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![StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/staysolidrocky-party-girl-interview_1591899787.png)
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]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/milq-otw_1591052389.jpg)
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
MËSTIZA Pairs Spanish Folklore With Dance-Inducing House in "Reina La Alegría"
October 4, 2023
MËSTIZA combines traditional flamenco with hypnotic house, pioneering a sound that has yet to be done.
Author:
Jazmine Kylene
![Bela Pierce's Daydream Becomes a Reality on "Nordstrom" [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/bela pierce_1611262353.jpg)
Bela Pierce's Daydream Becomes a Reality on "Nordstrom" [Premiere]
January 21, 2021
Bela Pierce's brand new single "Nordstrom" is a story about falling in love with somebody you don't know yet.
Author:
Joey Legittino
![The Immigrant Experience Is at the Heart of Tà'KE's 'The Art of Letting Go' [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/TOKE-art-of-letting-go_1620400763.jpg)
The Immigrant Experience Is at the Heart of Tà'KE's 'The Art of Letting Go' [Premiere]
May 7, 2021
Tóke's ability to channel and empathize with complex emotional situations makes his music a documentary on an individual scale.
Author:
DJ Connor

Sabriel Drops the Sparkly, Spiritual and Divinely Relatable "Love Again"
December 4, 2020
Las Vegas-based celestial neo-soul singer Sabriel has dropped a sparkle fest of sounds in new song "Love Again."
Author:
Joe Beer
![Jarrod Jeremiah Doesn't Play It "Safe" in New Single [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/jarrod-jeremiah-safe_1633024049.jpg)
Jarrod Jeremiah Doesn't Play It "Safe" in New Single [Premiere]
September 30, 2021
"Safe" is a song all about stepping outside your comfort zone.
Author:
DJ Connor
![NOT A TOY Kick Off Our Sad Summer With the Earworm "say so" [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/not-a-toy-say-so-1689181679.jpeg)
NOT A TOY Kick Off Our Sad Summer With the Earworm "say so" [Premiere]
July 12, 2023
"say so" is all about "this idea of wanting someone so bad, but you’re stuck in limbo waiting for them to finally say how they feel."
Author:
DJ Connor

Finkel's "Looong Summer" Is Almost Too Relatable
September 22, 2020
Without a doubt, Jane and Brian Spencer of FINKEL make music that's rule-bending and fun, and their latest single, "Looong Summer" featuring Monse, makes no exception.
Author:
Lexi Vaganos

LIA LIA Embarks on a Battle For Her Identity in 'Angst'
November 14, 2023
"'Angst' is my big fuck you to anxiety, depression and sickness."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon

Ryan Waters' "Fireplace" is a Nostalgic Country Crossover
November 17, 2023
Along with the exciting release, Waters has also signed with Benji Madden's MDDN.
Author:
DJ Connor

10 Questions With mlbacard¡ on Her Genre-Defying Sound
November 2, 2023
Listening to mlbacard¡ feels like a FaceTime call where one minute you’re spilling your deepest secrets and the next you’re laughing at memes
Author:
Tatum Van Dam