Singer, songwriter, and producer Richard Shelest talks about his upcoming album, his singles "At Your Own Risk", "I Should Run" & "Son of Your Dreams", and the challenges he has faced as an independent music artist.

Richard's Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/19TPdRpbuTVcga7TjX5XPF?si=wcBcTG8FQ3KpOPkZCGHYQw

Richard's Apple Music

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/richard-shelest/1506190161

Other Smaller Artist Mentioned: Nova May

In this episode, we chat with August James, a pop artist that combines folk and electronic music. He is now releasing his second EP titled "Venison Forever" which features six tracks that connect nature with his real life experiences.

Snippets of August's song's "Montana Riverbeds", "Prairie Eyes", and "Big Sky" are included in this episode.

Listen to August's music below!

SPOTIFY

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0rDjSI5RVCPaKNcd9tUdBH?si=dgEAE5K0REKUcDu5HbCkhA

APPLE MUSIC

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/august-james/1517902503

YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-kqBKQ1ixFIxNcUZxpX2g

Other Artists Mentioned: Grace Enger, Holly Humberstone, Jake Minch, Chloe Qisha, Khatumu

Jadeyn Lorentzen talks taking inspiration from The Marías and Kehlani, highlighting smaller producers, and releasing her first songs.Jadeyn's Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0JMCQNE2YFp8DBC4hbgnsV?si=eZDgt5byS1yW43pJhjdM2AJadeyn's Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/jadeyn-lorentzen/1745457042Jadeyn's YouTube Musichttps://music.youtube.com/channel/UCtbZKvPxQpD7ojf0iEXzUAg?si=E86tmryHHxk0Eqw_Other artists mentioned: Zeke Bleu

In this episode we’ll be talking about new music from some artists you may not know as well as breaking down Tate McRae’s "So Close To What", Nessa Barrett and other TikTok star-turned musicians, BLACKPINK's solo albums, and who we think will be the next Tate McRae.

Smaller Artists Mentioned: Amber Ais, Jett Blyton, GUS, Chloe Parché, Sunrise Academy

David Vandelay talks with us and his sister Mez about his EP "All Fun...All The Time!", taking inspiration from Sabrina Carpenter, and new music he's working on.

David's Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/77O7vB7m2AfBtbxC9TL1cz?si=uXSvJko4QJiqSJ4bNIBF-A

David's Apple Music

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/david-vandelay/1686587388

Other Artists Mentioned:

Pirouette, Caroline Kingsbury, Paola Cruz, Nick Rich, Lila Holler, Natalia Vassilian, Sydney DeFranco, Emma Wooten, Asher Finlon, Hedda Mae, and Elle Darlington

Jassell talks about writing songs for his EP "Mad You In My Head", taking inspiration from other pop artists, and potentially touring in the future.

Jassell's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4zXyug2xvw5XvlYKZbU4ZV?si=JNcYzP3GTJGDNMbJBmXM-A

Jassell's Apple Music

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jassell/1586424215

Jassell's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/itsjassell?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Other Smaller Artists Mentioned: Jett Blyton, Dunstan, and Kaden Rice!

In this episode we talk about our thoughts on the Grammys and share some Lil Pop Stars we believe are just as deserving of awards!

Artists Mentioned: Amber Ais, Jett Blyton, Kenzie Cait, Charlotte Chipembere, Chris Donlin, Asher Finlon, GUS, Jassell, Avery Kotler, Maxwell Luke, Chloe Parche, Omar Rudberg, Lucy Sugerman, Cate Tomlinson

Nashville artist Amber Ais chats with us about her new single "Love Yourself" and her upcoming project "I Think I'll Always Love You".

Check out Amber's music here: https://linktr.ee/amberais?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Visuals by: David Piersaul

Other Artists Mentioned: Tim Gent, Jamiah, Caleb LaDuke, and Kayla Thompson