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R&B singer Luke James belt out a soulful performance at NYC’s SOB’s Tuesday and Wednesday night for his album release party.  Check out the gallery below for pictures.

Adele has a new album coming out called 25 this November and two songs have been leaked this week: “Never Gonna Leave You” and “You’ll Never See Me Again”. Check out the songs below. Her camp says that these songs are a hint of what the new album will sound like. What do you think? Sound off in comments! “Never Gonna Leave You” “You’ll Never See Me Again”

Island recording artist and Sweden native, Tove Lo, is set to release Queen of the Clouds on September 30, which features the single, “Habits (Stay High)”.  Tove Lo is a VH1 You Oughta Know artist and was selected by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of “10 New Artists You Need To Know”. Tove has been described as a “Swedish songbird” by Nylon Magazine. Her sound is just right down funky but yet translates to a pop audience. The single “Habits (Stay High) touches on some dark issues–using substances to deal with heartbreak. Her new album, Queen of the Clouds is…

Afro-Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz has been all over radio as of lately and getting many spins on VH1 due to their summer jam “Am I Wrong”. Well now the duo have finally put the final touches on their debut album entitled Black Star Elephant due out on September 16 on Warner Brothers Records. The duo are set to perform at Fashion Rocks live on CBS from Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center which will also see performances by Rita Ora, Duran Duran, Jennifer Lopez, KISS, Pitbull, The Band Perry, Usher, Pitbull, and Miranda Lambert. Nico & Vinz hail from Oslo, Norway as…

The former My Chemical Romance singer, Gerard Way, is now paving the way for solo stardom. Way will be touring the U.S. in October and will be performing songs from his upcoming solo LP, Hesitant Alien. The LP will be released via Warner Brothers Records on September 30. Rolling Stone described it as “snappy, catchy songs delivered with arty panache”. You can check out the the video for “No Shows” below and it is an obvious departure from his MCR days. Way says, ” I wanted to make small things sound big,” about the album. “My intention was to make…

SomeKindaWonderful is a new band on the horizon with an 80s sound, but don’t be looking for a synth band. The band’s sound is reminiscent of a Genesis-Journey sound. They just released the video for the single “Reverse” and the images are breathtaking. Marc Klasfield, who helmed Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, and Jay Z’s videos, was in charge of directing the video as well. The Cleveland, Ohio band is on tour behind their latest self-titled album as well. Dates are below the video. Enjoy! SomeKindaWonderful Tour With New Politics and Bad Suns: October 11 Wilmington, NC @ Cowan Street Festival…

Highly influential dance-punk duo, Death From Above 1979, have finally revealed more details about their much anticipated new album, The Physical World, which will be released on Last Gang Records on September 9. The digital pre-order is available on iTunes now. The band’s first single, “Trainwreck 1979” is also available. The duo’s first album in over a decade was produced by D. Sardy, who has helmed projects with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, and Oasis. The band’s debut, You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine, got them critical and commercial appraise across the board. The band consists of the…

New York band, Little Racer, officially takes over New York City’s Pianos every Wednesday night in June starting on June 4. The band is spreading the word about their Modern Accent EP, which was released in April via PaperCup Music. The first single, “Dancing”  is catching on like wildfire hitting NYLON, BBC Radio, and New Music Express. The band is easily influenced by rock music from the past three decades alone as the band’s sound borrows heavily from the soft rock 80s category. Their NYC dates are as follows and the video for “Dancing” can be seen below. Tour Dates:…

Arc & Stones have a retro 80s/90s retro sound that they are building upon with their release of their EP, As You Were, on June 10. The band’s New York roots crossover with a Nashville sound. The band is now opening up for Kansas, and drummer Phil Ehart of Kansas has taken Arc & Stones under his wing as manager. Arc & Stones is Dan Pellarin (vocals, guitar), Ben Cramer (guitar), Eddy Bayes (bass), and Joe Doino (drums). Take a listen of their first single, “Walkin’ In'” below.

Lost In Los Angeles, a lush packed melodic-based quartet with a light throwback sound to Depeche Mode, has just premiered their new video for “Cloud City”, which can be seen below. The video features Hurley model Rosie O’ Laskey and is directed by the man who has helmed All American Rejects and Incubus videos Steve Lippman. The video finds O’Laskey walking around the streets of NYC passionately lip synching the song. Lost In Los Angeles is vocalist Danny Klein, guitarist and synth-player Eddie Deering, bassist Clark Souter, and drummer Iajhi Hampden. Their full length album, Love Is Fate will be…