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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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Winona Oak Proves She's Not One to Sleep on with Solo Debut, "He Don't Love Me" [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]
April 30, 2019
Introducing the ethereal songstress with a flair for the melancholic.
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zack villere Is Creating a World All His Own [Q&A]
March 5, 2020
villere on chapped lips, nostalgic childhood cartoons, and transcending genre classifications.
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Terror Jr Gets Both Political & Emotional with 'Unfortunately, Terror Jr' Album [Q&A]
January 29, 2019
"We both observe and soak in the world around us, so ignoring politics right now would mean putting intentional blinders on."
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Betcha Pairs Their Alternative Rock Banger With Vintage Vibes in "Lucy Lucy" Video [PREMIERE]
May 8, 2019
"A primary focus for making this video was to simply have a great time filming and to showcase a side of the band that people haven't seen before."
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Have Mercy Return With The Release Of Long-Awaited Self-Titled EP [Track by Track] | The Noise
August 26, 2022
When the world shut down in March 2020, it took Have Mercy's victory lap with it. Then, everything changed.
No Rome Is a The 1975-Cosigned R&B Star to Look Out For
December 2, 2019
No Rome is a much-needed R&B outlier.
24 LGBTQIA+ Artists to Listen to This PRIDE Month and Every Month
June 20, 2023
Celebrate PRIDE with 24 genre-defying additions to your playlists.
Saweetie Is the 'Icy' '90s Rap Goddess We All Need
April 1, 2019
This one is for all the hard-working females out there.
Steve Lacy Breaks His Silence with the Waviest of R&B Jams, "N Side"
April 8, 2019
Two long years since his last solo release, The Internet's Steve Lacy proves that he still has the magic touch.
Bryce Vine Romanticizes Cali Culture in "La La Land" Video
April 16, 2019
Before Bryce Vine drops his debut album, 'Carnival,' waste your time with him in California with the "La La Land" music video.