We are only two weeks away from the BIGGEST LESBIAN PARTY IN THE WORLD, and here’s the music lineup for the weekend. If you still don’t have tickets, get them here. SNOW THA PRODUCT photo by Miguel Madriz, courtesy of the Dinah
Snow Tha Product has achieved what many artists coming into the rap game could only hope for… longevity. Since dropping her first project Unorthodox in 2011, fast forward seven years later and she is a mainstay in the hip-hop world — selling out national tours, two successful merch lines, countless projects and most importantly, a legion of loyal fans. Snow has become a symbol of hard work, perseverance and raw talent. Her relatability goes beyond gender or ethnicity, Snow refuses to conform to societal expectations and stands up for issues that she believes in whether it’s women’s rights, immigration or other political issues.
In 2016, Snow Tha Product released her debut EP under Atlantic Records, Half Way There…Pt. 1. The project had two standout tracks, “Nights” and “Nuestra Cancion.” The following year, she dropped a remix titled, “Nuestra Cancion Pt. 2,” featuring reggaeton star Arcangel that hit #4 on the Latin Urban Radio Billboard charts. The music video has gone on to garner over 20 million views on YouTube, making it Snow’s most-watched video to date. That same year, she contributed to the popular Hamilton Mixtape, on the track “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)” alongside K’naan, Riz MC, and Residente. In late 2017, she released her latest mixtape ‘Vibe Higher,’ which featured artists LexTheGreat, Castro Escobar, and AJ Hernz. The mixtape was followed by a nationwide 30-date tour.
Beyond her lyrical capabilities and entrepreneurial skill, Snow Tha Product has proven to be a talented actress. In 2017, she made her official acting debut in the second season of USA Network’s highly-rated TV series Queen of The South, portraying the character of Lil’ Traviesa. Last year, she also won an MTV VMA for ‘Best Fight Against the System’ video for “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)” from The Hamilton Mixtape. Most recently, she released a single titled “Gaslight,” along with an accompanying music video. Her career continues to grow everyday both behind the mic and in front of the cameras. Snow Tha Product is an artist that speaks up for what she believes in, and never forgets where she comes from.
Stream: “Gaslight” Follow Snow Tha Product Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. DAYA After making her debut with 2016’s double-platinum single “Hide Away”, 20-year-old singer/songwriter Daya wasted no time in skyrocketing her career. Soon after, she won her first ever Grammy Award for smash collaboration with The Chainsmokers “Don’t Let Me Down” (6x platinum), released a gold-certified album, and headlined a national tour. Just months after debuting at #5 on Billboard’s 21 Under 21 list in 2016, the Pittsburgh-born independent artist emerged as the youngest honoree on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 music list in 2017. In addition to signing with Interscope Records and releasing two of her own singles (“New” and “Safe”), Daya has collaborated with Gryffin/Illenium (“Feel Good”) and RL Grime (“I Wanna Know”).
More on Daya HERE. Stream “Sit Still, Look Pretty” and “Don’t Let Me Down”. Follow Daya on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. KIANA LEDÉ
Kiana Ledé will be bringing her soulful R&B stylings to the Dinah stage, sharing her confessional and catchy songs to connect and unite us all! A self-made singer, songwriter, and actress, Kiana’s message is one of empowerment and never giving up despite challenges and disadvantages. She explains that growing up as a mixed race girl, she was able to pull from many influences, making her music so unique in today’s world full of copy-of-a-copy pop stars.
Kiana’s career began at a very young age, winning an online talent competition, landing her first deal at 15 years old and performing on The Today Show and at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After that deal fizzled out, the budding talent moved to LA to pursue her career on her own.
She launched the #SoulFoodSessions in 2016, acoustically serving up piping hot popular covers and generating over 50 million views in addition to a storm of coverage. Around the same time, she joined the cast of MTV’s Scream for season two in the role of Zoe Vaughn. Recognizing the grind, Republic Records Co-Founder and Chief Executive Monte Lipman personally signed Kiana. She contributed “Big Spender” to the chart-dominating official soundtrack for Fifty Shades Freed and released the 2018 debut EP,Selfless. As she received acclaim from Refinery29, Baeble Music, Complex,stupidDOPE, and more, the single “Fairplay” has amassed more than 10 million streamsand attracted A$AP Ferg for the remix. Powered by a fiery fusion of R&B, pop, alternative, and indie, she drops lyrics that toe the line between confessional and catchy.
More on Kiana Ledé HERE. Watch “EX” and “I Choose You (Acoustic)”. Follow Kiana Ledé on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. BRI STEVES Bri Steves is a classically trained yet self-made sensation who taught herself to play piano as well as engineer and produce her own music while attending Temple University and performing with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. She’s a rapper, singer, poet and multi-instrumentalist who cut her teeth performing in the subways of Philly before inking a deal with Atlantic Records and taking off with new single “Jealousy.”
More info on Bri Steves HERE. Watch “Jealousy” and “Late Night”. Follow Bri Steves on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. LEIKELI47
Enigmatic musician Leikeli47 is on a meteoric rise with her new album, Acrylic, recently released by RCA Records and applauded by the likes of Pitchfork, Noisey, NME, The FADER, and just about everyone else in the who’s who of music journalism. Co-producers on the album include Clyde & Harry (Ludacris, Ghostface Killah), Dave Hamelin (The Belle Game, Sam Roberts Band) and Harold Lilly (Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Zayn Malik). Leikeli47 has notched several appearances on the soundtrack for HBO’s Insecure, most recently with Acrylic‘s infectious single “Girl Blunt”, and has performed for Natalie Portman, appeared with Lion Babe at Coachella, and had her inaugural ArfroPunk performance-something up-and-coming artists only dream of.
More on Leikeli47 HERE. Watch “Girl Blunt” and stream “No Reload”. Follow Leikeli47 on Instagram, Facebook and Spotify. DORIAN ELECTRA Rising pop star Dorian Electra makes music that defies gender norms. In the past year, their work has gained a cult following and led to them being named a must-know talent by PAPER Magazine‘s “100 Women Revolutionizing Pop.” Not only that, but Electra has also quickly built a dedicated following thanks to her futuristic spin on 00s pop, 80s funk, and a long-standing love of satirizing rigid gender roles and views on sexuality.
More info on Dorian Electra HERE. Watch “Career Boy” and “Man To Man”. Follow Dorian Electra on Instagram, Facebook and Spotify. KODIE SHANE
Burgeoning Atlanta hip-hop talent Kodie Shane recently released Young HeartThrob (Epic Records), a new album that has seen praise from the likes of HighSnobiety, Complex, andVIBE, who say “Shane is set to make significant noise in the industry as one of 2018’s most promising young artists.” Young HeartThrob shows off Shane’s wide creative palette, dipping in and out of moments of pop bliss, hip-hop grit, and future-facing alternative ambience.
Shane’s 2016 debut EP features fan-favorite “Sad (feat. Lil Yachty)” which garnered millions of Spotify streams, followed by the runaway success of “Drip on My Walk”. Across her releases, the artist has garnered praise from The FADER, Pitchfork, Vogue, Pigeons and Planes, Paper, NYLON, W Magazine, Interview Magazine, Mass Appeal and more. Most recently, Billboard named her one of 2018’s biggest pop stars to watch and she covered Galore‘s Spring 2018 Music issue. The genre blending innovator has shared the stage with the likes of Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert, The Internet, Snakehips, Billie Eilish.
More on Kodie Shane HERE. Watch video “Flex on Me (ft TK Kravitz)” and stream official audio for “Thinking Bout You”. Follow Kodie Shane on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. DIIAMON’D ROYALTY
Eden Entertainment Group artist Diiamon’d Royalty is widely known in the LGBTQIA+ community for being a viral YouTube sensation after her freestyle video shortly broke the internet with over 1.5 million views. Not only is she a great freestyle and recording artist, but she’s a dynamite entertainer. She draws in her audience with her ability to lay it all out there and be her true self, thrilling audiences with her clever rhymes and smooth delivery. Her debut album Mirrorz (listen on Spotify) shows her growth and versatility as an artist. Diiamon’d Royalty is not a name you will forget soon and she is certainly a rapper to watch!
More on Diiamon’d Royalty HERE. Watch videos for “Type of Way (cover)” and new single “Diamonds”. Follow Diiamon’d Royalty on Facebook and Instagram.
