Music News - posted on December 7, 2012 by RealDJVybe.com

Arika Kane: Connecticut’s Own R&B Sensation

Talented singer/model Arika Kane dances to the beat of no drum but her own. And that is a secret to her success. Coming from strong Italian roots and raised in small-town Connecticut, the photogenic BSE recording artist does not sing country, rock or classical. She sings what she feels; she sings from her heart and from her soul. Most people would call it R&B, although her influences include Dru Hill, Whitney Houston, and others. But she is more than a soul singer — she is a movement, an experience that has captured the hearts of music aficionados with an unbroken trail of musical accomplishments.

She has been invited to pose for magazine spreads and is a target for advertisers to shop commercial products, as she appears on the cover of an issue of Runway News magazine for 2013. However, Arika’s journey has not been without steady obstacles, as industry changes force most artists to be more versatile, more creative. Her latest album, featuring the infectious dance single “Let Go,” produced by the writing team of Lou Humphrey, Arika Kane, and Jasmon Joyner, is fittingly called Substance, as it consists of 14 voluptuous tracks, each download sporting a mood of its own. This musical fantasy and her other accomplishments speak volumes to the songstress’ distinctive vocal prowess and her captivating stage presence. Like the song “Waiting,” another hit from the same album, “Let Go” is poised to become a theme song, and Arika’s single “Make It” is the theme song for VH1’s TV hit Hollywood Exes.

With 150,000 followers on Twitter and a plethora on Facebook, sales for “Let Go” are expected to soar in coming weeks. And with 1,000,000 digital downloads sold from her self-entitled debut album, “Arika Kane,” released in August of 2010, Arika is a hit with the jet-set and teens. She reached #2 on Amazon for R&B downloads, and #18 on ITunes for R&B downloads. Her sophomore single, “4 the Lovers,” charted in Billboard # 7 Single Sales, # 19 R&B Airplay & # 80 on Billboard Hot 100. Her follow up soulful ballad “ Here With Me “ also charted on Billboard # 4 Single Sales, # 14 R&B Airplay & # 67 on Billboard Hot 100. The UAC Mediabase charts declared Arika Kane & BSE Recordings as the #1 Independent artist & label in the country for 20 weeks straight. Hip Hop Weekly wrote that “Arika’s debut album delivers a complete composition that will really resonate with true music fans.” Singer Chuck Jackson, after witnessing Arika on a national TV show, remarked: “She is a beautiful performer!” Arika Kane’s music has been placed & featured on several VH1 Reality shows and Sitcoms, such as “What Chili Wants,” “Basketball Wives,” “Single Ladies,” and “Love & Hip Hop.” Arika Kane enchanted the audience as she appeared on the “Monique Show” in March 2011. And before fans and friends, she captivated the audience at the famous Ashford & Simpsons’ Sugar Bar in NYC. Last November, Arika Kane was the only female to perform on the “One World Tour” with Frankie Beverly, Babyface, and Charlie Wilson in Southaven, Mississippi. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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