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The Best of 2019 and Beyond | Staff Picks
December 28, 2019
We look back at the best music, memes, and moments of 2019.
Lil Halima Is Norway's Alternative R&B Icon on the Rise
December 26, 2019
Lil Halima is taking the world by storm one year at a time. 2019 was merely the beginning.
Clinton Kane Isn't Afraid of Feeling Something
December 26, 2019
This is what owning your fears and discovering ways to cope feels and sounds like.
daydream Masi's Music Will Illuminate Your Sleepless Mind
December 23, 2019
The youthful artist is creating music that exists in a realistic, dreamlike state.
Kota the Friend, keshi, DaniLeigh, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching Playlist
December 20, 2019
Consider this week's new music roundup a gift from us to you.
![ZOLA Does Not Want to Be Put In a Box [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/zola-ones-to-watch_1576864228.jpeg)
ZOLA Does Not Want to Be Put In a Box [Q&A]
December 20, 2019
We sit down with the rising bilingual indie artist ahead of her upcoming debut album.
Aaron Taos Warns of the Danger of Social Media Envy in "Saboteur"
December 20, 2019
As Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Comparison is the thief of joy."
![Ben Kessler's "Even When You're Home" Is All About Acceptance [Premiere + Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/BEN KESSLER ones to watch smaller_1576782730.jpeg)
Ben Kessler's "Even When You're Home" Is All About Acceptance [Premiere + Q&A]
December 19, 2019
Home isn't always where the heart is.
From SoundCloud to Rolling Loud, $NOT is Solidifying His Place in Hip-Hop's Next Wave
December 18, 2019
Hello, world. Meet $NOT, Gen Z's hip-hop star.
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JP Saxe on "If The World Was Ending" and Writing With Honesty [Q&A]
December 18, 2019
In our latest interview with JP Saxe, we learn he is a big fan of his grandma and Lebron James.
Clairo's "Closer to You" Is an Anesthetic for Growing Pains
June 28, 2019
While Clairo's earlier work evokes the starry-eyed daydreams of a teen with a long road ahead, "Closer to You" feels like we've opened a door into the more shadowy recesses of the singer's mind.
Channel Tres Shouts Out His Native Compton on "Black Moses" with JPEGMAFIA
July 30, 2019
Among Compton's freshest exports is Channel Tres, who reminds everybody that the city of less than 100,000 is still the hip-hop capital of the world.
![MILKK Wants You to Take a "Ride" With Their Lush New Single & Video [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/milkk-ones-to-watch_1564669758.jpg)
MILKK Wants You to Take a "Ride" With Their Lush New Single & Video [PREMIERE]
August 1, 2019
With its breezy laid-back sound and sensual appeal, "Ride," the latest single from Nashville's MILKK, proves to be the perfect cure for our August blues.
The "Divine" Ayoni Makes Her Stellar Debut with Island Instrumentals & Pop Melodies
September 6, 2019
She may only be 20 years old, but Ayoni is here to preach the truth about our underappreciated divinity.
Huron John Is Up to Something in 'Apocalypse Wow, Vol. 1'
February 13, 2020
In this saturated space, it is refreshing to see something this wickedly confident.
UMI, BENEE, Yebba, and More Artists You Should Listen to Now | #NowWatching
May 8, 2020
The best new music playlist on Ones To Watch.
Elohim Enlists Skrillex for the Emotional Onslaught That Is "Buckets"
January 9, 2019
Elohim is facing 2019 unmasked and with an unrelenting driving force.
Wallows Takes to the Mini Golf Course to Reflect on Fading Love in "Sidelines"
March 8, 2019
This marks the third single from Wallows' forthcoming debut album, Nothing Happens, set to release on March 22.
Still Woozy's "Lava" Is an Infectious Post-Genre Groove, But What's New?
April 5, 2019
Do not even bother wasting your time trying to classify Still Woozy.
![Palm Springsteen's "Sister Sister" Is a Feverish Ode to Thrill-Seeking [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/palm-springsteen-ones-to-watch-2_1559763696.jpeg)
Palm Springsteen's "Sister Sister" Is a Feverish Ode to Thrill-Seeking [PREMIERE]
June 5, 2019
The Los Angeles-based band exudes a hedonistic, devil-may-care energy that is simply magnetic.