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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.
Author:
Malc.
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.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
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.
Author:
DJ Connor
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.
Author:
Ruby Scott
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.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
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.
Author:
Joey Legittino
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.
Author:
Chloe Robinson
flor Makes Three Cocktails For Their Three New Singles | Bone Apple Tea
March 23, 2022
Alternative pop band flor join us on this hangover-inducing episode.
Author:
Ruby Scott
Coco & Breezy Want You to Get on the Dancefloor With “Off My Mind”
June 20, 2023
“It’s a feeling, it’s a vibe.”
Author:
Emily Foster
Grayscale Bare Their Teeth On New Single "Not Afraid To Die" | THE NOISE
September 12, 2023
The band is back with a synth-fueled track that bears their heart and soul puts fear into perspective, beneath a soaring and vibrant exterior.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Ralphie Choo's 'Supernova' Is an Explosion of Uninhibited Inspiration
September 15, 2023
'SUPERNOVA' doesn’t sound like anything else out right now
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Jake Troth Proves Simplicity Is Key in the "Alive & Well" Video [PREMIERE]
August 16, 2019
"'Alive & Well' was written over the course of five years, initiated in the lowest point of my life and then completed years later during the best moments of my life."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Joshua Crumbly Showcases Simple Sonic Decadence on "Afria" [Premiere]
July 8, 2020
Talented musicians are spoiled for choices, they can command beauty and merit out of any instrument, often in a way that's startling for its simplicity. Joshua Crumbly has this very talent.
Author:
DJ Connor
Dava Proves Herself with "ASOS"
July 17, 2020
Mesmerizing and trippy is the best way to describe Dava.
Author:
Joey Legittino
Rewind: Our 5 Favorite Music Videos of the Last Week
October 6, 2022
From Jean Dawson to Jeremy Zucker, these are 5 videos you definitely don't want to miss.
Author:
DJ Connor
Slow Fiction Make Their Mark With Stellar Self-Titled Debut EP | The Noise
February 24, 2023
From start to finish, 'Slow Fiction' vibrates an undercurrent of vigorous energy,
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
The Xcerts Are "Lovesick" On Latest LP 'Learning How To Live and Let Go' | THE NOISE
August 18, 2023
Distorted-pop-trio THE XCERTS continue to bring the good vibes with their latest single, “Lovesick."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon