Machine Gun Kelly’s 10 Best Songs: Critic’s Picks Bianca Alysse September 19, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music When discussing Machine Gun Kelly, it is difficult to overlook the wrangling twist 2018 has taken for the Cleveland representer. After three studio albums, varied opinions swarm cyberspace in bold font, and...
Zaytoven, Kranium & More Compete for Glory at the 2018 Red Bull Music Culture Clash Bianca Alysse September 10, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Red Bull returned to ATL with a sold-out competition for their high-energy 2018 Red Bull Music Culture Clash to close out the month of August. The summer staple event celebrates sound system culture, with...
Franke on the Success of ‘Home Alone,’ His Upcoming EP ‘Internet Heartbreak’ & Searching for Creativity in LA Bianca Alysse September 10, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Brooklyn songster Franke dominated the independent circuit with a musical cellphone memo-turned-viral ditty. The one-take record, "Home Alone," has garnered more than 3 million streams on Spotify...
Eric B. & Rakim Talk Favorite Hip-Hop Duos, Rise of Mumble Rap & Their New Ice Cream Flavor Bianca Alysse September 10, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Legendary New York MCs Eric B. & Rakim have returned to their stomping grounds with a flavorful partnership. Universal Music Enterprises' label imprint and editorial platform Urban Legends and Mikey...
Rising Singer ZIM Talks New EP ‘Sylmar,’ Exploring Her Heritage & Growing Up in Foster Care Bianca Alysse September 10, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music "There ain't bunk beds in caskets. I am going to die alone." Music became refuge during a period of homelessness for 21-year-old R&B newcomer, ZIM. The spirited singer-songwriter took an uphill...
OMI Talks Return to Music, Premieres New Record ‘Masterpiece’: Exclusive Bianca Alysse September 10, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Well-known for his No.1 Hot 100 record, “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix),” Jamaican artist OMI returns from his hiatus with another feel-good collab, "Masterpiece," alongside German producer Felix...
Jeremih & Teyana Taylor Shake Up NYC’s Playstation Theater With Silky R&B Vibes, Energetic Guests Bianca Alysse September 10, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Jeremih, Teyana Taylor, and DaniLeigh brought their R&B melodies and a string of surprise guests to the Later That Night Tour stop at Playstation Theater on Monday night. DaniLeigh shook up the...
Flipp Dinero on How His Haitian Background Shaped His Artistry & What He Learned From Touring With ‘Big Brother’ Tory Lanez Bianca Alysse July 26, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Haitian MC Flipp Dinero's lyrical dexterity stretches far beyond his hometown of Brooklyn. Today, the Cinematic Music Group representer is taking his rhymes well outside of the five boroughs on the...
Asher Roth & Producer Oren Yoel on Their New Pop Group Tofer Dolan & If They Plan to Return to Hip-Hop Bianca Alysse July 26, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music "The music industry loves when someone does something well, and they do it over and over again. Oren and I kind of buck that trend," explained Asher Roth of the rising producer-singer duo, Tofer...
Kim Viera on Her New Single ‘Como’ With Daddy Yankee & Why She Values Her Puerto Rican Roots Bianca Alysse July 19, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music Nuyorican singer-songwriter Kim Viera makes her major debut by paying homage to the exquisiteness of Puerto Rico in the face of its restoration following 2017's devastating Hurricane Maria, with the...