Tone P lands major-label streaming release for Nino Paid’s live version of Shine

Tone P’s production work for DMV artist Nino Paid has reached a new level as Signal / Columbia Records released a live rendition of “Shine” to streaming platforms on Oct. 27, 2026. The move marks the first major-label streaming release for Tha Carry Out and underscores Tone P’s growing reach as both a producer and a Go-Go cultural advocate.

Why it matters: - The release gives Tone P’s Go-Go-influenced “Bounce Beat” sound a larger commercial platform. - The Signal / Columbia Records deal marks Tha Carry Out’s debut major-label release on streaming services. - The milestone adds momentum to Tone P’s work to preserve and expand D.C. Go-Go culture.

What happened: - Signal / Columbia Records acquired and released Nino Paid’s live rendition of “Shine” on Oct. 27, 2026. - The performance was recorded and executive produced by Tone P’s platform Tha Carry Out in partnership with Hvmane Studios. - Tone P also produced “Shine” and “Step With Me” for Nino Paid’s album Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

The details: - The release is described as the second time Tone P has taken a “Bounce Beat” track, a sub-genre of Go-Go, to a global audience. - Signal is a subsidiary of Sony Music. - Tone P co-founded the Don’t Mute D.C. movement in 2019. - The movement helped push Go-Go as Washington, D.C.’s official music and protect its cultural legacy. - The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage worked with Howard University’s Department of Communication, Culture and Media Studies to document that moment through interviews, photo portraits and transcripts. - In 2025, Tone P founded GOGO Global, co-founded National Mambo Sauce Day and created Tha Carry Out to preserve Go-Go culture and unite the local community. - Tone P is now CEO of District Funk Records and is signed to Universal Music Publishing. - Tone P leads a genre-defying band built around a “GOGOPUNK” sound that blends Go-Go with punk energy.

Between the lines: - The major-label release signals that a locally rooted D.C. sound is finding room inside mainstream music pipelines. - Tone P’s profile now spans music production, artist development and cultural preservation, which broadens the impact of the release beyond one song. - The company’s framing suggests Go-Go is being positioned not as a nostalgia project but as an evolving genre with national and global appeal.

What’s next: - Tha Carry Out is continuing to roll out new episodes featuring MIMS, Black Alley, Raw Image, 3OHBlack, UCB, SunniThaRapper, Tray Chaney, Kenny Sharp, J. Addo, Breezy Supreme, TOB, Lizzle, Will Tha Rapper and others. - Tone P’s next phase appears aimed at keeping Go-Go visible through recorded music, live performance and community-based media.

The bottom line: - Tone P just turned a D.C. cultural mission into a major-label streaming win, and the release gives Go-Go a bigger stage.