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Apple Music Up Next
''Apple Music: Up Next'' is a monthly program published by Apple Music aimed at identifying, showcasing and elevating rising star talent. Each month, Apple Music's editorial team selects an artist to promote in order to raise global awareness of the artist and further to grow the artist's audience. In August 2017, Apple Music premiered a monthly mini-documentary series chronicling the artists' journey, inspiration and influences. Each season of the Apple Music-exclusive ends with interviews and live performances called ''Up Next Sessions''. Each selected artist will receive a performance slot on either ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'', or ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', in addition to an Apple Music-exclusive extended play of their Up Next live performances. Artists who have previously been given the title are Billie Eilish, Khalid, Jessie Reyez, Bad Bunny, Sigrid, Clairo, and Daniel Caesar Ashton Dumar Norwill Simmonds (born April 5, 1995), known professionally as Daniel C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Lowe
Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter. After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence through presenting on XFM and MTV Europe (MTV Two), developing a DJ career by opening sets for bands and eventually landing a slot on prime-time radio on BBC Radio 1 from 2003–2015, with the trademark 'Zane Lowe's World Record', airing the UK's best and hottest in music. In 2015, he was head-hunted by Apple to be the Creative Director of their new world-wide music station, Apple Music 1. Early career Born in Auckland, Lowe attended Auckland Grammar School and was a presenter on local music station Max TV. Zane was a member of Urban Disturbance, an early 90s hip hop group whose standout hit was "No Flint No Flame" and Breaks Co-Op, alongside Andy Lovegrove and Hamish Clark. Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid (singer)
Khalid Donnel Robinson (born February 11, 1998), known mononymously as Khalid, is an American singer and songwriter. He is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. He rose to fame after the release of his debut studio album ''American Teen'' (2017), which was certified 4× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned the US top 20 singles "Location" and "Young Dumb & Broke", with the former being certified Diamond by the RIAA. Later that year, he was featured on Logic's US top 10 single " 1-800-273-8255" with Alessia Cara, which earned him a Grammy Award for Song of the Year nomination. The following year, Khalid released the No. 1 pop songs " Love Lies" with Normani and " Eastside" with Benny Blanco and Halsey, both of which tied the record at the time for longest charting songs on the Mainstream Top 40 chart and reached the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In September 2018, he released the No. 1 Rhythmic song " Better" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefflon Don
Stephanie Victoria Allen (born 14 December 1991), better known by her stage name Stefflon Don, is a British rapper and singer. She rose to fame after her 2017 single " Hurtin' Me" featuring French Montana peaked at number 7 on UK Singles Chart. In 2016, Allen released her debut mixtape ''Real Ting'' followed by another mixtape, ''Secure'', in 2018. Early life Stefflon Don was born in Birmingham, England, and is of Jamaican descent. She has seven siblings, one of them being rapper Dutchavelli. When she was five years old, her family moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands. As a result, Allen is fluent in Dutch. Allen has been singing and writing music since primary school. At the age of nine, she recorded a "Hard Knock Life" hook for rapper U-Niq. The song was never released, but she was surprised to hear her voice on the playback. At the age of 14, she returned to Britain to study at a London school. She worked as a cake decorator and hairdresser before her career in music. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Network
''The Music Network'' is an Australian magazine launched in 1994 by John Woodruff. In 2017, it was acquired by Jake Challenor, who serves as its publisher and editor. History ''The Music Network'' was founded by John Woodruff in 1994, initially as a paper-based publication for the Australian music industry. This included record labels, media networks, music and DVD retailers, radio and television programmers and music directors, sales representatives, artist managers, music publishers and concert promoters. In January 2009, the magazine was sold to the music marketing and publishing group Peer Group Media, which is under the ownership of Adam Zammit, who replaced Woodruff as the new owner of ''The Music Network''. In March 2009, former Future Entertainment general manager Jade Harley, became the magazine's new managing editor. ''The Music Networks website re-launched on 8 June 2009, with a new design, logo and layout. Content ''The Music Network'' is issued weekly and feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Shark
Amy Louise Billings (born 14 May 1986), known professionally as Amy Shark, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from the Gold Coast, Queensland. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and performed under the name Amy Cushway. Her 2016 single " Adore" peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was also listed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. Her album '' Love Monster'' (July 2018) debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Shark has won 8 ARIA Music Awards from 29 nominations, including winning Best Pop Release three times: in 2017 for her extended play, ''Night Thinker'', 2018 for ''Love Monster'' and 2020 for " Everybody Rise". Early life Amy Shark was born on the Gold Coast in Queensland on 14 May 1986. Her mother, Robyn, remarried and raised Shark on the Gold Coast with her stepfather David Cushway and a younger half-sibling. She is of Hungarian and English descent. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Claudio
