captures the shift in tone visually as SMILEZ spreads his message of melancholic hope to his fans. Watch this dope clip now.
Jojo Engelbert Unveils Her New Single/Video "Not A Real Blond"
Take another dose of scrumptious angst with the music video for "Not a Real Blond," directed by Jojo's Engelbert's dad. Plastered with classic punk imagery—barbed hearts, paper clipping lyrics, and so on—the video follows Jojo as her crush (played by Jackson Dorfmann) plays tug-of-war with her heart.
Folk-Rocker Philosopher Pirate Shares the Clip for His Song “Raven”
The crisply shot clip for "Raven" is similarly strange, engrossing, and dramatic. Director Courtney Collins (NLK Studio) raises the curtain on a small but surreal performance space — one hung with drapes, crowned with cardboard clouds, and decorated with toy cactuses.
AI-Powered Music Creation App Moises Unveils Three Innovative Artist Tools for Music Creation
Moises, the leading AI-powered music creation app, is launching three groundbreaking tools to reshape the way artists approach practicing and creating music. The new features–AI Lyrics Transcription, Song Sections, and Extended Chords–will empower singers, songwriters, and musicians to unlock their full potential…
Brooklyn Based Singer-Songwriter Miranda Joan Shares Her New Single “Kiss a Stranger”
Brooklyn based soul-pop singer-songwriter Miranda Joan has just unveiled her new song entitled “Kiss A Stranger”. Listen to it right now.
San Fran Eclectic Art Rock Group Lofi Legs Share Dreamy "Breakup Sex", Off Their New 7 Track LP
Lofi Legs’ latest LP “Tragic Magic Sex” is a charming blender of twee, post punk, and bedroom sprinkled with raw and cathartic lyrics, kissed with feedback and flutes. Highlighted single "Breakup Sex" is a swirling, gang harmonized earworm to float to after the emotional jarring ups and downs of a breakup.
BeatStars Launches Ethical AI Creation Tool “Seeds”, Plus Bold New Subscription Features to Empower Music Creators
As part of its new benefit-rich subscription plans, BeatStars is debuting "Seeds" by Lemonaide, a breakthrough ethical A.I. that helps creators generate initial ideas, or plant seeds, for their tracks. With Seeds, BeatStars’ subscribers can access AI to help generate ideas and spark inspiration.
Interview: Alix Zerd and Cyril Guiraud, Co-Founders of Global Music Collaboration Platform Everwave
NxtNow Music connected with two of Everwave’s co-founders, Alix Zerd and Cyril Guiraud, for an exclusive interview to discuss how they initially met and then decided to create the platform, how Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) benefit artists, and much more.
An Old Friend Share Their New Single/Video “Native Gardens”
"Native Gardens," the latest single from An Old Friend, is a deep dive into the sublime. Firing off of the powerful riffs and pounding drums at the opening of the song, Kohler launches into his ecstatic existential contemplation. Watch the accompanying music video now.
Watch “Queen of the Fools”, the New Music Video by The Sextape
A track as dramatic as this requires a video that amplifies its most cinematic qualities, and director Roman Safin has come through with a clip that oozes danger, charm, sexuality, and dark beauty. The Sextape’s "Queen of the Fools" was shot in the glamorous but gritty clubs of Istanbul, but it could have been made in any nation where transients are on the move…
Mic Nickels and Method Man Share the Animated Clip for "El Matador"
The animated "El Matador" clip presents Mic Nickels and Method Man as urban superheroes. Their High Noon happens on the streets of New York, and their dueling grounds are the aisles of corner bodegas. They take turns delivering their lacerating verse and face down opponents who, frankly, don't stand a chance.
RJ's Latest Arrival Unveil “One Step at a Time”, Featuring Slum Village
Get one step closer to the perennially popping scene of RJ's Latest Arrival and Slum Village with the music video for "One Step at a Time." Keeping true to the retro glow of the track, the video features fedora-donned RJ and mink-slung DeDe cooing out their tunes in front of throwback photos from the glory days.
Hawaii’s 420MUSE Drop Their "In the Nightclub" Clip
The clip for "In the Nightclub" by 420Muse matches images to the song's celebration of freedom and openness. Here, the club is a playground for experimentation — musical, social, and sexual. Under the neon glow, the deejay searches for the perfect record…
Singer-Songwriter GaREE All Releases the Self-Directed Visual for "Mother Tough"
Ever seeking to expand his creative means of expression, GaREE not only wrote and produced "Mother Tough," he directed and edited its accompanying music video. Clipping together a diverse array of people and places, the video tells the story of every mother-child relationship.
Marlon Davis Shares His New Single/Video “Handyman”
Shot in his adopted home of Indianapolis, IN, we join Marlon Davis on his daily tasks as a handyman. When the girl-next-door calls for help, he's more than ready to do anything she needs. Things stay pretty PG, but there's no shortage of energy and innuendo as they take things from the garage to the kitchen and beyond.
Interview: Mikebøi
Mexican experimental electronic music producer Mikebøi connected with NxtNow Music for an in-depth interview to discuss his newly released, six track EP entitled “Human Nature”, and much more.
Interview: Squares’ Chris Barrett
Chris Barrett, from the Washington DC based band Squares, connected with NxtNow Music for an exclusive interview to discuss their new single/video “Nostaglic”, off their debut album “Mountains”, and much more.