LUPA J – Obliterate

2020 will forever be the year that hit us all like a freight train and put the world on pause. For LUPA J, it was the year that inspired their greatest writing to date and today they release their final video of the year, Obliterate.

Last month LUPA J released their sophomore album To Breathe Underwater – a collection of pop and techno influenced tracks that became the soundtrack of an introspective journey through COVID, showcasing some of their most vulnerable writing to date. With each single, EP and album cover being self-designed and conceptualised, it’s no surprise that each single from the album has been released with its own striking video. Co-directed by LUPA J alongside Serena Siow Obliterate is an outstanding masterpiece, perfectly accompanying the track which has garnered playlist attention around the world.

“This year was the first time I’ve worked so collaboratively with other filmmakers on so many of my music videos,” tells LUPA J of the process. “Coming from a very DIY background of just going out in public and shooting things on a whim, guerrilla style, working on sets with 10+ person crews has been a huge learning experience for me. After making Limbo and Supermarket Riots with James Chappell, I decided I wanted to have a shot at directing a high concept clip myself with a similar level of ambition. I nutted out the storyline, and then Serena Siow (cinematographer on This Suburb) came on board to co-direct and shoot it for me, bringing a highly talented young crew with her to help bring my vision to life. Having no actual training in film myself, Serena was key to figuring out exactly how to make everything work while looking as beautiful & visually cohesive as possible.”

If you were lucky enough to see LUPA J’s album launch show last year you would have witnessed the brilliance of Discomorph and their in-crowd dance routine to Swallow Me Whole. The dance duo appeared in Supermarket Riots and have returned in Obliterate adding an energy that completely intensifies the clip, using choreography to express the internal battle that erupts after the realisation that a relationship may not be working.

“After working with dance duo Jake & Leilani (AKA Discomorph) on Supermarket Riots, I decided I wanted to base this entire video around a relationship dynamic between them and I, expressed through choreography. Obliterate is a song about recognising unhealthy patterns in your relationships, but not knowing how to help yourself, and part of you still being in denial. I wanted to evolve the clip around a push and pull ‘chase’ dynamic between me and the dancers, with them representing the part of me that is trying to save myself from pain – but I wanted it to be ambiguous as to whether or not they were helping me, as often the road to helping yourself feels most frightening.

Rather than using a specific person, I wanted what I was running after to be somewhat unclear, and to feel ‘unreachable’ – so we used white, ghostly, anonymous costuming to disguise who and what exactly it is I’m searching for. It’s come out feeling very religious cult-ish which was unintentional but definitely very fitting with the sinister vibe of the song!”

Allegra – Do What I Want

UK Pop Artist ALLEGRA follows Up Her #1 Dance Single with the Feel Good Bop, “Do What I Want” Rising UK pop artist Allegra releases her hotly anticipated new single “Do What I Want” on Radikal Records. For your consideration with a recommendation from Kings.

Allegra – Do What I Want (Alex Gaudino & Dyson Kellerman Remix Edit – 5A – 123 Piano House
Allegra – Do What I Want (Alex Gaudino & Dyson Kellerman Ext Remix Inst – 5A – 123 Piano House
Allegra – Do What I Want (Block & Crown Remix Edit – 4A – 120 House
Allegra – Do What I Want (Guz Remix Edit – 6B – 125 Deep Bass House
Allegra – Do What I Want (JAK CITY Dub Mix – 5A – 122 Organ Synth Piano House
Allegra – Do What I Want (JAK CITY Remix Edit – 5A – 122 Organ Synth Piano House
Allegra – Do What I Want (LET US DANCE! Remix Edit – 5B – 122 Pop Dance

Ples Jones & Sarah B – Holding On

The Radio edit on “Holding On” starts on a magic and funky sweet Rhodes intro heralding in the vocal from Sarah B (LadyBNOW) bringing to life a song about a dysfunctional relationship that has ended but is trying to be rekindled, causing much duel heartache for the lovers. Ain’t we all been there, the sugar being too sweet, ‘oh just one more time and then I can let go, but you can’t, because when the noise of the day has subsided there it is, that feeling beating away inside you, just one more time again’. Two mixes, radio and extended of “Holding On” plus an extra Ples & Sarah tune “Burn Bright”. Out now thru Spotify, Traxsource, Apple, Amazon, iTunes and Beatport..

Ples Jones

An electronic music producer and house artist from Pittsburgh, Ples Jones is known to work with megaminds in the industry including Stonebridge, Crystal Waters and more. Jones took his respect, admiration and deep passion for music from Pittsburgh to Washington DC, where things really started to heat up for his career. Ples Jones learned from some of the best house producers in the business: The Basement Boys and Crystal Waters. He then took what he learned from these legends and made his way back to the Steel City to perfect his craft. Ples Jones has performed at Winter Music Conference,, earning him a standing ovation from over 2,000 WMC attendees and music industry peers – this was the turn for the talented artist, and his talent was only going to continue to rise. Nearly a decade later, Ples Jones is still creating the funky and soulful deep house and electro music we love, channeling influence from Stonebridge, Roy Davis Jr – and more. “Keep it simple, keep it funky.”

Sarah B

Sarah B is a UK singer/songwriter who collaborates with producers globally. She is a power vocalist focused on the #vocalhouse #deephouse & #house scene. She has been working this year with #PhunkInvestigation #HouseClubRecords in Italy, producer Ples Jones (Crystal Waters) in the USA and Darren Studholme #AnaritaSoul in Cyprus.

DL – No Time For Love

Arriving just in time for a long hot summer, ‘No Time For Love’ blends DL’s effortlessly cool and lean back delivery with the smooth and sultry vocals of US-based R&B star Sammie. “It’s about an ex-girlfriend, who I fell out of love with” he explains. “It fell apart around us and I wrote it the way I felt about how we had ended up; cold and pretty brutal”.

DL originally wrote the verses for ‘No Time For Love’ to an instrumental he had. He then took it to Melbourne producer SB90, who helped to develop the track. From there, DL reached out to Sammie’s management in the United States. “I’ve been a fan of Sammie since the 2000s. His music is right in the sweet spot of what I love listening to – chilled, sexy R&B,” says DL.

As good fortune would have it, Sammie and his team loved the song and within a week, he’d sent back a demo of the hook and the bridge that he’d written. “His voice is light, and vocals are so clean. It’s exactly what this song needed to smooth out the ice-cold lyrics in my verses. It was a long-shot going for someone like Sammie, but I was stoked that he wanted to be a part of it,” says DL.

With an MO for delivering chilled hip-hop, injected with soulful R&B and a pop lean, DL’s distinctive melodic rasp and playful wordplay has cemented his place as one of Australia’s most exciting emerging artists. Exploring the highs and lows of love and life in his music, DL connects with people through melodic hooks, dynamic vocals, and expressive lyrics.

In the past decade, DL has scooped up awards, including ‘Song of the Year’ in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (judged by John Legend and Bootsy Collins); supported accomplished R&B stars on tour including Keri Hilson and Bobby Valentino, and worked with established artists like Guy Sebastian (‘Battle Scars’, ‘Gold’), K. Young (‘I Like It’), and now Sammie.

Christopher Williams, Carolyn Griffey, Steve Silk Hurley – You’re The One For Me

Christopher Williams, Carolyn Griffey, Steve Silk Hurley & DJ Skip Zonum “You’re The One For Me” S&S Records. The A-team gives a true classic some Chicago magic.

