Mikey Bustos Shares New Original – “I Promise”

Candian pop/R&B singer Mikey Bustos has a new song to share and it’s called “I Promise”. He categorizes it as an original wedding ballad and I think that’s a pretty accurate description. It’s another reminder just how talented this guy is. I’m sure there are those of you that will find the song too sappy, and others who will find it romantic. I’m somewhere in the middle but you know what? I can appreciate a good ballad. I am part Korean after all haha. The song is well produced and has a beautiful melody. Great song from MB.

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Chops Talks to NodFactor About Producing for The Lonely Island x Nicki Minaj

If you’ve paid even the least bit of attention to online pop culture then you have probably seen a video or two by the SNL comedy troupe known as The Lonely Island. Well this past weekend the group dropped a new viral digital gem called “The Creep”, a collaboration with the ubiquitous Nicki Minaj. It’s a hilarious bit, watch it below.

Well what makes this video especially news worthy is the fact that production was handled by none other than Chops. He speaks to NodFactor about the track and how it ended up in the hands of the SNL crew. You can catch the interview in full after the break or head on over to NodFactor. Props to Chops on the placement! You can get the single on iTunes & Amazon.

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Young Chariz Drops a Freeverse in the Studio

Daaaang. It’s sometimes hard to judge an MC’s skills based purely on their singles, because often time their official releases cater to one audience and they don’t utilize the extent of their abilities. I guess that’s what I get for not doing my homework because Young Chariz just dropped a pretty hot freeverse in this video clip. I know not everyone has the same tastes in music, but I wish this is the type of lyrical material artists like Chariz would drop all the time with a few commercial/tough talk records mixed in here and there, rather than the other way around. Dope drop from the kid outta the bay.

The Freshmen: Francis Kang – “Home Sweet Home” MV

Welcome to another installment of The Freshmen, where we feature artists who haven’t quite developed a following yet, and are still working on establishing themselves and making their official debut.. Remember it’s important that you the readers vote either thumbs up or thumbs down on these posts because this will help us decide which of these artists can graduate from The Freshmen and be a part of the regular rotation of a-Tunes Music News.

In this post, we have Virginia crooner Francis Kang. Although he’s been doing music on the side for a while, he’s just now starting to branch out – including this brand new music video for his new single Home Sweet Home, featuring production from Sky Muzik Entertainment. There’s a pretty powerful message in both the song & video and production values are solid but lacks polish. But the question is how do you think it fares? Your input matters!