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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
Meet Na Noise, the New Zealand Lofi Band Making Waves
April 20, 2022
"The decisions we make aren't always the prettiest, but they're the most fun"
Author:
Jessica Magtalas
anees Never Fails to Wears His Heart On Sleeve
April 28, 2022
anees is the very embodiment of sonic sunshine.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Opera, Screamo, Rap, Rock - Have it All With Jasiah
March 16, 2020
Jasiah's proving to be the next big star to emerge out of the Gen Z music scene & one you should keep your eyes on.
Author:
Emily Smith
Powfu Shares 'poems of the past,' a Sublime Lo-Fi Portrait of Youth
May 29, 2020
In his major label debut, Powfu shares every ounce of himself, blemishes and all.
Author:
Ruby Scott
WILD Will Cure Any Bad Day With Their New Single, "It Only Gets Better" [PREMIERE]
March 7, 2019
Another feel-good anthem by indie-pop trio WILD.
Author:
Kelly Itatani
Setlist.Fm Presents: Who Is Bane's World? [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
March 6, 2019
Welcome to Bane's World, a place of dreamy musings and bedroom pop.
Author:
Asal Shahindoust
Worry Club Is Creating a Community That Extends Beyond Their Music
July 19, 2021
"I know it helps me a lot just to know there's other people out there just like me going through the same shit."
Author:
Joey Legittino
PinkPantheress' "Passion" Is so Good It Went Viral Before It Released
July 6, 2021
Pink Pantheress makes you feel like you've been transported into a twinkling '90s video game.
Author:
Carter Fife
Cuco's "Aura" Is a Hypnotic Bilingual Love Letter
July 11, 2022
"Aura" captures the magic of a love so powerful that it simply can’t be expressed in a single language.
Author:
Dillon Stave
NIKI's "Indigo" Has Us Believing in an Eternal Hot Girl Summer
August 14, 2019
NIKI is the undisputed queen of 88rising.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo