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Tours To Watch: Fall 2025
September 24, 2025
Need a new concert fix? We've got you covered with the latest artists heading out on tour.
Author:
OTW Staff
UMI Explores The Human Experience on Double Single & Album Announcement
July 29, 2025
Rising star, UMI, continues to show her talent as one of the best new young R&B singer-songwriters.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Issue 09: Summer Forever
July 24, 2025
Our latest issue features cover star Brittany Broski, UMI, and Ashley Sienna.
Author:
Ones To Watch Staff
UMI's 'talking to the wind' Is a Sonic Salve For the Soul
January 22, 2024
"All the songs on this project feel like the wind to me. They give me the same feeling of peace and clarity."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
UMI and V of BTS Share a New Year's Gift With "wherever u r"
January 5, 2024
A poem every prose, “wherever u r” asks nothing more from you than surrender.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
UMI Lets Her Inner Child Run Free in "whatever u like"
May 2, 2022
"whatever u like" is the perfect soundtrack for sunnier days and minimal responsibility.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
19 LGBTQIA+ Artists You Need to Listen to This PRIDE
June 17, 2021
These artists deserve a spot on your PRIDE playlist and every playlist for that matter.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Remi Wolf, Dominic Fike, UMI, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 26, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Author:
Malc.
Empathetic & Spiritual, UMI Takes Us On a Journey of 'Introspection'
June 26, 2020
A worthy testimony to her growth as a songwriter, the EP is a conceptual and spiritual experience, with Easter eggs riddled throughout the collection, tying the 6-track EP in symbiotic bliss.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
UMI's "Introspection" Is a Masterclass on Self-Contemplation
May 7, 2020
Few artists can capitative and mesmerize with the ethereal ease of UMI.
Author:
Emily Smith
The Best of 2019 and Beyond | Staff Picks
December 28, 2019
We look back at the best music, memes, and moments of 2019.
Author:
Staff
Kyle Dion, UMI, and Duckwrth Make for an R&B Dream Team in "Play Too Much"
February 24, 2020
A three-way match made in heaven.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
UMI and V of BTS Share a New Year's Gift With "wherever u r"
January 5, 2024
A poem every prose, “wherever u r” asks nothing more from you than surrender.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Empathetic & Spiritual, UMI Takes Us On a Journey of 'Introspection'
June 26, 2020
A worthy testimony to her growth as a songwriter, the EP is a conceptual and spiritual experience, with Easter eggs riddled throughout the collection, tying the 6-track EP in symbiotic bliss.
Author:
Jessica Thomas
UMI - "Remember Me" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
June 11, 2019
Existing at the crossroads of alternative neo-soul and R&B is UMI and her otherworldly brand of bedroom R&B.
Author:
Green Lee
Issue 09: Summer Forever
July 24, 2025
Our latest issue features cover star Brittany Broski, UMI, and Ashley Sienna.
Author:
Ones To Watch Staff
Deaton Chris Anthony and UMI Link for the Bittersweet "Sonshine"
July 12, 2019
Deaton Chris Anthony is crafting some of the best retro-futuristic R&B out there.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
UMI's 'talking to the wind' Is a Sonic Salve For the Soul
January 22, 2024
"All the songs on this project feel like the wind to me. They give me the same feeling of peace and clarity."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
UMI Explores The Human Experience on Double Single & Album Announcement
July 29, 2025
Rising star, UMI, continues to show her talent as one of the best new young R&B singer-songwriters.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Tours To Watch: Fall 2025
September 24, 2025
Need a new concert fix? We've got you covered with the latest artists heading out on tour.
Author:
OTW Staff