{"id":32599,"date":"2018-01-25T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T11:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=32599"},"modified":"2018-01-25T11:46:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T11:46:23","slug":"smashby-ringleader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/smashby-ringleader\/","title":{"rendered":"Smashby &#8211; &#8216;Ringleader&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/smashby-ringleader\/smashby\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smashby.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"smashby\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smashby.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/smashby.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\"><strong>The voice of the new generation, waving his LGBT flag high and promoting self love, Pop artist Smashby has managed to fit a lot into his 19 years. He&#8217;s successfully crowdfunded his debut EP, toured the UK pride circuit, and helped to raise awarness of bullying, for Anti-Bullying Week. Smashby&#8217;s single, &#8216;Birthday Suit&#8217;, got into the top 30 of the LGBT music charts, and he&#8217;s received great press in the Netherlands, the US, and Australia, as well as home in the UK.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/smashby-ringleader\/ringleader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ringleader.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ringleader\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ringleader.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ringleader.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Now Smashby&#8217;s back with his brand new single, &#8216;Ringleader&#8217;. The track is already a firm fan favourite as it&#8217;s formed part of his Pride shows. It&#8217;s accompanied by a sexy music video, which sees Smashby surrounded by hot semi-naked male fire breathers, and his so-called &#8220;freaky circus squad&#8221;. The song is upbeat and funky, with a catchy backbeat and an overall sound reminding us a lot of Britney Spears but there&#8217;s definite overtones of Kesha and Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Smashby is currently working on a new album, which his team at Smashby HQ describes as &#8220;anthemic&#8221; and &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221;. It&#8217;s set for release in this summer.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-71-1n-72+i2+5o\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"7545146861\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p lang=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">&#8216;Ringleader&#8217; is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/ringleader-single\/1324185462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes\/Apple Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3NsIvxNrgeqV4UAmYypQPW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0786LRBXF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and all other major digital music providers. You can find Smashby online on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashbyofficial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smashbyofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashbyofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/smashbyofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/add\/smashbyashby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snapchat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/smashbyofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_82052\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvR8QK5-KyQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gvR8QK5-KyQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smashby&#8217;s back with his new single, &#8216;Ringleader&#8217;, the followup to his smash track &#8216;Birthday Suit&#8217;. His new album, which is set for release this summer, has been described as &#8220;anthemic&#8221; and &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,640],"tags":[12526,373,98,25,375,144,370,8248,12525,3292],"class_list":["post-32599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-birthday-suit","tag-britney-spears","tag-kesha","tag-lady-gaga","tag-lgbt","tag-new-album","tag-new-single","tag-pride","tag-ringleader","tag-smashby"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-8tN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36099,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/smashby-wild-one\/","url_meta":{"origin":32599,"position":0},"title":"Smashby &#8211; &#8216;Wild One&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"22\/05\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Smashby is back with his brand new EP, 'Wild One', released on May 18. 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