Christopher Williams Carolyn Griffey Steve Silk Hurley DJ Skip Zonum – You’re The One For Me (Steve Silk Hurley SS Original Vibe – 11A – 120 House-Club House

Christopher Williams Carolyn Griffey Steve Silk Hurley DJ Skip Zonum – You’re The One For Me (Steve Silk Hurley SS Original Vibe Radio – 11A – 120 House-Club House

Christopher Williams Carolyn Griffey Steve Silk Hurley DJ Skip Zonum – You’re The One For Me (Steve Silk Hurley SS Original Vibe Session – 11A – 120 House-Club House

Christopher Williams Carolyn Griffey Steve Silk Hurley DJ Skip Zonum – You’re The One For Me (Steve Silk Hurley SS Original Vibe Session Inst – 11A – 120 House-Club House

Jessica Williams – So Good

Jessica Williams is back with a song and video that is perfect in today’s climate of uncertainty and concerns of safety. This new single, “So Good” is an outstanding version of the Mica Paris track “SO GOOD” which reflects in the video a song of hope and Love for these days of Lockdown. Jessica’s storming Smokey vocals are sounding better than ever and with a whole Album featuring a variety of great tracks all worthy of single release due in 2021 she is going from strength to strength.The year of the powerhouse Dance DIVA vocal is ahead!

Jessica Williams – So Good (Aaron Arce’s Feel Like Disco Vocal Mix – 8A – 124 Disco Club
Jessica Williams – So Good (Aaron Arce’s Feels Like Disco Dub Mix – 8A – 124 Disco Club
Jessica Williams – So Good (Aaron Arce’s Feels Like Disco Radio Edit – 8A – 124 Disco Club
Jessica Williams – So Good (David Strong’s Matt Pop Mega-Mix – 8A – 122 Club Dance
Jessica Williams – So Good (Matt Pop Club Mix – 8A – 122 Pop Dance
Jessica Williams – So Good (Matt Pop Dub Mix – 8A – 122 Pop Dance
Jessica Williams – So Good (Matt Pop Radio Edit – 8A – 122 Pop Dance

Grace & Badlove – Moontalk

Moontalk is Grace & Badlove’s sophomore album. The tracklist includes songs in both the English and Spanish languages and was produced by Martín Longoni. Featuring talents include Emme, Lu Rod, An Espil, Sofía Campos and Esperanza.

Grace & Badlove is an international neo-soul experiment based in Argentina and led by the Latin singer/composer Gracia Portillo. Her music journey began at an early age in her home country of El Salvador, moving to Argentina in 2009. Grace & Badlove’s first album “Sticky Nostalgia” was released in 2018. Since then they have focussed on playing live in venues across Argentina–doing key presentations at the USA Embassy, Niceto Club, La Tangente, SOFAR (Guatemala, Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata), Thelonious Club, and Brüder Festival among others. Grace & Badlove has built an entire ecosystem and philosophy of music and collaboration that has created a growing audience not only in Latin America but worldwide. Her voice has the simplicity and the melancholy of the great voices from the golden blues, jazz and soul eras. Grace & Badlove’s sound is inspired by artists such as Moonchild, Biig Piig, Jorja Smith, and Alicia Keys among others.

In case you missed it we have included Zoom Out from Grace & Badlove’s first album “Sticky Nostalgia” released independently in 2018.

Moontalk and Sticky Nostalgia are available from Slammin Media and distributed worldwide by Believe Distribution.

SwitchTwista and Sheena Rose – The One and Only Rose

San Francisco Dance House recording artist and drag queen personality, Sheena Rose and acclaimed producer/remixer DJ SwitchTwista team up once again for their new original House track “The One and Only Rose”. Written by DJ SwitchTwista (aka David Cowen) especially for Sheena, is the follow up to their 2017 hit collab “We’re Done”.

“The One and Only Rose” and its accompanying remixes and music video, showcase the makings of a sure-fire hit!. “The One and Only Rose” an original club banger written by SwitchTwista especially for Sheena and destined to become a dance floor classic and signature song for Sheena and SwitchTwista. “The One and Only Rose” EP includes SwitchTwista’s epic original main mix and sizzling “Fiyah” mix and suite of equally fierce remixes by Leo Frappier, DJ Tweaka Turner, Rick Cross, E39, Norm Vork, and Mark Hagan with Rob Moore.

