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The Best of 2021, According to the Ones to Watch Staff
December 27, 2021
This is 2021, as we experienced it.
Sadie Jean Wears Her Heartbreak on Her Sleeve on the Viral "WYD Now?"
December 24, 2021
"WYD Now?" forces listeners to reflect on their own personal journies of love and heartbreak.
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MEYY Conjures Up the Ethereal World of 'Neon Angel' [Q&A]
December 17, 2021
<i>Neon Angel</i> is a celebration of love and all of its contours.
Swansea Skag Trades Addiction For Connection on 'you'll be dead before you know it'
December 17, 2021
Swansea Skag is experimental, raw, and refreshingly authentic.
Imad Returns to His Roots on the Samia-Assisted "Makan"
December 17, 2021
"It's through these moments where you learn the most about yourself, your craft and appreciate the small things in life."
Oliver Tree Taps Trippie Redd & Ski Mask The Slump God For Ruthless "Life Goes On" Remix
December 17, 2021
Life goes on and on and on and so do the remixes.
Making (Not Raw) Fried Chicken With payton | Bone Apple Tea
December 16, 2021
payton may have a knack for racking up fans in the millions but can he cook chicken all the way through?
Tierra Whack Is Once Again Proving Herself a Genre-Spanning Visionary
December 16, 2021
Whack consistently delivers on a multidisciplinary vision in a way that few of her peers can match.
Meet Yu Su, the Multicultural Electronic Artist Blending the East and West
December 15, 2021
Born and raised in Kaifeng, China, Yu Su (è‹çŽ‰) is creating electronic music all her own.
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MYKA's "gucci bloom" Is a Bittersweet Ode to Sudden Heartbreak [Q&A]
December 15, 2021
"Anyone who listens to my music and relates, I call them 'unknown' because that's how it feels. That's what the fear is."
KALI's Indie Funk Keeps Bringing Us "Back to the Start"
December 3, 2020
Kali Flanagan, aka KALI, is a 16-year-old LA-based singer and multi-instrumentalist.
Asi Kemera and Seiji Oda Return With Dreamy New Single "honey bb"
February 22, 2021
Atlanta singer and multi-instrumentalist Asi Kemera returns with her first track of 2021, "honey bb."
marcos g Dances Around the Issue of Commitment in "cold feet"
May 4, 2021
"Being scared of commitment and settling is a big fear so to write a pretty, fun song about this scary feeling was great."
Wafia, Masego, and Ta-ku Make For a Dream Team on "Wide Open"
June 28, 2021
The trio delivers on some much-needed summer vibes as we re-emerge from our respective quarantines.
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TOMI on the Heartbreaking Honesty of 'Sweet, Sweet Honey' [Q&A]
October 8, 2021
"Whether it's love, lust, or vices, it all starts from a place of pure sweetness; we want more and more of it until we completely lose ourselves in it."
Amber Ryann Flexes Her True, Authentic Self on "Been High"
November 5, 2021
"The song is about having confidence in yourself and not having any need to prove anything to anyone else."
Thavoron Comes of Age in "18"
April 27, 2022
Thavoron writes the words every tired heart has longed to speak.
Meg Smith Gets Painfully Relatable in "All The Things You'd Ruin"
March 1, 2023
“All The Things You’d Ruin” is something right out of an early 2000s movie soundtrack.
AUDREY NUNA Proves There's Only One AUDREY NUNA in "IdgaF"
July 7, 2023
The blistering new track sees NUNA's idiosyncratic flow taking center stage.
skaiwater Alters Our Brain Chemistry With the Hypnotic "molli"
August 21, 2023
Amid a collage of chaos, "molli" plays out like a trip you wish had lasted just a little bit longer.