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StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]
June 11, 2020
We catch up with the Virginia artist who, thanks to TikTok, finds himself with a self-funded Billboard Top 30 hit.
Derek Simpson's "Hide + Seek" Inescapably Captivates You
June 10, 2020
For the entirety of the six-minute song, you are put in a trance. A delectable guitar establishes the feel-good, alternative R&B vibe and drives the alluring beat throughout.
Slide's New Video Has Us "Waiting" For Better Days
June 10, 2020
Slide's video for their latest single, "Waiting", was shot at a time when its beautiful visuals, representing the desert environments east of LA, represent a contrasting narrative of both love and fear, life and death, and the inner monologue common to us all.
Black Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 5, 2020
This week's #NowWatching playlist is dedicated to the sounds and voices of a small fraction of innovative black artists.
Music Taught Me to Love My Blackness | A Letter From The Editor
June 4, 2020
As protesters take to the streets across the world, I want to take this moment as a black man and editor of this site to share my perspective.
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Milq's "Summer Again" Transports You Directly to the 80′s [Premiere]
June 1, 2020
"Summer Again" is a song straight out of an 80's summer romance film.
BINNY Tries to Resist the Lure in Hypnotic New Single "Retrograde"
June 1, 2020
With inspiration hailing from Mariah Carey, to Drake, and everything in between, BINNY incorporates elements from his favorite R&B artists and love for strong female singers to formulate a potent sound, oozing with charisma and sass.
No Rome Enlists Indie All-Stars beabadoobee and Jay Som For the Dynamic "Hurry Home"
June 1, 2020
"Hurry Home" paints a vivid picture of a wistful late-night voicemail, the kind you leave after one too many drinks.
Alec Benjamin, Oliver Tree, Teamarr, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 29, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Travel To Another Dimension With Phoebe Ryan's "Reality"
May 29, 2020
"It's erotic. It's everything I see in my head when I go to sleep at night."
Kid Bloom Is Fully in Touch with His Emotions in Psychedelic "EVRWNDR"
May 31, 2019
"'EVRWNDR' is inspired by my hypersensitivity to emotions and how I sometimes paralyze myself with my own feelings as if those feelings are coming from somewhere else."
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Soaky Siren Shares A Forthright Account of Bahamian Drug Lords in "Dope Boys" [PREMIERE]
August 22, 2019
"I leaned on melody and production to serve bright, pop-y energy but the lyrics are an account of a time when the drug trade was lit on my island."
Verzache Relates to a Generation Stuck Indoors in "Life Inside"
April 27, 2020
Verzache captures an ongoing collective melancholy with a rare sense of optimism.
Elliot Lee and GIRLI Unleash Daring "Pink (Freak)" Remix
February 17, 2022
"I've just always made what feels right in the moment and written words that help me heal."
347aidan Takes an Unflinching Look at Loss on 'Chasing Harmony'
October 25, 2021
The breakout viral star examines grief, loss, mental health through a uniquely infectious lens.
Bearcubs' "Overthinking" Will Definitely Have You in Your Head
February 10, 2020
Bearcubs combines versatile production, nostalgic lyricism, and beautifully melodramatic sensibilities.
Nine-Piece Collective seeyousoon Makes Their "Steamy" Debut
February 28, 2020
Say hello to your new favorite music collective.
Ama Lou Cements Herself as an Artist to Know in 'Ama, who?'
November 15, 2019
In her major label debut, Lou captures what it sounds like to be effortlessly self-assured.
NIKI Strips Back to Bare Her Heart in 'Acoustic Sessions: Head In The Clouds II"
November 13, 2019
88rising's resident queen of R&B shows off her more sentimental side in a surprise release.
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Miki Ratsula Delivers a Heartfelt Holiday Ode in "Love in the Winter" [Premiere]
December 5, 2019
"All things considered, this is without a doubt one of my favorite songs I've ever written."