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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
Rayana Jay and DUCKWRTH Experience a Temporary Love in Sensual "Love Me Like"
March 15, 2019
Bay area singer-songwriter Rayana Jay and Los Angeles rapper DUCKWRTH unite northern and southern California in their groovy collaboration.
Author:
Alyssa Yung
Phoebe Bridgers' Annual Holiday Single Comes With a Cause
December 12, 2019
"Happy Holidays to everyone whose family has been literally or figuratively torn apart by Donald Trump."
Author:
Precious Kato
George Taylor's "Roses" Is a Masterful Use of Sonic Space [PREMIERE]
June 27, 2019
British singer-songwriter George Taylor has shown from the jump that he can build worlds inside your headphones.
Author:
Brady Moses
Conan Gray Is "The King" of Bedroom Bops
March 8, 2019
All hail the new king of bedroom pop.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
ROLE MODEL Explores Intoxicating and Undaunted Love in "forever&more"
July 24, 2021
In "forever&more," ROLE MODEL's expected melancholy is traded in for exhilarated melodrama.
Author:
EJ Saftner
Jelani Aryeh Is Blissfully Sentimental on New Single "Marigold"
March 25, 2021
Jelani Aryeh is a name you should definitely be familiar with.
Author:
Tyler Borland
Eliza Rose Is Really Proving to Be the "Baddest of Them All"
September 13, 2022
Infectious and electrifying, nostalgic and empowering, Rose's breakthrough hit is the moment.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Fred Again..'s 'Actual Life 3' Is a Lifetime of Catharsis Crystallized Into One Stellar House Album
October 31, 2022
From mental illness, unresolved emotional trauma, to the euphoria of a blissful night out, 'Actual Life 3' is house music taken to new emotional heights.
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
MorMor Shares an Eye-Opening Perspective on Love in "Won't Let You"
October 14, 2019
MorMor whisks listeners down a melancholic tunnel of love in a track that is nothing short of haunting.
Author:
Bianca Brown
girl in red Is Telling Her Truth [Q&A]
January 8, 2020
In our first interview of 2020, we speak to girl in red about Greta Thunberg, Billie Eilish, and painting the world in red.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo