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The Guardian. “I looked up to androgynous rock stars.” Bowie’s influence is visible and audible in Electra’s work.Throughout the years, Electra has teamed up with plenty of well-known musicians like Charli XCX, Mykki Blanco, Rebecca Black, Pussy Riot, and even the legendary Village People.Electra has been working hard on a new full-length for some time, and it’s almost here.The singer-songwriter’s third album Fanfare is scheduled for an October 6 release date.

Mykki Blanco has today (August 10) shared a new song, ‘Steps’ – check it out below.The song features MNEK and Saul Williams and is taken from Blanco’s upcoming new album, ‘Stay Close To Music’, which arrives on October 14 via Transgressive records.Speaking of their new single, Blanco explained, “I think a song like ‘Steps’ is a testament to what can happen when three very unique artists are given time to create a meditation together – to respond to one another when the moment is right –  almost like the lines of a haiku – maybe ‘Steps’ is a prayer unique in its ability to transcend and transform and provide peace without necessarily providing an answer.”Mykki continued: “In many ways ‘Steps’ symbolises a pointed progression in my songwriting. I think as a songwriter, I was not always willing to be so vulnerable.

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Haim, The Roots, The Flaming Lips and Sheryl Crow are scheduled to headline The Big Climate Thing Festival, a three-day climate-themed festival in New York City.Seeking to address and raise awareness of the climate crisis, the event will blend musical programming with climate-related dialogue, including videos, talks, and calls to action. The event, which takes place at the start of Climate Week NYC in September, will also be carbon-mapped in an effort to reduce its environmental footprint.The festival’s proceeds will support EarthPercent, a Brian Eno-launched nonprofit which seeks to raise $100million of music industry funds for climate initiatives by 2030.

Mykki Blanco has released a new song with R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe – watch the video for ‘Family Ties’ below.The song is out now via Transgressive, with a black and white video directed by Kit Monteith that includes a cameo from Stipe through a flickering TV screen.

Mykki Blanco has shared a new video for their recent Blood Orange collaboration ‘It’s Not My Choice’, directed by Dev Hynes himself – watch it below.The track was shared last month ahead of the release of Blanco’s new album ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’.Of the new video, Mykki said: “Creating with Dev Hynes as director of this video was as effortless as creating the song together.

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Mykki Blanco has shared a suave new single titled ‘It’s Not My Choice’, a mid-tempo duet with London-based R&B artist Blood Orange (aka Devonté Hynes).Built on soulful pad synths, jazzy horns and keys with understated percussion and a subtle, yet impactful bassline, the track sees Blanco and Hynes trade emotive lines touching on what a press release calls “the tug of war that is a dysfunctional relationship”.Take a listen to ‘It’s Not My Choice’ below:‘It’s Not My Choice’ is the fourth single

Mykki Blanco has shared a new single called ‘Summer Fling’ featuring Kari Faux – you can listen to it below.Produced by FaltyDL, the bouncy new track is taken from the rapper’s upcoming new mini-album ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’, due out June 18 via Transgressive Recordings.“I wanted ‘Summer Fling’ to feel like a song I could have heard at my middle school dance, maybe it’s because those were the years in which I was coming of age,” Blanco said of the new track.“Y2K aesthetics still influence

After teasing two upcoming projects, the first since their self-titled debut album in 2016, rapper Mykki Blanco has shared plans to release a brand new mini-album later this year via Transgressive Records. Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep, set to drop on June 18, is a nine-track project that boasts features from Big Freedia, Kari Faux, Blood Orange, and more.

Mykki Blanco has announced their new mini-album ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’, and shared a new track ‘Love Me’ featuring Jamila Woods and Jay Cue. You can hear the atmospheric new track below.“‘Love Me’ is essentially about so many forms of love, patience, trust, time,” Blanco said of the new track.

Mykki Blanco helped make rap a more exciting place with their debut 10 years ago — everything about them, from style to sound to presence forced hip-hop fans to reconfigure what truly rebellious art looked like, and whether or not they could handle it. It's been five years since Mykki's self-titled project, and 2020 saw the release of one song "You Will Find It" featuring FaltyDL and Devendra Banhart.

Shirley Ju Rapper Mykki Blanco took to social media on Friday to express frustration over their work on the Teyana Taylor track “WTP,” a single off 2018’s “K.T.S.E.” project — and Taylor has responded. “K.T.S.E.” was the last of a five-album collection Kanye West executive-produced.

Mykki Blanco has claimed they’ve not been paid for their guest spot on Teyana Taylor’s ‘WTP’, a song taken from the singer’s second album ‘K.T.S.E.’ (2018).Blanco explained that they felt the need to go public and urge fans not to stream the song due to financial troubles resulting from coronavirus‘ stranglehold on the live music industry.“The reason I have gone public with this is not to bad mouth [Teyana Taylor], but her ENTIRE team and Universal [Music Group] have treated me WITH SO MUCH

Rapper Mykki Blanco has shared a statement accusing Teyana Taylor's team of refusing to pay Blanco for her feature on Taylor's 2018 song "WTP." In the statement posted Friday on Instagram, Blanco wrote: "These people have been flippant, rude, they have lied, delayed, found me 'harmless' and 'inconsequential.'" She went on to ask fans not to stream "WTP," writing "everything associated with this song and these people is ANTI- LGBTQ

In the four years since Mykki Blanco released her last album Mykki, fans have only been occasionally treated to new music from the hip-hop star. But now, Blanco is officially back with some brand-new flows for fans.

Mykki Blanco has shared a new song called “Lucky.” It was recorded live in London with a three-piece string section and FaltyDL on keyboards; FaltyDL also produced the song. Hear it below.