Chicago based r&b artist combines new captivating E.P and music video with bold performances Adapting to the ever-changing music scene is nothing new for Chicago r&b soul artist Brandon James. With the music scene shut down due to the pandemic, the artist has still found a way to continue on his music and performances. The artist has been a constant force in the Chicago music scene over the years organizing and performing at the monthly event “Soulful Sundays,” an event run at Reggie’s in the South Loop. The monthly event and the artist’s career were gaining wide popularity in the Chicago area before the pandemic. Brandon had planned to make 2020 the defining year of his career with the increasing popularity of ‘Soulful Sundays” and his planned album release in the summer of 2020 “Drifting.”   The state’s shelter-in-place order brought almost all businesses to a screeching halt. Shaken, but undeterred, the artist began to replan and reorganize. As the shelter-in-place order was

Florida-based artist BankrollShell stands out amongst a new generation of artists with recent release  Born in Sasebo, Japan, raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Shelton R. Jackson III, aka BankrollSHELL stands out amongst a new generation of artists. Displaying his creative ability as early on as eight years old, the artist found comfort and solace in expressing himself through writing. His writing led to the pathway and birth of his debut single “Cross Roads,” released on January 20th, 2019. The single connected with an instantaneous fanbase recognizing the artist's incredible writing ability articulated in clever and at times soulful lyrics. Following up on the successful release of “Cross Roads,” the artist released the singles “My Turn,” on February 1st, 2020, and “Smoke,” on May 1st, 2020. A music video was released for the single “My Turn,” to YouTube on March 8th, 2020. Both singles were released in advance to the anticipation of the E.P “Blitz’d Emotions,” released on Ju

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