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January 24, 2020
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mxmtoon

New Single: fever dream
 Energetic   Happy   Travel   Weekend 

New AWAL signing, 19-year-old singer/songwriter mxmtoon, releases her new single "fever dream." This follows a breakout 2019 with her own podcast, debut album, a sold out international tour and gaining millions of followers on her social platforms.

Release Date 23 January 2020

Sure Sure

New Single: Warm Animals (Acoustic)
 Chill   Dinner   Happy 

Following the success of their latest album "What's it Like" and a direct support tour with Half Alive, LA indie pop band Sure Sure releases the acoustic version of their breakout track Warm Animal.

Release Date 24 January 2020

Pet Shop Boys

New Album: Hotspot
 Decades   Party   Throwback 

Focsus Track: I don't wanna

Iconic British pop duo Pet Shop Boys return with 'Hotspot' their forthcoming 14th studio album.

Release Date 24 January 2020

Alaina Castillo

New Single: valentine's day
 Happy   Holidays   Romantic   Sexy 

Rising star Alaina Castillo's second offering is an undeniable Valentine's Day anthem. The song, dropping on Jan 24th, will be accompanied by a Valentine's Day themed music video coming out on February 14th. 'valentine's day' is one of the first songs she wrote with producer RØMANS, and showcases a more fun and playful side of the singer.

Release Date 24 January 2020

R3HAB

New Single: More Than OK
 Energetic   Happy   Party 

R3HAB collabs with Swedish singer Clara Mae and the Canadian Producer and DJ Frank Walker on the new Cross genre track '' More Than OK''.

Release Date 24 January 2020

Pouya and Boobie
Lootaveli

New Single: Get Money (Take Money)
 Energetic   Fierce 

Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli team up for their day 1 fans with the another single "Get Money (Take Money)", off the upcoming project - "Pouya & Boobie Lootaveli: Greatest Hits, Vol 1"

Release Date 23 January 2020

Cold War Kids

New EP: New Age Norms 1 (Strings & Keys)
 Chill   Dinner   Happy   Travel 

Focus Track: Freedom (Strings & Key)

Stripped “Strings & Keys” reimaginings of Cold War Kids’ critically acclaimed album, New Age Norms 1, featuring alternate versions of album favorite tracks, hit single “Complainer” and astounding cover of George Michael’s “Freedom”.

Release Date 24 January 2020

Franc Moody

New Single: Skin On Skin
 Chill   Happy   Party   Summer 

Skin On Skin is the next single from the band's debut album 'Dream In Colour', and drops alongside the pre-order of the album.

Release Date 22 January 2020

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FEATURED / R&B/Soul

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Parisalexa

NEW Single: Chocolate
 Chill  Fierce  Happy  Sexy 

"Chocolate" is the second single off of Parisalexa's upcoming full-length release, '2 Real.' Parisalexa will be supporting Xavier Omär (RCA) on the west coast leg of his tour in Jan-Feb 2020.

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Release Date 22 January 2020
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Liv.e

NEW Single: SirLadyMakemFall
 Chill  Sexy  Throwback 

Liv.e's newest single "SirLadyMakemFall" is an alternative r&b incantation set to a silky lo-fi groove.

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Release Date 21 January 2020
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FHAT

NEW Single: Curious
 Happy  Romantic  Travel 

This single is bringing you all the 80s vibes to start the NY right! FHAT's latest single Packin' was RT'd by RuPaul herself and received a lot of acclaim from the LGBTQ press.They’ve also seen some radio play on BBC and KCRW with their feat with Noah Slee.

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Release Date 24 January 2020

FEATURED / Indie

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Nahko And Medicine For The People

NEW Single: Garden
 Energetic  Happy  Weekend  Work Out 

"Garden" is Nahko And Medicine For The People's first 2020 release off of the band's upcoming album, Take Your Power Back. The track launches the pre-order of the 5/15 album release.

