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🎧Upstate Playback Q3 Playlist OUT NOW

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UPSTATE CYPHER OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE! link in bio for the 🔥 by @thebridgeupstate

CALLING ALL CREATIVES OF BUFFALO! SYRACUSE! UTICA! ROCHESTER! ITHACA! BINGHAMTON! ALBANY!

Come rep your city SATURDAY in the UPSTATE CYPHER 👀
🎥🎥🎥 (FOLLOW @thebridgeupstate )

DETAILS:
Saturday September 9th, 4PM
Syracuse, NY Thornden Park (501 Ostrom Ave)

If you wish to perform, write/prepare a freestyle to one of these 7 beats chosen by fellow creatives:

1. Ten Crack Commandments - BIG
2. Lean Back - Fat Joe
3. DOJA - Central Cee
4. Hot - Young Thug
5. Johnny P’s Caddy - Benny
6. 5AM in Toronto - Drake
7. Beyonce’s Freestyle - @ferg1of1 (producer contest winner)

ALL CREATIVES ARE WELCOME. If you don’t rap, we encourage you to come and network with other likeminded creatives.

Our goal is 150 artists/musicians/influencers/cinematographers/dancers/models/actors from ALL of Upstate NY at this event. Tell a friend to tell a friend!

❄️🥶❄️🥶❄️🥶❄️🥶❄️🥶❄️🥶 by @thebridgeupstate

Comment “BRIDGE” for the link to cop. 🌉 This merch helps to fund future events we plan on having so go grab you some to rep!! Appreciate y’all 🙏 by @thebridgeupstate

What Upstate NY artist deserve more eyes and ears?🙏🏾

Let me know

Be sure to check out The Upstate Playback Q1, Q2, & Q3 on Spotify featuring the talent that comes from out here.

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UPSTATE PLAYBACK 2026: Q1, Q2, & Q3 ARE OUT NOW!!!

COMMENT “Q3 2026” TO HEAR THE LATEST PLAYLIST

The Upstate Playback is a quarterly playlist I collaborate with @thebridgeupstate on where we pick 30 songs from 30 different artists from Upstate New York.

It’s a platform we are building to show the rest of the world the talent that we have in Upstate NY. One playlist at the time. Hope y’all enjoy tuning in 🙏🏾🎵

Music by: @soulyhad

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THE UPSTATE PLAYBACK Q3 IS OUT NOW!!! COMMENT “Q3 2026” FOR THE PLAYLIST LINK🎶

Thank you to everyone who submitted and has been involved in growing this playlist series further. It’s been fun listening to all the talent out here and has been challenging deciding who makes the playlist each time.

Another piece of upstate NY that people need to tap into if they haven’t already.

30 songs. 30 artists. Hope y’all enjoy 🙏🏾

Music by: @__ellzzz @milkshakegodfather

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The Upstate Playback Q3 submissions close August 15th!!! Submit your music while you can🙏🏾

And check out Q1 and Q2 while you still can

Hype for the next drop

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Comment “PLAYBACK” for the submission link 🎶

Quarter 3 submissions are officially open for Upstate Playback, our quarterly Spotify playlist highlighting artists from Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and across Upstate New York.

Complete the full submission form by August 15 to be considered. Quarter 3 drops September 1.

Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 are live now. Tap in, discover what’s happening across the region, and maybe find your next collaborator. by @thebridgeupstate

Q2 of The Upstate Playback is officially live. 🌉 LINK IN BIO 👀

A quarterly spotlight on the rising sound of Upstate NY, curated by Evens Angulo Duvil of @the_aura_of_upstate in collaboration with @thebridgeupstate.

We’re grateful to help shine a light on the artists pushing the culture forward across the region. Tap in with the playlist, show love to the artists featured, and use it as a chance to connect and network with the community that’s building the sound of Upstate.

Q3 submissions will be opening soon.
For now, run up Q1 & 2 and put someone new on. 🎧

Artists not tagged above (only allows 20): @lovenate @ohzhe @tkrugga @seniorliving.music @shilohthemessenger @vonstellafinsta @skeeno @takesteps_ @urth____ @__ellzzz @hank_stacks @shiggymusic @whoiscjp & more 👀

#UpstatePlayback #playlist #spotify by @thebridgeupstate

I’m so excited to officially announce my EP Release Party.
This project has been on my heart for such a long time, and there were moments when I wasn’t sure I’d ever get here. Being able to finally share my music with you means more than I can put into words.
I’m incredibly grateful to The Bridge Upstate and Pink Culture Co-op for giving me the space and opportunity to bring this dream to life and share my voice with all of you.
To everyone who has supported, encouraged, listened, and believed in me along the way thank you so much from the bottom of my heart!!! This is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to celebrate this moment with you.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now! I’d love to see you there. The link is in my bio. 💗 #syracuse by @thebridgeupstate

What are y’all favorite tracks off of The Upstate Playback Q2? 🎧🎶

It’s been cool seeing the attention for this project grow so quickly with only the first two editions out so far. Again this is meant to be a platform for Upstate NY artists to be able to showcase their talents.

We don’t have support as we should, so we need to be our own.

Keep making music people. We all need it

Music by: @_lovenate

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THE UPSTATE PLAYBACK 2026: Q2 IS OUT NOW!!! COMMENT “PLAYBACK” FOR THE PLAYLIST LINK🙏🏾

30 songs from different artists throughout Upstate NY to tap into. It’s a playlist that is a great introduction into the Upstate NY scene and the talent that we have.

Thank you for all the submissions and interests. Tap and let us know what your favorite songs are.

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