Cheerful Music made a remarkable debut at this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) — the world’s most influential electronic music festival. As the only Chinese music company to host an independent stage at ADE 2025, Cheerful Music presented its showcase under the theme “Building The Bridge,” aiming to connect Eastern and Western musical cultures through […]
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Emerging artist ANASTÁZIE is carving out a sound that’s both effortlessly global and deeply personal. With her latest single “Kiss & Let Go,” she fuses R&B, Afrobeats, and jazz into a lush, soulful blend that reflects her Czech-Armenian roots and her artistic evolution since moving from Prague to London at just 17. Rooted in her […]
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When Cheerful Music launched in Shenzhen in 2019, few could have predicted how quickly it would reshape the contours of global pop. In a half-decade, the label has evolved into one of China’s most forward-looking exports, blending local storytelling traditions with Western production sensibilities to craft something wholly new. Operating between Shenzhen and London, Cheerful’s […]
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Debut albums rarely arrive with this much weight and clarity. Mary Hatley’s The Poison I Choose is an uncompromising exploration of love, loss, trauma, and resilience, filtered through the earthy blend of blues, country, and rock that feels deeply tied to her Memphis roots. Recorded at Easley McCain with Matt Qualls at the helm, the […]
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Sonnet has long been regarded as one of South Korea’s most commanding vocalists, a singer capable of turning any stage into her own. Yet with “Wishing for Rain,” she does something even more daring than belting a high note—she allows herself to sound fragile. The result is one of the most intimate and affecting works […]
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For Filipino-Australian pop newcomer ALEXIS, music has always been a space of discovery as much as expression. After the dreamy glow of her debut ‘Blue Jeans’, she returns with ‘HATE IT HERE’, a track that doesn’t just continue her story, it reframes it. The single positions ALEXIS as a voice ready to explore the complexities […]
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Kaleidoscope Orchestra’s Through the Clouds is an ambitious, genre-blurring single that demonstrates the UK collective’s flair for marrying classical orchestration with contemporary electronic textures. From the first swelling strings to the subtly hypnotic synths, the track feels like a cinematic journey captured in sound. It’s music that aims high and lands with emotional resonance. Alex […]
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For singer-songwriter Will Foulke, Charleston Blues isn’t just an album—it’s a love letter to the city that shaped him and the sounds that raised him. Blending pop, rock, and jazz into a cohesive, heartfelt project, Foulke has carved out a sound that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly his own. In this exclusive interview with Urbanista […]
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Marsha Swanson is a progressive pop artist known for her evocative storytelling and innovative sound. Drawing inspiration from diverse influences such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Fiona Apple, and Carole King, her music explores themes of memory, identity, and connection. We speak with the songstress to discuss all things music below. Generational Transmission deals with inheritance, […]
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Genre-bending producer, songwriter, and vocalist Elare André steps into the spotlight on his terms with playfully braggadocious, sonically daring, and unmistakably original. After the release of his new single ‘What’s Baby’s Name?’, we speak with him about all things music below. Looking back, how has your journey from Filmloom to Elare André shaped who you […]
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