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"Across The World" is like a radiant orb of Indie-pop enthusiasm diffusing positive energy out from every rounded edge. Over interweaving electric guitars, corresponding angelic voices, and a carbonated dance rhythm, CXC's sound lands somewhere between a Lana Del Ray love-project and a revamped St. Lucia. With their key ethos of writing songs from the heart, it's no surprise the duo's latest single fomenting into a jam-packed hook, with enough unifying emotion and uplifting spirit to make anyone believe they can fly. When the journey starts, there's a punching 'floor to the floor' pattern held kick drum, which quickly enters into a cadence better suited for dancing—or strutting—as soon as the sprawling hook emerges, rendering-up an apex of sound with which Carmen and Camille's rising vocals take flight over. "To the jungle, over mountains, into oceans, desert canyons," they sing, like cherubic intoners for the cosmos to hear, working in tandem over the 80s-reminiscent pads that festoon their sonically buzzing backgrounds; oozing with scintillating electric guitars, edgy basslines, and a manifold of twinkling and droning synths. Carmen and Camille's voices foster an ethereal balance between mystifying and infatuating, swirling in a sinuous fashion and eluding background harmonies as they shapeshift into new silhouettes thanks to kaleidoscopic reverbs that draw-out their melodies tails with a whispering echo. "Across the World" is a song about rebuilding when falling down and getting back up with new strength to keep moving forward. "Across the world," ushers you between emollient verses with ambient expanses and choruses that erupt over the heart-winning lines, "I'll be back again, I'll be back again, you will see!" It's a pop-anthem built into compact spritz of carbonated sonics for anyone to get invigorated over, and it arrives from the pure-hearted artists behind the L.A. based coloratura-duo, CXC, so you know it's bound to be good. Can you run us through the process you took regarding writing, recording "Across the World?" Where did the journey begin, and when did you know it was complete? Carmen: This song was started at a time when we were traveling a lot. We were playing out and would spend lengths of time away from home and our loved ones but at the same time were meeting a ton of people and loving that as well. It was a time of a lot of goodbyes but so much joy in new experiences. It’s a fun dancey song but underlying there is a sense of the bittersweetness of missing people you care about. Camille: Especially right now, during a pandemic where traveling and playing live is not really possible, this song brings us back to so many incredible moments of adventure and seeing new places and meeting new people around the world. We miss all of that. Those are experiences that made us the people we are today. But just like this song has a feeling of overcoming distances and obstacles, we know we will get through this too. What sorts of emotions were you channeling into for the performances you two captured on "Across the World?" Camille: I think this song encapsulates us as people in a way. It’s fun. We like having fun and are social girls. But there is an underlying depth to it as well. We played this song when we went on tour across America and we always looked forward to playing it. It was definitely the song that we danced to the most with the people in the audience. Carmen: When we came back from tour we had sung the song so much that we wanted to encapsulate the energy we had felt singing it on stage so we ended up redoing the song. We felt like us as people, artists and vocalists had grown and we wanted the recording to reflect that. Even though this song is one of the older ones on the EP I know I will never get bored of singing it. It brings up too many good memories. Who played a significant part in your production team for "Across the World"? Camille: I started this song at our home studio and initially worked on the demo with a producer, but after our tour, we wanted to change things up. Eventually, we brought in two amazing co-producers Ken Hankins (Joy) and Gregg Allen (Taxi Doll) who we worked with on the rest of the EP.  You might think that would be a lot of cooks in the kitchen but it has really flowed with them and we all have the things we bring to the table. Where can you envision your audience listening to "Across the World" for the best-intended experience? Carmen: Our dream is to be playing this song at Coachella one day. I think it’s the perfect song to listen to at a festival, dancing and singing along under the sun with us. But until that happens, we hope people will want to crank this on road trips, parties, or when they're working out. If you could give us a few words that would act as an epilogue for the adventure within "Across the World' what would you say? I think we would say a whirlwind escape that is sultry and exciting but also a little bittersweet. Instagram Website #BUZZMUSIC

Hailing from San Francisco, the 19-year-old R&B/Soul Singer/Songwriter Bella B releases her deeply conceptual single, "English Major." Attending schools where she's heavily studied the performing arts, with her time at Marin Academy and Barnard College of Columbia University, Bella B developed vast songwriting skills to help shape her tender R&B sound. Warming up the R&B scene with her conceptual and passionate single "English Major," Bella B sets sail into the sunset with jazzy and soulful instrumentation while singing her poetic message of love and knowledge. "English Major" sweetly opens with mid-tempo percussion and soothing R&B keys. Once Bella B's heavenly vocals appear, she begins enlightening listeners on her educational venture and how she studies words to better understand the underlying message that her lover is portraying. The supporting instrumentals bring the track to this mellow and serene space, with a groovy bassline, intricate drum patterns, and celestial keys, we can't help but keep our toes tapping the entire way through. She continues to sing with poise and confidence and swoons listeners with her passionate and detailed lyricism that depicts longing for a greater understanding of someone's words. The overall tune brings listeners deep into the wondrous sounds of Bella B, and "English Major" is the perfect introduction for anyone seeking conceptual R&B that soothes the soul. Hello Bella, thank you for joining us at BuzzMusic. We love the soul and life you've infused into your sweet single, "English Major." Could you tell us what inspired the song's lyrical theme and concept? Thank you so much! Of all the genres of music, soul music has definitely been the primary influence for me. I believe that with every song, a little bit of an artist’s soul and heart should be revealed, and that is a concept that has stuck with me for many many years. I grew up on a lot of 90s R&B and Neo-soul, as well as Motown, Jazz Standards, and Classical music, but the soul is really where I found a place that felt like home. In regards to the lyrical theme, it is a pretty simple one: Love. When I write, it's typically to process whatever emotional stress or happiness I am going through, and this song was no exception. I have recently fallen in love for the first time in my life, and it is real and true love, not the dumb fake loves that I had throughout middle school. I think there is a Lauryn Hill song that outlines the difference between infatuation and love; Doo-wop (That Thing) - I think that’s the one. For all the years of my life up until now, I actually did think on many distinct occasions that I had fallen in love with. But I was wrong. Because I am in love now and it is the most magical feeling ever, and I know in my heart that it is the first time I have ever felt it.  As a college student (I attend Barnard College of Columbia University) in New York City, love is certainly complicated, to say the least. I think that it is extremely difficult to navigate love in the realm of college, an environment where there are so many different external difficulties, both academic and social. The added layer of being in a huge metropolitan city like New York makes things even more confusing. Further, the influence of hookup culture is huge in college, which definitely makes committed relationships a rarity in my experience. That being said, I think falling in love at this time in our lives is a beautiful thing; we are young, we are growing and learning at a rapid pace, and what better time to fall in love with another beautiful human being who is doing all the same things and changing in the same ways that you are. This is why I think love at this time in my life is beautiful, but it is also very hard. How can one study academically and study love at the same time? Is it even possible? These are the questions that I had in my mind when writing this song. I haven’t really figured out the answers myself. Ask me in a few years and I will probably be able to give a clearer answer! Seeing as you're an English Major, when writing "English Major," was it easy for you to find the perfect lyrics that suit how you feel? How has studying English further developed your songwriting? It’s funny that you mention that because recently, I think I actually might switch my major to doubling in Economics and Film! This is crazy because I’m literally naming my album English Major, but this summer I have really fallen in love with the film through filming and producing my own music videos, and Economics is kind of my contingency plan just in case music doesn’t work out for me as a career. That being said, I write for the Columbia Daily Spectator; I will always songwriter; I will always write poetry - writing will always be my passion. Reading and writing are most definitely my central academic passions, but I also know that I don’t necessarily need to get a degree in those fields in order to study them. I have always been a bit of a nerd and I know that I will read all the Greek Tragedies, Aristotelian philosophy, and Shakesperian love sonnets on my own anyway. In terms of writing capabilities, I do definitely think that studying English and words, in general, has been really helpful for my songwriting. Having a quasi-prolific vocabulary has certainly made it easy to make up lyrics off the cuff, and I do think that it plays a central role in my ability to write music and release it at such a quick rate. More than that though, life experience has been the biggest propellant of my songwriting. I have found that the more difficult problems I encounter in my life, the richer my songwriting becomes. Having the vocabulary to synthesize those emotions into a simple song and melody is more of a convenient afterthought to the act of processing the feelings. Within your single "English Major," we've noticed that the instrumentals are very organic and natural. Do you usually create unhindered and organic instrumentals, or do you dabble in the electronic realm as well? I definitely have gravitated to organic sounds since I started playing music and singing. My first instrument was the piano, and I was basically forced into classical training for over 10 years since the age of 4. I decided at a certain point that it was time for me to branch out of that genre and explore other forms of musical expression, which is kind of what led me to songwriting. I picked up the guitar over quarantine, and so most recently, I have been writing songs on my guitar. This is all to say that since I am an instrumentalist as well as a singer-songwriter, I definitely appreciate the quality that live music brings to a recorded track. That being said, I definitely am open to creating music in all genres, and I am kind of up for anything. I think that if you look at the most successful musicians throughout history, they reach the amount of success that they do because they are able to transcend genres and exist in all of the genres at once. Though I may prefer live-sounding instrumentation, I think that it would be ignorant of me to say that I only want to use completely live sounds because there are simply too many fantastically creative genres of music out there; I don’t want to ever put myself in a box. My single from about a month ago, Better Than Saturday, has a bit more of an electronic influence, and I am hoping to put out more music in that style. I do not believe in disrespecting any genre of music, because I believe all music is beautiful. Throughout high school, I used to always say that I loved every type of music besides country, but recently, I’ve been listening to country music a lot more so I can branch out from my little R&B bubble, and I can honestly say that I kind of love it! I love the fact that the storytelling is so strong in country and folk music, and that is a truly beautiful thing. In every genre, there is something special to be found. A goal of mine would be to make music in every major genre. So far I have existed in the R&B/Soul/Pop/Jazz realms, but I am open to anything, really. We've heard that you're releasing your first album titled "English Major" by the end of this year, as well as a collection of music videos. What has your creative process been like for the album and videos, and has it been hindered by the world's current events? I think that this is a really weird time for artists right now. What I have seen recently among my musician friends, as well as just from observing the music community at large, is that a lot of artists are taking advantage of the opportunity to create. I believe that the most powerful music often comes from times of great upheaval and difficulty, not just in one’s personal life, but in society at large. Art, music included, is the greatest form of resistance in my opinion. Because of this, I would actually say that the world’s current events have facilitated my growth as a musician in multifarious ways; I have been writing every single day; I make my own videos and have been experimenting with lots of visual mediums, and I have been working on honing my piano and guitar skills. Most recently, I have been attempting to teach myself how to produce! My goal is to be self-sufficient. As a college student, I don’t have a ton of disposable income to outsource the best and brightest producers in the world, so I want to gain the knowledge necessary to produce my own music, which will not only save money but will also allow me to have full control over my artistic process and vision. I have been told time and time again that a good song is simultaneously personal and universal. Seeing and taking in all the pain in the world and connecting that to my own personal experience has allowed me to live by this creed, crafting songs that I can connect with as an individual, and that I know others will be able to relate to as well. Do you have any goals with your music that you'd like to achieve by the end of the year? I am wary of making hard goals for myself in terms of my music because I think that this is probably the most difficult industry that one can break into. I don’t think that it would be realistic for me to say, for instance, “I want to have a Grammy by year’s end!” That would certainly be a dream come true, but I am also a very pragmatic person, and I want to set small, achievable goals for myself. My main goal would at this point just be to make sure that I am putting out music that I really believe in. My hope is that other people will believe in my music too, and hopefully, I will be able to grow my listeners and my audience before the year is up. I know in my heart though that what’s meant to be will be eventually. If the song blows up, it blows up, and if it doesn’t, at least I will have put some art into the world that brings me joy and brings me peace. And I can always write another song! Instagram Website #BUZZMUSIC

Born and raised on the East Coast in New Jersey, That Yung Lad now resides in Los Angeles where he has been pursuing his career as a Hip-Hop musician. From the East to the West Coast, his music actually tells a story about where he has been, and who he has become. With a rough and raw voice, That Yung Lad has a vocal edge that shows off his East Coast roots. He has fused his musical intensity with the laid back vibes of the West Coast to create a unique sound, unlike any other rapper. Layered in top of minimalistic instrumentals and engineering, That Yung Lad is best known for his majestic, silky vocals. Comparable to the likes of early J. Cole and MGK, he easily snatches the attention of his fans with his contagious passion. Through his music, That Yung Lad aims to influence his audience in a positive light through his engaging lyricism. He provokes introspection by bringing attention to difficult matters and remaining blatantly honest through his songwriting. Learn more about That Yung Lad here. Instagram Website #BUZZMUSIC

Oregon based artist Ian Cook and the Brightest Light recently released his debut solo single, “Just For Fun” after working and touring with the band Larry and His Flask for the past 15 years. All the year's experience from Larry and His Flask have given Ian an incredible foundation in the music industry and have solidified his passion for songwriting and instrumentation. Ian Cook makes sure there is something for everyone in his songs, encompassing lots of themes and concepts. From acoustic guitar progressions to lively drum patterns, his music is diverse and enthralling. Writing music is something that comes naturally to Ian, crafting narratives, and using lyrics to paint poetic stories. With that gift for storytelling, listeners are drawn into Ian’s songs and find peace in his calming vocals. Even with live performances at a minimum, Ian Cook and the Brightest Light has made the most of this time and has been staying inspired by surrounding himself with family, and refreshing and positive people that lift him up. Learn more about Ian Cook here. Instagram Facebook #BUZZMUSIC

Hailing from Nashville, the Country Singer/Songwriter Megan Barker releases a reflective and introspective single with, "Smokin' Again." With songwriting coursing through her veins from a young age, Megan Barker's musically talented family pushed her career and exposed her to the depths and heart that country music provides. With her emotional single "Smokin' Again," Barker brings listeners deep into a reflective mindset where we're left thinking about repeating cycles that aren't the healthiest. Her traditional country lyrics provide a breath of fresh air, as Megan Barker mesmerizes us with her astounding vocals that sit over the track like a bright blue sky. "Smokin' Again" delicately opens with saddened acoustic guitar melodies and Megan Barker's effortlessly warm vocals. As she begins singing lyrics of wanting to go back to that stick between her lips, Barker brings us in closer with incredible metaphors that remind us of unhealthy relationship habits and feeling comfort in places we should flee. Reaching the chorus, the amount of heart and passion exuding from Megan Barker's captivating vocals amazes us as she harmonizes with a tender male's vocal, which inevitably heightens the emotional atmosphere and reminds us of what we need vs. what we want. Megan Barker has done an impeccable job of portraying raw emotion through incredible lyricism that makes any listener think twice. We highly appreciate her single "Smokin' Again," as Barker brings this unspoken sense of 'it'll all be okay.' Listen to "Smokin' Again" here. Hello Megan and welcome to BuzzMusic. It's challenging to find words that depict how grateful we are for such an in-depth and reflective single like "Smokin' Again." Seeing as the single is vastly emotional, was it difficult for you to sit down and create such a vulnerable piece? Thank you so much. The song is definitely vulnerable. I think anyone can relate to it because as humans, we inherently like to stay where we are comfortable. But what’s comfortable might not always be good for us. So breaking habits can be tough. I love how we captured this moment of weakness in three minutes. Could you take us through your songwriting process for "Smokin' Again," how did you manage to develop these textured metaphors that represent unhealthy habits? It’s a funny story actually of how the song came to be. I sat down in late June, over Zoom of course, with two friends, Bill DiLuigi & Andi Renfree. We had this other song idea we were trying to write, but it was super challenging. It wasn’t working. One of the lines in the song was “Dear God, I’m thinking about smoking again.” Bill looked up and said, “hey kids, this line might be a whole other song.” Smokin Again then wrote itself in about 30 minutes. We've heard that your father has written songs for musical legends. How has your father's songwriting influenced your creativity for years to come? My dad was one of the best songwriters I’ve ever heard. I know, I know. I’m sure I’m biased, but he was known for his killer hooks and wordplay. He was respected for his talent and how he could turn a phrase. Music was his life. I always said, “he’ll write songs ’til the day he dies” and that’s exactly what he did. I learned so much from him. We wrote some great songs together. It breaks my heart to think we’ll never be able to do that again, but I know he’s always with me. He taught me so much about writing a song and I just want to make him proud. Seeing as you're a force to be reckoned with in the live music scene, has quarantine led you to re-work or tweak your live performances for the future? Live music is such a huge part of my life. Just as big as songwriting. I played live music for a living 5+ nights a week for years. COVID has given me more time to get good at recording from home so that’s been nice. It’s also given me time to reflect. I was so busy all the time before 2020. Writing and performing. I’m definitely still busy, but it’s been great to think about the future and how I want it to look. I definitely have plans and a vision for how I want shows to look after this crazy time. What has been keeping you inspired during one of the most challenging years? Being able to reflect has been a blessing, but keeping busy is so important for me. I write constantly. I plan. There’s so much that goes into being an independent artist. There’s always something to do and I think that keeps me inspired. If I slow down too much, I’m not sure what’ll happen. So I keep moving. “Just keep swimming,” right?! Instagram Facebook #BUZZMUSIC

From Phoenix, Arizona, home music maker GoodKid has just dropped debut single “Jump”. This Rap/Hip-Hop track was crafted by GoodKid and his friend out of a home studio. With whatever they had, they created rousing verses and expressive vocals that will flow right through you and keep you hooked. With the quality and sound of “Jump”, you would never know the song was produced outside of a professional studio. “Jump” has an insane rhythm and energy to it, with GoodKid firing out verses like there is no tomorrow. GoodKid tells it like it is, gives his listeners a real talk while they groove to the assertive beat. The liveliness in “Jump” is consistent and exciting, and it is apparent that GoodKid is simply having fun making the music he loves. GoodKid makes use of bold and forceful vocal effects, and vivid lyrics to keep up the energy and keep the listener engaged the entire way through. If you are a fan of upbeat, fiery rap music, “Jump” is sure to be one that sticks out. The compelling music made by GoodKid comes just from a good idea and a microphone, and we can’t help but admire the simplicity of it. A song with great energy is quite hard to ignore, and your single “Jump” is full of it. How did you manage to keep the song so lively while recording from your closet? Well, it's mainly just making everyone feel what I wanted them to feel. I want nothing more than respect and JUMP has that vibe of just “I’m THAT dude” I want nothing more than to be someone worth knowing and I'll be damned if the world refuses to acknowledge that I exist. Where do you typically draw inspiration from? How did you become inspired to record “Jump” as your first single? I honestly just draw inspiration from the world around me and at the time everyone at work was freestyling in the parking lot after we clocked out and was playing their music. I just felt that I needed to sort of proving myself to these people who have been making music for years and show what kind of potential I think I have. I know there's alot that I need to do to become better but I was really just fueled by everyone knowing me as this quiet kid but on a track, I could become so much more than what they perceived me as. Shoutout Slim, Chato, and Juan's cause were the main people who pushed me for that. What made you choose the name GoodKid for your artist name? Does this name hold significance for you? GoodKid was something my grandma always called me. My mom would talk to my grandma about how I was doing in school and what I was doing growing up. I was always fucking up in school and just not quite measuring up to the people around me, my grandma would always tell my mom that I was a good kid. It was the one thing that always made me feel that no matter how much I wasn't everyone else, I was still trying my best to make everything work for the world that I had around me. How did you decide you wanted to make music? Is this something you see yourself doing long term? I've always been into writing poetry since I was young and it has always been the best outlet for me. I never really liked listening to music until around the age of 15 or sixteen when the whole world kinda crashed around me. From everything happening family-wise to so much other shit going on I needed something to help me through everything, and this was the last thing that I had that was truly mine. I wrote what I needed to help me through all of it and I wrote nonstop. I still have dozens of notebooks throughout high school that I used to write in. They're sort of glimpses of who I used to be and show me how far I've been able to come mental health-wise and generally just skill-wise for how I write my songs. I don't plan on stopping and I'll probably either die doing this or die by it. What has been your biggest inspiration while creating new music this year? This year there wasn't really anything that fully pushed me. Jump was recorded late last year when I was working with my boy Habib. He was the one who truly pushed me because he was always wanting to hear something new from me and I always felt like I wanted to make him proud. Almost how a little brother always looks up to the older brother. This track was me trying to bring everything that I had to really make him say "Damn, Kid can really do this." I just want to make everyone proud especially since I've never fully felt like I've lived up to the expectations that were put in front of me. I can never truly be who they want me to be, but I take full pride in becoming who I need to be. Instagram Twitter #BUZZMUSIC

Coming from Washington, DC, the Hip-Hop/Bedroom Pop duo Artdei releases their gripping music video for their eclectic single, "Kawhi." All art forms have continuously played a significant role within DWhite and Della's lives, the two beating hearts which make up Artdei. Dedicating days to music, painting, and poetry has allowed Artdei to delve deeper into their craft. Getting a head start on Halloween with the release of their powerhouse single "Kawhi," the song's music video gives us modern-day 'Thriller' vibes with DWhite and Della's engaging performance and exciting concept. Both heavily influenced by the Horror movie genre, which viewers can easily catch within the song's mind-bending music video. The single "Kawhi" eerily begins with haunting ghost vocals and dreary piano melodies. Once a powerful and futuristic synth steams up the track, the lead vocals deliver soulful and playful lyricism bringing the song into a heated atmosphere. What keeps us listening are the lead vocals complemented by the vibrating synth, creating this heavy vibe perfectly reflected within the song's music video. The "Kawhi" music video begins with DWhite suffering a stab wound while putting pressure on it and forcing himself to get up and dash. While Della attempts to calm him down and bring reality into the situation, we can see and feel this primal and haunting energy that DWhite exudes through his monstrous actions. While the instrumentals swell to be this scorching blend of Hip-Hop and Alt-Rock through the fiery electric guitar, DWhite ferociously attacks Della with blood-red eyes, giving listeners nothing but a thrill. Artdei has captured psychological greatness within their conceptual and engaging music video for "Kawhi," and the track itself brings all the heat for the boys to channel their inner-primal beings. Hello Artdei and welcome to BuzzMusic. Your single "Kawhi" is truly a vibe, and we love the heavy instrumentals and vocals delivered. Seeing as the title was inspired by the two-time finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, where would you say your group usually derives their inspiration from? Our inspiration comes from a combination of what we are into at the moment and our own personal interests. They are a lot of factors at play when we’re creating something as it usually doesn’t stem from a single moment. We kind of just take inspiration as they come and go. Seeing as the beat for "Kawhi" was one of DWhite's archives, what made you want to bring it back to life? What additions did you make to the existing beat? I (DWhite) had come up with very specific lyrics and knew the exact sound I needed to put behind it. Originally, I used a random YouTube beat but went into Della’s music files looking for a sound to match my lyrics. I found a beat named Stream and I was struck by the heavy synth and sinister aura. In terms of changes, we added powerful drums to keep the beat sounding full and a piercing guitar solo from our friend at Pinewalls. After hundreds of listens came little additions like vocal ad-libs like the “yeah yeahs” and a new structure that lets the beat ride for the second half. How did you come up with the concept concerning the music video for "Kawhi"? Did you have any particular inspirations that helped the shaping of the video's concept? When we came up with the music video, we had just scrapped plans for one and we're feeling bummed. It was honestly a blessing though because we realized that we would have been doing way too much. DWhite, a huge fan of the horror movie genre, thought to keep it simple. Drawing inspiration from Childish Gambino’s “Bonfire”, we wanted something that was pretty chilling. And the rest of the video just kind of came together through great lighting and various props. Could you tell us about the shoot concerning your music video for "Kawhi"? Did you have a team help with the direction, the visuals, and the special effects? It took one night to shoot the video. We had kinda acted out what we were going to do, but could only rehearse the fight sequence twice because of the breakable bottle props. Having just watched Bonfire though, we had the image of what we wanted the video to look like. But honestly, the best part about the whole night was the boys over at Nova Cat Films. We met these dope guys of Instagram and they just showed up at our house one night and were like “yeah we’ll help you shoot whatever and like edit it too”. So yeah shout out to Nova Cat studios those are the homies. What can we expect from you? Right now, we’re really just focusing on whatever comes to us naturally whether that be skits, music, or shorts, but also trying to find the common thread between them all. Some creative stuff we think. Instagram Facebook #BUZZMUSIC

With a collab like RiFF RAFF, the white Gucci Mane with a spray tan, and a trap-house sonic platform for his own unreserved aplomb to flourish unspotted from, how could T.M.'s "Bentley Spaceships" not be captivating, far-fetched, and excessive all at the same time. It's a stratagem towards making the types of salubrious rap that's been utilized since the genre's inception, but when the "one-liner" rapper prophet himself and T.M. are involved, it's an experience you won't want to miss out on. On "Bentley Spaceships" (produced by BG3NIUS), T.M. established the perfect platform for his cantankerous approach of propelling his word-play over trap-house beats that chaperone his loud-approaching cadence with an unfiltered "wall of sound" dynamic. RiFF RAff gets the hook here, swelling over his "came from the bottom, no we here" mentality, before T.M. drives in with a zealous quatrain, buckled into his blacked-out supercar, and shooting a trove of one-shot sequences, all of which outline every compact synopsis why Gary Fuss—the mastermind behind T.M.