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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
Letting It Linger with Ezra's "Hourglass" feat. Powfu
November 10, 2025
This deeply resonant ballad captures the feeling of being frozen in time after a relationship ends.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Getting to Know the Nine Lives of dacelynn [Q&A]
December 12, 2025
Unfurling their impending EP, nine lives, one introspective lullaby at a time, we seem to get to know the Texas-born, LA-based artist more and more like an old friend with each track.
Naomi Scott Is Hopelessly In Regret with "Sweet Nausea"
November 12, 2025
Building out an immersive, retro pop landscape from a high caliber lineup of singles, “Sweet Nausea” blows a sweet kiss to the ‘80s
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Friends Helped Guide Beauty School Dropout’s WHERE DID ALL THE BUTTERFLIES GO?
November 12, 2025
LA-based trio Beauty School Dropout are one of the most formidable rising acts in the contemporary punk genre.
Author:
Noah Wade
Find and Lose Yourself in Saint Avangeline's Dreamscape [Q&A]
November 12, 2025
Her latest single, "Rain Dance," is fueled by a newfound sense of fulfillment, turning a new leaf from times of trauma.
Author:
DJ Connor
It's Sunny in London So Long As Izzy Escobar's Around [Q&A]
November 12, 2025
Based on a made-for-TV, real life adventure about a unintentional solo trip to England, her EP is about making the most of bad dice rolls and sprinkling sugar on sour moments.
Author:
DJ Connor
Wasia Project Longs for A Lost Love in "Letters From The Day"
November 13, 2025
“Letters From The Day” may be Wasia Project’s only release of 2025, but our fingers are crossed that more is coming from the duo in 2026.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Isobel's Debut EP Light weight: Failing Your Friends and Falling in Love [Q&A]
November 14, 2025
We sat down with the Swedish rock band to hear about their eclectic first record.
Author:
DJ Connor
KOAD Returns with Long-Awaited Single “Jaanu”
November 13, 2025
“jaanu" is an infectious banger whose cleverness is just as undeniable as it is understated.
Author:
Carter Fife
CARR Is Truly Unfiltered On New Single "Hardcore!" | THE NOISE
October 27, 2025
CARR reminds listeners to never dull their sparkle with her latest single, "Hardcore!"
Author:
Alessandra Rincon