Brad Cooney Podcast

Rose Prince is an artist who thrives on the emotional authenticity of his music. And, through his own emotional authenticity, he hopes to find relatability with his listeners. His new single “Freak” is one that compiles a series of late night adventures he's had in his life. He hopes it reminds people of their own exciting nights out. “I’m picking up diamonds and curating certain experiences from my life. I want to say it's like a dark dream…somewhere between fantasy and reality. It’s not like my life is like this every day…but I wrote this song because I’ve been there.”Support the show

On the surface, “Dreams,” the latest single by Burt Bankkz, is a righteous hip-hop ballad about going after dreams, in his case, music as a way out of the hardship of growing up on the streets of a hard section of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.“I made the song based on the past struggles that I’ve been going through with life, growing up as a kid in a poor community and stuff.”The guitar and the beat gently rock through his story of escape. Burt delivers the lyrics at speed but in waves set to the slower pace of the melody, telling a story of dreams, not just in life and livelihood, but also in music.The song is based on his life, but it is also about what he wants to do with his music.Support the show

Former Heavyweight contender and US Olympian Jason Estrada and his dad, boxing trainer and founder of "Bix Six Boxing Academy" talk about their journey up the ranks of boxing, from the early amateur days, to the Olympics, and ultimately the professional ranks.Both men also chime in on the upcoming Mike Tyson, Vs. Jake Paul boxing match. They talk about the strategy that both men would put forth from the Tyson perspective, and the Jake Paul perspective. Have a listen! Support the show

With a message of brotherhood, sisterhood and faith — gospel delivered at high speed in a joyful fusion of pop, funk, R&B, Motown and dance — The Stewarts, brothers Del and Garry K., are back with “Stand.”Joy is a hallmark of all their music.“‘Stand’ is a good-message song for the world, for brothers and sisters to come together, to show love to one another,” said Garry. “No more hatred. Show love. Pick up your brothers and sisters when they fall down. Pick them up.”“In my personal opinion,” said Del, “‘Stand’ will generate hopefully more conversation about coming together, about treating people fairly, standing up for each other — brothers and sisters coming together.”“And stand up for your faith,” added Garry.Support the show

“We just tried to write a good, old fashioned rock and roll song,” said Jimmy, “where the listeners would wonder what happened to their socks: well, they got rocked off by The Jimmy Dixon Group! So, we wrote a little rock and roll tune for our vintage electric guitars and plugged ’em into an amp.”Mission accomplished.Support the show

With a ditty-bopping, hand-clapping dance beat and playful lyrics, Australian artist James Atlas makes fun of and celebrates a kind of mall and shopping culture in his latest synth-pop release “Retail Therapy.”“It’s about my own shopping addiction, and it’s about me kind of laughing at that while also reveling in it,” he said.In fact, the inspiration came from one of the world’s most famous malls.“When I listened to the arrangement for that one, I was walking around Dubai. I’d just been to the Dubai Mall, and the track took my mind straight to what I had just been doing at the mall. They were so closely related in style that I thought it would be funny to do a song about shopping addiction.”Support the show

Indie-pop rock artist SUNSCREEN’s tag line is “SUNSCREEN is a feeling.” A good feeling. If his latest release, “MOVE WITH ME,” doesn’t make you feel good, or at least better, watch the video on his YouTube channel.If that doesn’t do the trick, wait five minutes, play it again. If you’re still unmoved, see a doctor.“At the end of the day,” he said, “my songs elicit feelings. ‘MOVE WITH ME’ is meant to be a wedding playlist, dance floor song.”The song starts off fast and kicks into high gear after the intro, which is intended to get people excited and in position to dance “at a wedding or a party or any sort of social gathering.”Support the show

Season 26 of NBC's "The Voice" has delivered some of the best singers in the country, and one of them is a young lady named Shye! She wow'd the judges with her rendition of "Superman" which netted her a 4 chair turn!Shye had all of the judges making STRONG pitches trying to get her to select them to be her coach. Gwen Stefani seemed visibly touched by Shye's performance and pitched very hard to get her. Shye went with singing legend Michael Buble' In this Podcast Shye talks about her journey and working with Buble' , as well as life since the blind auditions. Have a listen!Support the show

J PAUL, FROM SEASON 26 OF "THE VOICE" JOINED THE SHOW AND TALKED ABOUT HIS AMAZING BLIND AUDITION. HE GOT A 3 CHAIR TURN AND WENT ON TO PICK SINGING LEGEND MICHAEL BUBLE' TO BE HIS COACH.  HAVE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID ABOUT HIS JOURNEY TO THE SHOW! Support the show

