Artist spotlight

UNIVERS-ÎLS' new album Voyager 2 is a collection of 5 songs blending french lyrics and prose with indie rock, ambient folk, and soulful electronic music. From the first few notes of the intro track, Voyager 2, the listener enters a very singular and unique universe. A voyage between french words, aerial guitar sounds, powerful synths, and delicate beats.

Rising artist, dancer, and choreographer of a rare temperament, Lauraa has been making waves in the R&B genre through her eye-catching music videos, pristine musical productions, and powerful voice. Furthermore, she has founded her own label Kabash Business Production, which strives for astonishment and extravagance in its releases and productions, specifically marked by Lauraa's signature genre "Dance All- Ragga".

As we continued to shine the spotlight on our community throughout 2021, we discovered countless artists who provided anthems and earworms for every season. One such artist was Xavier Polycarpe who provided us with a bubbly new summer jam 'Simple As Can Be' right on time as we entered August, a peak month of sunshine here in Europe.

Sam Judd, 21-year-old artist, activist and self-proclaimed work in progress, started Newmaj in 2019 on the back of a year traveling the world. His music, produced out of a cabin in the woods and inspired by late 20th-century protest songs, straddles a space between commercial pop and sincere indie-folk, often dipping into UK dance music for good measure.

Swedish guitarist and producer Ola Englund is a multi-faceted creator, member of the bands The Haunted, and Feared, and gear guru with his YouTube channel, where he shares production tutorials, gear breakdowns, and music industry insight to a community of 600k+ subscribers.

Dancer, choreographer, actor, songwriter, and musician, Golan Yosef is a multi-faceted creator and artist who weaves positivity, freedom, and often a touch of nostalgia into his singular folk-pop sound. His new EP 'Free' (out April 23) features 5 songs in English, French, and Hebrew, and draws influence from pop music from the ’60s to today, Hip Hop, R&B, as well as Spanish, French and African music he discovered while living abroad.

Born in Spain but based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cece June is an independent singer-songwriter who strives to create songs for feelings one has yet to discover. Her new EP 'Pieces', created in the nostalgia of moving across the world, blends deep, sincere lyrics and modern pop production to create a unique sound that caught our ear this month.

Kiara Jones has made a name for herself with only a few songs, and in a short time become a key figure in the new French music scene. She invites us to start 2021 in an urban electro-pop universe with the release of her anticipated new single 'Never'.

After 9 years of band history and four studio albums, "A Matter Of Time" is What Josephine Saw's last album. After the first three albums were studio productions, "A Matter Of Time" is a home production. With the album, they wanted to celebrate the farewell and the wonderful band history properly. So the new and last release doesn't feel like a funeral, but rather like a big closing party!

If you don’t know him or his company, Olivier is the guitarist of the french hardcore metal band ALEA JACTA EST, he has co-founded USELESS PRIDE RECORDS and is also known for his printing merch company USELESS PRIDE MERCH. He distributes his label’s catalog with iMusician and there’s a lot to learn from the former “kid” who has now run a successful company for 15+ years. Here’s his story.

For many artists today, in order to make a living from their music they have to hustle and do a little (or a lot) of everything. This is especially true when it comes to leading your own record label, as evidenced by Berlin-based artist Adi Kum. Adi is a musician, concert promoter, and co-founder of the female-led DIY record label Baby Satan Records, a label dedicated to putting power back in the hands of artists.

Making a living from streaming is possible, as the journey of DLJ, a 25-year-old French lo-fi hip-hop composer and producer, shows. Since his debut album in 2017, he's racked up over 100 million streams across all platforms while setting up his own music label Retro Jungle Records in 2019, as well as a YouTube channel.

Who is Reiven, the freestyle champion who is conquering the Italian rap scene? From delivering punchlines and deadly answers, which demoralize his freestyle battle opponents, to conquering the studio with chart-topping tracks, Reiven has found a way to bridge the gap between freestyler and recording artist.

How did three Europeans manage to bypass cultural appropriation by reissuing Benga classics? Benga is a kind of Kenyan folk music that had fallen into oblivion. A vinyl edition, loaded with reinterpretations of Benga music and rare masterpieces, a richly documented magazine ... Flee contains everything collectible, sealed rather like a geopolitical magazine for diplomats, rather than a trophy magazine cut from a world map of the unusual and esoteric. Olivier Duport, one of Flee's three creators, attempts to clarify its intentions and finer points for us during an interview.