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2020 Breakthrough Artist Vinnie Vidal One to Watch in 2021
In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, Royal Play Records CEO Vinnie Vidal launched his solo recording career releasing an astonishing 22 singles in 2020 and amassing thousands of streams and listeners. The artist and producer is not a stranger to the music industry. Vidal started his love affair with music at age 8 when he was gifted a keyboard and taught himself to play. He went on to compose music and direct his church choir at age 14, which led to him founding Royal Play Records at only 15 years of age! Vidal makes his beats from scratch, writes the music, sings, raps. His team and label, Royal Play Records, has a mission of providing consistently high-quality music. He focuses on producing music that brings self-awareness to the listener while being infused with positive vibes and the power to heal the mind.
A Journey Through My 2020 Music Playlist - From Future Nostalgia to Folklore
2020 has been hard on every one of us, being alone in the middle of a global pandemic with no one to comfort or help us. Music served as one of our best friends helping us get through tough times, motivating us, and comforting us, no matter what the situation is. Quarantine allowed me to explore so many different artists and different genres of music, which I don't think I ever would have done in normal times.
Let's DiscussPublished 3 years ago in BeatIf 2020 was a song and if the songs were our friends...
Unforgettable 2020... It was an ordinary and beautiful year that started out just like every year. Everyone had good wishes, plans and goals. News about China started to spread in social media and news. Most of us didn't expect this to reach everywhere and change our whole lives. It took people we loved from some of us, some of us were laid off. And an epidemic was not the only bad thing that happened in 2020. Many disasters, such as plane crashes, wars in the Middle East, earthquakes, big protests, the Australian fire...
Beth CollinsPublished 3 years ago in BeatThe Year of Soundtracks and Feelings
2020 started like every year for me, but before COVID came about and ran through everything like a knife through butter. I had feelings for someone, and things didn't work out, naturally, but that's okay. After my winter quarter, we had to do online classes, so since I haven't been working when I'm not doing school work, I've been indulging in some movies and shows that I missed out on.
Don Anderson IIPublished 3 years ago in Beat- Top Story - December 2020
Edge of ‘21
If you’re reading this, you got through 2020 somehow. What did it for you? Was it looking towards the next year, the future? Was it focusing on the things that make you feel most comfortable? Was it exploring your creative outlets? It was probably a combination of all of these things. A lot of us spent this year “hiding”; hiding from the plague, hiding from our feelings, hiding from responsibility. One of the easiest ways to hide is to escape, and escaping is best done through media: television, movies, music, etc.
Molly Caitlin LongPublished 3 years ago in Beat My Top 10 Songs Of 2020
#10: Double Negative (Skelton Milkshake): Dominic Fike What else can I say about this song besides the fact that it's an absolute bop? Propelled by a prominent bassline and catchy chorus, the worst part about this song is that it barely touches the 2-minute mark.
How music saved me in 2020
The year didn't start off brilliantly well for me. Even before Covid hit us here in the UK. My partner and I split up by the end of January. While it felt like a relief at the time, I still faced single motherhood raising a 1-and half-year-old little girl.
Heartbreak to Healing Soundtrack
I didn’t listen to music for pleasure for a long time at the beginning of this year, until I had something to smile about when I finally got back into my studio apartment with room to myself… to decorate, ponder, and think. About what my next step would be. My next move towards whatever life had planned for me. What would my job be? I had to figure it out. I didn’t know what to do next. On top of that, I was overwhelmed about it and didn’t know how to explain that to the person I was seeing. I sensed that we were both growing apart even though we had only started seeing each other again for a month or so. What was wrong? He wouldn’t tell me… He just started ghosting me. Like not answering me for days at a time. I started surfing through Youtube songs and found some new hits from my all time favorite male artist Chris Breezy. And ‘Overtime’ kicked in. Had it on repeat for like 2 weeks straight. As I was getting used to the town I was in, I was taking walks and listening to it back and forth from my apartment for hours at a time. I went through tons of songs that brought me joy and made me feel powerful again. Songs like, ‘She rockin that Thang’ by The Dream. Overtime though. Got me hooked because I had seen choreoghraphy to it by EXPG Studio… which I planned in my mind to hit as soon as I got back on track with my ideal weight. ‘He don’t deserve your time. I been on the bench a while. Let me do you better’ Is what I thought he was saying. But the lyrics really are ‘ Put him on the bench a while. Let me do you better’. Okay, so a few weeks. I got the opportunity to meet someone who really wanted to give me their time. I was surprised that we really hit it off, actually clicking after just one day of meeting in line and a short bus ride to a transportation center. But we didn’t exactly get to spend more one on one time after that. Things just got in the way even though we kept planning to. But on the phone… it was like.. really nice. A breath of fresh air. I was really enjoying this. So fast forward to me getting ready to pack out and leave to live in another city. I was busy working on a project and I wasn’t listening as much again. I actually didn’t start again until I after an emergency. I mean I was in a good mood just wanting to hear some of my classic new jams I had heard at my last job. How could I forget when I first heard ‘Dangerous’ on my way home at midnight. ‘You ain’t no angel but you got a halo…That’s what it’s like loving you’. It wasn’t the person I had recent’y met though. No, I had gone back to the joker again. But only because I knew him longer. We had gone out at least 5 times over a two year span. I did have some feelings for him. But he was always just feeling his way through. Never really being concrete about what we were doing. But this time I really got carried away. I mean when you think about what you feel and want … it sucks when its just you thinking that… I found out that the guy doesn’t even feel the same way…. So I stopped listening again.
Porsche LacewellPublished 3 years ago in BeatA Musical Illustration of 2020
This year has been a tough year for us all. I'm sure you've heard this a lot, in any number of uncertain terms. Beyond Covid-19, for me, personally, this was a trying year of illness, past flings returning to torment me, graduation, broken hearts, new beginnings - both romantically and professionally, and severe health concerns, among other things.
J-Zo Is Becoming More Known More And More As A Musician
J-Zo — born Sidney Clayton Jr, was raised in Albuquerque New Mexico in CYFD Custody. Taken away at 5 years old due to domestic violence, he learned to be independent as a child. Art was a gift that J-Zo embraced to express himself, through all the turmoil and chaos going on in his life. Finding his music talent at age 14, he joined a Christian rap group with fellow foster siblings called “(BTL) Bigger Than Life” and released his first professionally recorded album titled “Prime Time For the kids”. This album focused solely on influencing kids to get good grades, obey their parents, stay away from drugs, and staying in school.
Honk MagazinePublished 3 years ago in BeatViva Forever cover Shannon King
LYRICS Do you still remember how we used to be? Feeling together, believing whatever My love has said to me Both of us were dreamers
Shannon KingPublished 3 years ago in BeatBunker Rock Reviews: Ashes Fly Like Memories
Release Date: December 21st 2020 We're going to do something a bit different today on BRR. Up until now, our reviews have been about big names like Smashing Pumpkins and Run The Jewels, whom as much as we love 'em—aren't really wanting for such attention. Instead, Obsidian Eagle is determined to go full indie by reviewing a recent EP from fellow 'chordist' and recording artist, Drew Haze. OE thinks you’ll find as he has that this demo disc deserves some serious consideration.
Obsidian EaglePublished 3 years ago in Beat