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Anderson Paak and Knxlwledge are working together as NxWorries. “Suede” is their first single.

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Happy Monday everyone!

Start off your work week with our brand new playlist 'GRL PWR.' The playlist features all female fanum.fm Artists from all sorts of different genres. The playlist was curated by staff and also contributed to by our Tastemakers Xan Marsella and Yo Fu!

Stream the playlist here ---> fanum.fm/playlists/grlpwr

#1 Kehlani​ - 'Runnin'' #2 MNDR​ - 'Feed Me Diamonds' #3 Rising Appalachia Music​ - 'Find Your Way' #4 Kali Uchis​ - 'Rush' #5 Junglepussy​ - 'You Don't Know' #6 Halsey​ - 'Hurricane' #7 Shannon Saunders​ - 'Sheets' #8 Tkay Maidza​ - 'M.O.B.' #9 Kari Faux​ - 'GAHDAMN' #10 Brika​ - 'Expectations' #11 Marika Hackman​ - 'Drown' #12 Shook Twins​ - 'Crisper' #13 MYAMI​ - 'Soldier' #14 Ana Tijoux​ - '1977' #15 Charlotte OC​ - 'Colour My Heart (Live)' #16 Calma Carmona​ - 'When I Was Your Girl' #17 VÉRITÉ​ - 'Strange Enough' #18 Christine and the Queens​ - 'Titled' #19 Rapsody​ - 'H.E.R. Throne' #20 Niia​ - 'Body' #21 Lisa Mitchell​ - 'Wah Ha' #22 Milk & Bone​ - 'Coconut Water' #23 Grace Weber​ - 'Till I Hurt You' #24 Maxine Ashley​ - 'Glory Box'

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Happy Monday!

Start off your week listening to our new fanum.fm staff curated playlist. This week is a playlist comprised of songs where two separate fanum.fm Artists collaborate to make one sound.

Listen at fanum.fm/playlists/artistcollabs

#1 Chet Faker​ & SAINT WKND​ - "Lover" #2 Aer​ featuring Dizzy Wright​ - "Whatever We Want" #3 ODESZA​ featuring Shy Girls​ - "All We Need" #4 20syl​ featuring Oddisee​ - "Ongoing Thing" #5 Ta-ku​ featuring JMSN​ & Sango​ - "Love Again" #6 The Chainsmokers​ featuring Great Good Fine Ok​ - "Let You Go" #7 Kelela​ & Tink​ - "Want It" #8 LOUDPVCK​ featuring Bodega Bamz​ & ASAP Ferg​ - "Trap Lords" #9 Mapei​ featuring Chance The Rapper​ - "Don't Wait (Remix)" #10 Allan Kingdom​ featuring Kevin Abstract​ - "Already" #11 Raury​ & Vancouver Sleep Clinic​ - "Superfly" #12 Flosstradamus​ & TroyBoi​ - "Soundclash" #13 Grimes​ featuring Blood Orange​ - "Go" #14 Joywave​ featuring Mick Jenkins​ & Little Simz​ - "Bad Dreams" #15 great dane​ featuring Spooky Black​ - "Without Your" #16 Rustie​ featuring Danny Brown​ - "Attak" #17 Addal​ featuring Jasmine Thompson​ - "I See Fire" #18 Marvel Alexander​ featuring Sango - "Dirty Thoughts" #19 What So Not​ featuring George Maple​ - "Gemini" #20 WASIU​ - "Physical" (Produced by Kaytranada​)

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Hey all-

Check out our first user generated playlist, curated by our dope Tastemaker Michelle Kim! Listen to it here. A little music to get you even more excited that spring is here. 

#1 That’s Nice ft. Josh Moriarty - ‘Holiday' #2 Eau Claire - 'How Sweet It Is’ #3 Lost Kings - Halsey - ‘Ghost’ (Lost Kings Remix) #4 Milky Chance ‘Flashed Junk Mind’ #5 LowerDens - ‘To Die In L.A.’ #6 Tink - ‘Ratchet Commandements’ #7 Chet Faker - ‘1998’ #8 Giraffage - ‘Chocolate’ #9 Bearcubs - ‘Touch’ #10 Tèmè Tan - ‘Amèthys’ #11 Luca Lush - Keith Ape - 'It G Ma' (LUCA LUSH remix) #12 Kaytranada ft. Vic Mensa - ‘Drive Me Crazy' #13 FlicFlac - Vance - ‘Riptide' #14 Foi Je - ‘Fais Rien’ #15 Phony PPL - ‘Why iii Love The Moon’ #16 Gabriel Garzón-Montano - ‘Everything Is Everything’

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New Artist 

4/9/2015

This week’s New Artist introduced to fanum is singer-songwriter Angel Olsen. Angel houses a voice that is reminiscent of a past decade, along with quirky witticism prevalent in younger people. 

