GENA’s “Lead It Up” has been restyled in KAYTRANADA’s lab.What originally landed as a cozy love lament now has keyboards that function like laser lights and tiny hi-hats for a club crowd. The Canadian producer known for his dance music productions gives much earned attention to a song from oneContinue Reading
Watch GENA (God Energy, Naturally Amazing) perform 7 songs from their album, The Pleasure Is Yours. Vocalist and songwriter Liv.e and drummer/producer Karriem Riggins released one of the most innovative and cohesive albums of 2026. Together they play with the elasticity of genres with jazz rhythms as their North Star.Continue Reading
Liv.e and Karriem Riggins are GENA—God Energy Naturally Amazing. Inspired by Gina from Martin, this partnership brings together the Dallas-bred songstress with the esoteric rasp and the Detroit native Riggins, whose rhythmic architecture was forged alongside J. Dilla. Their debut, The Pleasure Is Yours, captures a jazz sage and aContinue Reading
Liv.e and Karriem Riggins have unveiled another song from their album as GENA. “Lead It Up” is ambient soul with Liv.e’s soft voice asking a lover to meet her halfway. In the video she walks through downtown Los Angeles while Karriem meets up with a couple of friends who argueContinue Reading
