The incredible new album ‘All These Voices’ from JD Rotate is a collection of songs exploring the ideas, people, books, mistakes, relationships, ambitions and little moments that shape who we become.
To celebrate the release, the album’s lead single ‘All These Voices’ has been added to the A-List Playlist and will also receive special Powerplay status, airing daily for the next month at 12:30 PM Pacific USA time.
Many of the songs began with things JD Rotate had been carrying around for years — thoughts about risk, gratitude, love, parenthood, work, time, and trying to figure out which voices in his head are actually his own. Creating the album became a way for him to turn some of those thoughts and experiences into music — a little poetry in his truth.
Sonically, ‘All These Voices’ moves through electronic, indie-dance and more intimate downtempo moments, while maintaining a common thread throughout: the importance of paying attention while life is happening.
JD Rotate is a New York-based producer and songwriter creating electronic music about the lives people build, the people who shape them, and the strange distance between who we are and who we are becoming. Outside of music, JD Rotate is a founder, tech CEO and father — experiences that provide plenty of inspiration for his music.
Brand new on the A-List Playlist is ‘Every Second’, the melodic and emotionally-charged country-tinged rock single by John Consalvo. Lifted from his conceptual album Voyage on Soulmate Seas, this track is a masterclass in heartfelt songwriting, catchy hooks, and warm, polished production. With its soaring vocals and powerful storytelling, ‘Every Second’is set to spin every few hours on the station, and will also feature as a special ROCK POWERPLAY at 5:30 PM Pacific USA time for the next month.
Voyage on Soulmate Seasmarks a bold and deeply thoughtful project from lifelong songwriter John Consalvo. A conceptual collection of thirteen original tracks, the album tells a story through cinematic soundscapes and intimate lyrical reflections. Opening with a spoken-word piece titled Passing The Torch, the journey unfolds with acoustic finesse, electric energy, and Consalvo’s distinct vocal presence.
Early highlights include Where Do I Find Her – a euphoric rock track with emotional weight and poetic depth – and the more playful, acoustic-led Jilly Bean, which brings a lighter touch to the album’s arc. From there, listeners are pulled into the emotional power of Alone, a Bon Jovi-esque anthem that contrasts bright, uplifting melodies with themes of heartbreak and release.
The southern rock spirit comes alive in Get My Million, a gritty and infectious anthem that critiques the illusion of wealth as a path to love. It’s followed by the introspective and poignantEvery Second, which showcases Consalvo’s ability to blend folk-rock intimacy with a universal emotional reach. The track’s acoustic warmth and raw vocal delivery make it a standout moment on the album – and now, on air.
Further down the line, tracks likeIMY evolve into Goo Goo Dolls-style pop-rock anthems, while Sometimes brings a heartfelt vulnerability that’s both cutting and comforting. Instrumental interlude The Miss adds cinematic flair, leading into the gentle storytelling of Show Me How To Live.
The album closes with strength and variety – from the hopeful And There She Was, to the blues-soaked harmonies of Shake My Soul, and finally, the energetic Now We’re Off, which brings a pop-punk finish to this expansive and engaging journey.
With Voyage on Soulmate Seas, John Consalvo proves himself a master of narrative-driven rock, weaving poetic depth with melodic magnetism. ‘Every Second’ is just one gem from this rich collection, and its addition to the A-List Playlist guarantees that more listeners will discover the beauty and strength of Consalvo’s work in the weeks ahead.
Renowned singer, songwriter, and disability rights advocate Lachiis commanding the spotlight with her groundbreaking series, Mad Different, and the dazzling debut performance video, Out of the Dark. Mad Differentis an innovative concert series designed to amplify underrepresented voices through powerful music and storytelling. This first installment, Out of the Dark, highlights Lachi’s artistry with high-production visuals and compelling narratives, reshaping perceptions of disability, talent, and activism.
Mad Different features an intimate series of unplugged concerts filmed at Amazon Music Studios in New York City, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and artist interviews, offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives and artistry of these intersectional artists. It focuses on diverse experiences intersecting with Black/Brown, Queer, Trans, Neurodivergent, and Disability identities.
Lachi joins forces with a diverse array of world-class female musicians and celebrated co-artists, each bringing their unique perspective to the stage. From non-binary neurodivergent artist Medusa and deaf performer Indi Robinson, the series promises a rich exploration of identity and belonging through their original songs.
“As a Black woman, I was told to keep my head down to avoid being perceived as aggressive or a ‘mad Black woman.’ As a person with a disability, I was forced to fit in. This led to me (and so many like me) hiding my spark, my truth, my soul. The world wasn’t built for people like me. I’m mad, and it drives me. I’m different, and it elevates me. It’s time we celebrate that – our mad, our different.” – Lachi
Mad Differentis more than a series of performances; it’s a community-driven cultural movement. Fans are invited to follow the creation of each performance and engage with the artists through TikTok, YouTube, and other social media platforms. By sparking conversations about identity and difference through dynamic social media engagement and partnerships, the series fosters an inclusive dialogue. Using the hashtag #MadDifferent, fans can share their own stories of self-acceptance, creating a space where differences are celebrated, and everyone is encouraged to connect and contribute to this growing community.
The first single, Out of the Dark, will be released on October 25th, just in time for Halloween. This haunting, jazz-inspired track delves into themes of self-liberation and the journey of embracing one’s authentic self, featuring Lachi alongside co-artist Medusa. Known for their avant-garde ‘revenge-pop’ style, Medusa combines thick beats, visceral melodies, and unapologetic storytelling to explore queer joy, pain, and defiance, empowering outcasts and promoting neurodiversity. A true boundary-pusher, Medusa has performed for diverse audiences, from underground venues to major stages like NYC Pride and SXSW. Fans can experience Out of the Dark across platforms, with a performance video and both acoustic and fully-produced versions available.
Upcoming releases include A Girl(November 2024), Diseducation (December 2024), and That Kinda Black (January 2025), continuing the series’ focus on identity and empowerment. Don’t miss the debut of Out of the Dark, and join the celebration of voices living their Mad Different truths.
The History of Lachi
Lachi is a critically acclaimed, award-winning artist and disability advocate, as well as the founder of RAMPD(Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities), an organization dedicated to amplifying disability culture and promoting accessibility in the music industry. Recognized as the USA Today Woman of the Year and host of PBS’ American Masters: Renegades, Lachi blends pop, electronic, and classical influences, with her work featured in outlets like Billboard and Hollywood Reporter. As a legally blind musician, Grammy Board Governor, and UN Disability Rights Advocate, Lachi champions inclusion and empowerment for people with disabilities. With a global fan base and strong social media presence, Lachi celebrates self-acceptance and authenticity, drawing from her experiences as a Black woman with a disability to inspire her music and passion for her Disability Culture community.
Soundtrack artist Lexi Jones’ new single, JUNE (I WANNA FALL), was enthusiastically chosen by her fans to be the singer-songwriter’s latest release (released June 1st). JUNE’s memorable melodies and soulful lyrics reminds us all of our favorite nostalgic moments. JUNE is an impressive follow up to Lexi’s previous tracks, the catchy Greetings From The Graveyard and the Anthemic Proud To Be A Woman.
Lexi Jones has proven herself as a creative force to be reckoned with. Lexi’s music has been placed in several film scores and soundtracks including Amazon Prime’s horror comedy RottenTail, the celebrated Rom-Com Karma Dog, and the critically acclaimed TUBI TV series Tale of Tails. Award-winning composers Allen Lynch and Randy Lynch of III WORLDS ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC GROUP (3WM) and Johanna ‘Jaunty’ Meek of DEATH BY LIPSTICK Productions (DBL) were chosen by Folktellers to compose music for its television series, adapted from the Folktellers acclaimed Excerpts from an Unknown Guidebook young adult novels.