Sheena Rose first embraced the San Francisco drag/club scene in August 2006, gracing every notable stage, and now stars weekly in the Hot Boxxx Girls drag revue at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge (the longest running drag show in the San Francisco Bay Area).

Sheena Rose was introduced to the Dance House music scene by popular House music producer, DJ William Umana in 2012 with their underground club favorite “Time (Clock of the Heart)”. 2013 saw the release of Sheena’s first #1 hit “Make Me Over” (#1 Kings of Spins) along with her hit House track “Queen of Clubs” with DJ MDW and Butterfly La Mariposa. Sheena has continued to top dance charts, record pools, and DJ Lists nationally and internationally with hits such as “Two of Hearts”, “Blonde Ambition”, “Private Dancer”, “Give It to You”, “Living My Truth”and last year’s #1 hit “The Night I Fly” (#1 Starfleet Dance/#1 Starfleet Crossover) featuring Jeanie Tracy and produced by Sheena’s longtime producer Leo Frappier.

Notable UK based DJ/producer/remixer/song-writer SwitchTwista has been in the game for well over a decade and has remixed numerous hit dance tracks for such artists as Marcella Detroit, KC and The Sunshine Band, Sub Sub, Tight Fit, Jason Dottley, and many more, charting hit dance mixes on international club charts, pools, and Top DJ lists the world over. SwitchTwista is also an accomplished song-writer, producer and musician. After remixing Sheena’s 2017 hit “Blonde Ambition”, the two hooked up for what would become their first hit original collaboration “We’re Done” ,written by SwitchTwista, “We’re Done” was inspired by drag icon Divine’s recordings.

“The One and Only Rose”, is being supported by professional and independent dance radio, PR and DJ campaigns. Audio tracks are available at iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. The music video was produced by SwitchTwista Recordings.

Joe Killington ft Lovely Laura – Painkiller

Joe stepped out to take centre stage with the release of his debut solo single “Painkiller”, an anthemic slice of dance music heaven produced by M-22 and featuring the Ibiza-drenched saxophone of Lovely Laura. Co-written with Sam Gray (Chainsmokers “Takeaway” & Hardwell “Creatures Of the Night”), “Painkiller” also comes with mixes by Sidney Samson & Otto Benson.

You probably already know Joe Killington and his voice better than you might think. You may be familiar with his feature appearances on Purple Disco Machine’s “Devil In Me” (a huge hit in France, Germany and Italy in 2018), Klingande’s “Ready For Love”, Deepend’s “Could Be Love”, Camo & Krooked’s “If I Could” and De Hofnar’s “Little Love” as well as guest vocals on further singles from DJ Katch, Sugar Jesus, DJ Antoine and Kokiri.

In addition to co-writing and singing all of the above singles, he has also written singles for artists like Armand van Helden, James Smith, Otto Knows, Jack Wins, Disco Fries, Brown & Gray, Unknown Brain, Run the World, Stealth & O-Town amongst many others.

FINE – Coldblooded

Welcome to the world of FINE. The 21-year-old singer from a rather small town in west Germany makes no difference between the closest friends in life and all those who can identify with her innermost emotions. It is liberating to let go of them – to share – over and over again. It’s often introverted perspectives of herself that allow insight into the soul of the young artist. With minimalist arrangements she successfully manages to define herself in today’s pop music through intimacy and grand gestures.

The upcoming 6-track-debut EP “Coldblooded” erases every single sign of self doubt and destruction for those who listen closely. The boundaries of electronic and analog production fall apart entirely and lead to the most beautiful atmospheres which allows enough space for the singers whispering and whimpering voice. Beyond her soft voice she gets backup of her two older brothers who act confidently behind the curtain and help to shape a true unique pop project which allows to take place at an international stage

Coldblooded is a Song about some toxic masculinity bringing the protagonist nothing more than ruined relationships. The Chorus itself takes place in a traumatised accident situation of two human beings which stands metaphorically for the moment where it all falls apart. The character fucks it all up every single time as there is too much of his arrogance and vanity to see it coming.