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The Kooks, Cheat Codes, Demi Lovato & More
The Kooks - Be Who You Are
The Kooks have announced that they will release a compilation album on May 19, titled 'Best Of... So Far'. The album will feature hits like 'Naive', 'She Moves In Her Own Way', 'Ooh La', 'Always Where I Need To Be' and 'Shine On'. It will also include two new songs: 'Be Who You Are' and 'Broken Vow'.
Tale Of Us - Ricordi
Tale Of Us is a Berlin-based musical partnership that consists of Karm and Matteo, who are currently rewriting the rulebook for electronic music with their deeply moving, emotional sounds. They are a phenomenon in the techno scene. 'Endless' is their first released album ever.
Cheat Codes - No Promises (feat. Demi Lovato)
'No Promises' is the latest song by the EDM trio Cheat Codes and it features Demi Lovato in a catchy duet. The song is the perfect soundtrack for the beginning stages of a relationship, when everything is fun but nothing is certain.
Alex Da Kid - American Funeral (feat. Joseph Angel)
Producer Alex Da Kid and singer-songwriter Joseph Angel have teamed up on 'American Funeral', a powerful R&B record that targets police brutality and tensions in the United States. Check out the impressive videoclip here.
Kim Janssen, Kendrick Lamar, ALMA & More
Kim Janssen - Cousins
Kim Janssen was born in The Netherlands but raised in Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Kathmandu. His new album Cousins is finally here now. The album was recorded across three years and several studios. You can describe it as a pop album, swinging in tone from dark to blinding technicolor, with glossy synths and huge orchestral arrangements. His single 'Cousins' is out now!
ALMA - Chasing Highs
ALMA is a Finnish singer/songwriter. She first gained popularity in 2013, at the age 17, when she finished fifth in Finnish Idols. 'Chasing High' is the first new single from ALMA since her debut EP Dye My Hair.
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4
Kendrick Lamar dropped his new single 'The Heart Part 4' which is the latest additive of his The Heart series that first began in 2010. The track has Lamar delivering a warning to an unnamed rapper, or rappers, and seemingly reveals the release date for his next album.
Mura Masa & Charlie XCX - 1 Night
Mura Masa is a London-based producer. Together with Charli XCX he made a track about all those loves that ended right at the start on '1 Night'. The single has a pop hook build around the famous Mura Massa steel drums combined with Charli's vocals. It's the latest single from the producer's forthcoming debut album To Fall Out Of Love To.
Rachèl Louise, Astrid S, Clean Bandit & More
Rachèl Louise - Big Girls
Rachèl Louise is a Dutch-American singer/songwriter. She won the Utrechtse Popprijs in 2011 and was named Serious Talent at the Dutch pop/rock radio station 3FM. Last week she released her new EP Big Girls and the single 'Big Girls' is all about her personal struggle, doubt and faith to remain true to herself.
Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
The British classical crossover band Clean Bandit and Swedish singer Zara Larsson teamed up to create a new hit single 'Symphony'. The track already is number 1 trending song according to the UK charts. Check out the music video which tells the touching story of a gay couple who encounter tragic circumstances.
Astrid S - Breath
Astrid S is a 20-year old singer/songwriter from Norway and just released her new electropop track 'Breath'. In 2016 she had big hit with a synth-pop anthem 'Hurts So Good' and a feature on Matoma's 'Running Out' single. Watch the iconic videoclip here.
Frances - Don't Worry About Me
23-year old Frances is already being touted as the UK's next big vocal artist after Adele and Sam Smith. Her track 'Don't Worry About Me' is a pure emotional song with one of the saddest music videos of all-time. "I wrote it walking back to my London flat from the bus stop, thinking about someone close to me who was having a really hard time. I wanted to write a song about me being strong for them."
Dio, Teske, BLØF, De Dijk
Dio - Paranoia (feat. James Watss)
Na zijn vorig jaar uitgebrachte album De Man keert de Amsterdamse Dio terug met nieuwe muziek. Zijn gister uitgebrachte track 'Paranoïde' is een samenwerking tussen Dio en James Watts en geproduceerd door Spanker. De 'Paranoïde' videoclip kun je hier bekijken.
BLØF - Omarm
Peter Slager is onlangs vereerd met de Lennaert Nijgh-prijs. Deze prijs is bedoelt als erkenning voor zijn bijdrage aan de Nederlandse popmuziek. Peter is onder andere bekend als bassist, componist en tekstschrijver van BløF. Het nummer 'Omarm' van BløF is in 2003 uitgebracht.
Teske - Oesters & Champagne
Na platina te hebben behaald met haar vorige single 'SAMEN' met Mr. Polska komt zangeres en beautyvlogster Teske met haar nieuwe single 'Oesters en Champagne'. Teske vertelt dat ze een grappige schets wilde maken van een relatie die totaal niet werkt. "Als ik elke keer geld zou krijgen als je me iets flikt dan zou ik zo rijk zijn dat ik kan ontbijten met oesters en champagne", aldus Teske.
De Dijk - Liefje Liefje
Op 24 maart presenteert De Dijk hun nieuwe plaat 'Groef'. Het wordt een album vol met klassiekers maar ook met nieuw materiaal dat anders klinkt dan voorheen. Met de plaat duikt De Dijk na zesendertig jaar weer de theaters in. Nieuwe single wordt Liefje Liefje en de theatertour start op 8 april in de Nieuwe Luxor Theater in Rotterdam.
Lorde, Jaimi Faulkner, Johnossi, ALTREGO
Lorde has shared a new song from her upcoming album Melodrama, which will be out on June 16th. It's called 'Liability', and co-produced by Jack Antonoff. Lorde said, "I love the song so much and it feels so starkly truthful to me. And I think that everyone knows what that's like, to just feel like a fucking liability."
Johnossi is a rock duo from Stockholm, Sweden. Consisting of singer/songwriter, guitarist John Engelbert and drummer, percussionist and singer Oskar "Ossi" Bonde. On A Roll was released on their fifth album Blood Jungle.
Jaimi Faulkner - Early Morning Coffee Cups
Jaimi Faulkner is an Australian singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Europe and known for his engaging live performances, vocal work and outstanding guitar play.
London raised artist, songwriter, producer was advised by Adele to attend the prestigious BRIT school in London. He became the first ever continental European graduate. ALTREGO performed at the Amp.Session last week.
Hunter Hayes, Chainsmokers & Coldplay & More
Hunter Hayes - Wanted
Hunter Hayes, the multi-talented musician, writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist will be performing at the Melkweg next Wednesday.
Lune - Healing Song
The Swedish artist Lune just released her new single 'Healing Song'. The track starts with an ambient synth and Lune's tender vocal. In 2013 Lune made a version of the track 'Leave The World Behind' by the Swedish House Mafia. This track was used in a Volvo commercial.
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This
The Chainsmokers just joined forces with Coldplay to create 'Something Just Like This'. The production duo took over the stage at the Brits Awards alongside Coldplay to debut their new single. They uploaded the lyric video to Youtube ,immediately after the show, which resulted into a record-breaking 9 million within 24 hours.
Thomas Azier - Gold
Rising star Thomas Azier is back again with his new single 'Gold'. The Dutch born artist worked with Belgian artist Stromae on his latest album Racine Carrée.
JOEP BEVING, MIDAS & MORE
Joep Beving is a music producer and pianist born and raised in the Netherlands. His love for music started when his grandmother gave him a piano. In his biography Joep Beving said: "It's incredible to see that a completely independent artist like myself can reach people all over the world simply by playing the music that I believe in."
Lucas Hamming - Be Good Or Be Gone
Formerly "The Best Singer-Songwriter" finalist Lucas Hamming brings us a brand new single from his second album Luck Is For Suckers. 'Be Good Or Be Gone' has a typical Lucas Hamming rock vibe.
King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. The Amsterdam based powerpop singer Midas just released his single 'Where Are We Now' which will give you a golden feeling.
James TW sings about the struggles of moving on from a past relationship, in his latest single 'Ex'. The single started as a piano ballad but when the song started to get produced, he found a beat that brought it to life. The newly released video for 'Ex' was shot in East London, and features two of his childhood friends.
Prince special
Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U (feat. Rosie Gaines) (Live)
'Nothing Compares 2 U' is a song written for one of his side projects The Family Album. It was later made famous by the Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor. In 2012 he performed his own version of the song alongside Mary J. Blige at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas. You can watch the video here.
Prince - Purple Rain
One of his most recognizable songs 'Purple Rain' is the title track from the 1984 album with the same name. As Prince said: "When there's blood in the sky - red and blue = purple - 'Purple Rain' pertains to the end of the world and being with one you love and letting your faith guide you through 'Purple Rain.'"
Prince - Kiss
This song is a 1986 single he wrote with his band The Revolution. did you know that in the week that 'Kiss' hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the #2 hit Manic Monday by The Bangles was also a song written by Prince?
Prince - When Doves Cry
This song is the lead single from his 'Purple Rain' album. It was a worldwide hit and his first American number one single, topping the charts for five weeks. 'When Doves Cry' showed how experimental pop music could get.
