Luring us in with her sultry voice, Nina Lee releases her latest single “Hate It Crave It”. A very pop infused single, Nina brings on her storytelling capabilities by describing a feeling so commonly shared within society. “Hate It Crave It” is a song about love lost and love desired. There is someone who we hate because they are toxic, but we can’t help but crave. Nina’s voice shares the pain behind wanting something that is bad for you and incredibly relatable in the demographic that listens to pop.

At only 21 years old, Nina Lee has many accolades to her name. She frequently sings about moments in society that are important to her as well as any deep emotions she wishes to share with listeners. Her songs tell stories and ask for social change, which is very critical for musicians to stand out and stand up in this day in age. Her musicality blends an edgy voice and lyricism with a soft instrumentation. Being a New York native, Nina has had the privilege of being surrounded by and exposed to various cultures and cultural influences that help inspire her music. 

“Hate It Crave It” has a beautiful combination of emotions through its production value. The beat has a soft guitar melody with a few hard-hitting snares that bring out a pop style. The vocal production is smooth and smoky as Nina sings at a high pitch, but with a deep feeling behind it. Her voice is very similar to Dua Lipa’s where it is deep but high and matches the style frequently used in pop music. Dua Lipa also sings about love and heartbreak often, similar to Nina Lee’s latest single. Listening to this single brings about a muddled sensation between hating the person who abused you but wishing nothing more than to be back with them.

Nina’s voice carries this single as it is soulful and deep with passion and intensity. “Hate It Crave It” is a song about the emotions felt in between a recent breakup and moving on. It is an extremely relatable song as there are many people who feel the same after going through a recent breakup. That shared experience is wanting to say goodbye to life with another person while also wishing to never have to say goodbye again. Nina has truly made a hit song that is easily able to connect with listeners and allow them to be fully submerged in this story Nina tells. “Hate It Crave It” is a perfect fit for the pop genre and if you like Dua Lipa, you’ll like Nina Lee. 

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Marius Billgobenson’s The Spirit Love features 11 personal songs that are grounded in what he calls “the completeness of gratitude in my heart” and explore love in different facets, with the goal of inviting and motivating more “Love Spreaders” for a change. Marius put his heartfelt vocals on “Joy” written by songwriter Karen Goldston Thompson and “Wait and See.” Both were written and produced by guitarist and genre hit maker Paul Brown. Six others were helmed by another premiere urban jazz chart-topper, Chris “Big Dog” Davis. Marius wrote and produced the collection’s first two lead singles, “Tears on the Ground” and “Tribes in Mind,’ which feature his honeyed raspy vocals and trademark artful fusion of jazz, soul and African rhythms and vocal textures.  Marius shares “Adopting gratitude has become my mission, even in the midst of pain, for I am a subject of others’ love, above all.”

Listen to The Spirit Love, here:

Marius says “The Spirit Love is all about the way we experience the feeling of being alive, being ourselves and offering our unique gifts to others. We remember the life source of energy in The Spirit Love, because you exist just as a consequence of love. All of the positive impact you have had in loving and strengthening your loved ones may reveal memories that make you feel strong and happy.” 

A true musical citizen of the world committed to bridging longstanding cultural divides, Stockholm, Sweden based singer, songwriter and guitarist Marius Billgobenson has created a soulful and empowering fusion of jazz, blues, pop, R&B and the dynamic rhythms and vocal sounds indigenous to his homeland of the Congo. His invigorating blend of jazz instrumentation and African music seeks to bring awareness of disenfranchised communities.

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, HookDiggy draws his influence from HipHop beats, lyrics and rhythms creating a heady and upbeat mix taking the genre back to its roots. With a musical upbringing, singing, playing piano and drums from an early age, HookDiggy feels at home creating his own version of well written hip-hop. 

Such is his originality, that HookDiggy has recently been recognized by some of Hip Hop’s big names including artists Redan and Melanie Rutherford (on the single “A Lil’ Bit”), drummer Ron Otis, and Hip Hop producer Hilton “Deuce” Wright II. 

His latest album release “Good Music,” was mixed by Grammy award winning producer Mike Wilson. This new sound is definitely refreshing for the genre as a whole, as well as being fun. As the artist says himself, “It makes you want to dance a bit.”

Currently, HookDiggy performs weekly on his This Is Hip-Hop Thurdsay platform releasing his new singles, and is working on his EP with drummer J Spence. 

“School Crush” feels distinctly new, refreshing and bringing the Hip Hop genre into a new realm. 

