Alex Frew Performs At The Dunkin Latte Lounge

At 14, she won acclaim for her gently breathtaking rendition of Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” (recorded with Dolly herself and featured on the talent filled Dumplin’ soundtrack). Esquire praised the duet as “truly exceptional” and “one of the few moments that an accompanying voice is able to keep up with Parton’s.” Refinery29 hailed their interaction as “a passing of the torch.” In addition to her duet with Dolly, Willa had the opportunity to join another one of her musical influences when Brandi Carlile invited her to perform a duet at the Great American Music Hall.

Now 16, Willa has begun sharing her music with the world, showing the extraordinary depth of her narrative voice and the subtle power of her songwriting. “When I’m writing it’s almost like I’m turning on a radio,” she says. “It might take a few songs to find a station that comes through, but once I do find it, it’s just right. It’s like the song already exists and my job is to pull it out of the air and into the world.”

Willa is currently in the studio with Perry working on her full-length debut album, which is set to release on June 4th.

An actress as well as a singer and songwriter, Emma Jaye appeared in movies and on television, playing  roles in “Boardwalk Empire", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Spring Breakers”, and "Barely Lethal,” among others. While you may still see her onscreen from time to time, her heart is fully invested in her music: 

2020 finds Jaye embarking on a bold new adventure, and she’s taking her listeners along for the ride. Combine that mission with her slew of exciting, edgy songs, and the sky’s the limit for Emma Jaye.

Eventually, Matt found his own sound, a powerful, energetic mix of soulful grooves and hard hitting pop hooks which caught the attention of the music industry, and later landed him a nomination for MTVU's The Freshman Video contest. In 2017, Matt released his summer hit single “All Good” which debuted with highly-acclaimed reviews from the Huffington Post saying “Matt LeGrand demonstrates he has the vocal chops, personal charisma and musical awareness to produce a superb pop song.” 

 Since then, Matt released his singles “12:00am” and “I’ve Been Watching You (feat. Mestiza)” which landed him a feature Billboard Magazine’s “Emerging Artist” Category in December 2019. Matt’s single “I’ve Been Watching You” featuring Venezuelan hip hop artist, Mestiza, has over 1.3 Million Streams. The pair performed the song live for iHeart Radio and the song has been featured on many Spotify playlists including, the “Netlifx and Chill” Playlist and “Sex Songs” Playlist.  

Now, Matt’s upcoming single “Crazy Bout Cha” is set to release on October 23rd, with the music video following on October 30th. Matt will be premiering his new single via a livestream performance at the MLG & Friends Concert! Matt LeGrand has become one of Chicago’s fastest rising stars. Confidentially,  Matt plans to release his very first EP in November 2020. Needless to say, this is only the beginning for Chicago’s Prince of Pop. Please let us know your interest in speaking with him during this exciting time in his career.

“The sixties are done, the seventies are done, and the eighties fell off with hair metal, but we all know that already,” Perry observes. “Nowadays, there’s a bit of an identity crisis. A lot of artists are making ‘rock’ that’s actually pop, while the sad-boy rap scene is playing very cool guitar parts—but it’s not rock. On the other hand, we’re certainly playing rock ‘n’ roll.”

Hailing from different parts of the city, the musicians congregated in North London during 2018 where they formed Natural Mystery Museum. Between a steady stream of gigs, they officially introduced themselves on the 2019 Volume 0 EP led by the singles “Dead Friends” and “If I (Could Lie).” In November, they hit Premises Studios in London and recorded what would become Illusionary Tales. 

Nodding to influences such as Jack White and Queens of the Stone Age, they implemented new guitar tones, expanding the soundscape. 

In the end, Natural Mystery Museum might just be the push rock ‘n’ roll needs.

 The new role is just the latest addition to the young actor’s already impressive slate of TV and film credits. He is best known on-screen for his series regular role of ‘Naldo’ in Disney Channel’s hit series “Best Friends Whenever”. Notably, he also held a leading role in Universal’s “Bigger Fatter Liar” – which earned him a Teen Choice Award Nomination for Choice Comedy Movie Actor against the likes of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Owen Wilson and Zac Efron. Ricky has additionally played recurring roles in Brat’s “Red Ruby”, Netflix’s “Alexa & Katie” and Nickelodeon’s “Game Shakers” – and more recently starred in the Lifetime movie “Secrets At The Lake” (2020) and the indie film “Angel” (2020).  

Shortly after moving to Nashville, the 23-year-old musician began writing with other songwriters and producers, which quickly led to her creating her debut project. “Birthday,” Christina’s debut single was released on February 26th, 2021. She describes her sound as Alt-Pop; influenced by artists such as Coldplay, Lennon Stella and others. With her 3-song project coming out later this year, Christina is just getting started.

After a year of sold out shows, nearly half-a-billion streams, new names like “gen-z’s ascendant king of sad boy pop”, and adoration he never planned for, Conan finally says everything he wanted to say on his 2020 full-length debut the aptly titled, Kid Krow.