Angel is from St. Louis, Missouri and released her first EP back in 2011 called Strange Cacti. She released her debut album Half Way Home the following year in 2012.

Angel’s claim to some sort of fame came with her 2014 release of her album Burn Your Fire for No Witness. The album showcased her talent in composing music and her knack for writing beautiful lyrics. Burn Your Fire for Now Witness was praised by big publications like Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound and NPR. 

Listen to songs like ‘HI-FIVE’ and ‘White Fire’ on her new fanum profile here. 

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Happy Monday!

London, and the UK in general, are dominating a lot of the new music scene. Here are some of our favorite British fanum.fm Artists. Enjoy-

Listen at fanum.fm/playlists/britishinvasion

#1 Bondax - Gold #2 Cosmo Sheldrake The Fly #3 Darlia - Queen Of Hearts #4 Shakka - When Will I See You Again #5 All We Are- Feel Safe #6 Until The Ribbon Breaks - Pressure #7 Aquilo - Human #8 Låpsley - Falling Short #9 Oshi. - Stop This Train #10 fyfe - Holding On #11 Rosie Lowe - How'd You Like It #12 Etta Bond - Feels Like #13 Maya Jane Coles - Take Me There #14 Rainy Milo- Rate You #15 Slugabed - LEMME TEK U 4 A RIDE #16 Hockeysmith - But Blood #17 Temples - Mesmerise #18 IYES - 'Till Infinity #19 Shelter Point - Cut Me Loose #20 Jack Garratt - The Love You're Given #21 Iain Woods - Fiend

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New Artist

4-2-2015

This week’s New Artist is New York City rapper Emilio Rojas! If we had to put Emilio in a sub-hip-hop genre it would have to be conscious rap. He is the type of rapper to point out and give light to discrepancies in society and the hip-hop game. 

Emilio has been slowly creating buzz in the NYC hip-hop scene linking op with heavy weights like Joe Budden, Joel Ortiz and fellow fanum.fm Artists Chris Webby and Bodega BAMZ. 

Uptown-representative isn’t just a talented lyricist, but houses an incredible flow. Most recently, last summer, Emilio put out his mixtape Zero F**ks Given hosted by DJ Camilo. In an interview with FUSE Emilio promised he has a lot more music “stacking up.” In the same interview, Emilio proclaims that he is bringing back a voice that has been lost in the hip-hop game:  the Latino Emcee. More specifically, the bi-racial Emcee. Emilo is half Venezuelan and half white which, he says, drives a lot of his lyrics. 

Emilio says that the wrong voices have been in the front lines of NYC hip-hop, and he is here to have his voice heard. We are listening. You should also listen. Check out his new fanum profile here. 

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Hey All- Here's another staff curated playlist! This week's theme is Fanum.fm Artists Covering Popular Songs. Every music lover loves a good cover once in a while, so here are 16 of our favorites from our own Artists here at fanum.fm. Listen to the playlist -----> fanum.fm/playlists/artistcovers 1. #Wafia - Let Me Love You (Mario cover) 2. #TwinForks - Mean (Taylor Swift cover) 3. #JasmineThompson - Let Her Go (Passenger cover) 4. #CaughtAGhost - Like A Virgin (Madonna cover) 5. #ChetFaker - No Diggity (Blackstreett cover) 6. #SanCisco - Get Lucky (Daft Punk cover) 7. #DanielaAndraderade - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) 8. #PhoebeRyan - Ignition/Do You... (R. Kelly/Miguel cover) 9. #Jhameel - Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees cover) 10. #ChanceTheRapper - Wonderful Everyday: Arthur Theme Song 11. #AgnesObell - Between The Bars (Elliot Smith cover) 12. #LIPS - Nightcall (Kavinsky cover) 13. #Lontalius - Mine (Beyoncé/Drake cover) 14. #MidiMatilda - Just My Imagination (Temptations cover) 15. #TameImpala - Stranger In Moscow (Michael Jackson) 16. #ShoshanaBean - Chandelier (Sia cover) Interested in being a part of fanum? Learn more about joining the conversation ---> fanum.fm/tastemakers

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Leaderboard Winner

Week 11

This week’s Leaderboard winner is pop/alternative band, The xx. The xx is a group of three musicians who collectively create a sound that is distinct yet mysterious. Their sound can be considered a blend of pop and dance influences tied together through a minimalistic approach. 

