Last year, SBS the national broadcaster of Australia announced the return of their live selection format, Eurovision – Australia Decides 2022. Charley has released her entry for the national final. She hopes to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song “I Suck At Being Lonely” on February 26. “I Suck At Being Lonely” was co-written with Jim Alxndr, who has worked with artists such as, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jack Garrett and Ruel. Together they have created an emotional heartbreak anthem. As a new addition to Australia’s growing pop music community, Charley’s discography, and her Eurovision entry, is 100% of herself. More than just a song, “I Suck At Being Lonely” is evidently a cathartic release of emotion post-breakup. A her subtle vocal melody is supported by a gentle instrumental build, with Carly’s layered vocals showcasing a simple, yet very expensive, production. “I Suck At Being Lonely” sucks you into Charley’s trauma and hooks you in hard. A newcomer to the industry. Sydney-based, but Gold Coast-raised Charley, will be the home town hero for the Eurovision – Australia Decides audience later this month. The talented singer-songwriter delivers edgy pop with personal emotion and connection to the songs. Already this year she has successfully released “Hard For Me” and “Arizona” through EMI Australia. As well as working with established artists such as CXLOE, touring with her in America. Meanwhile she cites her musical inspirations as Kelly Clarkson and The Veronicas.

Tegan And Sara have let nostalgia drive their recent endeavours. They’re currently turning their memoir into a TV series, and their 2019 album "Hey, I’m Just Like You" consists of songs they initially wrote in high school. Now, they’re at it again: They now have released "Still Jealous," a reimagining of their 2004 album "So Jealous." The hook of this project is that either Tegan sings an acoustic version of a song that Sara wrote or vice versa. The idea was first imagined in 2020 ahead of a Tegan And Sara Foundation fundraiser when Sara recorded an acoustic version of the Tegan-penned "So Jealous" song “You Wouldn’t Like Me.” Sara says of the project, “When I was done, it was clear to us both that the project was more than background music for the fundraiser. Over the next few months, we let our interpretations of each other’s original songs become more experimental and fluid. It was comforting to live inside of familiar music during such a destabilizing time. Performing each other’s songs became a salve during the longest period that either of us has gone without an audience to sing for.” On "Still Jealous," Tegan and Sara reimagine the original album by stripping back some of the sonic layers that gave "So Jealous" its distinctive sound, a move that underscores the strong songwriting and the emotions at the core of each song. Highlights from the new album include Sara’s “covers” of “Speak Slow” and “Where Does The Good Go” and Tegan’s reinterpretations of “I Bet It Stung” and “Walking With A Ghost,” a song The White Stripes covered in 2005.

Jason Mraz wants to celebrate Valentine’s Day a few days early this year. The singer has released a compilation album titled "Lalalalovesongs," which features his love tunes and a previously unreleased bonus track, just in time for the romantic occasion. “I feel so LaLaLaLucky to share these songs again on this new album,” Mraz said in a statement. “Love has been an almost constant theme in my writing, and this record really shines on that, further amplifying the message. Big love to my listeners, and to Atlantic and Rhino for the lovely release!” The 12-track album features Mraz’s worldwide smash "I'm Yours," which ranks as the most-streamed track of the 2000s decade (2000-2009) by a solo artist on Spotify, with nearly 1.3 billion streams, and the second most-streamed track of the decade by any artist on Spotify. The song recently surpassed 2.5 billion global streams across all audio and video platforms. "I'm Yours" was also the first song ever to top the Triple-A, Adult Top 40, Mainstream Top 40, and Adult Contemporary Charts, charting for 76 weeks and setting a record at the time for the longest chart run in Billboard history. Other tunes on Lalalalovesongs include “Lucky,” “The Woman I Love,” “Let’s See What The Night Can Do,” “Love Someone,” and more. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, "Waiting for My Rocket to Come," in 2002, which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" that reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Singer-songwriter James Morrison has released his first 'Greatest Hits' album will, which comprises new versions of 13 tracks from his 15-year career. In a twist on the "Greatest Hits," James Morrison returned to the studio with his long-term producer Mark Taylor to record new versions of thirteen of his classic songs alongside his regular live band. James calls on fifteen years of experience to breathe fresh life into the songs. Not only has his voice matured – with a richer, deeper, more soulful timbre – but his live performances have uncovered other layers to the material, in many cases emphasizing different elements to the original recordings. And just like fans will find their interpretations of his lyrics changing as time passes, so does James. He was just 21-years-old when he first hit the limelight, and he has experienced so much in the intervening years: a long-term relationship, children, the loss of family and friends, huge career highs, and moments of self-doubt. All of those things have inspired him – sometimes directly, others subliminally – to interpret his original lyrics in new ways, and he’s never sounded better as a result. James Morrison commented, “It’s been fifteen years since I started releasing music, and many of my songs over time have taken on a new life of their own: new emotions, new meanings and new feels both from the way I perform them and in the way my band has played them. I’ve also become a better singer and inhabit the songs in a different way now. I wanted to reflect all of that on this ‘Greatest Hits’ with reworked versions.