Artist Lexi Jones was selected by the accomplished producers to sing the theme song, The Story of Us All. The Story of Us All (feat. Lexi Jones) [Theme Song – Folktellers Universe] https://youtu.be/Y2JengEpew8
Folktellers Creator and Executive Producer, Josef Bastian, stated, “Our vision at Folktellers has always been to work with top artists who are willing to share their talent, creativity, and depth of spirit to bring this universe to life – Randy, Allen, Jaunty, and Lexi are doing just that with their music.” Randy Lynch added, “We (3WM) love the powerful messaging and diverse themes.”
Allen Lynch agreed, noting, “There’s something immensely powerful and spiritual about the entire Folktellers series.” III WORLDS MUSIC has composed, performed, and produced songs for multi-platinum albums, movie and TV soundtracks, and underscores including Disney’s Annapolis, Sony’s xXx: State of the Union, and Universal’s 2 Fast 2 Furious. DBL’s CEO Jaunty Meek also noted, “Putting stories and music together brings the stories alive and opens your imagination to possibilities.” DBL has alliances around the world working with both emerging and established artists including Mark Burnett’s Rock Star: INXS vocalists and the late legendary Dick Wagner (Aerosmith, Alice Cooper).
“My favorite part of being in the Folktellers Universe is working with all the creative, magical people who bring this universe to life,” says artist Lexi Jones. Jones is also known as half of the alternative rock duo PHOENIX UNCAGED (with Kianna Ryan).
JUNE (I WANNA FALL) – LEXI JONES IS AVAILABLE ON iTUNES AND ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS
Eskeel releases her debut album “Moral Images”, with a healing song called “Trees”.
In her 15 years of songwriting “Trees” holds a special place in the heart of the young artist, Evely Skeel aka Eskeel.
Weeks after Evely got out of hospital having her thyroid removed she fought everyday to get out of bed. Being in nature, walking in the forest among the trees brought her peace and helped her heal from the mental wound that the very aggressive graves disease had caused her, a disease that had haunted her since her young teens. Physically drained and mentally exhausted Evely found comfort gazing at the trees while thinking about the animals and people that suffered fates equal or even worse than her.
She imagined trees holding these sufferers in warm embrace and healing them. This thought washed over her being in calmness and brought her a sense of relief. “Even when suffering greatly there is strength in thinking about others who suffer as well and what you can do for them” she says. The song came like a flash and it would be the first song on the album to present one of the key things in Evely’s music – Compassion. The song kept inspiring Evely to fight for her life and find ways to heal. After three years she recovered and decided to release the song along with the rest of the album, hoping that the song will help others as it did for her.
Madame Kapuscinska’s new EP, Eternal is about the eternalness of love; the pains, the reflection, the new society of online and the pain of love and misunderstandings. Unconditionally love is eternal and Madame Kapuscinska sends you through different eras with her new retro sound; quite mesmerising.
The artist formerly known as T-licious, Madame Kapuscinska, is one of the rare truly dynamic soulful truthful artists that one could ever come Into contact with. The talents of this exceptional singer-songwriter is out of this world – she delivers such a moving sophisticated, mesmerising performance that she captures you with her unique tone from the get go. With such a tropical mix of being St Lucian and Guyanese, she sure brings the sunshine where ever she goes and has been compared to sound similiar to Tracey Chapman, Toni Braxton and Heather Small.
Madame Kapuscinska has performers lead vocals for a recent feature film set to release in May where she collaborated with a Brimstone reggae artist from Jamaica, she is working with producers from Africa, America, Germany, Poland, Malaysia and Pakistan.
Madame Kapuscinska is diverse with her sound and style that she fuses different cultures of music into one which gives you a flavour of different genres all at the same time.
Madame Kapuscinska is a 14 dimensional, refreshing, breathtaking RnB, dance, soul and reggae singer. Her live performance is breathtaking uplifting and fun all at the same time. She has a hypnotising way of capturing her audience with her powerhouse voice and emotions. She currently has two EPs out, alongside 5 singles ‘Little Star’, ‘Soul Speaking’, ‘Words Scar’, ‘You’re my Angel’ and ‘Something’. Follow her here: Instagram: madame_kapuscinska89 Facebook: XxLadyLetitiAxX or Madame Kapuscinska in L a kingdom Twitter: madamekapuscins Watch her here:
Megan L. Divine is a singer-songwriter based in New Mexico.
