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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
Lexi Jayde Wants Us to Love and Heal at Our Own Pace in "Bandages"
August 23, 2023
Jayde returns with a track that strays the line between heartbreak and the rush of new possibilities.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Berhana Scores a Vivid Ode to the Immigrant Story in 'Amén (The Nomad’s Dream)'
October 26, 2023
'Amén (The Nomad’s Dream)' is a journey through love, identity, and coming home to a new belief system.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Flipturn Navigates Human Connection in Experimental Rock Track "Sunlight"
November 22, 2024
"Sunlight" is a moving exploration of family, addiction, and the human condition.
Author:
Hillary Safadi
King Princess' "Cheap Queen" Has the Makings of 2019′s Pride Month Anthem
May 31, 2019
This is simply the beginning of King Princess' impact.
Author:
Jess Myers
Isaac Dunbar, Ama Lou, Doja Cat & More | #NowWatching Playlist
October 4, 2019
Today's playlist additions include bedroom pop heart throb Isaac Dunbaar, soulful R&B stand out Ama Lou, unpredictable hip hop maven Doja Cat, and so much more.
Author:
Yasmin Damoui
Tay Iwar Releases Captivating New Visual for "MONICA"
June 26, 2020
The enigmatic multi-instrumentalist is back with a mystical new visual for "MONICA."
Author:
Maddy Quach
DWLLRS Premiere New Music Video for "We're All Just Falling And Flying"
January 14, 2021
DWLLRS' recent single "We're All Just Falling And Flying" is one of their best so far and it finally has an accompanying music video.
Author:
Tyler Borland
TSHA Scores the Return to the Dancefloor With "Power"
August 9, 2021
"I wrote this track with clubs in mind, in the midst of the pandemic, with a dream to play it out to a large crowd and have a proper dance again."
Author:
Alec Wing
Jake Wesley Rogers Finds Magic in the Mundane [Q&A]
January 13, 2022
"You still have to eat after Elton John tells you he likes your music. You still have to pay your bills."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Chloe Qisha Finds Her Sound in the Sweltering "I Lied, I'm Sorry"
August 13, 2024
"I Lied, I'm Sorry" blends alternative indie pop sonics to create a boiling point of palpable tension.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon