Charlotte Music
Charlotte Music
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Nia J keeps you enthralled with her soothing cadences and layered vocals on new EP ‘Rabbit Hole’
By Shakilya Lawrence September 23, 2021 Charlotte-based singer-songwriter Nia Johnson, a.k.a Nia J, has released her debut EP, Rabbit Hole. The 18-minute, seven-song project takes listeners on a soulful and serene voyage unveiling the simple complexities of life, love, growth, sexuality, and finding yourself. Starting...
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Remembering Ben Best, co-creator of ‘Eastbound & Down,’ actor, writer, musician, and North Carolinian
By Daniel Coston September 17, 2021 (updated) On Sunday, September 12, news was shared by Rough House Pictures that Benjamin Terrell Best, a Charlotte mainstay and North Carolina native writer, actor and musician had passed away just a day before his 47th birthday. For many...
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Charlotte’s Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology cheerleaders featured on Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’
By CLTure September 3, 2021 Drake’s highy anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy has finally arrived. Already breaking streaming records on the back of internet squabbling with rival Kanye West, the 21-song album follows much of the same recipe of head-nodding rap tracks and...
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Curt Keyz’ latest album ‘CURT(IS)’ is an exploration of identity featuring a bright cast of Charlotte talent
By Jamel Smith August 27, 2021 Photo: Jess Dailey Charlotte-based pianist and singer-songwriter Curtis Hayes, aka Curt Keyz has released his latest project, CURT(IS). And in this round, he’s reintroducing himself over a 17-song tracklist of wide-ranging, cohesive themes focusing on love, faith, family, resilience,...
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Tecoby Hines’ ‘Days Under Sun’ is a soulfully contemplative project that reflects on making the most of life
By Shakilya Lawrence August 15, 2021 (updated) Charlotte-based singer and rapper Tecoby Hines has released his latest project, Days Under Sun. The three-song EP is a soulfully contemplative project that reflects on making the most of life and demonstrates his personal growth as a musician. ...
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Day Brown flexes multifaceted skill set with his latest project, ‘Dayday’
By Cameron Lee August 15, 2021 While rapper and singer Dayleen Brown, aka Day Brown, has lived in Charlotte since the age of five, his musical influences derive from an early upbringing in Brooklyn. Born to a father with Caribbean roots and a mother from...
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Natalie Carr’s style of sultry R&B and synth-pop is spreading far beyond Charlotte
By Cameron Lee August 11, 2021 Photo: Pete Stuppard There’s a frayed vulnerability to the voice and lyrics of emerging Charlotte-based pop singer-songwriter, Natalie Carr. She has a susceptibility that draws you in, and the type of unpredictability that makes you wonder what will happen...
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Family Video’s blend of pop-punk, synthwave and indie rock is as polished as it is boisterous
By Grant Golden July 30, 2021 Coming into the Charlotte scene in 2018, Family Video came in swinging for the fences. Josh Shabtai, the band’s vocalist and songwriter, made the trek from New York City to North Carolina with a collection of songs that evolved...
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West Charlotte native DEVN releases stirring debut project paying tribute to his neighborhood on St. Luke St.
By Shakilya Lawrence July 21, 2021 Photo: Surf Mitchell Devin Mitchell, known as the artist DEVN, has released his highly anticipated debut EP, St. Luke St., this week. The West Charlotte native has recently garnered attention after his feature on Lute’s most recent single, “Myself.” ...
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The curious case of Benji Hughes, a Charlotte music icon
By Cameron Lee June 29, 2021 Photo: Daniel Coston In 2014, Vulture proclaimed Benji Hughes as the best songwriter you’ve never heard of. Seven years later, that may still hold true. The lengthy exposé detailed Hughes’ time in New York working at Frisbie, a company...
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