Sabrina Claudio (born September 19, 1996) is an American singer and songwriter. In late 2016, Claudio uploaded several songs to SoundCloud, before compiling a select collection as part of her debut extended play, ''Confidently Lost'', which was released independently in March 2017. Her single "Unravel Me" peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Twitter Emerging Artists chart, and her single "Belong to You" peaked at number two on the same chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her debut mixtape, '' About Time'' was released on October 5, 2017. It peaked at number 13 on ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Life and career Claudio grew up in Fort Lauderdale. She is of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. She later moved to Los Angeles, where she began her music career in earnest. She first began recording and releasing video covers on Twitter and YouTube before transitioning to original tracks which she released on SoundCloud. Over the course of 2016, Claudio released sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Eazi
Oluwatosin Ajibade (born 19 July 1991), better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian-born, Ghana-based singer. He is a pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns. Mr Eazi relocated to Kumasi, Ghana in 2008 and enrolled at KNUST, where he began booking artists to perform at college parties. He showed interest in music after recording a guest verse on "My Life", a song that gained traction and became a popular record at KNUST. Mr Eazi released his debut mixtape ''About to Blow'' in 2013. He gained an international audience following the release of the Efya-assisted single "Skin Tight". His second mixtape ''Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1 – Accra To Lagos'' was released in 2017. Early life and education Mr Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, the capital and largest city in Rivers State, Nigeria. He grew up in an entrepreneurial home. His mother owned a small business and his father is a pilot. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6lack
Ricardo Archibald Valentine Jr. (born June 24, 1992), known professionally as 6lack (stylized as 6LACK, pronounced "black"), is an American singer and rapper. He initially gained notable recognition following the release of his single, "Prblms", taken from his debut album, ''Free 6lack'', which was released in November 2016. He released his second album, ''East Atlanta Love Letter'' in September 2018, which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Later that year, he released the single " OTW" (with Khalid and Ty Dolla Sign). 6lack was featured on the Normani single "Waves", which earned him a MTV Video Music Award. In June 2020, he released the EP '' 6pc Hot'', which included the single, "Know My Rights" (featuring Lil Baby). Later that year he was featured on the Gorillaz track "The Pink Phantom", with Elton John. In 2021, his single "Calling My Phone" (with Lil Tjay), topped the charts in Canada, and peaked at number three in the US, becoming both artists' high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes New Artist Spotlight
iTunes New Artist Spotlight is a list of featured new artists' releases organized by genre. The list is decided upon by iTunes editorial staff based on various factors sometimes including pre-order sales, musical quality and length of time artist has been active. United States 2015 United Kingdom 2011 * Alice Gold * Benjamin Francis Leftwich * Clare Maguire * Gypsy & The Cat * James Blake * Jamie Woon * Jessie J * Katy B * Summer Camp * The Joy Formidable * The Vaccines * Treefight for Sunlight 2012 * Dry the River * Emeli Sandé * Keaton Henson * Kindness * Labrinth * Lana Del Rey * Lianne La Havas * Maverick Sabre * Michael Kiwanuka * Niki & The Dove * The Staves * Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 2013 * Azealia Banks * Bastille * Daughter * Disclosure * Foxes * Gabrielle Aplin * Haim * Kodaline * Laura Mvula * Rudimental * Syron * The 1975 2014 * BANKS * Chlöe Howl * Dan Croll * George Ezra * Josh Record * Laura Welsh * Luke Sital-Singh * MØ * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Caesar
Ashton Dumar Norwill Simmonds (born April 5, 1995), known professionally as Daniel Caesar, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After independently building a following through the release of two critically acclaimed EPs, ''Praise Break'' (2014) and ''Pilgrim's Paradise'' (2015), Caesar released his debut studio album, ''Freudian'', in August 2017, which garnered widespread critical acclaim. He released his second studio album, ''Case Study 01'', in June 2019. In March 2021, Caesar was featured alongside Giveon on Justin Bieber's single "Peaches", which serves as his first number-one song on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Life and career Ashton Dumar Norwill Simmonds was born on April 5, 1995, in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Oshawa. He is the second eldest of four children to his mother Hollace and father Norwill Simmonds, a pastor and gospel singer who released his first album as a high school student in Jamaica. Caesar attended the Seventh-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clairo
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, she began posting music on the internet at age 13. Clairo rose to prominence following the viral success of the music video for her lo-fi single "Pretty Girl" in 2017. She subsequently signed a record deal, releasing her debut EP ''Diary 001'' (2018) with Fader Label. Her debut studio album ''Immunity'' (2019) received critical acclaim and spawned the singles " Bags" and "Sofia", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Cottrill's second studio album, '' Sling'', was released in 2021. Upon its release, the album received critical acclaim and saw commercial success, debuting in the top 20 of the US ''Billboard'' 200. Life and career Claire Cottrill was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of marketing executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Vogue
''Teen Vogue'' is an American online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', targeted at teenagers. Like ''Vogue'', it included stories about fashion and celebrities. Since 2015, following a steep decline in sales, the magazine cut back on its print distribution in favor of online content, which has grown significantly. The magazine had also expanded its focus from fashion and beauty to include politics and current affairs. In November 2017, it was announced ''Teen Vogue'' would cease in print and continue online-only as part of a new round of cost cuts. The final print issue featured Hillary Clinton on the cover, and was on newsstands on December 5, 2017. History ''Teen Vogue'' was established in 2003 as a spinoff of ''Vogue'' and led by former ''Vogue'' beauty director Amy Astley under the guidance of Anna Wintour with Gina Sanders as founding publisher. The magazine was published in a smaller 6¾"x9" form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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