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Hey, guys... This is Gus here

I know it's been a while since I released my latest single, which was supposed to come right before my debut ep, which was supposed to come out in March lol... But you know, things happen.

We're still living in a pandemic, things are still dificult, with more and more variants coming up, it's not getting any easier. Thank God (and Science) for the vaccines. (BTW, if you still haven't got vaccineted... WTF?? Go and do it now!)

But anyway, what I was going to say was: I love changes. Some times I don't deal very well with them, I confess. But I know they are necessary for our evolution, and I know for a fact, that if you don't evolve, you just become a moron.

I am not the same person I was 1 month ago, let alone 1 year ago, when I finished recording my EP. That's why, after all the waiting, I decided to re-work on the songs and finally realease them to the public.

There are 6 NEW-NEVER-HEARD-BEFORE songs on the EP, including the original extended version of my last single "when i miss you i listen to this". You can pre-save it now clicking on the link below (or right here lol). All the six songs are very dear to me, I hope you like them as much as I do.

Thank you so much for the patience. Gus Lopes: The EP. comes out this Friday.

Pre-save it now: https://ffm.to/guslopestheep

All songs written and performed by Gus Lopes Produced by Zyber Jay, Safase, Flor van den Berg

Mixed and Mastered by Safase Guitars by Kenji Kid Piano by Flor van den Berg

Label: Ninety Road Entertainment

Recorded In Buenos Aires, Argentina

Photography by Aldana Ocaña

Artwork Design by Aldana Ocaña

Make Up by Ana Lucía Pérez

Art Production by Valentina Mérida

Photography Assistance by Daniel Iturriza

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Hey, guys... This is Gus here

I know it's been a while since I released my latest single, which was supposed to come right before my debut ep, which was supposed to come out in March lol... But you know, things happen.

We're still living in a pandemic, things are still dificult, with more and more variants coming up, it's not getting any easier. Thank God (and Science) for the vaccines. (BTW, if you still haven't got vaccineted... WTF?? Go and do it now!)

But anyway, what I was going to say was: I love changes. Some times I don't deal very well with them, I confess. But I know they are necessary for our evolution, and I know for a fact, that if you don't evolve, you just become a moron.

I am not the same person I was 1 month ago, let alone 1 year ago, when I finished recording my EP. That's why, after all the waiting, I decided to re-work on the songs and finally realease them to the public.

There are 6 NEW-NEVER-HEARD-BEFORE songs on the EP, including the original extended version of my last single "when i miss you i listen to this". You can pre-save it now clicking on the link below (or right here lol). All the six songs are very dear to me, I hope you like them as much as I do.

Thank you so much for the patience. Gus Lopes: The EP. comes out this Friday.

Pre-save it now: https://ffm.to/guslopestheep

All songs written and performed by Gus Lopes Produced by Zyber Jay, Safase, Flor van den Berg

Mixed and Mastered by Safase Guitars by Kenji Kid Piano by Flor van den Berg

Label: Ninety Road Entertainment

Recorded In Buenos Aires, Argentina

Photography by Aldana Ocaña

Artwork Design by Aldana Ocaña

Make Up by Ana Lucía Pérez

Art Production by Valentina Mérida

Photography Assistance by Daniel Iturriza

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Well, I guess this is it...

It all has come to this.

I believe that we can all agree 2020 was THE weirdest year, right?

The year the world stopped, was the year I worked the most, specially in my music. I don’t believe I have seen a microphone so many times like this.

I have to be honest with you, guys.. I’m a nerve wreck. It’s been very stressful, like to all of you. I didn’t even warn you about the single that cam out on Nov 22nd, so you have an idea of how crazy I was.. But still, you can check it out here: https://fanlink.to/Verdadeira

The song has been received well, really. It’s been out for, what, two weeks and it has reached more than 1k streamings on spotify. (I know it sounds like it’s nothing compared to big artists, but I just started my singing carreer). And I think what’s most “nerve wrecking”, like I mentioned before, is what follows.

I got this song called “when i miss you i listen to this”. It’s my most vulnerable song to date. Quite emotional, raw... and the opposite of the last one. That’s the catch, if the “cool” and “good to dance to” song is a “success”... maybe the raw and emotional one... won’t.