The song ‘Heart On Her Sleeve’ is about a woman being vulnerable and always being unconditional. It refers to a popular phrase meaning she is always giving all her love and always running back to her partner because no matter what they go through she loves him too much to ever leave him. The phrase “she wears her heart on her sleeve” is referred to in the song as saying she’s always vulnerable in her relationships.
It concludes her putting herself out there because she has a big heart and because she learned in life to never give up on people.. she’ll never give up on the people she loves even if they’re breaking her heart.. she still loves with her whole heart even when it feels broken and sometimes she wants the same love she gives in return..
“If you really love someone you give it everything you have and love with your whole heart genuinely and sometimes you don’t care if you get the same in return because you love them so much and it doesn’t seem like a big deal.. “ says Megan
“In life, the most beautiful things can grow from soil covered in ash. No matter how tragic the beginning of the story is, as long as the character seeks their own path they can build a happy ending.” – This is the life motto for Liberian born Afro-pop/R&B artist Emmanuel Quiah.
Now based in Arizona, USA, Quiah was born during the Civil War era in Liberia. He lost his father during the war and came to the United States as a refugee with his mother and three siblings. Music became his refuge and helped him deal with the hardships e and his family endured. “I would turn to music and play songs for hours and hours for every emotion I felt” says Quiah.
In high school, he began playing the guitar and started writing his own lyrics and songs; constructing soothing lyrics around amazing guitar chords inspired by musicians like Eric Clapton and Tommy Emmanuel.
He has now released his own music which has a pop sensibility while clinging on to the afro beat sounds of his roots and the blues he studied in high school.
His latest released is called ‘All In’: “An Afro pop/R&B love song dedicate to all the lovers out there.”
Quiah wants to spread the message of love with the intention of creating the most touching songs that the world has ever heard.
Multitalented artist Katrina Kusa is back with her latest single, “Two Times”. Produced by Nick Mair and executive produced by mega producer J2.
“Two Times” is an infectious record that showcases Katrina’s playful tone atop a current production with a Pop/Hip-Hop fusion. Katrina, who is an award winning author, actress, songwriter, and recording artist, lends her lyrically prowess and flow to the empowering record.
She shares, “I want listeners to feel empowered by the message of the lyrics. I want people to follow their passions and realize that if someone tells you that you can’t do something, ignore it because you won’t get to repeat your fate ‘Two Times.”
Fresh off her last collaboration with Indian Trap, Ta$te It, Katrina is hoping her new single will have the same impact as her last. Ta$te It debuted to high streaming numbers for a debut release, with over half a million streams across platforms.
In addition, Ta$te It has received Radio support from The Heat 100.9, where it is currently spinning daily. Two Times is available on all streaming platforms.
STARSWORLDWIDE releases the first single from their STARS GRADUATION CLASS 20/20 Compilation: “Girls Like To Party” by Temani.
Temani is a singer / songwriter / producer from Cincinnati Ohio. He is 22 years of age and attended Dohn High School also in Cincinnati.
He has been singing and performing since the age of 13. At the age of 15 he joined Starsworldwide. While there he took vocal lessons, made beats and honed his production skills. He also performed in their Motown Tribute as one of the Temptations and went on to become artist in residence at Elementz Urban Youth Arts Center.
Currently he is sound engineer at the Crossroads Ministry and writes and produces music for artist throughout the Midwest and the world. He is very excited with the release of his first single.
Listen to Temani’s new single “GIRLS LIKE TO PARTY”
STARSWORLDWIDE is a non-profit program for talented inner-city youth and young adults specializing in Artist Development.
Their Moto “WE DEVELOP TOMORROW’S MUSICAL TALENT TODAY”.
The program has recording studios and dance studios. Participants are taught how to write and produce music, film & video, live performance and all about the entertainment business.
Starsworldwide artists are successful. Several have signed recording contracts with Sony Music and Atlantic Records. Other have appeared on American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres, The Voice, The Apollo and America’s Got Talent.