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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PREP

NEW Single: Over
 Chill  Party  Romantic  Weekend 

Excited to share with you the first single from our new signing PREP, a 4 piece from London. “Over” features Anna of The North. To celebrate their debut LP campaign, we are bringing over the band for a headline tour in February, almost sold out!

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Release Date 21 January 2020

FEATURED / Pop

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twst

NEW Single: Are You Listening?
 Energetic  Fierce  Travel  Weekend 

Following ‘sad girls club but u gotta be cute’ which was premiered on V Magazine, twst releases her new single ‘Are You Listening'

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Release Date 07 February 2020
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Zola Courtney

NEW EP: Nothing To Lose / Focus track: Blame
 Chill  Happy  Romantic  Summer 

The debut EP from the stunning Zola Courtney, featuring Searching, Nothing To Lose and Air In B major.

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Release Date 22 January 2020
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ASL

NEW Album: Love Center / Focus track: Elevate
 Energetic  Party  Sexy 

ASL (FKA Age.Sex.Location) is an LA based collective featuring some of the most prominent songwriters in Pop. 'Elevate' is the focus track of their third studio album - Love Center

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Release Date 14 February 2020
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Violet Skies

NEW Single: Half My Life
 Energetic  Happy  Travel  Weekend 

'Half My Life' is the second single from the forthcoming 2nd EP from Violet Skies, due in March 2020. Her first EP included collaborations from John Cunningham, Manon Grandjean and Grizzly. This forthcoming 2nd EP includes a song co-written with Finneas, as well as collaborations with Roy Kerr, The Six and Josh Wilkinson. Wilkinson was also Violet's co-writer on God Is a Dancer', released by Tiesto and Mabel, (No.1 in Billboard Dance Club Chart, No.15 in the UK Charts). "This is the first non-love song I’ve released. I spent Half My Life doing the wrong things, with the wrong person, wrong direction in life and being afraid of the future. Something changed last year when I realised time isn’t my enemy, it's a gift."

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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Mike Ruby

NEW Single: Burn Again
 Energetic  Happy  Party  Weekend 

This is an “I don’t wanna get over my ex” song. It starts with a hint of resentment, transitions to reminiscing the good times, then just goes straight into a hopeful “maybe we’ll burn again” chant.

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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Max George

NEW Single: That's Not Me
 Chill  Romantic  Sad  Sexy 

Off the back of over 5 million streams across 3 singles, Max George releases highly anticipated new single 'That's Not Me', written by worldwide songwriting sensation Diane Warren.

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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Ryan McMullan

NEW Single: Ruthless Cupid
 Energetic  Party  Romantic  Work Out 

Ruthless Cupid is the first single from Ryan McMullan's upcoming EP of the same name. Ryan comes off the back of a huge 2019, which saw him sell out London's Dingwalls, play Glastonbury and exceed 20 million streams on DSPs.

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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Kazoops

NEW Single: ABC Song
 Happy  Summer  Weekend 

An exclusive track featuring characters from the highly successful global kids TV series Kazoops, singing the ABC Song, which did not feature in any of the 78 episodes across three series on ABC, BBC or Netflix.

Release Date 24 January 2020
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Lilly Ahlberg

NEW Single: Moonlight (Acoustic Version)
 Chill  Dinner  Meditative  Romantic 

A beautiful & stripped back release, detailing the turbulence we all go through with our emotions on a daily basis, Lilly tells her story through alluring melodies, live strings & piano with a beautiful vocal performance that is supremely captivating

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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PRETTY YOUNG

NEW Single: Run Your Way (with Welms)
 Chill  Romantic  Sexy 

'Run Your Way' is the fourth original song from super talented artist PRETTY YOUNG. An emotional pop song perfect to follow up the last single 'Scars'. This time with the duo Welms as vocals. Upcoming remixes with BOY IN SPACE, L.A. based MAKO on Ultra Music to be released during the spring. Previous collaborations with artists Andrelli and John De Sohn have +500 million streams.

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Release Date 23 January 2020
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Asher Angel

NEW Single: Chills
 Chill  Fierce  Focus  Sexy 

Asher Angel is back with R&B leaning pop track “Chills”, showcasing a more mature side of his voice and lyricism. After wrapping up a tour opening for In Real Life and talk of Shazam! 2 on the horizon, the buzz around Asher is only getting started.

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Release Date 24 January 2020

FEATURED / Hip Hop

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Marques Martin

NEW Single: Hailey
 Energetic  Fierce  Happy 

Maryland-born, New York-based rapper and producer Marques Martin once again defies genre stereotypes on his latest release ‘Hailey'. Another thoughtfully-curated, self-produced beat lays a rugged foundation for a reminiscent journey.

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Release Date 07 February 2020

Zebra Katz

NEW Single: ISH
 Energetic  Fierce  Sexy  Work Out 

“All I wanna do is keep the dance floor jumping,” sings Zebra Katz on “ISH,” the latest single taken from the debut album LESS IS MOOR. Written and produced with Tony Quattro ISH will have listeners on their heels, whilst lyrical declaring Zebra Katz uncompromising position as a master of the dance floor.

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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KB12

NEW Single: Neon & Fantasies
 Chill  Energetic  Sexy  Weekend 

This will be the second single from KB12's upcoming EP. KB12's taken a lot of inspiration from different genres and artists, on this track particularly 80's glam rock and psychadelic soul. In this track they depict a journey from the singer; Demba Conta's perspective - A drug-fueled night in LA about a girl he thinks is cheating on him. Through his journey he discovers it's not her who's the faulty one, it's him - this is when the song throws a reference to the old tale about the Red Riding Hood. Turns out, he is the wolf in their saga.

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Release Date 24 January 2020

FEATURED / Dance and Electronic

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Where It's ATT

NEW Single: Brands
 Energetic  Gaming  Party  Work Out 

2019 was a year of highs for Where It’s ATT which has included officially remixing for EMI, racking up over 1.5 Million streams online. Where It’s ATT are heading into the new year with that 20-20 vision and are back with a G-House banger, Brands.

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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Raaban

NEW Single: Lovely Day (Ft. The High)
 Gaming  Happy  Party  Work Out 

“This is my first track debuting since being a part of the duo “Tungevaag &Rabaan” and I’m beyond excitement waiting for people to enjoy this song as much as I do” `~ Raaban Diving into the new year, Raaban debuts a fresh & modern Dance-Pop song that sets the bar for what to expect from him as a solo artist. The singer who accompanies Raaban in this rhythmic bliss is The High, which he indeed celebrated a lovely day with when they finalised the track. Quoting Raaban himself, working on Lovely Day reminded me of how good I feel spending time with people I’m close to. Whatever happens in any day, at the end of it, there is always something beautiful to appreciate! 

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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GILA

NEW Single: Rider 1: Darq Windows
 Fierce  Focus  Gaming 

GILA is an electronic musician from Denver, CO, who’s previously released music on XL, LuckyMe & Benji B’s Deviation. This is the first single from his 3 Riders EP, which fuses trap and electronic influences and should appeal to fans of HudMo & TNGHT

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Release Date 24 January 2020

FEATURED / Rock

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Smokeasac

NEW Single: Insomnia Ft. Travis Barker
 Energetic  Romantic  Sad 

Smokeasac is starting 2020 with his song titled "Insomnia" which features Travis Barker. The record expands Smokeasac's musical repertoire into a more vibrant direction.

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Release Date 21 February 2020

FEATURED / Classical

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Robert Thies & Damjan Krajacic

NEW Album: Blue Landscapes III: Frontiers (Music from a Quieter Place) / Focus track: Forest Path
 Chill  Meditative  Romantic  Throwback 

Third release from this improvisational pair. The Blue Landscapes collection, created by pianist Robert Thies and flutist Damjan Krajacic, is referred to as a "profoundly compelling improvised musical conversation.”

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Release Date 24 January 2020
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