But, anyway, this is the song that most represents me. It’s the type of music I want to make. Songs that may resonate to people. But of course I love some “good  to dance to” music, I’m not being a hypocrite. I think this release is the most necessary to test what my audience likes to hear and, of course, what I feel most confortable singing and performing..

Pre-saving the song, you get access to an exclusive video about it, so you can understand why this song is so important.

The link is here, the song comes out on December 11th, and it’ll be the last single I’m releasing for a while, so I hope you really enjoy this. Thank you for the support. And I see you in 2021. Happy holidays!!

https://ffm.to/whenimissyou

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The music videos for my latest song “Inspiración” are out! There are 2, the official video and the short film called “Nostalgia”. I really hope you like it and the videos bring some joy to you all in these dark times we’re on. 

 On this YouTube playlist you’ll find both of them. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5hoZTvzvDxUoEg69dRm4pTL_Zq_n03l6

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Hey, you guys!

It’s been now close to a month since my latest release, Inspiración (with Kimberly K), and I actually thought now would be a good time to give you a little backstory on that.

As you might know if you read my super long texts on this blog, I had been living in Argentina for a year, but now I’m back to my hometown in Brazil. So I wanted a song that would reflect the time I spent there in Buenos Aires, the friends I’ve made and the moment I hope I’ll never forget, and the place where I actually come from, that made me who I am.

This song came to me as a gift from a dear friend (Kimberly K, who also provided the backing vocal on this beautiful track) in 2019. The original idea was to record a full Spanish version of this song (a version I might release in a close future), but many things happened in the creative process and also I don’t have any songs in Portuguese, which is my native language, so it felt like a good idea to do it half in my Spanish adaptation of the lyrics and half in Kimberly’s original Portuguese version, and apparently I was right. It was a great idea!

This song has become my most successful release since “MARY” (2019), and the feedback I’d been given was overwhelming. This song represents a lot, both for me and Kimberly. It reminds me of happy inspirational days back in Buenos Aires, when we would sing and perform on the streets of San Telmo, dance close to the Plaza Dorrego or just relax together in one of our apartments. This song represents a world free from this whole pandemic situation we’re living in, when we could actually hug and meet our loved ones.

“I wish I could have you closer, [...] make you feel happy”  - (translated excerpt from the song)

One of my favourite lyrics from it would definitely be “É muito difícil te amar de longe”, which can be translated into: It’s so hard to love you from far away, and it really is. I really hope this all ends soon, so we can meet. I have so much to share with all of you. But right now I really want to say “thank you”, for all the love and support you’ve given to “Inspiración” so far.

In case you haven’t checked it yet. You can listen to it clicking HERE!

https://fanlink.to/inspiracion

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INSPIRACIÓN (feat. Kimberly K)

https://fanlink.to/inspiracion

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Hope everyone is safe...

...and sound.

This month has been crazy; I had to move in the middle of quarantine and now I’ve been living in a hostel in Buenos Aires with a whole bunch of people since then, from various countries.

This year I spent in Buenos Aires was without a doubt the most fulfilling experience ever. I’ve grown a lot, as a person, as an artist and as a friend as well. I had written a lot, seen a lot, lived each day like it was my last (and some days I honestly thought they were my last indeed. But I survived.)

It hurts so badly to return to my home country in the middle of this pandemic crisis. And the worst thing is watching the news of how Brazil is dealing with it so terribly. 

I’m coming back this Friday, leaving behind a country that I called home for a year, without a proper goodbye, not being able to see my friends to say farewell or to visit my favourite places for the last time.

Still, this month I’ll be releasing new stuff. It’s a song that speaks a lot to me, written by one of my greatest friends. I hope it may bring some warmth to everyone when you do get to hear it.

You guys inspire me everyday and I thank you for that.

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Well...

It’s been quite awhile, hasn’t it?

So much has happened in the world and my life as well... I’m still in Argentina. The quarentine here is quite an operation. On the 18th it’s going to be 1 month of mandatory quarentine. People are not allowed to leave their houses, some people have been arrested or even deported when doing so.

I just hope my family back in Brazil is doing fine, as well as my friends around the globe.

I really can’t wait for this to be over. For many reasons... I wanna see my friends, I wanna record more music, I wanna hug the people I love...

If you’re reading this: Be safe. Wash your hands, protect your family, be responsible.

Soon I’ll get back into sharing some of my experiences with you, but before I finish this, I would like to ask one thing for anyone out there reading this: This whole crisis is affecting many people as you know, let’s give them some support. Big brands like Starb*cks and McD*nald’s will survive, on the other hand, independent artists and small business may bankrupt. Support these people by buying their products, listening to their music, or even donating a small amout of money. People all around the world are in need.

Thank you.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qasWLLX4wHK37QVGd7i5S?si=zheEjsyOQsa4JvtrKBXqMw

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This is so sad but at the same time so inspiring. FIGHT FOR YOUR ART TAYLOR. WE LOVE YOU!

Don’t know what else to do

Guys - It’s been announced recently that the American Music Awards will be honoring me with the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s ceremony. I’ve been planning to perform a medley of my hits throughout the decade on the show. Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun have now said that I’m not allowed to perform my old songs on television because they claim that would be re-recording my music before I’m allowed to next year. Additionally - and this isn’t the way I had planned on telling you this news - Netflix has created a documentary about my life for the past few years. Scott and Scooter have declined the use of my older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film.

Scott Borchetta told my team that they’ll allow me to use my music only if I do these things: If I agree to not re-record copycat versions of my songs next year (which is something I’m both legally allowed to do and looking forward to) and also told my team that I need to stop talking about him and Scooter Braun.

I feel very strongly that sharing what is happening to me could change the awareness level for other artists and potentially help them avoid a similar fate. The message being sent to me is very clear. Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you’ll be punished.

This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans. So this is where I’m asking for your help.

Please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this. Scooter also manages several artists who I really believe care about other artists and their work. Please ask them for help with this - I’m hoping that maybe they can talk some sense into the men who are exercising tyrannical control over someone who just wants to play the music she wrote. I’m especially asking for help from The Carlyle Group, who put up money for the sale of my music to these two men.

I just want to be able to perform MY OWN music. That’s it. I’ve tried to work this out privately through my team but have not been able to resolve anything. Right now my performance at the AMA’s, the Netflix documentary and any other recorded events I am planning to play until November of 2020 are a question mark.

I love you guys and I thought you should know what’s been going on.

Taylor

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I’m really so happy

These past few days haven’t been easy on me.. I fought with my best friends and now we can’t look each other on the face (we live in the same flat, btw), I had an anxiety attack few days ago, and some other things I’m not ready to talk about... But honestly putting out this song is the greatest thing of the week for me. 

I wrote this when I was 16 and I am so lucky to being able to release this. It’s one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written and it makes me so happy to listen to it on youtube, spotify, deezer, apple music and many other streaming platforms. 

I really hope you guys like it, and if you wanna know more of the song: click here

And if you wanna listen to it... click here!

This is: BEFORE I SAY LOVE

ps: Lyric Video available on my instagram: @soyguslopes​

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MY BRAND NEW SINGLE “BEFORE I SAY LOVE” IS OUT NOW! 

DOWNLOAD IT ON ITUNES, GOOGLE PLAY OR AMAZON MUSIC, STREAM ANYWHERE YOU WANT!!!

This is a little behind of the song’s story: click here

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MY BRAND NEW SINGLE "Before I Say Love" IS OUT ON OCTOBER 29TH. CLICK HERE TO PRE-SAVE ON SPOTIFY OR APPLE MUSIC

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I think it’s so funny how a night can change everything...

I had been in the middle of a writer’s block. I’m in Argentina now for 1 month and some days and since I got here I only wrote 1 song - and that took me long enough - with everything that’s been happening (drama, school... drama school) and the lack of privacy when you share a room with more 2 other people, it was quite hard to focus and concentrate on music writing.

