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See Militarie Gun’s creepy new video for “Thought You Were Waving”

After a stacked tour earlier this year and sharing intimate reimaginings from Life Under the Gun, Militarie Gun have unveiled their latest song “Thought You Were Waving.”

The track was created with Zachary Dawes (Lana Del Rey, Sharon van Etten, Bully) and comes with a video that takes place on a ranch compound, where the band are oblivious, then succumb to, its dark undercurrent as the bodies pile up. Besides the new song, Militarie Gun will continue to spend much of the year on the road, including a show at 924 Gilman in July, a handful of festival appearances, and a supporting run with Manchester Orchestra across the U.S. See all the dates here.

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You can pick up our Militarie Gun issue and colored vinyl — including an exclusive, limited-edition “transparent blue” variant of their “Very High/Never Fucked Up” seven-inch single — over at the AP Shop.

See the Neta Ben Ezra-directed video for “Thought You Were Waving” below.

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ALLEYCVT and Levity Drop Hotly Anticipated Collaboration, “ONE FOR YOU”

When rapidly rising talents connect, you know you’re in for something special. 

ALLEYCVT and EDM.com Class of 2024 trio Levity have channeled their seemingly unstoppable momentum into their first collaboration, “ONE FOR YOU,” out now via Deadbeats. Fans had been patiently waiting for the track’s release since they first debuted it during last year’s Miami Music Week.

It’s a bass anthem through and through, showcasing the synergy of ALLEYCVT and Levity’s distinct sounds while writing something ready to take over any festival stage. The former’s ethereal vocals add beautiful depth to the track, cultivating a haunting atmosphere throughout the intro before it mutates into a decimating drop.

You can listen to “ONE FOR YOU” below and find it on streaming platforms here.

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YG Entertainment Inks Distribution Deal With Africa-Focused Streaming Service Boomplay, Sets Sights on ‘Tapping Into the Vibrant Music Scene on the Continent’

K-pop giant YG Entertainment is bringing its catalog to Africa-focused streaming service Boomplay under a newly finalized distribution tie-up. YG’s Plus subsidiary (KRX: 037270) and Nigeria-based Boomplay reached out with word of the deal, which arrives amid continued music industry development throughout Africa. And on the K-pop side, as demonstrated by BTS agency Hybe’s Exile […]

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Pedro Fernández Talks New Album ‘Te Doy La Vida’: ‘Love Is Above All Else’

Pedro Fernández, one of the greatest exponents of ranchera music, releases Te Doy La Vida on Friday (July 19), the 40th album of his career and his first in five years. It is also the first under his own label, Fernández Music, an “important” step with which he hopes to “meet the public’s expectations,” he says.

“That’s why it took time,” explains the Mexican singer in an exclusive interview with Billboard Español. “We worked on it very carefully.”

Produced by Fernando de Santiago, Te Doy La Vida includes 15 tracks, six of them co-written by Fernández. In addition to the artist’s usual romantic ballads — such as the title track, “Dime Que Sí,” “El Milagro De Tus Ojos” and “Solo Para Mí” — and more dance-worthy tracks such as “El Mariachi,” Fernández covers two classics: “Cómo Te Extraño,” first popularized by Leo Dan, and “Cómo Será La Mujer” by Rigo Tovar. These are “jewels” of “two people I respect very much,” he says.

Among his favorites from the album are three romantic tracks: “Dulcesito de Chamoy,” a ballad in which he uses very Mexican expressions such as the title of the song, which refers to something sweet and spicy, to describe a couple; “Dime Que Sí,” an upbeat song he co-wrote with Francella Ortiz and Xavier Santos; and “Solo Para Mí,” a song by an unknown author with a mariachi string section that perfectly accompanies the love-themed lyrics.

As for the album’s title, Te Doy La Vida — which loosely translates to “I give you my life” — the star says, “In life there is sadness and there are joys, it is part of every experience. But love is a feeling that is above all. When we sing to love, we are singing to a universal feeling.”

With career that has spanned four decades so far, Fernández remains faithful to traditional mariachi. “I am part of the old school and I will continue defending mariachi music because it represents my country, it is the genre that identifies us as Mexicans,” he affirms, although he also understands that the new generations “must add their own style.”

The star, who is also a lifelong actor — his screen credits date back to his starring role in the 1979 film La Niña De La Mochila Azul — was preparing his new album while working on Telemundo’s Malverde: El Santo Patrón (2021-2022) and HBO’s Mariachis (2022). “Acting has always been a very important tool for me,” he reflects. “I feel very grateful for the audience because they have been very generous with me. I’ve been in great productions both for TV and film with a lot of success, and that has allowed me to be close to the people.”

“It has also allowed me to stay current, because music is not a sure thing,” adds the singer of hits such as “Mi Forma de Sentir,” “Sin Verte” and “Quien,” all of which have entered the top 10 of Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart.

Fernández recently signed with Starmedia Consulting for management and touring. “I am very excited because it is an alliance that will give a different impulse in my career, and the project will also go hand in hand with my new album,” he said, adding that he expects to announce “very soon” tour dates in Mexico and the U.S. slated for 2024-2025.

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Los Bitchos share two brand new tracks including new single/video ‘Kiki, You Complete Me’

The London-based, internationally assembled female instrumental four-piece, Los Bitchos, today release not one but two tracks from their eagerly anticipated album Talkie Talkie, out August 30 via City Slang.

Following the 80’s Turkish psych-infused bop ‘La Bomba’ and the pure bliss holiday vibes of ‘Don’t Change’, today the band shares new single, the comic book-inspired, ‘Kiki, You Complete Me’, as well as the track ‘1K’, which revels in the mystical guitar tones and guacharaca rhythm of cumbia.

About ‘Kiki, You Complete Me’, Los Bitchos said: “This track feels like the opening sequence of a comic book series. The tom sounds we went for are outrageous, like the ‘pows’ and ‘thwacks’ of a comic strip punctuating the music… think Batman meets Bitchos! Towards the end of the song we extended this chuggy, tension building section and brought out a guitar solo before ending on the comic/video game theme vibe refrain.

“We’ve leaned into the 16 bit video game aesthetic for the video. Serra has always dreamed of writing music for video games.. We’ve started playing this song live at festivals this year and it’s definitely one of the songs we’re all most enjoying playing.”

About ‘1K’, the band shared: “This is a really shimmery, summer tune. There’s even a can of drink being opened at some point, you can feel the heat and care free vibes. I imagine a gathering with friends, maybe a BBQ, some drinks, people popping by. The drums are quite stripped back for this track, more percussion led.”

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Robert Adam Unveils “Moonlight Magic”

Calgary’s “Dream Angel Cowboy” is currently a finalist in Sirius XM’s Top of the Country Calgary-based dream angel cowboy Robert Adam unveils “Moonlight Magic”, fresh off his latest performance at CMA Fest in Nashville, TN. At first listen, the song is a catchy country pop banger, but as the listener leans into the lyrics they’ll uncover its true meaning: the desire to take off the daily restrictions of society and to truly be themselves under the moonlight. Growing up in […]

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