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![R&B Crooner Peter Manos Takes Multi-tasking to a New Level in "You Don't Know Me" Live Video](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/peter-manos-ones-to-watch_1565881746.png)
R&B Crooner Peter Manos Takes Multi-tasking to a New Level in "You Don't Know Me" Live Video
August 14, 2019
+ Revisit our premiere of Manos' first-ever release, "In My Head."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![LOVER Paints a Portrait of the Modern "Starving" Artist [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/LOVER_press photo_1 copy_1565809910.png)
LOVER Paints a Portrait of the Modern "Starving" Artist [PREMIERE]
August 14, 2019
"Starving" is a sultry, indie-R&B fusion composition that sounds like Bon Iver took a day trip to Harlem.
Author:
Brady Moses
![NIKI's "Indigo" Has Us Believing in an Eternal Hot Girl Summer](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/niki-stream-ones-to-watch-2_1565806140.jpeg)
NIKI's "Indigo" Has Us Believing in an Eternal Hot Girl Summer
August 14, 2019
NIKI is the undisputed queen of 88rising.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![R&B Heartthrob Chris LaRocca Gets Recruited by the Mafia in Edgy "Dice Out / Test On Me" Video [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/chris-larocca-ones-to-watch_1565652661.jpg)
R&B Heartthrob Chris LaRocca Gets Recruited by the Mafia in Edgy "Dice Out / Test On Me" Video [Q&A]
August 12, 2019
To celebrate the release of his new music, we recently chatted with LaRocca about his punk rock past, surprising music tastes, and of course, his new 'Saudade' EP.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Fuscia Holds A Mirror Up To Reality In Self-Titled Debut EP [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Fuscia-ones-to-watch-4_1565378445.jpeg)
Fuscia Holds A Mirror Up To Reality In Self-Titled Debut EP [PREMIERE]
August 9, 2019
The project's sound is lush, rich with R&B grooves and full of nods to jazz records of the late '60s and '70s.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
![MIKNNA'S "MIRAGE" Is A Shimmering Lucid Daydream](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/miknna-ones-to-watch-crop_1565215219.jpg)
MIKNNA'S "MIRAGE" Is A Shimmering Lucid Daydream
August 7, 2019
Funky-fresh electro-R&B duo Ken Nana and Mike B. have dropped another summer bop for your poolside playlist.
Author:
Miranda Hyman
![Kota the Friend - "Alkaline" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/AEO_Kota01_1565131244.jpg)
Kota the Friend - "Alkaline" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
August 6, 2019
Jumping into a rendition of FOTO's standout single "Alkaline," Kota the Friend showed us firsthand that the hype surrounding the Brooklyn artist and poet is very much real.
Author:
Miranda Hyman
![Baby Rose Soothes Lost Souls with Birthday Track, "August 5″](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/baby-rose-ones-to-watch-crop_1565119490.jpeg)
Baby Rose Soothes Lost Souls with Birthday Track, "August 5″
August 6, 2019
With a voice like that of Nina Simone and Tracy Chapman's lovechild, Baby Rose's new single will without a doubt put you right in your feelings.
Author:
Miranda Hyman
![Treat Yourself to "Something Good" with James Vickery's Soulful R&B Stylings](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/james-vickery-ones-to-watch-4_1565042369.jpg)
Treat Yourself to "Something Good" with James Vickery's Soulful R&B Stylings
August 5, 2019
Do yourself a favor and bask in the smooth stylings of this R&B virtuoso before the rest of the world catches on.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![Chris LaRocca - "Yardsale" [Live + Interview] | Northside Sessions](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Chris-Larocca-live-ones-to-watch_1564601374.jpeg)
Chris LaRocca - "Yardsale" [Live + Interview] | Northside Sessions
July 31, 2019
LaRocca's music is as ambitious as it is unassuming.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![DAISY WORLD's Debut Album 'TOOTHPICK' Is a Vocal Playground of Retro Grooves](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/d_a_i_s_y-_w_o_r_l_d-toothpick-1714704499.png)
DAISY WORLD's Debut Album 'TOOTHPICK' Is a Vocal Playground of Retro Grooves
May 3, 2024
'TOOTHPICK' beams with the infectious musicality of an artist who knows exactly who she is.
Author:
Abby Kenna
![Meet Skylar Simone, Def Jam's Latest Signing and the Artist Behind the Mesmerizing ‘Shiver’ [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/skylar-simone-shiver-interview-1714756564.png)
Meet Skylar Simone, Def Jam's Latest Signing and the Artist Behind the Mesmerizing ‘Shiver’ [Q&A]
May 3, 2024
"It's part of who I am. Skylar and music are one and the same. There isn't one without the other."
Author:
DJ Connor
![Coco Jones' "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" Is a Heart-Striking R&B Stunner](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/coco-jones-here-we-go-1715015016.png)
Coco Jones' "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" Is a Heart-Striking R&B Stunner
May 6, 2024
“It’s the impossible mission to move on from this chapter, from this person, from this cycle.”
Author:
Gregory Castel
![AUDREY NUNA's "Jokes On Me" Is an Entrancing Exploration of Loss](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/audrey-nuna-jokes-on-me-1715097585.jpg)
AUDREY NUNA's "Jokes On Me" Is an Entrancing Exploration of Loss
May 7, 2024
“Jokes On Me” keeps a foot in both sides of a loss—the “I’m better off without you,” and the “I miss you.”
Author:
Abby Kenna
![The Marías Happily Destroy Us All Over Again With "If Only" and "No One Noticed"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/the-marias-if-only-no-one-noticed-1715099033.jpeg)
The Marías Happily Destroy Us All Over Again With "If Only" and "No One Noticed"
May 7, 2024
The Marías continue to drown in their deep ocean blues.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
![Montell Fish Assumes the Moniker of dj gummy bear For a Series of Otherworldly Singles](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/montell-fish-dj-gummy-bear-1715706676.jpeg)
Montell Fish Assumes the Moniker of dj gummy bear For a Series of Otherworldly Singles
May 14, 2024
Montell Fish as dj gummy bear proves that honoring your inherent unlimited nature will always be the right route.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
![10 Questions With Luna Li on Her New Single "Confusion Song" and More [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/leeor_wild__luna_li__confusion_cover-_v2-_s_q_u_a_r_e(1)-1715896390.jpg)
10 Questions With Luna Li on Her New Single "Confusion Song" and More [Q&A]
May 16, 2024
"Confusion Song" is about the post-breakup haze when it seems that your subconscious and body are in denial about this person no longer being in your life.
Author:
DJ Connor
![Vanilla is Black Is Here to Prove That Sometimes Second Time's the Charm [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/vanilla-is-black-u-aint-neva-lied-interview-1715978409.jpeg)
Vanilla is Black Is Here to Prove That Sometimes Second Time's the Charm [Q&A]
May 17, 2024
Vanilla is Black has come to dismantle apathy, elicit groove, and redefine the industry.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
![Bryant Barnes Releases Long-Awaited “Give Me A Sign,” Ahead of Debut EP](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/bryant-barnes-give-me-a-sign-1718922290.jpg)
Bryant Barnes Releases Long-Awaited “Give Me A Sign,” Ahead of Debut EP
June 20, 2024
“Give Me A Sign” synthesizes Shiloh Dynasty vulnerability with the artistic brilliance of a Sade or Giveon.
Author:
Carter Fife
![Weston Estate Lose Themselves in the Toxic Infatuation of "Petra"](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/weston-estate-petra-listen-1718982527.jpg)
Weston Estate Lose Themselves in the Toxic Infatuation of "Petra"
June 21, 2024
"Petra explores the idea of finding solace, or yourself, in another person in a way that is not healthy or genuine for either party."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon