Meet bubbling singer/songwriter Alus. The 21-year-old songstress was discovered on Steve Rifkind and Russell Simmons’ new music platform ADD52 radio on Samsung’s Milk Music. Her debut EP, Alustrious, caught the attention of music lovers who appreciate a mashup between ’90s R&B and the new millennium sound. Alus’ latest offering stems from a really bad relationship she was in […]

Remember the cute girl on YouTube who covered Chief Keef’s “Love Sosa” in her teenage bedroom back in 2012? Welp, she’s come a long way from doing hip-hop covers with her guitar. Inking a deal with Russell Simmons and Steve Rifkind’s ADD52, Niykee Heaton drops her official 6-track EP titled Bad Intentions. To purchase the 19-year-old […]

Do you want a piece of L-O-V-E?! Your answer should be yes. Meet Love Dollhouse, the emerging trio that’s bringing back the nostalgia of ’90s R&B girl groups one song at a time. Reigning from the city where Motown Records was founded, Detroit, Chelsea, Ryan, and Jazz are full of the feel good melodies and soulful vocals […]

Finding happiness isn’t an easy task, but over the past 15 years, music mogul Russell Simmons has discovered true enlightenment and mastered the art of meditation. GlobalGrind caught up with our boss down at Austin’s SXSW Film & Music Festival during his hip-hop yoga class located at the Samsung Galaxy Experience pop-up center. During our […]