Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

A few weeks ago, Kailee Morgue headed up NYLON's  Soundcheck . Now, she's premiering the video to her track "Siren" exclusively with NYLON. Morgue is a relative newcomer, first popping on our radars when she created a video for her song "Medusa" in her own bedroom, garnering 100,000 likes in a single night. "Siren" is the follow-up in which Morgue gets to play the villain. "The Greek mythology references picks up where my first single 'Medusa' left off," she explains. "But this one has a much more sinister tone. The balance between lofty vocal and the sexy, unsettling instrumental mirrors the temptation to do something forbidden or ill-advised." "Siren," which premiered on BBC Radio 1's Best New Pop, arrives hot on the heels of Morgue's viral hits,  "Do You Feel This Way" (feat. Whethan) , " F**k U " and last year's breakout track, " Medusa , " which catapulte

Today Spring King share ‘The Hum’, the massive new single from their forthcoming album A Better Life. Taking the bands trademark choruses to the next level, ‘The Hum’ is a raucous chant-along roar of fight-for-your life invincibility. The track was premiered last night by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 and can be streamed/purchased now . Of the track, Spring King’s James Green says: “"The Hum’ is a song about returning to old haunts and old memories, and attempting to relive those visceral experiences and emotions, whilst realising that you've allowed yourself to slip into a life that wasn't necessarily what you'd planned. It also came to encompass all the broader themes that the album touches on - self-reflection, overcoming adversity and negativity, and a constant striving for something better.” A Better Life is released August 31 via Island Records. A stunning evolution from their 2016 debut, Tell Me If You Like To, the new album is a primal, joyous

Set to soundtrack the summer across the UK and beyond, London's Kai Jack gives Edie Brickell and the New Bohemian's nostalgia-inducing classic 'What I Am' a fresh spin for 2018 .   When Kai Jack plays, everyone is welcome to the party. Kai Jack captures the essence of the dance scene at its inception to create fun, accessible rhythmic music that works as well in your car as it does on the dance-floor. What I Am marks the beginning of a fun and friendly project, a push back at dance music that takes itself too seriously.   Kai Jack says "having been obsessed with MTV while at school, the original "What I Am" was a track that got played stacks. It was even featured in an episode of Beavis and Butthead which must have been on about 1000 times! The original has such an amazing groove to it, and Kai Jack is all about capturing the essence of quality music and delivering it to today's dance music loving audience." Kai Jack - What I Am Rel

Dancehall legend, Grammy Award winner, and maker of some of the most memorable videos in pop, Sean Paul, unleashes the video for his brand new Major Lazer produced Island single “Tip Pon It”.  The video, shot on location in Paris, was d irected by l egendary French artist and director Alex Courtes, who also appears in the video, and who has worked with the likes of Daft Punk, Kylie Minogue and The White Stripes.  Tip Pon It comes hot in the heels of Sean’s latest single the David Guetta produced Mad Love which features rising Mexican / American star Becky G who has been enjoying massive success in the US with her huge hit single “Mayores”. Sean Paul, who was recently presented with a plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling a staggering 26 million records, h as been enjoying an unbroken string of massive hit singles in the 2 years, most recently with the single  Body  featuring Atlanta superstars Migos which was the follow up to t

Grammy Award®-nominated, multiplatinum, record-breaking superstar  ARIANA GRANDE  returns with her brand new single “ No Tears Left To Cry ” via  Republic Records & Island Records . Get it  HERE . Produced by Max Martin and ILYA, written by Ariana, Max Martin, ILYA, and Savan Kotecha, “ No Tears Left To Cry ” is the first single from her upcoming highly anticipated full-length album. In addition, she simultaneously unveiled the song’s music video, directed by Grammy Award®-winning director Dave Meyers, on VEVO this morning. Watch it  HERE .  With her powerful vocals and astonishing range, Ariana Grande has emerged as one of the most magnetic and massively successful performers in pop music today. At age 24 she’s delivered three platinum-selling albums and surpassed 18 billion streams, in addition to nabbing four Grammy Award nominations and landing eight hits in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. With her most recent album — 2016’s critically acc