Listen to Temani’s new single “GIRLS LIKE TO PARTY”
The program is directed by veteran musician and producer Chris Powell. Powell has over 40 years in the music business. Some of the artists he has worked with include Rick James, Stevie Wonder, Destiny’s Child, Michael Delorenzo, Troop, Paula Abdul and Teen Dream. He was also a Recording artist and producer with Motown and Warner Bros. Records.
Recording artist, songwriter, and all around musician, Toxsick, is no newcomer to the music industry.
Having been playing and performing for as long as he can remember in a traditional rock band, the multi-faceted artist is showing an evolution in his sound with his newest single Lose It All featuring Andrew Thomas.
On his new sound, he shares,“I have always preferred a wide variety of music. I need really cared about “genre.” I make music that I like and that means something to me. I’m still trying to paint the same pictures, I’m just using a different brush.”
Toxsick’s emotive and pristine vocals sit atop a smooth and dynamic production that creates a unique soundscape and launches you into a world of your own. In his own words, “I imagine an intense euphoric feeling, like floating in water.”
As the song progresses and the lyrical message begins to unfold, you find that the song is about working towards that one thing you want more than anything else in life. Toxsick says, “ I wrote the lyrics with the idea that ‘you’ is a metaphor for the thing or things that mean the most to us in life. Everyone has something in their life that they cannot live without. Whether that is a person, a goal, a dream, or something as simple as hope. We have something that makes the journey more meaningful. It is something that we all truly have in common”
Lose It All is available on all streaming platforms.
The beautiful and talented actress, singer, songwriter and producer Nefertitti Avani is taking the music scene by storm with her radio hit, “Pri Va C”. The track was produced by 8mos and is currently featured on over 20 syndicated radio stations worldwide.
“Pri Va C” has an R&B vibe to it which suites Nefertitti Avani since she is recognized as ‘Best R&B Artist’ and ‘Best Female Vocalist’ in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.
The track starts off with a catchy old-school electric keyboard riff which is played throughout the song. The instrumental is followed up by a soulful head-nodding beat and Avani’s irresistible voice which is accented by tasteful auto-tune. The lyrics are sexy much like the music video.
Nefertitti Avani is a natural born talent who has commanded the respect and attention of super producers including Missy Elliot, Needlz, Keith Sweat and Jellyroll.
Avani began learning music at the age of one and could play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” by the age of two. It is no surprise she comes from a musical family.
Her father is a singer and producer and her grandfather was a member of The Original Ojay’s. In addition, her grandmother brought attention to African dance in Cleveland and helped Avani with her stage performances. Nefertitti Avani was on TV by age eight and had a collection of written songs by age nine.
With a ‘Sade’ twist to her smooth luxurious R&B trip-hop vibes, soulful and sweet ‘Nefertitti Avani’ drops new single ‘Pri Va C’ –
Nefertitti Avani’s family, friends and supporters are what keeps her motivated to pursue her art. When asked about her future goals, Nefertitti reveals, “Winning a Grammy and taking the music industry by storm.” As we can see with “Pri Va C”, she is no doubt on the right path towards this goal.
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You can follow Nefertitti Avani on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and check out her music on all major streaming platforms.
DISCOVER RAP TRAP GRIME 2020: ‘NatStar’ drops his melodic, incredible and powerful BLACKFIST with it’s shiver inducing soundtrack to ‘400 years of Bondage’ – Discover RAP UK
Making it personal yet still something fans can relate to.
Having worked with the likes of Ski Beatz, Brandy, Camp Lo, Loon, Polish Pop Singer Gosia Andrzejewicz & more, NatStar’s musical resume continues to grow.
Expanding beyond the US, NatStar has gained fans overseas in Singapore after a 6 month tour, Poland, Switzerland as well as Senegal, Africa after headlining the Dakar Hip-Hop Festival.
NatStar has amassed over 3,000,000+ streams on Spotify, matched by the 2,000,000+ views he has accumulated on his Youtube channel and it’s continuing to grow daily.
