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The 30 Best Albums of 2025, According to OnesToWatch Staff
December 27, 2025
Where did your favorite albums rank?
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Ones To Watch Staff
justbrandon and Willie Jones Surrender to the Unknown In "Bury Me On A Backroad"
December 27, 2025
justbrandon is carving his own path as a country rapper.
Author:
Grace Holtzclaw
Elkan Wants to Make the World Dance
December 17, 2025
Meet elkan, the 22-year-old Sierra Leonean artist, songwriter, and producer coming off a career-defining year.
Author:
Chancey Stefanos
PODCAST: Alemeda on Chef's Choice
December 16, 2025
Having recently released her EP, But What the Hell Do I Know, we sat down with Alemeda to talk through the project.
Author:
Abby Kenna
KENNEDY Soundtracks the Nostalgia of Latest Film from Odessa A'zion, POOLS
December 16, 2025
Songwriter and artist, KENNEDY, wrote two songs specifically for POOLS, one of which has just hit streaming platforms, called “Beautiful Broken Unusual.”
Jane Remover Closes Out an Explosive Year With One Last Reinvention in '♡'
December 16, 2025
Where 'Revengeseekerz' leaned into digicore chaos and EDM force, '♡' pulls inward, favoring atmosphere, texture, and emotional blur over sheer impact.
Author:
Alessandra Rincon
Evann McIntosh Recommends Driving in Convertibles with Your Friends [Q&A]
December 15, 2025
The rising alt-pop artist took time to chat with us about their time away, their approach to creating music, and book recommendations.
Author:
Rebeccah Blau
Juice WRLD, Cautious Clay, LoveLeo, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
April 24, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Tayler Buono Is Finally Able to Put the Past Behind Her in "IFHU" Video
April 29, 2021
"The music video for 'IFHU' was a heartbroken girls' dream to make".
Author:
Paige MacDonald
The Best of 2021, According to the Ones to Watch Staff
December 27, 2021
This is 2021, as we experienced it.
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Staff
Nana Lourdes Delivers an Off-Kilter Diss Track With "Fuck Up Person"
October 5, 2022
You just can’t help but sing along to this snippy diss-and-dance track.
Author:
Michelle Dalarossa
UK-based, New Zealand-born Molly Payton is a fast-rising indie talent.
May 28, 2023
Fans of artists like Newdad, Julia Jacklin, Soccer Mommy
Author:
Cassandra Grodd
310babii Is Anything But “Stuck”
January 19, 2024
“Stuck” is flows with effortless verses by artist 310babii, a laidback Cali poet that begs one to cruise the wide-open boulevards with a driving beat and bass line.
Author:
DJ Connor
King Princess Joins the Legendary Fiona Apple to Reimagine "I Know"
January 25, 2019
The Brooklyn-bred songstress satisfies our hunger for new music with "I Know," a modernized cover and collaboration with pop icon, Fiona Apple.
Author:
Andra Nechita
Slow Hollows' 'Actors' Is an Album Free of Genre and Fear of Failure
October 24, 2019
Slow Hollows is sonic proof we are living in a post-genre world.
Author:
Matthew Rudas
Ant Saunders Is Stepping Out of His 'BUBBLE'
April 3, 2020
Saunders follows viral breakout success with a debut EP that is entirely his own.
Author:
Jenna Singer
Noah Cunane Pens "Miami" For the One Who Got Away
April 17, 2020
"Miami" is a song that brings you back the good and bad of a first love gone too soon.
Author:
Joey Legittino