Maggie Szabo

Szabo’s Latest Single Creates a Storm Surge

With Ryan Seacrest abuzz, Maggie Szabo’s latest release, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes,” proves she’s becoming a musical force to be reckoned with.

“Maggie is unbreakable in ‘Tidal Waves and Hurricanes.’”
                                                     - Marc Inocencio | RyanSeacrest.com

(LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.) February 1st, 2015 – It seems to be the in-thing lately for forecasters to name powerful storms, so perhaps “Maggie” should be the next name on their list? Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Maggie Szabo’s latest single, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” is a potent song, infused with high-energy pop and soul. With critics such as Ryan Seacrest all abuzz, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” has created a virtual storm surge online. As Szabo’s track hits the airwaves, she is proving to be a musical force with which to reckon.

For Szabo, the empowering anthem, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” was inspired by the move from her rural Ontario, Canada hometown to Los Angeles. She elaborates, “When I came here, it was scary. I knew I just had to push through and be resilient.” After meeting fellow Canadian artist Andrew Allen in L.A., the pair instantly hit it off as cowriters and penned the track.

Combined with her strong, sultry vocals, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” is an explosion of hook-laden and soulful pop, all tightly wrapped in an uplifting message. As a Nashville-trained songwriter, Maggie’s focus is always on the storyline and lyrics. “I place emphasis on emotive stories, and my songs have elements of my personal life experiences,” offers Szabo. Labeled the “soulful songstress,” Maggie’s knack of utilizing real, organic instrumentation is readily apparent within the composition.

The official music video for “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” was premiered by Ryan Seacrest and created a pre-release buzz among her fans. Combined with Szabo’s other online videos, she has already accumulated over 13 million views on YouTube and Vevo. Szabo is now making the move from an emerging “online wonder” to a real-world musical mover and shaker. Maggie, a Dundas, Ontario native, was proud to win “Best Pop” at the Toronto Independent Music Awards in 2014. Currently, she is planning an upcoming tour, and performing at renowned L.A.’s venues, including The Viper Room, House of Blues, and Hotel Café.

Produced by the rising L.A.-based producer Jon Callender, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” plays as an almost autobiographical montage of the musical quest Szabo has been on since the age of three. She has all the elements of “The Perfect Storm,” and on the path to becoming a superstar. So, if you hear of hurricanes and tidal waves in California, don’t panic – it’s probably Maggie Szabo’s latest single – making waves on the radio.

 

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Cailin Sundry
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Maggie Szabo’s | Artist Bio 

A soulful Canadian singer who’s won over audiences worldwide, with 13 million views on YouTube, Maggie Szabo comes from small town Ontario and is now an accomplished singer/performer living and working in Los Angeles.

 

Maggie honed her craft at a young age in her hometown of Dundas. Following her high school graduation, she moved to Nashville to continue the quest to improve her writing and performing. Her original sound, infused with soulful pop melodies, secured Maggie a record deal with Linus Entertainment in Ontario. Her debut pop album Now Hear Me Out was released in November, 2012. All songs were co-written by Maggie, with production by Justin Gray (Joss Stone), Gavin Bradley (Nelly Furtado) and Tanya Leah.

 

The single "Lovesick" was released to heavy rotation on Canadian airwaves, and Maggie was named Bell Media’s Emerging Artist—personally chosen by famed blogger Perez Hilton as his “Can YOU Sing?” contest winner. He hailed Maggie as a superstar on the rise. 

Since living in Los Angeles, Maggie has performed to sold-out shows at the infamous Viper Room, House of Blues, and famed venue The Hotel Café. She also wrote and recorded her song "Tidal Waves and Hurricanes." The music video premiered exclusively by Ryan Seacrest and has garnered great reviews from media and fans. She’s also won the 2014 Toronto Independent Music Award in the category for Best Pop.

 

With a quickly growing fan-base and a social media following that tops some of the nation’s most established pop artists, Maggie has effectively used the internet to showcase and market her songs to the world and her dedicated fans. She’s now gearing up for the next exciting chapter in her musical journey— an album of new songs and a tour to follow.

 

CONTACT
Cailin Sundry
info@allaboutmaggie.com
AllAboutMaggie.com

 

 

Madonna wants more older artists on the radio

Madonna wants more older artists on the radio

Posted on March 13, 2015 | By Daily Dish

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Singer Madonna attends The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Jason Merritt/Getty)

Madonna has urged radio station bosses around the world to include more older artists on their playlists after reports suggested the pop superstar’s music was ditched from a U.K. network because of her age.

The singer’s latest songs were rumored to have been shunned by leading U.K. station BBC Radio 1, which is aimed at listeners aged between 15 and 29, but bosses at the corporation later spoke out to insist Madonna had not been banned because of her advancing years.

However, the “Holiday” hitmaker, 56, is adamant her age is a factor when radio station executives are deciding which records to play, and she is urging them to re-evaluate their playlist policies in the aftermath of the Radio 1 furore.

She tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper, “When I heard (the Radio 1 rumor), I was shocked. I was like, ‘Wait a second. Shouldn’t it be to do with whether you wrote a good, catchy pop song?’ I thought it was so discriminatory and unfair. We’ve made so many advances in other areas — civil rights, gay rights — but ageism is still an area that’s taboo and not talked about and not dealt with… (After the Radio 1 rumour) my manager said to me, ‘If you’re not in your 20s, it’s hard. You might get your record played in your 30s. There’s a handful of people who do – Pharrell (Williams) got lucky. But it you are in your fifties, forget it. I’m so stupid. I didn’t know it was anything to do with my age. I just do my work.”

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