Yesterday, I needed to breathe a little and escape from... my own mind I guess. Climbing up the staircase going to the rooftop of my building I came across one of my roommates with her friend, they had a bottle of wine and a pizza box. After she introduced me to the man who was with her, she invited me to go on a party with them which would happen on a friend’s friend’s house. As I would have had a date that night, I politely declined.

When I went back to the apartment they were both there, and talking to this new friends of hers I found out that besides being quite nice he was also a photographer. A little more conversation after he asked me again if I didn’t want to join them on that party they were going. I felt like I should go, but I declined again. As soon as they left I did what I always do in times of doubt: flipped a coin. (Yes, I do that a lot). To sum it up, I canceled my date and decided to go to the party.

Drinking is something I don’t frequently do, so my experience of mixing vodka with wine was as bad as you can imagine, but the night was great for most part. I made a new friend and when I woke up the next morning I had tons of ideas for new songs. 

Sometimes we feel stuck, like like is going nowhere. I think it’s just a matter of trying new things and going out of your confort zone once in a while. I try my best to keep my feet grounded on the floor, but at times like the ones we’re living today, flying is necessary. New music is coming soon, guys.

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I watched Toy Story 4 for the second time now...

It’s cold in Buenos Aires, so me and my roommate thought it would be a great night to catch a movie. We took a look on the website of the nearest movie theatre around and around many movies that a) we had already watched, b) simply didn’t sound interesting enough or c) Toy Story 4.

Well, even though it “just” came out, my story with this movie is quite long, but I’ll try my best to sum it up here (I’m just going to make this as neutral as possible because who this is about is quite shy, and I would never expose him/her if he/she didn’t want to). There was this person I liked since we were teens and I was never sure if he/she felt the same way. He/She was the only person I couldn’t... “read”, and that fascinated me. But, ok. We became friends and soon this feeling that was already quite big, let’s say, became bigger and stronger. It was the first time I actually felt what people call “love”. It is something that I simply cannot put into words, even though I try my best at times.

After 1 or 2 moths we were already having sleep overs, sharing secrets, going out... He/She was my best friend. But after some time, when we were close to graduating high school, that feeling I had since I laid eyes on him/her just felt... unbearable (that’s the word that comes to me right now). I remember we had this fight where he/she said I didn’t trust him/her enough to talk about my feelings and some other stuff.. We stopped talking for what it seemed like forever and that, simply wrecked me. Until this one night, I went online, on a 4:00-A.M-sleepless-night, and he/she was there, online as well. I reached him/her saying we needed to talk. I said the reason I was kinda weird was because I liked someone. He/She said that it was great news and asked if he/she knew who I was talking about. I said “Yeah. It is you.”. There was a moment of “awkward silence” between the two of us and looking back now, I don’t actually remember what happened after, just that we got back with our friendship and after graduation we went separate ways. We didn’t talk anymore, but we did exchange few messages on special dates, like Christmas, but specially birthdays.. birthdays were our thing.

As time went by we met on some very few other specific events that do not make a big difference to my whole point to the story. The feeling I had was still there, a little quieter, but it was there, and I still didn’t know if it was mutual. A little before I moved to Buenos Aires I called him/her up, I said I was moving and would really like to see him/her. I needed closure to this one specific theme. I was decided that it was going to be the “now or never” scene, where I would speak my mind with no interruptions, and this time face to face. I was sure I could do it. But, after I saw him/her... I became that 15-year-old again who couldn’t manage to put into word his feelings. We talked for hours, laughed about things from the past and had a very small heart-to-heart at one point. In few hours I suddenly remembered everything I loved about him/her, everything!

We watched Toy Story 4 that night. I wanted to do so much. I wanted to tell him/her how I felt when we were together, how everything made sense when I was next to him/her. But I chocked. I knew what I wanted to do, but I didn’t know how to do it. I didn’t know if I had the guts to do it. After we watched the movie, we went together to the bus stop, and I had, like, this huge anguish in my heart that I knew it would never go away if I let that chance go. “I need to talk to you about something very serious and I need you to listen”, I said. “Well, I’ve just called an Uber to take me home, but we can cancel it within the next 4 minutes if you need.” He/She replied. He/She looked straight at me, tried to calm me down. I closed my eyes and just breathed the words “I love you”. He/She giggled and said “I love you too”. “No, you don’t understand...” I said and started to explain everything I felt since I saw him/her with his/her friend down our school hall on a Monday morning way before we studied in the same classroom together, as perfect timing... His/Her Uber arrived. But before he left, he/she hugged me saying “I wanna hear the rest. This won’t end like this”. Once again, we went separate ways.

