“The main problem is that it started as a sorta subculture of boom-clap hip-hop … but then every sampled music with static recordings was put in the same category.”

The numerous channels that created them have become sensations, raking in thousands of listeners and carving out a loyal fanbase who turn to the tracks and mixes for soothing background music as they work or study. However, the popularity of lo-fi has brought a number of detractors, and some feel the genre has become a parody of itself.

The concept of In Love With A Ghost is downtempo tracks, but ones that capture specific emotions or stories.

There are similarities to the lo-fi hip-hop craze — Maël occasionally makes what they’d consider lo-fi tracks, but is keen to find a way to put “soul” and concepts into the music. They also cite YouTube as a place where they have found popularity.

I was in a cheesy mood,” they said. “It gave me the opportunity to establish a character that a lot of people could relate to, and expect to act as they imagine it.” They worked with others — vocalist Nori and artist Sarlisart — to bring the concept together. It resonated with people, and the YouTube video has since been viewed over 6 million times. In fact, numerous songs by Maël have racked up millions of views, as well as adoring comments from people emotionally connecting to the music.

This contest is open to all over the age of 18 and the best part is the contest is open to all entries worldwide! Submission are open from 7 January, 2017 (8PM GMT+8) till 27 January , 2017 (11:59PM GMT+8) and the winning entries will be announced on IT’S THE SHIP social media platforms on 31 March 2020

How to enter contest:

1. Participants must create 1 original track
2. Participants must create 1 mix (must consist of 2 original tracks) and must include an accurate set list
3. Upload both tracks on to either Soundcloud or Mixcloud entitled “Deck Selecta – ARTIST NAME”
4. Participants will head over to the IT’S THE SHIP website’s Deck Selecta contest page and fill in the form accordingly.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Official Rules apply only to entries received worldwide. By entering, entrants accept and acknowledge that they will be competing against eligible entries received worldwide. Eligible Contest entrants are individuals are above legal age of eighteen (18) years. Employees, agents or officers of Livescape Singapore Pte Ltd (“Sponsor”) or of any entity involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of the Contest, including any advertising or promotion agency, supplier of prizes for the Contest, parent company, service provider, subsidiary or affiliate of the Sponsor/any such entity or any other entity directly associated with the Contest or any member of the immediate family of and/or person living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Contest. All references to “you” shall also be deemed references to “entrants” under these Rules.

The announcement comes after Bugg recently completed a short tour and shared new single ‘Kiss The Sun’, his first off his forthcoming album which he is currently working on with Andrew Watt (Post Malone, Cardi B).

“I love working with Andrew Watt and I’m really pleased with the sound of this track. I wanted to write something that was fun and a bit light-hearted,”

The new record, which is his first since 2017’s ‘Hearts That Strain’. is slated to drop in 2020.

His forthcoming UK dates for March:

3 – BRIGHTON Dome
5 – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
6 – LIVERPOOL Mountford Hall
8 – EDINBURGH Usher Hall
9 – DUNDEE Fat Sams
10 – ABERDEEN Music Hall
12 – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall
13 – SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Sheffield
14 – CARDIFF University Great Hall

While the group’s faces aren’t visible, the word ‘TOUR’ features at the bottom of the poster, alongside the telling caption ‘April 2020. Stay tuned.’ Posting on Twitter, one BTS fan wrote: “Best part of 2020 is getting to spend time with ARMYs and @BTS_twt. Tour hasn’t even started yet but we all know it’s going to be the best part of 2020.”

Others have speculated that it could be the follow up album to their 2019 comeback Map Of The Soul: Persona. The latest exciting development for BTS fans comes after the K-Pop giants hinted that a collaboration with Billie Eilish could be on the way. At the Variety hitmakers brunch in Los Angeles earlier this month, BTS and Eilish met and posed for photos together.

According to Associated Press, the exhibition will feature previously unseen handwritten lyrics, journal entries, home videos, and outfits worn by Winehouse during her career, including the dress she wore for her final performance in Belgrade in 2011. In a statement, Winehouse’s father Mitch said: “Amy always credited my mother, her grandmother Cynthia, as a major influence, both stylistically — as she taught her the importance of grooming and having a look — and musically.

“She liked to call me a ‘cab-driving Sinatra,’ and her mother’s side of the family were also musicians. Amy not only brought her gift of music to the world but also her fashion. We’re eager for people to see her bold, beautiful spirit through all forms of her creativity.”

Proceeds from the 2021 auction will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports young people struggling with drugs and alcohol. Martin Nolan of Julien’s Auctions, where the sale will take place, said: “Amy Winehouse is one of the rare and remarkable music icons whose incredible power and soulful expression in every word and note she sang with her distinct voice remains unmatched by no other artist in music history.