MUSIC FEATURES
SymphonyOS Closes $1 Million Pre-Seed Fundraising Round, Elevating Strategic Marketing for Creators and Managers
Symphony, the AI-powered marketing operating system for artists, creators, managers, and indie labels, founded by Megh Vakharia and Chuka Chase, recently closed a $1 million pre-seed fundraising round from strategic investors across the music and tech landscape.
Brand of the Week: Auteur Research
Our inaugural Brand of the Week is the Adam Bentley founded Auteur Research, which is a music marketing company based in Hamilton, Canada that helps independent artists get their music heard.
Ghost Hounds Reveal Their Latest Visual for “Last Train to Nowhere”
Ghost Hounds’ latest "Last Train to Nowhere" demonstrates the group's instrumental excellence. It foregrounds the band's mastery of blues rock and country music, but it feels resolutely contemporary, too. The beautifully shot video for "Last Train to Nowhere" also straddles eras and motifs.
Watch “Take You Home”, the Latest Clip From Toronto Rap Artist SAYNT JAYSN
To really get a sense of the complete artist that SAYNT JAYSN is and the absurdity of love he seeks to illustrate, you've got to catch the music video for "Take You Home." Directed by hip-hop's Hans Zimmer—Dwight Miller, himself—the video follows SAYNT JAYSN and Jônelle as they experience a wormhole-like journey through different tones and perspectives on love.
FIREROSE and Billy Ray Cyrus Drop Their New Music Video for "Plans"
If there were any questions remaining about the suitability of these two artists for each other, the gorgeous clip for "Plans" ought to dispel them. FIREROSE & Billy Ray Cyrus don't just sound great together — they look great, too.
NN Song of the Week: “In the Middle” by Darryl Kissick
Darryl Kissick is gearing up to release his third full-length album, “Goodbye Patterns”, which deals with the supernatural like aliens, werewolves, and time loops. First single, and our NN Song of the Week, “In the Middle,” is about receiving a life-altering vision from another dimension and losing one’s sense of self, but for the better.
NN Music Video of the Week: “Someone Else” by Anna Aya
The captivating song and glamorous visual for J-pop artist Anna Aya's “Someone Else” (shot in partnership with iconic fashion brands Fendi and Christian Louboutin), our NN Music Video of the Week, unfolds a tale of romance gone astray.
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…