But, what happens after you say “Love”? I wish I knew. After that night I texted him/her everything... everything. How I felt, my thoughts, my mind. But he/she didn’t reply. I moved to Argentina and we hadn’t talked since. I believe that a feeling so strong and powerful as love doesn’t go away, it can be transformed, but never vanished. I still love him/her and always will. Sometimes, I do wish I could forget or merely not feel anymore, specially the days when the pain is too much to take. But, all this made me who I am, and I accept that all of this is part of life. I missed him/her. Still do. Will always do.

The next song I’m releasing is about this. It’s about lov. It’s about when words just don’t seem like enough and suddenly you don’t seem like enough as well, but trust me: being open, and talking about how you feel is HELL difficult, but necessary.

“Before I Say Love“ will be out in October in all streaming platforms, everywhere.

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Today I realized one thing:

I’m turning 22 today. ONLY 22. And once I realized that I stopped for a while before I got up from my bed, I stopped to think about what I have already done with my life. Especially from last year ‘til now.

Well, I started my 21st birthday getting used to working on a place I didn’t like with so much toxicity I had to go back in therapy (Something I should never had stopped doing. If you’ve never done it or if you think you don’t need it, I suggest you give it a try). And in therapy, as I kept whining about my job and how unsuccessful I was feeling, my shrink kept saying “You know you have resources, right? You’re full of them.”, but so many things were happening, so many plans were not coming true, I didn’t even understand what those “resources” meant.

As the year went by, many things changed. The company where I worked changed owners, so eventually I had a new boss. This boss turned out to see something in me, he gave me the opportunity to grow by giving me a promotion. Sure, I would have more responsibilities, but in this promotion I could do things more... freely. Besides, I would be working with one of my best friends in the whole world. I admire her so much and I have changed for better after we started our friendship. But anyways, because of her I met Arielly from Portubadxs, who produced the 2 singles I’m releasing this year.

I quit my job, dropped everything to pursue an old dream, left my homeland, my family and now at age 22 I live in my own house (Ah, ok. I pay rent), have just released “MARY” for the whole world to see (or... listen), I am about to study at the university of my dreams and I can’t help but think that the “resources” my therapist used to tell me I had was in me all along (kinda cheesy, right? But true.). All it happened led me to this moment. Even if it felt like I was trapped, with no way out of that situation, I made it. 

I still strongly believe that everything happens for a reason and that everything happens when it is supposed to. If all of this happened now... It has to mean something, doesn’t it? When I find it out, I promise I’ll share. But in the meanwhile... STREAM / BUY “MARY” IN ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS!! 

And happy birthday to me, hope I’ll make great mistakes, but also learn from them. Hope I’ll break my heart and that it hurts so bad I can barely breathe. I hope I’ll be able to feel, whatever feelings may come and that I never try to dig them up, because feeling is what makes this life worth living. I hope I continue to love myself in spite of whatever may happen, or people say. I hope all that and more. I’m only 22 after all. I’ve got my whole life ahead of me. With love, Gus <3

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The lyric video to my first song "MARY" is out now on my YouTube channel!

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My cousin came to visit for 5 days and it was great seeing her again.

We have never been close, but with her I have this sense of family I have with only few people. Yesterday, on her last day here, was the first time I ever mentioned I sing. She was really surprised and she didn’t act casual when I showed her my song. 

“But, is that really you? It sounds so different. Did you write it yourself? What is it about?”

She asked me so many questions I didn’t know if I should be flattered of offended. But at the end of the day, I just realized that I don’t open up too much so whatever I say or reveal to people, even if it is something little, can come up as a big surprise. 

Writing music has always been my getaway. And this song I wrote one or two years ago still means so much to me. I really can’t wait to share it with you.