Wale Releases Summer Single “My P.Y.T”

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New York – Grammy-nominated rap superstar WALE returns with the soon to be smash hit of the summer: “My P.Y.T.” The single is now available at all digital retailers and streaming partners today. “My P.Y.T” debuted earlier this morning, with an every-hour-on-the-hour world premiere across all iHeart Media mainstream radio stations and websites. Produced by The Dope Boyz, “My P.Y.T” is

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MOURN Shares “Second Sage” from Sophomore LP

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Los Angeles - Catalonia rock foursome MOURN recently announced Ha, Ha, He., the follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. Ha, Ha, He. is due out June 3rd via Captured Tracks. Mourn has already shared two tracks from the album, “Storyteller” and “Evil Dead.” Now the band unleashed a stunning, new single: “Second Sage.” Of “Second Stage,” MOURN’s Jazz

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Riot Fest Announces 2016 Lineup

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Chicago – Pioneering punk festival Riot Fest has announced its 2016 Chicago and Denver lineups. Riot Fest 2016 will take place September 2-4 in Denver and September 16-18 in Chicago. Just days earlier, news broke that the original Misfits would be reuniting to perform together at both U.S. Riot Fest dates, for the first time since the 80s. Now the initial

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Augustines Share Single, Announce New US Dates

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New York – The new album from anthemic rock trio, Augustines, is an urgent, resonant wakeup call, taking stock of where we are now and what the future holds… an open road ahead. The band’s revelatory debut single demands from its audience: Are we alive? Or are we just kidding ourselves? Two questions that Augustines

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MØ Releases New Track and Tour Info

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New York – Today Denmark Native MØ released “Final Song,” which was produced by MNEK (Beyoncé, Zara Larsson). The punk princess turned pop godess will be touring North America this fall. The U.S. dates will start on November 15th in San Diego, California and end on December 6th in Washington, D.C. More dates will be announced soon. Tickets

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WHITE Announces New Single & UK Tour

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Glasgow – Scottish band WHITE has unleashed a hot, new single, titled “Fight the Feeling.” The synth-heavy dance track is at times reminiscent of Bowie and dipped in sweet, sticky disco confection. “Fight The Feeling” is the follow up to singles “Future Pleasures,” ”Living Fiction,” and “Blush“ which saw praise from DIY, NME, and Clash and garnered radio play from Annie Mac

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Twenty One Pilots Adds New Tour Dates

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New York – Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots has announced additional tour dates for the EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW world tour, in support of the duo’s most recent album Blurryface. The second leg of EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW will hit Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes on September 30th and then travel through an extraordinary range of countries, including Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,

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CRUISR Releases New Single & Announces Tour

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Los Angeles – Philly indie pop band CRUISR has released the single “Take That,” just in time for the band’s North American tour with PVRIS. The past year CRUISR has been releasing singles and touring non-stop, sharing the stage with The 1975, Bleachers, Young Rising Sons, MisterWives, and Imagine Dragons. CRUISR began in 2012 as the solo project of Andy States but quickly morphed into a full

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The Virginmarys’ LP Brings Musical Anarchy

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New York – U.K. punk band The Virginmarys returns with sophomore album Divides. The English trio of Ally Dickaty (vocals/guitar), Danny Dolan (drums), and Matt Rose (bass) make anthems that bellow fury and political commentary, brimming with the honesty of 70s British rock, inspired by the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, and the Sex Pistols. The energetic three-piece brings potent punk

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