Brad Cooney Podcast

Regal Rapstar simply had enough of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Pasadena based Latino-American rapper/producer released a song with a title that says it all: “F the Coronavirus.” This is a hard hitting track aimed at the culprit that put the whole world on hold, with plenty of cool word play and a solid, original beat. It comes from the four track, self-titled EP that was released in March, and...

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Dynamic rock artist Ja’son Manwill advances to the quarter-finals of America’s Next Top Hitmaker competition, placing him among the top 1% of entrants. This impressive feat highlights his growing influence in the music industry. With a sharp focus and unwavering determination, Ja’son aims to win the grand prize: a feature in Rolling Stone Magazine, a spot on Rolling Stone’s Future of Music lineup...

“The Shower” releases on August 9. “It is playful,” she said. “Lyrically, it feels like one big run-on sentence, just the thoughts going through your head, like, ‘What happened? What did I do? What did they do? What did they do wrong?’ All this stuff that makes you feel absolutely crazy with a breakup.” From the start of this affair we were 25 years young  And now I’m starting to regret what I sai...

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Whether you know a little bit about every genre or a lot about one genre, when someone loves music their love of music is forever. Jimmy Mallia is the perfect example of this considering he put his first single on streaming services this past year at almost 60 years old. His latest, “Had Em All,” has him recounting his past relationships and how every partner was unique for a different reason. Jim...

Jimii N°1, is a multi-talented creative, as well as a man on a mission to spread love and hope in this world. Through a long and bountiful career, he has been able to touch the hearts and minds of many.  Whether it was on the production team of The Oprah Show, one of his many roles in the theatrical world, or a new song of his own creation, he always finds a way to share his message. Support the s...

Themes of spiritual transcendence and mental dysfunction aren’t usual subjects for popular music, unless you are Boston’s Sam Welch and you put them into the kind of techno music he is known for, or the pop of his new album, The Republic . The combination pop/alternative pop instrumentation and playful lyrics full of quirky rhymes makes even a song with a title like “My Darling Human Condition,” o...

Since he grew up on the coasts of Carolina and Georgia, Mack Holland has been involved in writing poetry, culminating with the 2017 publication of his book, Sweet Inspiration: The Mack Holland Book of Inspiration, Poetry and Song.  As the title would suggest, sometimes Holland’s poetry work takes him into the world of music, and after he was encouraged to start recording his own music a decade ago...

Kedash is back in town, bringing a feel-good, happy-time track with a title that asks, appropriately, “DontCha Wanna Have Fun.” ““DontCha Wanna Have Fun’ is about a guy who’s trying to get with a girl, and she’s not gonna make it easy for him,” she said. “She wants him to understand that she’s not with the games, and that if he’s really serious then she’ll be open to the possibility of them being...

FOX NEWS CO HOST OF "THE FIVE" JESSICA TARLOV STOPS BY AND GIVES AN INDEPTH ANALYSIS ON THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE.  Support the show

Respected vocalist and guitarist MIKE TRAMP returns with 'Songs Of White Lion – Vol. II' which will drop on August 23rd via Frontiers Music Srl. The album's ten tracks once again see TRAMP re-imagining select cuts from his former band White Lion. To herald the album's announcement, TRAMP shares its first single, "Lights and Thunder," accompanied by a new music video....

Hip-hop artist S7GMA drops latest single, “Now,” a motivational anthem to remind us all to hold on—no matter what comes our way. S7GMA infuses his unique style into the conscious single to introduce listeners to the S7GMA sound. S7GMA—pronounced “Sigma”—is the solo act of an artist with years of prior experience in a group setting. The musician chose S7GMA as his moniker as a teenager because of i...

Nikena, a pop and R&B artist, has infused her Jamaican heritage and passion for singing into a vibrant track titled "Hold Me," accompanied by a lively music video depicting a thrilling night at the club. “I wanted to create a song about two people who makes eye contact at the club and then end up dancing together before the end of the night” Nikena said. Making a music video is anoth...

With summer season coming on, the hip-hop/R&B duo KingJu1c3 and AcWolf have crafted a chill, laid-back hip-hop track called “What You Came For” to get people up for the season’s fun. KingJu1c3 says the idea behind it is “like a trip to Vegas.” AcWolf takes a more metaphysical view. The song, he says, “dives into a state of heightened self-awareness.” So "What You Came For" is already...

With a power voice that goes as deep and hot as magma, or high, hard and cold as nails, delivered smooth, soft and dreamy or with a hacksaw edge, Har’Monique is launching her career with “One In a Million.” Support the show

For over two decades, The Mellow Mac has written and produced a large body of work, from R&B rap—hip-hop, pop, reggaeton, EDM, neo soul, country and more—for various artists and labels. “One Way Ticket,” single released July 2024, features The Mellow Mac on an R&B love song, with harmonic vocals telling his love interest he’s ready to go to the next level if she is. “Yeah, yeah. I wanted t...

 Although his roots are in jazz, Michaels experience covers an eclectic array of musical genres and influences including Doo-wop, pop and R&B and he’s sung a number of national commercials. In the 80's he was a member of the duo "Sly Fox" having had a top ten single and top forty album throughout the world. .Michael also has a background in the theater and Independent film work...

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Soulful singer Alyssa Rose Hunt invites you to groove to her latest single, “Vibe with You.” The energetic track off her recent album is accompanied by an upbeat music video and energy that welcomes all to the party. Telling stories is more than entertainment for Alyssa Rose—it’s a way of life. “I started writing when I was struggling with my mental health, around 2017 to 2019. In 2020, I started...

Gable Burnett’s new song “Trouble” starts off with a bang and takes off from there in a flat dead rocking country run. Her career as a recording artist, beginning with “Trouble,” should follow the same trajectory. “Should” not only because she writes some great music and “should” because she has the talent and the power voice, but “should” because she is working it. The song, dropping May 31, is b...

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Mark Bram, AKA Ruby Topaz, has a myriad of musical influences that bleed into his sound, but what sets him apart as a musician is the ability to take these styles and morph them into something entirely unique. “I think it’s the mixture of music, because it is so diverse,” Bram said. “When you take the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman’s Hermits, the Turtles, and you mix it with bands like King Crimson,...

To introduce his new album, Front Porch Philosopher , Norman Collins offers “I Wanna Rule Somebody,” a pure piece of hard-driving, rock guitar and messaging in which the subject is the betrayal of belief and trust. The album and the single will be released on May 22. Guitar and a steady, hard fast drum begin, but not just to philosophy’s beat. In this song, we get rock metaphysics. After the rest...

Since his first track in 2019, Penny Taylor has released more than 50 songs, which includes two six-track EPs, a five-track EP and a 16-track album. With “Cuff,” dropping on June 5, he believes he has found his sound. He calls it “R&B with an edge.” “‘Cuff’ was my first attempt at writing an R&B song from start to finish with a mainstream appeal to it. It is basically a song expressing the...