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NEW MUSIC: 88rising Mix It Up in "Head in the Clouds II" Album

Following another successful Head In The Clouds Festival back in August, in Los Angeles, 88rising has returned with a new 16-track "Head in the Clouds II" album. Their first "Head in the Clouds" compilation project dropped back in 2018. This time around, 88rising has enlisted the collaboration of artists like Kpop hitmaker CHUNG HA, and Jackson Wang of kpop group GOT7. Also on the album are GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, RHYME SO, Barney Bones, Stephanie Poetri, Don Krez, Swae Lee, Major Lazer, Thai singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit and GoldLink. And that's in addition to the 88rising labelmates - Rich Brian, NIKI, Higher Brothers, AUGUST 08 and Joji. There's also representation for the mixed bag of sounds of the project, from China, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand and the United States. Expect to hear pop, hip-hop, dance, folk, electronic and more on the Joji executive produced collection. Check it out below. 

CONCERT WATCH: '88 Degrees & Rising' Tour - Rich Brian, Joji, Keith Ape, Higher Brothers, KOHH, NIKI, AUGUST 08, Don Krez and More

Following the announcement of their upcoming Head In The Clouds Festival , taking place in September, in Los Angeles, CA -- 88rising announced on June 18, that it will also be taking its artists on the road. The label's '88 Degrees & Rising Tour' will feature hip-hop and R&B artists Rich Brian, Joji, Keith Ape, Higher Brothers, KOHH, NIKI, AUGUST 08, Don Krez and more. The tour, including Los Angeles, includes stops this fall, in Philadelphia, Canada, New York, Detroit, Atlanta and Chicago for a total right now, of 17 North American cities. Presale starts June 19, at 10 a.m. local time. You can find more information on the 88rising Facebook events page here. The tour announcement comes after the release of singer, NIKI's official music video for "Spell," (on June 13), a track off her debut EP, "ZEPHYR" (which is out now),  and the release of the official music video for "Midsummer Madness," which includes Joji, Rich Brian,...

CONCERT WATCH: Keith Ape, Zion.T, KOHH, Rich Brian, Higher Brothers and more to perform at "Head In The Clouds Festival" from 88rising

Entertainment company 88rising, has announced an all star line-up for its "Head In The Clouds Music & Arts Festival," happening this fall in California. The event will take place on September 22nd at Los Angeles State Historic Park. According to the 88rising website , it will feature Rich Brian, Joji, Keith Ape, Zion.T, Higher Brothers, Yung Bans, Yung Pinch, KOHH, LAFF TRAXX (Toro Y Moi & Nosaj Thing), NIKI, AUGUST 08, Diablo, Don Krez, and more. In the description under the announcement video, on the 88rising YouTube channel, it says pre-sale starts Tuesday (May 8), at 10 a.m. (PDT) on the Head In The Clouds ticket website here. Password is 88rising. And, per an Instagram post (below), it looks like there could be an 88rising group album this summer as well, for "Head In The Clouds." Update 06/29/18 Rapper Dumbfoundead and Sen Morimoto added to the line-up for the festival. JUST ADDED: @dumbfoundead + @senmorimoto to the Head In The Clou...