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Avenue Music: Something In My Mind by Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont & Nothing But Thieves Purple Disco Machine/X Nothing But Thieves/  Duke Dumont/Facebook  An engaging Pop, Dance record with a kiss of disco on a fiery dancefloor of desire, it's such an elegant vibrant record that is a burst of refreshing electricity that rushes brilliantly from start to finish, impressive glittering productions that leave a memorable statement.  A collaboration between Duke Dumont, Purple Disco Machine & Nothing But Thieves which is excellent. Produced by Dumont & Purple Disco Machine. Written by Conor Mason, Duke Dumont, Joe Landbridge-Brown, Dom Craik & Purple Disco Machine.   "How does it feel when you lie awake?" Conor sings before the hauntingly bright chorus kicks in. We give it a 5/5.  Released September 8th 2023.    Official Visual Thank You for Joining Us. Until Next Time. Avenue Music. Only ...

Avenue Music: Kylie Minogue - Love Train Kylie Minogue/X Taken from her 16th studio album, tension which has been topping the charts and has received widespread acclaim. Kylie proves that after all these years she can take on any genre and create more than just a few minutes of singalong or dancefloor fillers. Her music actually has an impact from the lyrical direction to sonic arrangements. Love Train is proof of that. It's one of the standout tracks on the album. It's a burst of pure pop good music with bubblegum vibes. It's filled with fun and summer. Definitely not a forgettable song, at first listen you get a taste of its addictive and infections energy. Produced by Sky Adams and written by Kylie Minogue,Maegan Cottone, Sky Adams, Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff. Official Artwork. She sings "All aboard my love train, I can take you to the moon in the fastlane" over a happy go lucky beat. Lyrically the song touches on a love that moves y...

Crush Of The Week: Elijah Blake  Elijah Blake/X This Week on Mzansi Avenue we have Sean Fenton(Born, June 4 1992) best known as Elijah Blake who is an American Record Producer, Singer-Songwriter, 2x Grammy Award winner who has penned a number of successful hits such as climax by Usher and Dancing Shadows by Mario which has impeccable production.  Elijah Blake/X Having worked with artists like Jordin Sparks, Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, JoJo and Ciara. He has proven himself as an established household name that has paved way for an interesting blend of good music, often in a genre bending space. Elijah is an exceptional creative who shines in any given capacity to showcase his offering whether on his own record or as the man behind the production. He's definitely one of the best artists/producers of this generation.  Elijah Blake/X Elijah Blake/X He has released his own projects and they are quite refreshing, Deux a single he relea...

 Pop Essentials: C'est La Vie by Ashley Jana Official Artwork.  Independent recording artist Ashley Jana always releases interesting arrangements of music. This week we check out a charged up pop record from her debut studio album Electricity which has songs such as Spin The Bottle, it was featured on WWE as Kaitlyn's theme song. Jana's music also been on numerous TV shows such as Empire and Dance Moms.  C'est La Vie means That's Just Life. The song has this classical touch to it as if she's gonna sing some opera music with violin strings while having some club synths, the chorus is a highlight "I gotta move on from everything I love about you baby, gotta stay strong I know it won't be easy but I could say..." It's such a clean cut of a record, noting the relationship is over and closing the chapter with sizzling beats carrying some dramatic elements, stomps and it all comes together so well. 5/5 Link: Official Audio It's available on all s...

 Avenue Sports: Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura WWE/X WWE/X They've been feuding since August for Seth Rollins' world heavyweight championship, they faced off at the Payback premium live event where Seth retained and Shinsuke assaulted the champion after the match resulting in referees breaking it off. The following night on raw they had another segment where they broke into a brawl....it's quite clear these men wanna tear each other apart, Shinsuke is playing psychological mind games with Seth often using his weaknesses or playing threats into their battleground in order to have some sort of advantage. Last Monday their encounter led to Seth taking a massive beat down with chair shots on his back and Shinsuke looking dominant and brutal.  Fans have expressed interest in this especially with how Nakamura is given a chance to cut promos in Japanese with subtitles of course. Seth Should be the face of the Raw brand, he has the title for it but most of the time it's like...

 Avenue Music: Broken By Eric Jr.  Eric Jr.  Eric Jr released his second single this year after the success of his EP titled Relentless which was full of passion, collaborations, realism and ambition. Now he's on a fresh new guitar driven record that's sonically pleasing with a feel good tone while lyrically he engages on the rough moments he's been met with throughout from betrayal to setback and how he wants to win. Official Artwork.  Interesting flows, catchy hooks and some sweet harmonies capture the moment, he knows how to hold his own and is shaping out to be an act to look out for. Last Year He was listed as an Artist On Watch for the Year End Awards and with this record he proved that he's definitely one of the greatest in the making.  There's no indication yet of whether this single will be part of an EP/Album or it's just a standalone project. Either way it's good music. We give it 5/5 stars.  Link:  Official Audio Thank You for Joining Us. ...

 Avenue Music: The News & New Music Report. Brand new albums, exciting musical comebacks, headlining acts....this is the new music and news report.  Ghala Prinz. Ghala Prinz formerly known as Mental Sight is back in the music scene as he teased a comeback single with a yet to be revealed date. This star on the rise who dropped his debut single titled Guided by Greatness in 2020, has rebranded and redirected his music to a different perspective of production and consumption. We cannot wait to hear what he has in store.  King Driez. King Driez dropped two collaborative singles with Jay Cracker & Eric Jr which are Livin' Good & Time For You. After that he took a break and now he's ready to serve some new jingles for the incoming Summer as he took to social media to buzz about an Extended Play titled Trap Baby and the well-known Black 12 is featured as a producer on the project set for October 13th 2023.  Usher/Instagram  Usher one of the biggest acts on...