Author: Lucy Lerner

From the first note, you are drawn into this simply stunning new song ‘HURT’ by Nate Simpson. The visuals are beautifully simple and let the song shine. His limber, velvet soft vocals soar above the soulful piano melody and achingly vulnerable lyrics are written all over his facial expressions – he feels every word. It’s intimate and it’s timeless. “Hurt was the cost of a life spent with you, you tore me apart like I had no clue, to keep mending my heart from the things that you do, a pain was the price that I paid.” With this open-heart…

An exciting collaboration is happening. Global online fashion retailer, boohooMAN.com has teamed up with the one and only Migos rapper Quavo who is the new face of their spring summer collection. The 27-year-old rapper, songwriter and record producer has been working alongside the renowned brand’s design team to create an exclusive collection which is set to launch globally on boohooMAN.com on Thursday 11th April. Quavo wanted to help design fashion which embodies his own personal style and the collection features 200 pieces of ready-to-wear and accessories. Quavo has a bold sense of style and each item reflects his ‘Huncho’ persona.…

It’s not always easy following a breakthrough hit but Milton Keynes Indie four-piece Naked Next Door has excelled with their brand new track ‘Fade’. It is a slick of euphoria with a feel-good chorus and a surge of energy throughout. It’s filled with power chords and layered vocal harmonies and is head nodding and toe-tappingly good. Naked Next Door released ‘I Can’t See Straight’ last year and enjoyed a session at BBC Introducing Live. ‘Fade’ is their first release since signing with London based indie Honest Records and also a taste of their upcoming debut EP (produced by Joe Garrett…

The charity Youth Music invests in music-making projects where they’re really needed. This year Give A Gig is on the 5th – 14th April and musicians will put on fundraising events across the country to support the charity’s work. You can enter a prize draw to see exclusive live performances from 3 incredible music acts in an intimate setting. Madison Beer Sunday 31st March Courtyard Theatre London, N1 Doors: 7pm The prize draw closes on Friday 29 March at 10am American singer Madison Beer will performing an exclusive gig at London’s Courtyard Theatre. Clean Bandit Sunday 7th April Omeara…

Quaglino’s is hosting an exclusive event this Mother’s Day 31st March with an exquisite three-course evening menu and a one-off live performance from the supremely talented singer-songwriter Berget Lewis. From The Netherlands, Berget has had a varied career performing all over Europe and starring as ‘Effie White’ in the long-running musical ‘Dreamgirls’. She has toured in Holland’s major venues and clubs and takes her show to theaters across the country. She is also part of ‘The Ladies of Soul’ with three other musical friends (Glennis Grace, Candy Dulfer, and Edsilia Rombley) and has brought the house down in the huge…

Nate Simpson will be showcasing his irresistible vocals in a new song ‘HURT’ out on Friday 29th March. The piano-driven love ballad immediately draws you in through Nate’s raw vocal talent and intense passion in his tone and lyrics. The emotion of the song transcends through the intricate arrangement and vocal expressions. Nate says it was “Such a strange and surreal feeling to finally put this out, as part of a project that has been over 5 years in the making. Last year I sat at the piano with the insanely talented Darnell White at the piano in New York…

Kensington Moore releases her new single ‘I Don’t Like You Anymore’ today and it’s a pleasing piece of electro-pop with dreamy harmonies and an earworm of a melody. Kensington Moore spent many years growing up in Nashville and moved to LA at the age of nineteen, only two years ago. You can hear these various influences in her music from the sounds of Nashville to RnB, pop, and jazz. Her work ethic and vocals sound way beyond her years and it’s worth checking out previous releases including her cover of The Weeknd’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ where she really puts…

Having been a fan of Italian artist Fil Bo Riva for a while, I was delighted to receive a preview CD in December and it has accompanied me on countless car journeys since. Around the same time, my half brother died unexpectedly and ‘Beautiful Sadness’ became the soundtrack to my life. Beautiful Sadness indeed. It is extraordinary the way music can make us feel and have the power to draw out memories we had forgotten about or influence our mood. Even as I listen to the album now as spring flowers bloom outside my window, it conjures up the feelings…

Here is some decadent fusion RnB courtesy of Jamaican born singer-songwriter and producer Adreyn Cash. Any opener that reminds me a bit of a Donnell Jones song is a must-listen in my book. Cash co-produced his debut EP ‘Illusions’ alongside Nutty P (Ghetts, Shakka, Professor Green), 169 (Drake, Craig David, Stormzy), Jamal Woon (Wiley, Bonkaz, A2), and Farr Music’s Linden Berelowitz, among others. Adreyn Cash also likes to mix it up a bit. ‘Breathe’ is an RnB drenched song with an 80s ‘Drive’ backdrop. His falsetto is prominent in the lo-fi ‘Gravity’ which morphs into grungy electronica. ‘Mama Papa’ thrusts…

‘Lover Lover’ is one of those tracks you immediately sink into. Let the hypnotising melody, dreamy guitar riffs and soft vocals envelop you like a warm bath. LA-based new wave indie pop artist and Tyler Mann and electronic artist and producer nicopop. have joined forces for their new single out today. It is their second collaboration and follows their 2018 dance anthem ‘Start Again’. Behind the scenes, the pair have also worked on songs with artists including Evalyn, Naomi Wild, and Kyan Palmer.guitar You might think it’s a different direction from previous releases and nicopop. explains that the song “is…