{"id":37093,"date":"2018-06-15T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=37093"},"modified":"2018-06-15T16:05:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T15:05:26","slug":"maad-new-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/maad-new-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"MAAD &#8211; &#8216;New Religion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37094\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/maad-new-religion\/maad-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MAAD-press.jpg?fit=1031%2C811&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1031,811\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MAAD &amp;#8211; press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MAAD-press.jpg?fit=640%2C503&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37094\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MAAD-press.jpg?resize=640%2C503&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Originally from New Jersey but now based in LA, MAAD has established herself as a singer\/songwriter, DJ, and fashion model. Her single &#8217;90s Love&#8217;, released in 2016 from her EP, &#8216;L\u00e9 Funk&#8217;, saw that she was a formidable singer of state of the art R&amp;B. Now she&#8217;s back, with her new track, &#8216;New Religion&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;New Religion&#8217; was made by MAAD in collaboration with London-based Paulo Berberan, who splits his time between making music videos, narrative films, and documentary-style reporting on social issues. Berberan&#8217;s sensual style coheses perfectly with MAADs sultry pop-R&amp;B, resulting in a very rewarding and compelling clip.<\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The setting for the video for &#8216;New Religion&#8217; is in the California desert, and something has clearly gone wrong; the world is falling apart around them. But MAAD and her male co-star don&#8217;t mind &#8211; they&#8217;re stranded but they don&#8217;t responde when a rescue helicopter attempts to save them. So far as they&#8217;re concerned, it&#8217;s the end of the world and they&#8217;re the only ones in it who matter.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out MAAD online on her <a href=\"https:\/\/shesmaad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shesMAAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shesMAAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shesMAAD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_22471\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ojp4ZcuBMSQ?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=\"MAAD - New Religion (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ojp4ZcuBMSQ\/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<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally from New Jersey but now based in LA, MAAD has established herself as a singer\/songwriter, DJ, and fashion model. Her single &#8217;90s Love&#8217;, released in 2016 from her EP, &#8216;L\u00e9 Funk&#8217;, saw that she was a formidable singer of state of the art R&#038;B. 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