Latvian pop music group Musiqq released their seventh studio album, titled Constantly changing, featuring ten tracks that showcase the duo’s evolving sound after more than 18 years in the music industry, [nra.lv] reported.
New Album Includes Ten Tracks and Streaming Milestones
The newly released album includes ten songs, anchored by the popular collaboration You know me by heart,
featuring Tikasha Sakama (Nansija Garkalne), which has already surpassed one million streams on Spotify, [nra.lv] reported. That figure sits alongside earlier Musiqq hits, such as The sky fell into you
(2016) with Prāta Vētra, which stands at four million streams, and Seconds
(2014) at 2.3 million streams, according to [nra.lv]. Alongside the lead single, tracks like The clock is ticking,
No trablu,
and This is our time.
round out the release.
From Hip-Hop Roots to Pop Evolution
Founded in 2009 by Marats Ogļezņevs after the hip-hop duo Device dissolved, Musiqq grew to include lead singer Emīls Balceris, [nra.lv] reported. Early singles like Climate control
and Abracadabra
brought the group mainstream recognition and a victory at Muzikālā Banka, leading to their 2010 debut album, This is just music., [nra.lv] noted. Over the subsequent decade and a half, the group released several studio projects, including Another music (2014), Warm heart (2015), 10 (2019), and Artwork (2024), shifting from electronic beats to a fuller pop sound supported by a live band, [nra.lv] reported.
Musiqq Presents New Album at Arena Riga
Musiqq will present the new album live on October 10 at Arena Riga, the largest indoor venue in Latvia, [nra.lv] reported. The concert will feature a visual show alongside the group’s back catalog of hits, with Tikasha Sakama and Justs opening the evening as special guests, according to [nra.lv].
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