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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."
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Lani Rose Prescribes Compassion for Repairing a "Damaged" Relationship [PREMIERE]
July 5, 2019
Enter Lani Rose, a fresh-faced trans-genre artist whose goal is to instill courage, compassion, and self-love in his listeners through his music.
Tai Verdes Is No Longer "Stuck in the Middle"
August 4, 2020
Verdes is the latest artist to turn a chance moment on TikTok into a catalyst for viral success.
Tiffany Day: From "Hallelujah" to Pop Phenom
March 10, 2020
From going viral on YouTube to finding herself on Spotify's top playlists, Day is a Gen Z pop dream come true.
Aidan Martin Proves "Good Things Take Time" With Major Label Debut
August 30, 2021
"My past, though painful, is a beautiful part of who I am."
Let Ray Laurél's "Coconut Perfume" Score Your Summer Fling
July 7, 2022
“I romanticize my life on a daily basis, it’s fun but pretty tiring."
Cybertrash Reinvents Himself With Two New Genre-Blurring Singles
June 1, 2022
Cybertrash is moving the hyperpop genre forward with refreshing originality.
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Baby Rose Steps In as the New Voice of R&B with 3 Soulful Ballads [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
May 3, 2019
"Borderline," "Mortal," and "Sold Out," are only glimpses of what's coming next from the magnificent Atlanta-based songstress.
![Natalie Schlabs Wants You to "Go Outside" (Safely!) [Premiere]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/NatalieSchlabs1_creditFairlightHubbard - otw_1592339085.jpg)
Natalie Schlabs Wants You to "Go Outside" (Safely!) [Premiere]
June 16, 2020
Natalie Schlabs' new single "Go Outside" is the perfect indie soundtrack to a summer afternoon.
grentperez Looks to His Past For the Storied 'When We Were Younger'
June 6, 2023
"'When We Were Younger' is a collection of music, each relating to figures of the past, whether it be in love, loss, families, and friendship."
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Ruby Waters Has a "Supernatural" Gift for Alternative Songwriting [PREMIERE + Q&A]
March 20, 2019
Always honest in her outstanding songwriting, Waters channels her purest emotions and expresses her truest self.