With worldwide sales of over 15 million albums, Joss Stone is without question among the most iconic soul singers of the modern era. She now made her return with her eighth studio album titled "Never Forget My Love," in which she wrote every song for the new record on acoustic guitar at Bay Street Studios in the Bahamas and then recorded all the tracks at Nashville’s famed Blackbird Studio. The project marks Stone’s first full-length LP in more than five years and her first new music with Stewart in over a decade. Their previous collaboration, 2011’s critically acclaimed "LP1" backing, comes from a top-tier band of all-stars, including drummer Chad Cromwell, bassist Michael Rhodes, and guitarist Tom Bukovac. “In the making of this album, ‘Never Forget My Love,’ as usual, we started small, just the two of us writing with an acoustic guitar, but if you were to hear those simple phone recordings, we are already singing and shouting out brass lines, and string arrangements to each other and anyone listening would think we were crazy people. We have a secret musical language, and it’s so special. Stone was first discovered by many via a star-making BBC TV appearance at just 13 years of age. She ultimately made history with 2004’s RIAA Platinum-certified "Mind Body & Soul" album, becoming the then-youngest female artist to top the UK Albums Chart. Her credits also include collaborations with a “who’s who” of music royalty, including Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, Nas, Raphael Saadiq, A. R. Rahman, Damian Marley, and Sheila E.

English singer-songwriter Louisa Rose Allen, best known as Foxes – who you all know and love from Zedd‘s “Clarity” indeed, as well as a bunch of hits like “Youth,” “Let Go for Tonight” and “Body Talk” – came roaring back in a big way over the past few months. It’s been five years since we had a Foxes album. Her new album "The Kick" is a celebration of everything that brings people together, in which is found a deep dive into the fun textures and irresistible melodies that fill up dance floors and incite communal singalongs. However, hidden behind those sonics are lyrics about heartbreak, loneliness, and longing. The title track opens with the line "sometimes you break down" but soothes with its sugar-rush chorus, telling of how music can heal with all evidence provided. "Growing On Me" celebrates how sometimes it just takes one person to pull you back from the edge, flush with crunching bass and clipped drums. Towards the end of the record, things get a little more hopeful. "Forgive Yourself" reflects self-love, while "Sky Love" borders on anthemic, complete with insistent bass. Foxes’ return comes with a purpose: "The Kick" doesn’t try to run or distract from feelings of loss and loneliness; instead, it faces them head-on while celebrating the joy of being with others through it all. Ultimately, this is another gem of a pop record by one of the genre's most quietly influential stars. It’s an absolute joy to have Foxes back.

Los Angeles-based artist MALIA has released her new single, "Only One," the first single from her upcoming EP, "What's After 'I Love You?" due out March 4th via Black Sea Music. "Only One" premiered with FLOOD Magazine and is an enchanting alt-R&B track, which sees MALIA grappling with the aftermath of unrequited love, the moments when you step back and question the relationship. The track introduces her forthcoming EP What’s After “I Love You?” as a collection of R&B songs that feel laid back and sexy despite their patently unsexy subject matter, which surrounds a regular post-breakup self-reflection and the boredom it inspires. “I think most humans want love and to experience a mutual partnership,” she shares where the lyrics came from. “No one is owed love by their partner, but what a beautiful thing for someone to want to choose you.” Often described as healing, MALIA's sounds aren't just something you listen to; they're something you feel. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, the alternative R&B/neo-soul songstress garnered some initial buzz after opening for The Internet's Syd on her West Coast tour and went on to amass millions of streams on her EPs Late Bloomer and Ripe. She recently completed her first North American tour supporting JMSN and released her latest project, "Unpolished." MALIA's new EP, What's After 'I Love You?', was written and recorded in response to heartbreak.

Adele came out as the big winner at the 2022 Brit Awards, presented at the 02 arena in London on Tuesday (Feb. 8). She won artist of the year, Mastercard album of the year for 30 and song of the year for “Easy on Me.” In just one category, she lost the fan-voted best pop/rock act, which went to Dua Lipa. This was Adele’s third win for both album and song of the year. She previously won album of the year for 21 (2012) and 25 (2016). She is the first solo artist in Brits history to win this award three times. Also, she’s only the second artist in Brits history, following Coldplay, to win this award with three consecutive studio albums. This year marks the first time the Brits have combined separate male and female categories in both artist of the year and international artists. Female artists won both awards. As noted, Adele took artist of the year. She had won twice for a British female solo artist. Billie Eilish won for an international artist. She had won the last two years for an international female artist. See the complete list of winners below! Artist of the year (in association with YouTube Shorts) WINNER: Adele, Columbia, Sony Music Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music Little Simz, Age 101/Awal Sam Fender, Polydor, Universal Music Group Coldplay, Parlophone, Warner Music D-Block Europe, D-Block Europe, Universal Music Little Mix, RCA, Sony Music London Grammar, Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music WINNER: Wolf Alice, Dirty Hit Brits Rising Star WINNER: Holly Humberstone, Polydor, Universal Music Bree Runway EMI, Universal Music Lola Young, Island, Universal Music Song of the year (with Mastercard) A1 & J1, “Latest Trends,” EMI, Universal Music WINNER: Adele, “Easy on Me,” Columbia, Sony Music Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals, “Don’t Play Asylum”/BMG, Warner Music Becky Hill & David Guetta, “Remember,” Polydor/Parlophone, Universal Music/Warner Music Central Cee, “Obsessed With You,” Central Cee (Parlophone For Pinkpantheress), Central Cee/Warner Music Dave featuring Stormzy, “Clash,” Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits,” Asylum, Warner Music Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart (Pnau Mix),” EMI/Warner Records, Universal Music/Warner Music Glass Animals, “Heat Waves,” Polydor, Universal Music Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta, “Bed,” Asylum/Platoon/Parlophone, Warner Music KSI, “Holiday,” BMG Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted, “Wellerman,” Polydor, Universal Music Riton X Nightcrawlers feat. Mufasa & Hypeman, “Friday” (Dopamine Re-Edit) Ministry of Sound, Sony Music Tion Wayne & Russ Millions, “Body,” Atlantic, Warner Music Tom Grennan, “Little Bit of Love,” Insanity, Sony Music Best new artist Central Cee, Central Cee, Warner Music Griff, Warner Records, Warner Music Joy Crookes, Insanity/Speakerbox Recordings, Sony Music WINNER: Little Simz, Age 101/Awal Self Esteem, Fiction, Universal Music Mastercard album of the year WINNER: Adele, 30, Columbia, Sony Music Dave, We’re All Alone in This Together, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, =, Asylum, Warner Music Little Simz, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Age 101/Awal Sam Fender, Seventeen Going Under, Polydor, Universal Music Alternative/rock act Coldplay, Parlophone, Warner Music Glass Animals, Polydor, Universal Music WINNER: Sam Fender, Polydor, Universal Music Tom Grennan, Insanity, Sony Music Wolf Alice, Dirty Hit Hip-hop/rap/grime act AJ Tracey, AJ Tracey/Revenge Records Central Cee, Central Cee, Warner Music WINNER: Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ghetts, Warner Records, Warner Music Little Simz, Age 101/Awal Dance act WINNER: Becky Hill, Polydor, Universal Music Calvin Harris, Columbia, Sony Music Fred Again, Atlantic, Warner Music Joel Corry, Asylum, Warner Music Raye, Platoon Pop/R&B act Adele, Columbia, Sony Music WINNER: Dua Lipa, Warner Records, Warner Music Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music Griff, Warner Records, Warner Music Joy Crookes, Insanity/Speakerbox Recordings, Sony Music International artist WINNER: Billie Eilish, Polydor/Interscope. Universal Music Doja Cat, Ministry of Sound, Sony Music Lil Nas X, RCA, Sony Music Olivia Rodrigo, Polydor/Geffen, Universal Music Taylor Swift, EMI, Universal Music International group ABBA, Polydor, Universal Music BTS, BIG HIT MUSIC/Polydor, Universal Music Måneskin, Columbia, Sony Music WINNER: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars/Anderson. Paak), Atlantic, Warner Music The War on Drugs, Atlantic, Warner Music International song of the year ATB/Topic/A7S, “Your Love (9PM),” EMI/Positiva, Universal Music Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever,” Polydor/Interscope. Universal Music Ckay, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah),” Parlophone, Warner Music Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More,” Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music Drake featuring Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls,” Ovo/Republic Records, Universal Music Galantis/Guetta/Little Mix, “Heartbreak Anthem,” Atlantic/RCA, Sony Music, Warner Music Jonasu, “Black Magic,” 3 Beat, Universal Music The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay,” EMI/RCA, Sony Music/Universal Music Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” RCA, Sony Music Lil Tjay & 6lack, “Calling My Phone,” Columbia/Polydor/Interscope, Sony Music, Universal Music Måneskin, “I Wanna Be Your Slave,” Columbia, Sony Music WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U,” Polydor/Geffen, Universal Music Polo G, “Rapstar,” Columbia, Sony Music Tiësto, “The Business,” Atlantic, Warner Music The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears,” Republic Records/XO, Universal Music Songwriter of the year (only winner announced) WINNER: Ed Sheeran Producer of the year (only winner announced) WINNER: Inflo

21-year-old singer mxmtoon has released her melodic new single, “Mona Lisa,” in preparation for her sophomore album, slated for a spring release. The singer also released dates for her 2022 North American tour. "Mona Lisa" is a dreamy, ukulele-driven ditty which Maia tells us "as someone who usually writes songs about other people, one of my ongoing questions is "will anyone ever write songs about me?" "Mona Lisa" is about wanting to be the art subject for once instead of being the creator. I think we all daydream at some point in our lives of diving into our favourite stories and finding ourselves on the pages. we all deserve the chance to feel like we're worthy of a spotlight every once in a while, and "Mona Lisa" is meant to express that sentiment exactly." Mxmtoon, known as Maia, experimented with new forms of entertainment in 2021, with being cast as the musical voice of Alex Chen, the protagonist of the video game "Life is Strange: True Colors." Maia was able to combine her two passions – music and gaming. With more new music expected imminently, 2022 will be another critical year for the singer-songwriter. "I hope to keep pushing myself and make something that feels really different," explains Maia. "I want mxmtoon to be a diverse sonic playground." She adds, "Everything is open-ended for me right now, but I see that as being incredibly liberating and exciting." mxmtoon will also be hitting the road for a full North American tour.

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a full-length album from J.Holiday. Though he generously released a mixtape "Baecation" in 2020, the Grammy-nominated has released his new album "Time," which is the follow-up to 2014’s "Guilty Conscience." Over the last year, release dates were forced back, but R&B star J. Holiday worked diligently to compose a masterpiece. His album “Time” focuses on the nuances of time. A calculated play on words, this album highlights the one word that we were all forced to pay closer attention to at COVID’s peak: time. Primarily produced and written with Milk+Sizz, a Grammy-winning husband and wife duo, "Time" finds J. Holiday continuing down a familiar path while adjusting to the times to deliver a much-needed brand of smooth R&B. The opener, “Gemini,” puts J. Holiday in the same arena as Usher, as he asks to see the other side of his love interest soothingly. On the title track, J. Holiday suggests that he and his lady not exhaust their efforts in holding onto relationships issues and spend time loving each other with the current moment. Since 2018, J. Holiday has been sharing singles from "Time which started with “25 to Life.” Then he returned in 2019 with “Feels Like,” an enticing call to the dance floor that is steeped in island vibes and more recently released the steamy "Zero To Sixty." He also shared “Ride” at the top of 2021. A year before that, he dropped off the mixtape "Baeaction," consisting of 14 songs, including re-recorded versions of his hit singles “Bed” and “Suffocate.”

AJ Wander practices cautious realism amid heartbreak in his newest single, “Take It All.” London-based singer AJ Wander is a Gen Y artist who puts his first-world problems into songs and welcomes anyone along for the ride. The song of a pianist father, AJ, had music in his genes from an early age. Varying instruments were scattered around his childhood home in the suburbs of southeast London – a musical landscape that inspired a young AJ to sing, play and eventually write. He has recorded several tracks in London and Barcelona with producer Brad Mair (Dean Lewis, Jamie Cullum, Kygo), culminating in his first EP release due in early 2022. “Take It All” is a track AJ wrote with his friend Geth in a caravan in rural Wales last November while AJ was experiencing a toxic relationship. In the lyrics, listeners hear a reminder that AJ has set for himself as he learns to let go – not to get distracted by glimpses of light amongst the darkness. It’s a reminder that can resonate with anyone dealing with an ended relationship, particularly when we may want to find what feels comfortable, even if we know it wasn’t healthy for us. Delicate piano melodies blend with skip-beats to create the backdrop for AJ’s expressive vocals. There’s obvious hurt behind the lyrics, but there’s also a strength that shines through as the track approaches an explosive chorus filled with cathartic energy.

Norwegian DJ and producer Matoma has released his first single of 2022, “Take Me To The Sunshine,” with SUPER-Hi and vocalist BullySongs. The song is perfect for those living amid winter with a bouncy, dance-driven feeling that only comes with summer. Collaborators Super-Hi add their productive flair and BullySongs’s vocals pull the whole track together. Tom shares, “I wanted to start 2022 with a banger! For me, this song is all about stepping out of bad times and onto the dancefloor to let yourself go.” Following previous singles ‘Never Surrender’ featuring Steve Garrigan of Kodaline and ‘Summer Feeling’ featuring Jonah Kagen, which scored record numbers of streams in their first week, Matoma is proving time after time that he is a force in the current electronic world. "Never Surrender" has taken off with Steve and Tom performing the moving track on The Tonight Show (Indonesia) and God Morgen Norge (Norway). Matoma appears on the Norwegian version of "The Voice," having previously coached country singer Erlend Gunstveit to victory. He initially garnered attention with his remixes, scoring a 2015 European hit with a remix of Notorious B.I.G.'s "Old Thing Back," which paved the way for his star-studded 2016 debut Hakuna Matoma, with vocals by Dua Lipa, Jason Derulo, Becky Hill, and more. In 2018, he reached the Top 20 of the Norwegian and Billboard dance club charts with his sophomore album, "One In A Million."

British singer Jay Sean has been a hit-maker since 2003 and is still pumping out tunes. The "Down" singer has released his first taste of new music for 2022, titled "Richest Man." His first taste of fame was in his collaboration with Rishi Rich for the song "Dance With You," which became a Top 20 UK hit. This hit led him to his £1 Million deal with Virgin Records, and since then, his fate has been sealed. His sound was very experimental and meshed together R&B, Hip-Hop, and Indian music. The blend was highly successful as his first album sold 100,000 copies in the UK and over 2 million copies in India. In 2019, Jay Sean signed a new record deal with Republic Records and released a great single called “With You” featuring Gucci Mane & Asian Doll. This was the first of many great singles in his more recent music career. His latest single, ‘Incomplete’ came out in February, and he’s also worked with huge names such as Sean Paul, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne. His 2007 song ‘Ride It’ by Jay Sean went viral on Tik Tok, and Jay Sean saw it as his calling to join the app. He was overwhelmed by the response and new love for the song, which encouraged him to start making his own Tik Tok content. Earlier last year, Jay Sean is launched a new beverage called Smoothsail, which comes in two flavours, berry and peach, and clocks in at 7 percent ABV.

The 72nd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival has ended with a new winner. Mahmood and Blanco, with their track "Brividi," written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Michele Zocca and Riccardo Fabbriconi. They have won the crown and the traditional leoncino — the little golden lion awarded to the sanremese winner beating Elisa and Gianni Morandi in the Superfinal. As the winner of Festival di Sanremo 2022, they will have the chance to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on home soil in Turin. We are still waiting for Mahmood and Blanco’s final confirmation whether they want to compete in Eurovision. Mahmood is set to perform in Nonantola, while Blanco has a concert in Brescia the same day. Before the Sanremo final, they said they were “prepared for all eventualities: rain, lightning and thunderbolts.” The final Eurovision Song Contest 2022 takes place on May 14th. The overall combined results throughout the week consisted of televoting, the press jury, and the dermoscopic poll. All 25 finalists started with the scores achieved in the four previous evenings behind them when they performed their entries on the night judged by televoting. After the first round of voting, Elisa, Gianni Morandi, and Mahmood & Blanco advanced to the second and last round. Here all the scores were reset to zero, and the dermoscopic jury (33%), the press room (33%) and the televote (34%) came back into play. In the end, it was Mahmood & Blanco who emerged triumphantly.

After enduring Melbourne’s lengthy lockdowns, Missy Higgins is about to start making up for the lost time. She’s dropping new music tied to the acclaimed TV series “Total Control,” she’s guesting on a hip hop track by Birdz, and she’s announcing lots of summer shows, including headlining the beach concert series “SummerSalt” and the new all-female festival, “Wildflower.” “It’s been lovely to get so much ‘quality time with my young family over the last 18 months”, Missy explains, “but if I’ve learned anything, it’s that making music keeps me sane!” Her new single “Edge Of Something” is one of several works born out of this process. Originally an 80-second piece for the TV show, it’s now been reimagined as a full song and recorded from scratch with co-producer Brendon Love (from The Teskey Brothers). To bring things full circle, this new version is currently being featured in an eye-catching promo for Season 2 of “Total Control” and will also make a memorable appearance in one of the new episodes. In addition to “Edge Of Something,” Missy will soon be releasing some other new songs from the show, including “Watch Out,” which she teased during a recent performance on ABC’s “The Set.” The episode also featured a collaboration with Butchulla rapper, Birdz, a fellow guest. That association gave rise to Missy’s featured appearance on his new single “Legacy 2,” which is out now.

Singer-songwriter and producer Anastacia has released her new single, American Night, written and performed for the central musical theme for the film “American Night” by Alessio Jim Della Valle. The plot follows Michael Rubino (Hirsch), who has just become the Don of the New York Mafia, but his greatest dream is to devote his life to painting and become a great artist. John Kaplan (Meyers), an art dealer, may feel like his life is in shambles, but he still has the best eye for spotting fakes in the world. Their paths, apparently distant, cross when Andy Warhol’s Pink Marilyn is stolen, setting off a series of unexpected events that upend their lives. Main characters will be personated by Golden Globe-winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Elvis, Vikings, The Tudors), Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Into the Wild, Alpha Dog), Paz Vega (Rambo V, The OA, Spanglish), and Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage, The Kingdom, Sin City). Anastacia also makes a cameo appearance in the thriller produced by Martha Capello, Ilaria Dello Iacono, and Giorgio Ferrero. Her last album “Evolution” was released in 2017, spawning the single “Caught in the Middle.” In 2020, she did a cover of Kelly Clarkson‘s 2011 hit single “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” for the album “Good Night Songs for Rebel Girls” that featured covers of both contemporary and historic singles that transcend genre and geography by a diverse group of female singer-songwriters, meant to empower and uplift girls around the world through music.

Australia's most beloved Dance music duo Peking Duk kick-off 2022 with their latest high-energy party anthem, 'Honest,' featuring US Hyperpop singer Slayyyter. The track, which they produced and wrote alongside Australian dance music royalty KLP - is a punchy rhythmic dancefloor banger that will get you sweating. Of this new release, Peking Duk commented, "This song came together as a result of an impromptu jam we had after running 10ks and almost dying in the process. Heading straight into the studio, we realized there was some fuego in the ideas we were recording, and there was only one person to call to take it to the next level - KLP. We wrote the lyrics alongside the music's theme - A sweaty journey through thunder, mountaintops, marching to the drums and chanting as we followed each other. Slayyyter was down to jump on board and add her vocals to the mix, and we couldn't be more stoked with the magic that we now get to share with the world. Play it loud and scream it proud." The two-time ARIA Award winners have amassed over 445 million streams globally across all platforms and 27 million video views across their catalogue. Over the last decade, the duo has released some of the most significant breakthrough songs, including 5 x platinum 'Stranger,' 4 x platinum, 'Fire' and 3 x platinum, 'High' with fans embracing their trademark sound.

Illinois genre-bender K.Flay has released an exhilarating new EP, "Inside Voices / Outside Voices’, offering inspired insight into her world. The record combines the 10 songs off the “Blood in the Cut” artist’s two 2021 EPs, "Inside Voices" and "Outside Voices," and adds two brand-new tunes: “The Muck” and “Good to Drive.” Tracks like “Nothing Can Kill Us” (a “rock banger” according to NME), “TGIF” (“a nu-metal anthem” featuring Tom Morello according to Stereogum), and “Four Letter Words” (a “rocked-out kiss-off to those who would take away from her accomplishments” according to Billboard) are joined by a pair of new tracks: “The Muck” (a singalong about the pitfalls of trying to crawl out from underneath life’s bullshit) and “Good To Drive” (a delectably bizarre slow-burn about trading in our vices for something stable to sink our roots into). The Chicago-born K.Flay’s near-undefinable combination of dark-electro soundscapes, art-pop sensibilities, spitfire rhymes, industrial rock backbone and versatile vocals has to two GRAMMY nominations (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for "Every Where Is Some where," and Best Rock Song for "Blood in the Cut"). Currently, K.Flay has a handful of shows set to take place this year, with Louis The Child opening on select dates. However, the majority of the tour dates are scheduled for next year, titled the “Inside Voices Outside Voices Tour.” With some of this year’s shows already sold out.

World-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang and famous Chinese soprano Lei Jia have released a new song, "Forever You and Me," a musical gift to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in collaboration with the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles. "Forever You and Me" is sung in both Chinese and English by Andrea Bocelli and Lei Jia and features Lang Lang on piano. The song was inspired by the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and features distinguished artists from China, who are hosting the Olympics this year, and Italy, who will present the Olympic Winter Games in 2026. "Forever You and Me" was composed by Shu Nan with lyrics by Zhang Heping. Fourteen years ago, in 2008, Beijing presented the Summer Olympics and was staging the Winter Olympics this year – becoming the first city in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Andrea Bocelli said, “It is a great joy for me to collaborate with two extraordinary Chinese artists – the soprano Lei Jia (who was a happy surprise for me) and the pianist Lang Lang: a dear friend, with whom making music is always a moment of great artistic enhancement. As an artist, I believe it is my responsibility to be able to speak to everyone’s heart. It was an honour to be able to give my modest contribution to the grandest sports event on earth.”

Bastille has released a deluxe version of their fourth studio album, "Give Me The Future," which includes one new song entitled "Real Life" and also "Survivin" from the Goosebumps EP and "Shut Off The Lights" (SPINALL Remix). "Give Me The Future" is a “tribute to humanity in a tech age and reflects on the strangeness of living through times that can feel like science fiction.” Although the idea sounds like it could have been born from the pandemic, frontman Dan Smith had the idea before March 2020. “Working on these songs in such an apocalyptic period, with everyone stuck at home, glued to screens, fed into the feeling that what is real and what is not has become pretty difficult to discern sometimes. We’re in the age of deep fake, fake news, and lying world leaders. But online, you can be anyone. What that does to our sense of self and our relationships is huge, and it’s fascinating.” Bastille has cemented a reputation for building whole worlds around their releases throughout their previous three albums, often doing so with innovative, award-winning creativity. "Give Me The Future" is no different, this time accompanied by a fictional but familiar tech giant called Future Inc, the creators of an invention called “Futurescape.” This device allows users to live out their dreams virtually. It’s weaved through every element of the campaign and can be seen in the videos for their singles— “Distorted Light Beam,” “Thelma & Louise,” and “No Bad Days.” Bastille is set to support their new album on tour in the United Kingdom in April 2022.