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For listeners who have not yet been introduced to the pulse-inspiring vibe in the Afrobeat fusion of Nigerian American artist E’MAJOR, his new release “Bolo” will dance his music into their consciousness.“Bolo,” dropping September 20, is an upbeat track with a low-key, repetitive keyboard melody behind forceful, changeable beats carried by a variety of instruments. It can make you dance in your chair.“‘Bolo’ is danceable music that just gets you to — you know — just dance,” he said. “It gets you to the right mood, it gets into your head.”That is exactly what it’s intended to do, what it does, which is get into your head. The title, “Bolo,” is Nigerian slang for the brain.“In this case, it’s talking about a girl who pleases you, makes you feel good. It’s really sweet words, telling someone that you love — your wife, your girl — that whatever she’s doing, how she’s looking or how sexy, she’s making your head go crazy.”Support the show

Lemoyne Alexander is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a love for all things music. With experience in the rap, R&B and rock world, music has always been a part of his life but now he’s making what he wants how he wants. Playing and creating it brings him joy and the only thing that brings him more joy is sharing the music with others. On his new single “Insecurity” he talks about some personal things he dealt with and hopes it inspires others to deal with their own situations too. He plays every instrument on this track, making it truly his vision both sonically and conceptually.The song “Insecurity” is an alternative rock pop song or as Lemoyne calls it and his other solo music “Alternative comprehensive rock.” Originally, he had no intentions to flesh it out to a full song but as time went on it all just came together cohesively. Self doubt is the throughline of the song and he hopes by expressing his own, others will be able to get through theirs.Support the show

From NBC's "The Voice" Season 26 - Jake Tankersley stops by the show and talks about his amazing 4 chair turn blind audition. PART 2Support the show

Jake Tankersley from NBC's "The Voice" season 26 stopped by the show and talked about his amazing 4 chair turn blind audition. Jake blew away all 4 judges and would end picking the legendary Snoop Dog to be his mentor / coach.Jake talks about his background in music before "The Voice" and leads us up to his current appearance and more.  Have a listen! PART 1Support the show

He's a potential winner. Sofronio Vasquez has the potential to win season 26 of NBC's "The Voice" competition. With a 4 chair turn for his blind audition, and comments like "That was a Grammy performance" from legend Gwen Stefani, Sofronio has already gotten the attention of the millions of fans who watched. Sofronio joined the Brad Cooney Podcast show and talked about his experience from his life in The Philippines all the way to America, and now before millions of fans on THE VOICE.Support the show

Emerging Christian rap artist Eden Hill intentionally chose Friday, the 13th to debut his new single “Afraid,” a powerful track featuring orchestral elements, gritty trap beats, and a deep spiritual message. “It felt right to drop a song about letting go of fear and overcoming darkness in this season,” he shares on the decision on the release date. “I’m a big fan of irony. I thought it would be really ironic to drop a Christian rap song that’s about letting go of fear on a day that represents evil. I thought it would contrast what that day represents—and, therefore, bring light into a dark space.” “Afraid” came together quickly—with Eden Hill finishing the beat a few days before recording the lyrics and completing the whole track within days. Lyrically, “Afraid” follows a journey from fear to faith with Eden Hill, whose name offers a reminder that “Paradise is on the horizon,” touching on personal struggles and transformation. “It’s about where I was before God met me and pulled me out of the darkness,” he ex

Anabel Itoha, originally from Barcelona, takes a courageous leap to relocate from Spain to NYC to pursue her music career. She mentions, “everybody kept telling me I was crazy, but when people tell you that, it’s probably because you’re really up to something.” She describes the depth of sacrifice you have to make to pursue your passion, but “if you really want something, you should just go for it.”At an early age, Anabel’s primary school teacher noticed her powerful singing voice and pointed it out to her mother. Anabel shares that her family helped cultivate a path for her to explore her musical talents through concerts and performances throughout childhood. It wasn't until later when Anabel was fully invested in her dream, and the weight and reality of telling her mother, "No, Mom, I'm not gonna be a doctor; I'm gonna be a singer," truly sank in.Support the show

In the first song of his new album, Highly Sensitive Person, Lamar Woods introduces the theme in the first line of his rap: “I had my first panic attack at 35. I thought I was gonna die.”Looks dire, right? But listen to the intro about holding the world together with love, followed by a chiming, R&Bish, slightly funky build up, then get the finish to the line about dying, which is, “like Ryan at the end of Drive,” and you don’t know what’s coming next but you know it ain’t gonna be dire.Lamar, who has had a successful career in television and movies, has continued his return to music with this fun, funny, hugely diverse, 19-track hip-hop exploration of panic and anxiety.His album is all about mental health, but he does it in style, and many musical styles, and with humor, including three hilarious skits.The single released to tease the album, “Don’t Give Up On Me,” featured one aspect of high sensitivity: relationship avoidance.Support the show

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 is intended on being a “stream vaccine” that everyone should go get a dose of.“I want listeners to remember this song, and be like, this is a guy who covered a topic that affected us all,” Regal Rapstar said. “This isn’t just like a regular rap song. It’s like a missile. This isn’t like throwing a firecracker. It’s like a serious potion. That’s for real.”Support the show

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