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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.
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
No Rome Enlists Indie All-Stars beabadoobee and Jay Som For the Dynamic "Hurry Home"
June 1, 2020
"Hurry Home" paints a vivid picture of a wistful late-night voicemail, the kind you leave after one too many drinks.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Alec Benjamin, Oliver Tree, Teamarr, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 29, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Author:
Malc.
Travel To Another Dimension With Phoebe Ryan's "Reality"
May 29, 2020
"It's erotic. It's everything I see in my head when I go to sleep at night."
Author:
Precious Kato
Malcolm Todd Delivers an Infectiously Human Self-Titled Album
April 9, 2025
There's good reason why Todd is the internet’s baby girl.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
#NowWatching 01-04-19 [PLAYLIST]
January 5, 2019
Cheers to the first #NowWatching post of 2019!
Author:
Yasmin Damoui
Watch FINNEAS Tumble Through Pastel Purgatory in "I Lost a Friend" Video
June 25, 2019
FINNEAS transforms the loss of a friend into a breathtaking visual affair, shot all in one take.
Author:
Jess Myers
Armani White's "2maro" Is a Spitfire Hip-Hop Declaration
November 4, 2019
White is a lyrical mastermind.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Get Some R&R With Top That Track's "Everything'll Be Alright"
April 21, 2020
Co-hosts Precious and Dave are joined by special guest Brett Hite of Frenship in a special relaxation-themed episode.
Author:
Precious Kato
Tones And I, Billie Eilish, Fousheé, & More Artists You Should Listen To | #NowWatching
November 16, 2020
Now Watching is the best new music playlist from Ones to Watch.
Sarah Cicero Debuts Melancholic "Indifferent" Ahead Of Upcoming EP
January 15, 2021
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sarah Cicero explores what it means to feel small in a relationship on her latest single, "Indifferent."
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
kmoe Connects with ericdoa on New Single "2267″
February 12, 2021
Vancouver genre-bender, kmoe, has been one of the most consistent new voices in electronic, alternative, and pop.
Author:
Tyler Borland
BLACKSTARKIDS Deliver a Y2K-Era Earworm With "Juno"
August 5, 2021
"Juno" speaks to a youthful malaise, the aimless feeling of trying your best to hold on to your childhood in the face of growing up.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Young Saab, Nana Lourdes, and Rome Fortune Deliver Your Next Weekend Anthem With "girls in town"
August 9, 2021
"girls in town" arrives as a bittersweet bop about a love gone sour.
Author:
Carter Fife