“I’m not the coolest person on earth; I don’t think I could ever convince anybody I am,” he exclaims. “Kid Krow is me accepting the fact I’m weird, and I’ll always be weird. I was on the phone with my best friend, and she said I was a crow. I laughed, but it totally made sense. I’ll never be like other people. For the first time, I don’t necessarily feel the need to. I want the album to be for everyone else. When they listen to it, I want them to think, ‘I’m not crazy for feeling this way’. I never spoke much as a kid. I hated talking. Writing and singing was the way for me to speak my emotions. I’m finally saying a lot of things I never really had the guts to say out loud. I write about love, lack of love, pain, and how to deal with pain.”

Alex Frew says of his debut EP: “I want people to feel a little bit bigger than themselves while listening to the project. I’ve always gravitated towards songs that made me feel boundless, and I sincerely hope that this collection can convey those emotions.”

From heartache, self-growth, discovering one’s self and the long journey to adulthood, Cobalt brings a mesmerizing array of lyrics to the EP that will resonate with his continuously growing fanbase. A distinct urgency to live life in the moment and appreciate the present is a pillar on the EP, bringing forth the importance of not getting caught up in things outside of one’s control.

Cobalt, comprised of six songs, is truly a remarkable debut for the young artist, showcasing his mature perspective and raw self-examination. Emotion and truth speak volumes in this EP and is done in a beautifully dark and dreamy production.

“Cobalt is the color I associate to all of emotions and the entire sonic palette of the EP,” Alex Frew adds of the title. “Dealing with introversion, depression, substance abuse, and search for romance. The color Cobalt represents the moody, blue emotion that inspired the creation of this project, and has stuck with me for the past several years.”

Alex Frew also collaborated with Cover Nation for a striking cover of Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight”. To celebrate his second release “Antisocial Love Song” he performed a socially distanced show at Urban Outfitters’ Toronto location.

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada Alex Frew gravitated towards music as an emotional outlet from an early age. He began playing piano at six, picked up the guitar at nine, and by the time he was fifteen, he was writing songs full of honest emotion. At a time when most of his classmates were focused on hockey tryouts and university applications, Frew was hard at work in writing sessions all over the city, crafting tracks with the likes of Lowell and Dragonette’s Joel Stouffer, who would become a steady collaborator and close confidante over the years. “In the studio, we were always trying to find ways to capture the swirl of emotion that comes with that tragic feeling of being a teenager. We wanted to create something that could lift you up just as easily as it could bring you down.”

A new school woman, with an old school soul; Mia got her start in musical theatre, landing coveted roles in Off-Broadway productions such as Dorothy in “The Wiz;” The Witch from “Into The Woods,” and the iconic Joanne in the 20th Anniversary revival of RENT, solidifying her passion in both performance and music. Searching for the best outlet of self-expression, and finding it within songwriting, Mia transitioned into the mainstream music world back in 2018, full time. Influenced by the likes of Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, and Sarah Vaughan, Mia began performing at NYC staples such as SOB’s, Piano’s, and Arlene’s Grocery. Cementing her relationships with some of the industry’s top personalities, including rapper and DJ Paul Wall; rapper, record producer and founder of Showoff Records, Statik Selektah, along with the Showoff family - Large Professor, Termanology, and more; Mia began writing her debut album in 2018, with Termanology producing the project. 

No stranger to tough love, or the struggles of depression, Mia began confronting untouched feelings from past relationships. Unafraid of her vulnerability, Mia Jae poured herself into her album -- incorporating her early introductions to jazz, torch, and R&B -- allowing herself to finally address the suppressed feelings from the toxic men she had let into her life. Her own personal therapy session, Couples Therapy, came into fruition. Released ironically on Valentine’s Day, the six-track EP features her debut single “Better Man” (2018),  as the project opener, as well as her 2019 single “How It Feels.” Rather than simply creating a tracklisting, Mia strived to produce an experience for listeners, allowing Couples Therapy to become an expressive mechanism for Mia Jae to work through her emotions, all while connecting to those who have faced the same trials and tribulations. 

Couples Therapy is out now. 

Her first single “Bad Timing” was co-written with Mike Campbell (Say Something -- A Great Big World + Christina Aguilera) and Jeremy Silver (Pulse Music Group), and is a clear-headed rumination that corrects the narrative of a past relationship. Brimming with cascading keys and sparsely-packed drum loops, it defers generous space to her vocals that deliver lyrics both abundantly self-aware and quietly optimistic. It’s a rawly-cut reflection and a courageous self-defense from an artist who’s unafraid to grapple with uncomfortable truths in the service of better understanding herself; a carefully crafted tool that encourages listeners to see themselves more graciously.

Uniquely, when Rachel Grae yearns to learn more about the world around her, she looks inwardly — reflecting on her past missteps and epiphanies to inform her next move. Her goal is clear: constructing songs that confront universal emotions as a compassionate act; making music that works on herself means that listeners start halfway to the finish line.