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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
Rochelle Jordan’s ‘Through The Wall’ Is a Love Letter To Freedom [Q&A]
September 23, 2025
In Jordan relinquishing herself from one-dimensionality, she’s given every set of eyes on her permission to do the same.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
WHATMORE Are Best Friends First, Artists Second [Q&A]
September 17, 2025
"We never put ourselves in a box... for now, we like to say we’re just WHATMORE."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
WATCH: Big Ass Truck Perform Heavy-Hitting Tracks For ‘Something Loud’ Session [EXCLUSIVE] | THE NOISE
August 7, 2025
Watch Big Ass Truck perform "Beef," "Big Ass Beer" and "Cornfed" plus talk about their recent rise in the hardcore scene landing them on multiple big time festivals all across the US.
Author:
Jimmy Smith
WATCH: Cartel's Will Pugh Performs Acoustic 'Chroma' Renditions For New Something Quiet Session [EXCLUSIVE] | THE NOISE
September 18, 2025
Watch Cartel's Will Pugh perform "Say Anything (Else)," "Luckie St" and "Runaway" plus talk about the band's recent re-release of 'Chroma' to celebrate 20 years of its original debut.
Author:
Jimmy Smith
Hunter Daily Takes Us Through Her EP 'Claw Marks,’ Track by Track
September 19, 2025
"After a 4.5-year relationship, letting go wasn’t clean. It was messy, desperate, and it left marks."
Author:
DJ Connor
Edgehill's "lol" Is An Indie Rock Reach for Meaning [Q&A]
September 19, 2025
We sat down with the band to get the inside scoop on their writing process, commitment to collaboration, and who wear's the chef's hat in the band.
Author:
DJ Connor
Exclusive: KENNEDY Releases “All The Pretty Girls” For Those Who March To The Beat Of Their Own Drum
September 19, 2025
KENNEDY’s fourth single is finally here and even better, we got the accompanying visuals.
Author:
Daniela Waizel Rule
Emotive, Electric, Unstoppable: Michael Aldag’s ‘Crying in the Club’ EP
September 25, 2025
Author:
Lucy Ward
Philine Sonny Takes Back the Power in “Gatekeeper”
September 20, 2025
Sonny is not one to hold back in her music, tackling difficult subject matter with care and honesty.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau