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JVKE

New Single: CHARGER feat. chillpill
 Energetic   Focus   Gaming   Weekend 

20-year-old singer, songwriter & producer JVKE gained fame with his breakout viral hit “Upside Down” in 2020 and has since amassed 240 million career streams and over 7 million in social audience. After a series of follow-up singles throughout 2021 including his second viral hit "this is what falling in love feels like", JVKE is teaming up with producer chillpill for "CHARGER".

Release Date 25 February 2022

CMAT

NEW SINGLE: Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend)
 Sad 

CMAT is a country/pop/singer-songwriter, Elle King meets Orville Peck. All songs written with a literary panache in true Irish tradition and with tons of wit. CMAT shares new single 'Every Bottle is a Boyfriend', taken from her debut album If My Wife New I'd Be Dead.

Release Date 23 February 2022

Banks

NEW SINGLE: Holding Back
 Fierce   Sexy 

Banks is back with a brand new track off her upcoming full length project Serpentina, "Holding Back." The anthemic “Holding Back,” features vocals pitched up to an irresistibly catchy bubblegum squeal, another example of the kind of vocal experimentation displayed on the album, and also making for one of the brightest, most upbeat tracks she’s ever made.

Release Date 25 February 2022

Lizzy McAlpine
feat. Ben Kes..

NEW SINGLE: Reckless Driving
 Energetic 

Following an electric performance of lead single "all my ghosts" on Ellen, Lizzy McAlpine continues the 'five seconds flat' album and short film saga with "reckless driving", featuring Ben Kessler. The bright and buoyant track showcases Lizzy's beautiful ability to weave intimate stories about relationships.

Release Date 23 February 2022

Dreamer Isioma

NEW ALBUM: Goodnight Dreamer
 Energetic   Happy   Weekend 

Focus Track: Sunset Drive

Dreamer Isioma (formerly known as Serena Isioma) releases debut album "Goodnight Dreamer". The out-of-this-world project from the Chicago-based Nigerian American artist centers on Dreamer, a stylish character who embarks on a multi-dimensional expedition through time and space to solve the questions they have about their existence.

Release Date 23 February 2022

The Vaccines

NEW SINGLE: Thunder Fever
 Energetic   Summer 

The Vaccines return with new single 'Thunder Fever', that sees them mining the same creative seams that produced recent Top 5 UK Album 'Back In Love City'.

Release Date 23 February 2022

FEATURED / Indie

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Amadelle

NEW EP: Rotten / Focus track: Rotten
 Fierce 

The "Rotten" EP will be Amadelle's second project to be released. Created in lockdown with brother and collaborator, Gus Dapperton, the song "Rotten" is the title track and fiery finale of the whole project.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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little luna

NEW Single: under the wave
 Chill  Meditative  Travel  Weekend 

"under the wave" is the first single to tease little luna's debut EP "through the self". the song was written about how you feel in meditation, sometimes floating, sometimes tossed. it releases on tuesday 2/22/22 to have maximum effect, energy wise.

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Release Date 22 February 2022
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GRAE

NEW Single: Forget You
 Chill  Sad 

GRAE release's her new single "Forget You" a head of her debut album "Whiplash"

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Release Date 23 February 2022

FEATURED / Pop

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Marisa Maino

NEW Single: jenny
 Energetic  Fierce  Sexy 

Imagine if Marisa's debut release "HOT" was 4 years later and came after a lot of therapy and self awareness. In walks "jenny". Marisa, having coming to terms with her bisexual identity, takes a light-hearted approach to this realization; she sings that she, too, would rather be with jenny than her current partner.

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Release Date 25 March 2022
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NOT THE MAIN CHARACTERS

NEW Single: 8ball
 Energetic  Party  Weekend 

8ball is the 1st single off of NTMC’s debut EP- BAD THINGS COME IN THREES. With over 7M streams, acclaim from ones to watch and Early Rising, and a healthy Tiktok following under their belt NOT THE MAIN CHARACTERS are ready to make 2022 their year.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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REYKO

NEW Single: Tú y Yo
 Energetic  Sexy 

catchy psychedelic post-punk banger that you will be humming the whole week after listening to it

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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Cimorelli

NEW Single: Kills Me Just The Same
 Sad 

“Should I stay or should I go?” What happens when neither one of those is a good option? "Kills Me Just The Same" is the lead single off an original Cimorelli EP to come in Summer 2022.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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Ber

NEW EP: And I'm Still Thinking About That / Focus track: Same Effect
 Chill  Sad 

'Same Effect' is the focus track of Ber's debut EP, 'And I'm Still Thinking About That', and the culmination of a special 6 months that has seen her grow a sizeable and engaged following along the way.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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ROSAI

NEW Single: friday, i'm in love
 Happy  Romantic  Summer 

The producer collective, ROSAI takes on their first single with the classic track 'Friday I'm In Love' turning it into a moody bedroom pop tune that is easy on the ears and evokes a feeling of warmth with its melodies.

