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Moby Enters a Quieter Era on Future Quiet, Featuring Jacob Lusk on the Lead Track

Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 2026 MIConnected

Moby has announced his 23rd studio album, Future Quiet, set for release on February 20, 2026 via BMG. Alongside the news, he has shared the lead track: a new version of “When It’s Cold I’d Like To Die,” featuring Jacob Lusk, known for his work with the acclaimed group Gabriels. The 11-track project is described as a new chapter for one of electronic music’s longest-running and most influential figures. Across modern piano minimalism, immersive ambient soundscapes, and select vocal collaborations, Future Quiet centers on the tension between hyper-connected life and…

Brunio Who Releases New Album “Brunio’s Mind”

Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026 Barrington

Bruno Gugliano’s Brunio Who project is a real treat! The Buenos Aires musician frames this 16 track collection as the first season of a musical sitcom, which could easily come across as gimmicky. Instead, it mostly delivers on that ambitious premise. The concept is straightforward: each song functions as an episode in a larger narrative. What makes this interesting is how Gugliano commits to the idea without forcing it. The tracks move through different moods and styles because the story demands it, not because he’s showing off his range. You…

Grammy-Winning R&B Group Blackstreet Joins XOXO Entertainment Ahead of 2026 Plans

Dec 21, 2025Dec 21, 2025 MIConnected

Blackstreet is entering a new chapter with XOXO Entertainment Corp., signing with the company for label and management. The move brings one of R&B’s most recognizable groups into a partnership that points toward fresh activity in 2026, including new music and upcoming tour dates. For many listeners, Blackstreet’s name is inseparable from “No Diggity,” the group’s signature hit that spent four weeks at the top of the pop charts and earned a GRAMMY Award for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group. The track has also continued to find…

Rock The Bells Cruise Sets Sail in 2026 on Norwegian Joy With T.I., Public Enemy, Jermaine Dupri, and More

Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 2025 MIConnected

Rock The Bells is taking its Hip-Hop cruise into bigger territory for 2026, and the upgrade is not subtle. After three straight sellouts and a waitlist that keeps growing, Rock The Bells Cruise: A Hip-Hop Experience is back November 1 to 6, 2026, sailing out of Miami with a first-time stop in Montego Bay, Jamaica, plus an extra day at sea to stretch the whole thing into a full-on floating festival. The biggest change is the ship. For 2026, the cruise moves to Norwegian Joy, a newer, state-of-the-art ship that…

Von Venn Makes Sense of Growing Up

Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 2025 Barrington

Gary Cox’s second album under the Von Venn name landed on my desk at exactly the right moment. I’d been scrolling through news feeds feeling that familiar knot in my stomach, the one that comes from watching the world bend itself into increasingly absurd shapes. Then “Still Falling” came through my speakers and I thought, oh good, someone else gets it. “Forgetting the Fall” is the sound of someone who believed the adults had everything under control, then grew up and realized nobody really does. Cox doesn’t dress this up…

Chip Tha Ripper Debuts “Santa Save Me”. Announces Gift Raps 2

Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 2025 MIConnected

Just in time for the holidays, Chip Tha Ripper is giving fans a gift they didn’t know they needed. The Cleveland-bred artist, entrepreneur, and cultural tastemaker is set to release his highly anticipated holiday project Rapping Paper: Gift Raps 2 on Christmas Day, delivering a festive yet fearless body of work that blends humor, hunger, and high-level bars. Serving as the sequel to his cult-favorite Gift Raps, the new project elevates the concept with sharper production, bigger collaborations, and a rollout designed to cut through the noise of holiday releases. The project features…

Indie Spotlight: Logan LNXK

Dec 16, 2025Dec 16, 2025 MIConnected

Logan LNXK doesn’t just blur genre lines — he erases them. At 23, this southern-raised storyteller moves like a country boy with city-boy confidence, blending hip-hop swagger, heartfelt lyrics, and country soul into something entirely his own — and it’s the heartbeat of Logan LNXK, a group that takes that same fearless energy and expands it across country, pop, R&B, and hip-hop. Together, they’ve built a sound that hits where the mud meets the neon — 808s under twangy guitars, honesty under attitude, harmony under heat. Every verse feels lived-in.…

Ervin Munir and Kate Swanson Team Up For “Lifeline”

Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 2025 Barrington

There’s a sincerity to “Lifeline” that hits deep wit Ervin Munir teaming up for this new with Kate Swanson. The track opens with piano, then Kate Swanson’s voice comes in, and it’s the kind of vocal performance that makes you stop what you’re doing and actually listen. There’s a calmness to it, but also real strength underneath. When Ervin joins her for the chorus, their voices work together in a way that feels smooth, like they’ve been singing together for years rather than this being their first collaboration. It starts…

The Here And Now’s “Riptide” Hits Hard

Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 2025 Barrington

The Here And Now aren’t trying to ease you into anything with “Riptide”. This thing comes out swinging from the first second, and Cherry Terzza’s vocals make sure you’re paying attention whether you planned to or not. What really works here is the directness. The metaphor is right there in the title, and the band leans into it with confidence. We’ve all had that person or habit or situation that we know is bad news, but we keep going back anyway. The track captures that feeling without getting preachy about…