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Liza Anne Unleashes Her Inner Empath On "I Wanna Be There"
June 15, 2020
Liza Anne's take on mental health and self-awareness is a bright one. In her latest single, "I Wanna Be There", the Nashville native turns her own struggles into vivid soundscapes with intense lyrical depth.
RIIKI's "Share Your Luv" is Exactly What We Need Right Now
June 12, 2020
RIIKI's latest single, "Share Your Luv," expresses a sentiment that is much in demand. And while the lyrics may have been meant more specifically, I think the buoyancy of the song, that baseline especially, serves this time succinctly.
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.
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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.
Levi Watson Is a Real-Life Synth-Lord in 'Daydreaming as The World Ends'
August 28, 2019
'Daydreaming as The World End's is a testament to Watson's ability to create outside the boundaries of hip-hop.
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Brian Dunne Kisses the Decade Goodbye in "Getting Wrecked On Election Day" [Premiere]
February 13, 2020
"'Getting Wrecked On Election Day' is a song so direct and autobiographical that it truly makes me nervous."
GOON DES GARCONS* Links With Cuco For the Cinematic "A24"
May 4, 2020
The ode to the cult indie film studio is intoxicating from start to finish.
Lo Village Offer Something "Comfortable" to Listen to in Quarantine
May 20, 2020
"With us all being in the house because of COVID 19 we wanted to give the people something to get comfortable to!"
The Night Game Takes Listeners on a Nostalgic Trip on "Beautiful Stranger"
February 8, 2021
Ahead of his second album, 'Dog Years,' dropping March 5, The Night Game has released the nostalgia-ridden single "Beautiful Stranger."
à˜HENRY Claims His Throne in 'My Turn to Be King'
April 6, 2022
"We're all kings and queens, we're all royal."
Refugee Rapper Star2 Finds Catharsis in 'Real Life'
June 1, 2022
Star2 is gritty, raw, and brimming with infectious perseverance.
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Golden Daze Praises Brotherhood with "Took A Fall" [PREMIERE]
January 24, 2019
"Like when the party is over and shit gets kind of real in life, how do you reconcile that..."
Your "Post Mates" Has Arrived, With Smooth Delivery From Cautious Clay and Jarami
July 29, 2019
The pop-fueled R&B single is the perfect track to jam to when you're waiting for that delivery to come through.
Matthew Chaim Presents an Alternative View on Death in "Form"
May 1, 2020
"Form" sheds light on the reoccurring mini "deaths" that are sprinkled throughout our individual lifetimes.