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Release Date 25 February 2022

Lady Bri

NEW Album: Me / Focus track: Me
 Energetic  Happy  Weekend 

The track “ME” most embodies the textures of who Lady Bri is. As lyricist and musician of this tune, it is my hope that every listener will see themselves as the affirmations acclaimed in the song; Powerful and Unmovable. Please enjoy.“

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Release Date 24 February 2022
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Monica Martin

NEW Single: Go Easy, Kid (feat. James Blake)
 Chill  Romantic 

This track was quoted on James Blake's Instagram as one of his top 10 favorite songs of all time. As a result, James joined Monica to create this beautiful rendition of "Go Easy, Kid".

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Release Date 24 February 2022

FEATURED / Alternative

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APRE

NEW Single: I Don't Love You
 Weekend 

APRE's final single before the release of the mixtape 'A001' is more of the band's singular magic - giant hooks that blend 80s experimentation with heartfelt indiepop balladry.

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Release Date 22 February 2022
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love-sadKiD

NEW Single: Better in Love
 Chill  Romantic 

Better in Love is one of love-sadkid’s most anticipated new tracks, modernizing the sound that inspired many others in LoFi with talented NYC producer Erameld.

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Release Date 21 February 2022
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gglum

NEW Single: Tangled
 Sad 

gglum starts 2022 with a masterful new single 'Tangled'. Venting her frustration gglum gives an honest and emotional delivery over 00's influenced Trip hop production. This single, produced by Mura Masa and Karma Kid, will form part of her next EP that is bigger in every sense and includes production from the UK's finest producers; Zach Nahome (Biig Piig), Matt Hales (Lianne La Havas) and Jonny Coffer (Alicia Keys, Beyoncé).

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Release Date 24 February 2022

Araya

NEW Album: Ethos / Focus track: Pretty Lies
 Energetic  Romantic 

It’s a delicate balance, to be sure, but one Araya strikes with both precision and heart on his stunning new album, Ethos. Recorded once again with executive producer Thaddeus Goode at the helm, the collection comes less than a year after the Thai-Chilean songwriter’s breakout debut, Atlas, which garnered rave reviews and racked up close to two million streams on Spotify alone. Working with an even more bold and confident approach this time around, Araya grapples with purpose, identity, and spirituality here as he mixes vintage and futuristic sounds into a transfixing blend of R&B, soul, hip-hop, and electronic music.

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Release Date 22 February 2022
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WILDES

NEW Single: Woman In Love
 Fierce 

WILDES is the atmospheric solo project of Ella Walker, a songwriter from London. Woman in Love is a gritty, driven & powerful song with an infectious hook. A new era of sound for WILDES, it kicks off my album campaign with a brooding atmosphere, audacious guitars and a bold female vocal, grabbing you from the very beginning.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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Dashboard Confessional

NEW Album: All The Truth That I Can Tell / Focus track: Everyone Else Is Just Noise

You've bought your When We Were Young festival tickets. The co-headlining tour with Jimmy Eat World is less than a month away. And now, your emo ears and hearts are ready for a new Dashboard Confessional album. Amidst a wave of emo-revival, Dashboard Confessional makes a triumphant return with their first studio album in 4 years, All The Truth That I Can Tell. The album's first singles "Here's to Moving On" and "Burning Heart" have been hailed as a return to the band's purest form: honest and compelling songwriting and passionate delivery from frontman and songwriter Chris Carrabba.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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Porij

NEW Single: Figure Skating
 Chill 

Riding high on the success of last year's EP 'Baby Face', Porij return with their first release of 2022 - an effortlessly addictive track with a deep melodic hook.

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Release Date 21 February 2022

FEATURED / Hip Hop

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Jon Waltz

NEW Single: DWN4
 Chill  Sexy 

DWN4 is the second single off of Jon Waltz's forthcoming EP. It will be backed by a Preffy TikTok campaign, and follows a 49% increase in monthly listeners/ 56% increase in streams since his last release- "Trainwreck."

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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DIjahSB

NEW EP: 2022 The EP / Focus track: Been A Star
 Gaming  Party  Sexy  Weekend 

DIJAHSB MUSES OVER THEIR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE WITH THEIR LATEST PROJECT: 2022 THE EP

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Release Date 22 February 2022

FEATURED / R&B/Soul

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Shae Jacobs

NEW Single: Left Right
 Fierce  Romantic  Sexy  Weekend 

Shae Jacobs gives us his real introduction to his sound and melodic storytelling with the launch of his journey into the world of Afropop/AfroRnB.

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Release Date 25 February 2022

FEATURED / Dance and Electronic

Emmit Fenn

NEW Single: Catwalk
 Party  Work Out 

Following his collaboration on Lane 8's album, Catwalk is Emmit's 4th single in 4 weeks ahead of his The Last Dance: Part 2 EP!

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Release Date 23 February 2022
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Meridian & Benji Lewis

NEW Single: ingrained in wood
 Chill  Romantic  Travel 

Meridian's first single of 2022 is a collaboration with Benji Lewis. The artists were mutual fans of each other and worked remotely across the globe to bring this chill anthem to life.

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Release Date 25 February 2022
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Align

NEW EP: Clear My Mind / Focus track: Clear My Mind
 Chill 

The EP holds 3 tracks inspired by nights playing at the club and going to club shows with friends. There's a certain energy on these nights that connects everyone and brings us all closer together. Those nights and that energy is what inspired it all

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Release Date 24 February 2022
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