The band started with founders Madley Croft and Oliver Sim attending high school together at the famous Elliot School in England. Ironically, the two friends were making music independently, but were two shy to discuss their hobbies with each other. It was comedic and surprising when the two found out the other was also making music. 

From there, the two built and constructed songs by communicating through computer messages due to both of their shyness. The duo completed their first song, ‘Blood Moon Red,’ at the age of 15. The two continued to make music and started to put out their music on the newly founded social media website Myspace, with little response. The two also started performing gigs and described the experience as ‘painful.’ 

Croft and Sim were ‘discovered,’ during one of their gigs at Shunt in London. A&R Caius Pawson, with label Young Turks,  was introduced to The xx through their Myspace profile and decided to attend their next show. Pawson described the performance to The New Yorker, as “very funny,” due to the awkwardness of the two, but he saw other possibilities with their music. 

Croft and Sim signed a deal with Pawson and started to work on their debut album. In 2009, the band released “xx.”  The album sold slowly at first, but gained traction and was hailed as one of the best and unique albums of 2009 by media outlets like BBC and NME. 

Since then, the group released another album “Coexist” in 2012 and are now performing at prestigious events like Coachella and famous venues like the Park Avenue Armory. The xx are working on new music all the time and surprising fans with unreleased material at live shows. Listen to songs like ‘Together’ and ‘You Got The Love’ here on their fanum.fm profile. 

The xx was endorsed this week by our Tastemaker Xan. Check out more Artists Xan has headphoned here. 

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New Artist

3/12/2015

This week’s New Artist is Glass Animals. Glass Animals was added to fanum.fm by our Tastemaker Arisa, and we are ever so thankful.

Glass Animals started making and producing their magical sounds in lead singer-songwriter Dave Bayley’s bedroom in Oxford, England. From there, Glass Animals turned into an eclectic four-peice, experimental band consisting of guitarist/keyboardist Drew MacFarlane, bassist/keyboardist Edmund Irwing-Singer and drummer Joe Seward. 

Since 2012, the band has put out two EPs including Leaflings in 2012 and a self-titled EP in 2013. Early in 2013, the band was discovered by music industry heavyweight Paul Epworth who is responsible for working with Artists like Adele and Coldplay. Glass Animals ended up being Paul’s first signee to his new label Wolf Tone. 

Since then, the band has put out their debut album Zaba which houses their biggest song to date, ‘Gooey.’ The track is the biggest reflection of their forward thinking sound, which can be given adjectives such as whimsy, airy and dreamy. 

Fun Fact:  Dave told USA Today when recording ‘Gooey’ in the studio, he would hold a pineapple while singing to get the sound and vibe right. 

Today, ‘Gooey’ has gotten over 18 million streams on Spotify, over 3 million streams on Soundcloud, and has reached all the way up to No. 19 on the Billboard Alternative charts. 

Check out Glass Animals’s new fanum.fm profile here where you can listen to tracks like ‘Gooey,’ ‘Pools’ and ‘Hazey.’ 

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Go here to learn more ----> fanum.fm/tastemakers

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Check out our brand new playlist, "Songs with your Morning Coffee." A combination of soul and folk to get you ready for your day, just like your morning coffee.

Listen to the playlist here ---->  http://bit.ly/1FzBAAJ

#1 Oh Honey - I Love You Will Still Sound the Same #2 Daniel & the Lion - Death Head #3 Soko - First Love Never Die #4 R.L. Kelley - Alright #5 Sanders Bohlke - The Loved Ones #6 Jerome Holloway - You Will Not Make It Alone #7 Half Moon Run - Full Circle #8 The Oh Hellos - Hello My Old Heart #9 The Acid - Basic Instinct #10 James Tillman - Love Within #11 Deptford Goth - Two Hearts #12 Little May - Hide #13 Asgeir - It Will Rain #14 Lyle Divinsky - Hit man #15 Wye Oak - Civilian #16 Wilsen - Magnolia #17 Matt Corby - What The Devil Has Made #18 Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Holy Roller #19 Vintage Trouble - Not Alright By Me #20 JMSN - Street Sweeper #21 Janine and the Mixtape - Hold Me #22 ESTA. - Luna #23 Nick Hill - Know This #24 Kevin Garrett - Control   #25 Nathaniel Rateliff - ‘Still Trying’

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Leaderboard Winner

Our Tastemakers have casted their votes and decided on folk/soul duo JOHNNYSWIM as this week's Leaderboard winner! 

JOHNNYSWIM is comprised of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez, who met in Nashville, Tennessee and quickly realized their chemistry in writing songs together. Separately, each of them have a history in music with Amanda being the daughter of Donna Summers and Abner who trained as a musician back in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL. 

In 2009, the duo recognized their undeniable chemistry outside of music and got married. The two have released many singles and EP's including "Heart Beats" but in 2014, JOHNNYSWIM released their first true, full-length album Diamonds.  Their sounds exemplifies the unison the couple has in and outside of music. 

Listen to some of JOHNNYSWIM's music on their fanum profile by going here ----> fanum.fm/JOHNNYSWIM

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Leaderboard Winner

This week's Leaderboard winner, as voted by our Tastemakers at fanum.fm, is the L.A.-based duo Made In Heights. Made In Heights is a collaboration of singer Kelsey Bulkin and producer Sabzi. Independently, the two have created music, but have experienced true synergy in their styles when they started collaborating around three years ago. 

The duo released their first self-titled album in January of 2012. Since then, they have been occasionally releasing huge singles like 'Murakami' and 'Ghosts' that have been keeping music lovers talking and curious. 

There have been promises/rumors on a new album release in 2015. If we can base the success on this future LP off of the success of these most recent singles ... soon everyone will be familiar with Kelsey and Sabzi. 

Listen to Made In Heights' music here ----->  fanum.fm/MadeInHeights

Want to be a Tastemaker on fanumfm? Go here to learn more ---> fanum.fm/tastemakers

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Hey All -

Check out our first staff curated, fanum.fm playlist featuring 23 Artists who are making waves in the hip-hop world! 

Listen to the playlist here ---->     http://bit.ly/1AmZj70

#1 Goldlink (Produced by Kaytranada) - ‘Sober Thoughts’ #2 Mick Jenkins - ‘Jazz’ #3 Little Simz - ‘No Introduction’ #4 Michael Christmas - ‘Thermostat’ #5 Raury - ‘Fly’ #6 Pell - ‘Runaway’ #7 Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - ‘Sunday Candy’ #8 Spooky Black - ‘Pull’ #9 Saba featuring Lucki Eck$ - ‘Next Door’ #10 Joey Bada$$ - ‘Christ Conscious’ #11 Luck Eck$ - ‘Finesse’ #12 Dreezy - ‘Chiraq (Remix)’ #13 Danny Seth - ‘The Kings Speech’ #14 Tink - ‘ABC Fantasies’ #15 Dillon Cooper - ‘Dark Knight’ #16 Lil Bibby featuring Lil Herb - ‘Game Over’ #17 Allan Kingdom - ‘Blast’ #18 Kevin Abstract - ‘Drugs’ #19 Stress Gods - ‘Love Stress’ #20 Vic Mensa (Produced by Kaytranada) - ‘Wimme Nah’ #21 Shy Glizzy - ‘Awwsome’ #22 - OG Maco - ‘U Guessed It’ #23 - Bishop Nehru - ‘Fickle Mind$’

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New Artist 

2/19/2015

This week on fanum.fm, we were awarded a lot of Artist referrals. With all the new Artists to glance through, Phoebe Ryan stuck out. Not only because of her electric hair color, but the fact that one month ago she released her first song on Soundcloud, and is already creating a buzz that is hard to ignore. 

For her debut release, Phoebe decided on a cover of R.Kelly and Miguel. The cover includes a mash-up of R.Kelly's provocative popular song 'Ignition' and Miguel's 'Do You...' She accompanied the release with a video on YouTube and as of today, the song has around 300,000 streams on Soundcloud.

A week after the release of 'Ignition/Do You...' Phoebe released her second song 'Mine' which completely validated her future come up. After only two releases, Phoebe has been endorsed and praised by big publications such as Fader, Billboard, Nylon and Earmilk. 

Living in L.A., Phoebe has been writing and working with other Artists such as Skizzy Mars and Oh Honey, and is now choosing to showcase her own music. In only a month span, Phoebe has already paved a good path towards her musical future. 

Listen to Phoebe's two tracks on her new fanum.fm profile here. If you like her, give her a headphone. 

Want to be a Tastemaker on fanum.fm? Learn more here.