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boyband Releases "get home safely," With All Proceeds Going to NAACP Legal Defense Fund and RAINN
June 12, 2020
"get home safely" is as much a response to recent events as it is a response to a deep-seated anxiety for far too many Americans.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Kiana Ledé Searches For the Heart in a Heartless Administration
June 12, 2020
Ledé reimagines P!nk's "Dear Mr. President," and the sentiment originally aimed at George W. Bush feels all the more relevant today.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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
Rachel Chinouriri's 'Better Off Without' Is Healing Given Sonic Form
May 20, 2022
It's giving hot, heartbroken, healed girl summer.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Journey to the Other Side of Heartache With Harrison Lipton's 'Speedracer'
July 5, 2022
“How do I heal from a relationship that gave me the highest highs and the lowest lows?"
Author:
Jolene Latimer
Hazlett's "doing my best" Is a Simple Yet Powerful Affirmation
February 14, 2025
"That’s what I’ve been doing. Navigating. Wondering. Searching. Trying to see what’s next for all of this.”
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Bishop Ivy Creates an Eccentric and Nostalgic Experience with 'All Things Temporary' EP [PREMIERE]
February 7, 2019
Newcomer Bishop Ivy beautifully weaves together alternative pop, rock, and electronic to form a new EP that is one of a kind.
Author:
Kayla Hefter
Sorcha Richardson's "First Prize Bravery" Finds the Beauty in Simplicity
October 28, 2019
"First Prize Bravery" is the sonic equivalent of walking in a field of daisies: unstinting, bright, and memorable.
Author:
Precious Kato
Dijon Taps John C. Reilly, Tobias Jesso Jr., and More For New Folk Posse Cut
December 21, 2020
Unfolding like a collection of short stories, "The Stranger" continues Dijon's affinity for exploring the unknown.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Ivan Cornejo Delivers a Pain-Stricken Ballad in “Donde Estás”
October 16, 2023
Though he’s barely 19, it's little surprise Cornejo is being hailed as the next big thing in Latin music.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Juliet Ivy Heals Her Inner Child in "4 foot 2," Announces Sophomore EP 'tiny but scary'
June 27, 2024
"Girlhood is really present in this project—all the ever-changing, complicated, intertwined emotions of being a young girl."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
COIN's 'I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore' Signals a New Chapter of Their Artistry
September 13, 2024
'I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore' holds a kaleidoscopic range—in genres, sounds, and confessional feelings.
Author:
Abby Kenna
Jake Miller Strips Down "Wait For You" to Its Beautiful Core [PREMIERE]
January 28, 2019
"When you strip a song all the way down, that's when you realize how beautiful a song can truly be."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul