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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.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
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.
Author:
DJ Connor
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.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
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.
Author:
Joey Legittino
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.
Author:
Chloe Robinson
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.
Author:
Maddy Quach
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.
Author:
Malc.
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."
Author:
Precious Kato
BENEE, REI AMI, Alaina Castillo, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching Playlist
November 15, 2019
New music from Billie Eilish and a whole lot more.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Yeek Gets Eccentric on "3000 Miles (Baby Baby)"
February 8, 2021
"3000 Miles" is the kind of song that makes the most sense when you're, in Yeek's own words, "higher than a kite."
Author:
Maddy Quach
Elroy Challenges the Status Quo on "BONES"
February 9, 2021
The enigmatic Elroy is back with his new single "BONES."
Author:
Tyler Borland
Cian Ducrot's "Not Usually Like This" Is Undeniable
February 19, 2021
It's all happening for the Irish songwriter, producer, and artist Cian Ducrot, with his new single, "Not Usually Like This."
Author:
Lexi Vaganos
Johan Lenox and Ant Clemons' "You Up?" Is a Cuffing Season Anthem
November 15, 2021
"You Up?" is a melancholic love letter to romantic frustration and late-night indecision.
Author:
Carter Fife
Underoath's Chris Dudley Details Band's New Self-Produced, Ghostemane-Featured LP 'Voyeurist' [Q&A]
March 3, 2022
"This isn't me trying to say that we're the greatest or anything, but no matter what you think about the band or the album, I think the album stands on its own."
Author:
Moe Horta
Ahead Of Debut Record, MattstaGraham Chooses Self-Love in "Not Everyone Is Gonna Love You
March 31, 2022
"Writing a positive song felt like character growth."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
ilham Ushers Forth a Wave of Sensual Bliss With Self-Titled EP
October 3, 2022
Def Jam’s newest prodigy is alchemizing love and fear into sonic bliss.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Niko Rose Is Endearing, Relatable, and Incredibly Catchy on 'Sleeping Bag'
October 19, 2020
The Arizona-based Niko Rose knows how to put a song together.
Author:
Tyler Borland
St. Humain 'Flirts Between Pop, Electronic and R&B' on 'EMOTIONAL SAUNA' Debut [PREMIERE]
January 24, 2019
"We've got feelings of love, failure, hope, absolute shit - and above all, life."
Author:
Chloe Robinson