Matthew and The Keys

BIO/DESCRIPTION

Matthew and The Keys is a pop/rock singer songwriter project of Matthew Akplu. The queer musician mixes life and love experiences with pop/rock melodies from various inspirations like Michelle Branch, Christina Aguilera, The Veronicas, and many other top pop musicians of the 2000s and on! MATK has released a full length album called “Victory” in 2021, with the infectious lead single, “Choose Love” as the debut. He recently dropped his lead single “Take It” (with his debut music video) off of his 6 song EP, called “Tears on the Prairies”. The song has reached #1 for two weeks on the New Queer Canadian Music Chart. “Tears on the Prairies”, which was produced by local Edmonton producer FITZGERVLD, is full of songs of triumphs and tribulations of a Black gay man on the prairies. The album speaks of self love, self doubt, lust and boundaries, and the waves of emotions at the tragic end of relationships. “Tears on the Prairies” has charted in Edmonton on the CJSR 88.5 FM Top 30 for 5 weeks, peaking at #5!