Stay current with HookDiggy on his website https://hookdiggy.com

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Listen to his music streaming on Spotify and You Tube music. 

Not everyone loves being a romantic or wants to be involved in romanticism, as Kaitlyn Myers shares with us in her latest single “Hopelessly (Un)romantic”. Kaitlyn took an approach not many artists do with love and created a song that discusses the negatives of romanticism. In her perspective, Kaitlyn discusses having a cold heart and letting people down, therefore distancing herself from those who wish to be with her. Kaitlyn sings about finding cliche romantic actions and songs boring and instead wishes to bring out the other side of romance. This is the side of unreciprocated love and of choosing not to love. 

Kaitlyn Myers approaches an R&B feel with jazz influences in her latest single. The instrumentation is much like slow jazz songs, but carries some influences from R&B music. This song sounds very much like a live performance, almost like from NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series. The melody is played through a synthesized keyboard and stands out as setting the general mood of the song. The shaker and snaps are what add more of a jazz feel to the song along with the drum instrumentation. What really stands out however, is Kaitlyn’s big beautiful voice and the lyrics realism. Kaitlyn’s voice fluctuates frequently from high to low, and from short and sweet to long and soulful notes. 

Her lyrics stand out the most because of how realistic and relatable they are. Kaitlyn sings about the cliches that bother her such as picking petals off flowers and holding hands. Kaitlyn also uses a lot more intricate terminology such as “cognitive dissonance” and “romantic antics”, which is not seen often in music, especially in songs in the R&B and love realm. In “Hopelessly (Un)romantic”, Kaitlyn is able to play on words and layer her lyrics in a storytelling manner by the verse. Being in the R&B world, Kaitlyn has a lot of female influences to draw from. Her production style is very similar to Sabrina Claudio, who also uses jazz influences in some of her songs. As for the voice, Kaitlyn has such a unique voice it can be a little difficult to pinpoint her influencers. However, her voice can be compared to a combination of Snoh Aalegra and H.E.R as they both sing with variation in their voices and both belong to the same genre. 

“Hopelessly (Un)romantic” is a breath of fresh air. It is a song about something that isn’t often written about. We’ve heard love songs, we’ve heard toxic relationships, but we have to hear of someone who cannot love and hates cliches. Kaitlyn’s voice draws attention and holds onto it throughout the entire song. This single is appealing and unique. We are excited to hear more from Kaitlyn. For all you unromantics out there, this song is beautifully composed and represents a different perception of love. 

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Based in Colorado, USA, Mahoney has been singing and writing songs from a young age. “Disillusions” is a new collection of songs born from the artist feeling that the pandemic crisis, and the intense isolation that came with it, could be used as a force for good. 

“I woke up one morning last October with a vision for a new collection of songs. These songs would be like the warm hand of a friend to people whose beliefs have been shaken. They would attempt to offer hope that this frightening and isolating feeling is a good and necessary part of a faith journey.”

The result is an album of songs that are both purposeful and relevant. 

“Maybe,” the first song on the album, is a beautiful folk song featuring songwriter Lori Chaffer, who also helped to produce the album. Songs like “Emma” and “She” are also well written, and express Mahoney’s vocal range. 

Mahoney gives credit to Lori Chaffer on her website about the new album, saying “she makes every song we work on together so much better.” It is this spirit of coming together, and helping one another, that shines through in her new album. 

Mahoney’s albums “Beyond” (2019) and “Made New” (2017) can be found on all major music platforms, and “Disillusions” will be released soon. 

Stay in touch with Teresa on her website www.teressamahoney.com and social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Stream and download Teresa’s music on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. 

“Ghosts” is the new single from Cities and Sounds, dropped on August 20th .
Cities and Sounds is a New Jersey based band who claim to have written and put together “Ghosts” in just one
hour. The result is a cool pop-rock song that is definitely a radio hit.

Singer Stephen Nakovich says that “Ghosts” is all about being heard among the noise: “If you feel people zone
you out, don’t take your voice seriously, or don’t even hear you. What you say does matter and there is always
a way to express yourself.”

For a song written in such a short amount of time, it does stand out as an anthem of sorts. Once they had got
the melody down so quickly, the chorus was really just a matter of putting the pieces together.
The band “Cities and Sounds” came about formed for a love of music in the summer of 2020. The five New
Jersey based artists formed the group, wrote and recorded an album of songs together with Chris Badami of
Portrait Recording Studios. They plan to release their brand new album “Brilliant Waves” later this year.