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Dua Saleh, RMR, Kiana Ledé, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
June 12, 2020
This Friday features a #NowWatching playlist filled with amazing voices from the BIPOC community and beyond. From Dua Saleh's powerful ROSETTA, to Kiana Ledé's open letter to the president, to a new jazzy tune from Jorja Smith, this week's playlist is a perfect soundtrack for your weekend.
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.
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.
![StaySolidRocky Is Jumping From TikTok's Trending Pages to the Billboard Hot 100 [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/staysolidrocky-party-girl-interview_1591899787.png)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
![GRAMMY-Winning Producer Kevin "Capi" Carbo Breaks Down Dominic Fike's "3 Nights" [ANATOMY OF A SONG]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/kevin-carbo-ones-to-watch-2.png)
GRAMMY-Winning Producer Kevin "Capi" Carbo Breaks Down Dominic Fike's "3 Nights" [ANATOMY OF A SONG]
January 29, 2019
"After the initial vibe got going, I just went forward with it. I felt good that day, and everybody in the room felt good. Positivity."
New Zealand's Will Swinton Exceeds Expectations on His Sophomore Single "Cocaine"
August 31, 2021
Swinton's music is in no way confined to the New Zealand city in which he makes it.
bülow Sings of "Sweet Little Lies" in a Poignant Moment of Pop Euphoria
February 22, 2019
bülow has all the makings of a future pop star.
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Meet Jex Nwalor, Your Next R&B Obsession [Premiere + Q&A]
September 17, 2021
The 18-year-old artist's debut single is finally here.
Powfu Drops Visual For Viral Breakout Hit "death bed"
April 1, 2020
The beabadoobee-assisted breakout single gets a heartbreaking music video.
![10 Questions With Cordelia on Her Viral Single "Little Life" and 'Caramel' EP [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/cordelia-little-life-1709052513.jpg)
10 Questions With Cordelia on Her Viral Single "Little Life" and 'Caramel' EP [Q&A]
February 27, 2024
“'Little Life' is about coming to terms with life being unpredictable and strange, and finding the beauty and joy in the smaller moments that are around us all the time."
Meet Jelani Aryeh, the Alternative R&B Artist Destined for Greatness
December 5, 2019
Aryeh's name and music convey an inimitable, soft-spoken power.
UMI's "Introspection" Is a Masterclass on Self-Contemplation
May 7, 2020
Few artists can capitative and mesmerize with the ethereal ease of UMI.
![Flower Face Delivers a Song For the Season With "Pisces Moon" [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/flower-face-pisces-moon_1646684214.jpg)
Flower Face Delivers a Song For the Season With "Pisces Moon" [Q&A]
March 4, 2022
Flower Face is an artist who has battled life.
5 Pieces of Wisdom Gleamed From Mereba's "The Jungle Is The Only Way Out"
February 27, 2019
We could all learn a thing or five from Mereba's impeccable debut album.