—is the smoking-hot Hip-hop icon of the modern era. Give the man a trap-house-festooned sonic highway like "Bentley Spaceships," and watch T.M. fly amongst resounding subs, scintillating hi-hats, and a floodlight from the Neon iCON, who synergizes perfectly to the entire playback; there's no way you're coming out the other side of this track without a severe confidence-boosting afterglow following close behind. What was it like working with RiFF RAFF and producer BG3NIUS on "BENTLY SPACESHIP," and what do you think made your collaboration such a success? To be honest I didn't get to work with RiFF in person on this project. Although the project did come together organically. My dude Bg3nius actually had previously worked on the tangerine tiger album. Producing, engineering, mixing and mastering that album for Riff Raff. While they were working on it here in Vegas He played Riff Raff a couple of my tracks and talked me up, told him he thought we'd make a fun track together. Next time I came in for a session the track was just waiting for me.  I was surprised. I think he played it for me like 2x. I wrote my verse in under 5 minutes. Recorded it real quick then tackled a few projects of my own I had planned for the session. I think what made it such a success as we both have an upbeat fun type of energy that comes across. We are both lyrically sharp. G3nius, also doing his thing made it all just pop and come together nicely. What were some of the emotions you found yourself tapping into for the verses you've laid down on "Bentley Spaceships"? You know, I was just feeling like this is my only shot to get the world's attention. Working with a major artist exposes you to a bunch of people who may of otherwise never stumbled upon you. I wanted to show them what I'm made of. That I could hold my own with anyone in the game. That lyrically I'm on par with your favorite rapper. I'm versatile, my style and cadence are ever-evolving. Mainly that I belong in the big show and my name should come up in the conversation of the best up & coming rappers. I was channeling my 6ix9ine Vibes with the energy. How did the initial concept and idea for "Bentley Spaceships" come about? Was it a few lines on paper, a brainstorming session on the studio floor, or a freestyling rendition come to life? Like I stated earlier, I came into the studio for a session with Bg3nius and was surprised there was a banger waiting for me to jump on. You'd have to ask Riff Raff & Bg3nius that question as far as what inspired the song. For myself, I was personally stoked at the opportunity and knew I had to crush it with my verse. Because I wouldn't be getting another opportunity like this if I didn't. Hopefully, it's well-received and other Major artists will now want to work with me very shortly. If you could give your listeners a few words that would present like the Prologue for the experience behind "Bentley Spaceships," what would you say? Man, it's really just a feel-good song. I feel it's about not sweating your doubters and haters. Just sticking to your goals your path. To keep chasing the dream until it's reality. It gets me amped up. What has been keeping you inspired in 2020? My small family, a small group of friends. Other artist music, my desire to work with other major artists, all kinds of art, smoking copious amounts of marijuana. Daydreaming of touring overseas once this pandemic is under wraps. Lastly, Chasing the dream. Instagram Facebook #BUZZMUSIC

She’s spontaneous, she’s magnetic, she’s fearless, and you won’t want to stop listening to her songs. Born and raised in Los Angeles, FREDDY is the type of artist who draws inspiration from a multitude of music styles to come up with her unique, genre-bending sound. With a contagious stage presence that can even be felt through your headphones, FREDDY has been capturing the hearts of her fans through lively soundscapes and poetic lyricism. She appreciates the finer sounds from traditional instruments like the piano but doesn’t hesitate to artistically combine tradition with electronic engineering. FREDDY’s songwriting process often comes naturally without any planning; it’s as if she’s hit with a tidal wave of emotion, passion, and ideas. She takes advantage of her current mindset after impactful life experiences and pours her soul into her lyricism and musical production. Without trying too hard to come up with a ‘hit song,’ FREDDY stays true to her authentic self by exposing the inner workings of her mind to her audience with explicit honesty. Learn more about FREDDY here. Instagram #BUZZMUSIC

Picture lounging in a dark room atop hardwood floors of antique oak. There’s a stool, wisps of smoke from a Cuban cigar, a generous glass of whisky – neat … and a guitar. Almost Sex embodies a sultry, passionate spirit that will consume the listener from within. They are a brand new folk-duo who are diving headfirst into the Folk-Pop music scene with their debut single “Knockoff.” Multi-instrumentalist H. Warren LaSota is the mastermind of the project; her lyrics will transport the listener into another realm. With her contributions, each song becomes a novel that inculcates a different emotion at each chapter, like a never-ending tango of fervor. Nick Louis, also a multi-instrumentalist and lyricist, focuses his talents on lead vocals and instrumentals. You can almost visualize his fingers sliding across the strings of his acoustic as his vocals render the listener truly exposed. With Almost Sex you don’t just hear their music, you feel it. Learn more about Almost Sex here. Instagram Website #BuzzMusic