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The incredibly popular TikTok star Addison Rae released her debut single, “Obsessed” and its accompanying music video on Friday, March 19th. The pop track is produced by Benny Blanco, Blake Slatkin, and Ryan McMahon. The 20-year-old star is seen dancing throughout the heavily choreographed music video which was directed by Diane Martel. 

Rae talked about her transition from dancing to singing in an interview with Rolling Stone saying “I was always just overly interested in it, and I didn’t know why. I knew I was a dancer, I knew I loved to dance to music, but I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with music. Going through high school and college, I always wanted to branch out and start singing and expressing that whole love for music in a different way. … I think now it’s about exploring that and fully submerging myself in that art. I fully want to give myself every chance to be a part of it, understand it, and really appreciate the art of it. It’s been what I’ve eaten, slept, and breathed for the last year.”

Rae posted about the release on her Instagram with a picture of her from the music video, and the caption “OBSESSED out NOW on all platforms!!!!! I’m so emotional right now. this song makes me feel so many things!!! I love music. that’s all.”

Check out Addison Rae’s announcement of the single on her Instagram here. 

Along with the single and its music video, Addison Rae released a line of “Obsessed” merchandise which includes posters, shorts, sweatshirts, and tank tops.

Check out the “Obsessed” merchandise on Addison Rae’s website here. 

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Highly anticipated albums from Justin Bieber and Lana Del Rey are released today. Along with new albums from Middle Kids, Benny the Butcher, and Yeek, this week there is new music from artists of a variety of genres. 

Today, Justin Bieber releases his new album Justice. This will be Bieber’s sixth album and includes previously released songs “Anyone,” “Lonely,” and “Holy.” Read Dash’s full article on the album’s announcement here. He also released his highly anticipated song “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon.

Lana Del Rey’s long-awaited album Chemtrails Over The Country Club was released today. The album’s release has been delayed for over a year because of COVID-19. The album’s title track, “Chemtrails Over The Country Club,” and “Let Me Love You Like a Woman” have been previously released. Del Rey talked about the new album and described it as “folky, it’s beautiful, it’s super different from Norman [Fucking Rockwell].”

The Sydney trio Middle Kids release their album Today We’re The Greatest today. The alternative rock band is most well known for their hit song “Edge of Town.” Talking about the new album, the lead singer of Middle Kids, Hannah Joy said “[It’s] a positive record with a lot of everything. It’s a declaration that when life is gnarly or boring, which it is for everyone a lot of the time, it’s still great. Owning the messy bits, the dull bits and all the amazing, beautiful bits, that’s when we’re great.” The album will include previously released songs “Today We’re The Greatest,” “Questions,” and “R U 4 Me?”

Benny the Butcher releases a new album today called The Plugs I Met 2. The album will act as a sequel of sorts to the rapper’s 2019 album The Plugs I Met. Harry Fraud is said to have collaborated with Benny on this album. The cover for the album is a picture from the movie Scarface. Benny recently released a track off of the album called “Thanksgiving.”

Guapdad 4000 and producer !llmind connected for a new album titled 1176. The new album features 14 new tracks including guest features from P-Lo, Buddy & Tish Hyman. Earlier this month Guapdad released a visual for the collaboration “She Wanna” with P-Lo. 

R&B artist Yeek is releasing his new album Valencia today. On the album, Yeek collaborates with Jeff Ellis, who has worked with Frank Ocean, Snoh Aalegra, and Omar Apollo. The album is said to have themes of “relationship woes and keeping family close.” Yeek previously released the album’s title track “Valencia” which is accompanied by a music video, and another song “3000 miles.”

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Stacey Marie is campaigning for a safer nightlife. She is a music lover, nurse, activist, visual artist, host of The Sanctuary Podcast on TasteMakers Radio, and the manager of Harm Reduction Services for Bass Coast Festival.

She is also the Co-Founder of Good Night Out Vancouver, a non-profit society focused on reducing sexual violence in music and nightlife venues with a focus on the electronic music sector.

Stacey also works as a consultant in the music industry, supporting festivals and artists to collectively increase safety at their events. She is a Public Health facilitator and sexual violence prevention specialist aka Stacey Marie wants her community to party safe! Here is how she helps do that.

Good Night Out works with artists, venues, promoters, & patrons to build the capacity to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and assault. Good Night Out has trained nearly 1500 people across North America. Artists trained include: Ana Sia, Digital Ethos, Huxley Anne, Ill Gates, Mr. Bill, Chee, Little Snake, and GJones.

anyway. Tune into my show. We talk about safe raving and feelings and theres music n stuff. starting march 17 pic.twitter.com/CnrSpBbf98

— Staysee Marie (@xGirlHoodx) February 17, 2021

For the last 10 years, Stacey has directed the Harm Reduction program for Bass Coast Music Festival. Her work for this 7000 person festival includes training over 100 volunteers, running a 24-hour education space, and implementing drug testing services, including the use of Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technology. The harm reduction program at Bass Coast is renowned across North America for its progressive approach.

In 2018, Stacey worked with GJones on a comprehensive tour safety package to help increase patron safety for his Ineffable Truth tour. This included designing posters with consent messaging, implementing “SOS Cards,” creating a safety rider, a checklist for venue security, and a workshop for the tour crew.

Stacey has worked with a variety of artists to create custom safety messaging for live shows, including, Buku, Shlump, and Little Snake.

The TasteMakers Radio family is proud to bring this siren of safety to our channel!

Check out her show, The Sanctuary, every Wednesday at 1pm PST on DASH Radio.

On Tuesday, March 16th Imagine Dragons premiered a music video for their recently released song “Follow You.” The video features actor Rob McElhenney, and actress Kaitlin Olson from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Matt Eastin directed the music video, which was filmed inside The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas. 

In the video, Olson surprises McElhenney with a private concert from his favorite band. McElhenney’s favorite band is the Killers, but the private concert is by Imagine Dragons, Olson’s favorite band. Imagine Dragons performed “Follow You” for the two individuals, and during it, Olson dreams of being seduced by the band members who are shirtless.

“Follow You” was released last week by Imagine Dragons, along with another track “Cutthroat.” Both songs are to be included on the band’s yet-to-be-named upcoming album. The band’s frontman, Dan Reynolds posted about the new songs saying “‘Follow You’ is a song about loyalty and love. Loving someone is an incredibly imperfect process. It isn’t always romantic or pretty.” He continued saying “‘Cutthroat’ is on the opposite side of the record, both sonically and thematically. It’s an exorcism of self pity.”

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— Dan Reynolds (@DanReynolds) March 11, 2021

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Back At Zero recording artist, Sir Trilli releases his debut music video “Shake The Bank”. Coming from the financial world in the cryptocurrency and foreign exchange space, leading an organization of 90,000, Sir Trilli’s message is all about spreading financial literacy.

As a society, we’re often not given the necessary tools and information of creating generational wealth, and that at its core is a huge problem. Through his catalog of music, Sir Trilli is on a mission of spreading a wealth of knowledge, everything from attaining an 850 credit score to the importance of diversifying your investments and everything in between.

With the rise of cryptocurrency, and now NFT’s, Sir Trilli has carved a lane for himself within the culture that has yet to be done. When speaking about the sound he’s creating tied in with the positive messaging, Trilli says, “I was just trying to prove a point that just because the message is positive doesn’t mean sonically it can’t be played in club environments.”

Directed by Slice of TheGladiatorz, this video was filmed in downtown LA and starts with Sir Trilli trying to exchange a rare crypto coin at Cards and Coffee. From there Trilli is led down a hallway to a vault, where he is able to successfully cash out on the rare asset.

Expect Branden to show no signs of slowing down, as he has a lot of surprises releasing in the coming months with a lot of established songwriters, artist collaborations, alongside him busy working with a lot of chart-topping producers. Trilli says, “This video is the start of something special, it allowed me to express my gratitude for my success through entrepreneurship and investing.”

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On Monday, March 15th, Demi Lovato announced a new album called Dancing With the Devil…The Art of Starting Over. The album will be released on April 2nd and will be a companion to Lovato’s upcoming documentary Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil. The documentary is to premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, and then will be available on YouTube on March 23rd.

Lovato announced and detailed the new album during a 75-minute live-stream on Clubhouse. When talking about the album, Lovato said “If you listen to it track by track, if you follow the tracklisting, it’s kind of actually like the non-official soundtrack to the documentary. Because it really does follow my life over the past couple of years.”

The album includes 19 songs and 3 bonus cuts. Both the album and the documentary, which is directed by Michael Ratner, are about Lovato’s overdose in 2018, her path to recovery, and healing. Included on the album will be the song “Anyone,” which was performed at the 2020 Grammys by Lovato.

Listen to Lovato’s performance of “Anyone” at the 2020 Grammys here. 

Demi Lovato also posted about the upcoming album on her social media, which included the album’s cover art. The cover features Lovato dressed in a beautiful, pink/red outfit with sequins and feathers. Dancing With the Devil…The Art of Starting Over will be the first new album from Lovato since her 2017 album Tell Me You Love Me.

Dancing With The Devil The Art Of Starting Over
🦋💖🌈 💿 #DWTDTAOSO
Album out April 2!

Pre-save it here: https://t.co/nfMs1VXHjH pic.twitter.com/jqzqAG96ht

— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) March 16, 2021

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Sunday, March 14th marked the 63rd Grammys. This year’s awards show was hosted by Trevor Noah and took place in Los Angeles at Staples Center. There were many amazing performances at the Grammys this year, and below are some of the highlights.

Cardi B performed “Up” and “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion. The two iconic artists danced throughout the performance, which also included an abundance of money raining down from the ceiling. Watch the performance here. 

In addition to her appearance with Cardi B on “WAP” Megan Thee Stallion performed “Body” and “Savage.” When walking on stage for the performance, she said “Tonight is my first time at the Grammys, but it’s not my first time entertaining you.” Megan Thee Stallion won awards for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song. Watch the highlight of the performance here. 

Taylor Swift performed three songs at the Grammys, “Cardigan,” “August,” and “Willow.” Along with Swift on stage were her collaborators Aaron Dessner from The National, and Jack Antonoff. Swift took home an award for Album of the Year. Watch the performance here. 

The hit song “Dynamite” was played by BTS at the Grammys last night. While the group was performing from Seoul, they recreated the red carpet and set up at the Grammys in LA. Watch the performance here. 

Dua Lipa performed “Levitating” with DaBaby and “Don’t Start Now” on Sunday night for the Grammys. Dua Lipa won an award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Watch the performance here. 

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak together as Silk Sonic performed their new single “Leave the Door Open” at the Grammys. As host, Trevor Noah said in the introduction, this was the duo’s first time performing together as Silk Sonic. Anderson .Paak won an award for Best Melodic Rap Performance. Watch the performance here. 

Billie Eilish performed her song “Everything I Wanted” at the 63rd Grammy’s. Eilish won awards for Record of the Year, and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Watch a highlight from the performance here. 

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New single, EP, and full album releases come from established and up-and-coming artists this week. Nick Jonas released a full-length album, Gwen Stefani released a new single, and new EPs were released by Selena Gomez, and Stephanie Poetri. 

Nick Jonas released his album Spaceman today. The album includes previously released songs, “Spaceman” and “This Is Heaven.” Jonas talked about the new album, its influences, and themes saying, “I made this album while doing what most of us have been doing during this past year, sitting at home getting used to the new normal and hoping for better days ahead. There are four central themes we will explore on this album… Distance. Indulgence. Euphoria. Commitment.”

Hip hop/R&B crooner Blxst came back on the scene with two new records, one featuring Russ (“Fck Boys” and another featuring Drakeo The Ruler (“Don’t Forget”). Emerging rap star Sir Trilli dropped his latest single “Shake The Bank” alongside a new video that debuted on BET. 

Yesterday, Gwen Stefani released a new single, “Slow Clap.” This single comes after Stefani released another song “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” back in December. The art for the single includes Stefani dressed up in a bedazzled cowboy outfit, with a variety of items floating around her, including a basketball, bicycle, cassette tape, alarm clock frozen on 5:44, boombox, and more. 

Selena Gomez releases her first Spanish project EP, Revelación today. The seven-track EP includes previously released songs “Baila Conmigo” featuring Rauw Alejandro, “De Una Vez,” and “Selfish Love” featuring DJ Snake. The 28-year-old pop icon has talked about how the majority of the new EP was recorded over Zoom because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Pop singer, Stephanie Poetri releases her debut EP, AM:PM today. Three tracks off the EP have been previously released, “Selfish” “How We Used To” and “IRL.” The artist is most known for her breakout single, “I Love You 3000.” The EP is to feature some acoustic tracks and is said to have themes of love, hope, and energy. 

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This week Cardi B’s breakout single “Bodak Yellow” went Diamond, making her the first female rapper to accomplish this feat.

The song was released in 2017 and was featured on Cardi’s debut album Invasion of Privacy. The song title is a nod to Kodak Black and Cardi tweeted out this week that Kodak actually has royalties on the song.

He got credit on the song WE both getting rich with the song till we die ..The song is called Bodak Yellow for a reason .You hoes get on this app saying the dumbest shit . https://t.co/3zShXV25Qx pic.twitter.com/Gt3GqoltUm

— iamcardib (@iamcardib) March 9, 2021

Cardi revealed last year that the video for “Bodak Yellow” cost her about $15k to make while her newer video for  “WAP” cost her upwards of $1,000,000. The video for “Bodak Yellow” is sitting at around 968M views and is sure to eclipse a whopping billion views in the coming years.

Cardi’s latest single “Up” is still dominating the airwaves as we patiently wait for her follow-up to her debut album Invasion of Privacy. Cardi is set to perform at the 2021 Grammy’s & we’re confident she will have some new music to release following the show.

Believe it or not, Cardi B’s first radio interview was right here at Dash Radio and the star has been breaking records ever since.

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On Tuesday, March 9th, Janelle Monáe performed her song “Turntables” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “Turntables” was written by Monáe for the documentary called All In: The Fight for Democracy which is about and starring Stacey Abrams regarding voter suppression and barriers to voting in the US. 

Monáe’s performance of the song on The Late Show was ramped up, powerful, and is sung as more of an anthem. The lyrics of the song talk about the fight against racism, oppression, and inequalities. Monáe sings “Hands dirty, mind clean/A different vision with a new dream/We kicking out the old regime/Liberation, elevation, education.”

“Turntables” is the first new music from Monáe since her 2018 album Dirty Computer. The artist posted about the song and All In on her Instagram saying “All In: The Fight For Democracy started out as a documentary that turned into a movement and I was blessed to be a part of it with “Turntables”.

This song is for our people and part of a revolution that is still unfolding before our eyes. This song is not for me, but for We, WE THE PEOPLE.” Along with the post was a clip from the video of “Turntables” which was released last September. 

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