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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.
Author:
Staff

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.
Author:
Bianca Brown

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.
Author:
Precious Kato

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.
Author:
Precious Kato

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.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
![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.
Author:
Kristin Robinson

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."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
![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.
Author:
Precious Kato

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.
Author:
Emily Bird
![JP Saxe on "If The World Was Ending" and Writing With Honesty [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/JP-saxe-ones-to-watch_1576698326.jpg)
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.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo

Conan Gray's "Maniac" Proves That the Scariest Thing This Halloween Is Your Ex
October 28, 2019
Gray gives newfound meaning to the term "psycho ex."
Author:
Bainca Brown

16-Year-Old Tate McRae Is Destined to Become Pop Royalty
December 3, 2019
Come 2020, McRae is a name you will be seeing everywhere.
Author:
Matthew Rudas
![Erika Tham Embraces Her Sexuality on the Smoldering "Shhh" [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Erika-Tham-interview-shhh_1642634115.jpeg)
Erika Tham Embraces Her Sexuality on the Smoldering "Shhh" [Q&A]
January 19, 2022
"I could write and sing whatever I wanted to, and it didn't matter what I looked like or where I came from. That was freeing."
Author:
DJ Connor

Mahalia Sends a Not-So-Subtle Warning in "Letter To Ur Ex"
February 22, 2022
On her latest standout single, Mahalia explores the moments of a partnership often left unexplored.
Author:
Arielle Lana LeJarde
![Alt-Rocker Briston Maroney Loses Control In "Small Talk" Video [PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/briston-maroney-ones-to-watch_1558112336.jpg)
Alt-Rocker Briston Maroney Loses Control In "Small Talk" Video [PREMIERE]
May 17, 2019
What's most noteworthy about "Small Talk" is its overall message: be honest and no one gets hurt.
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul

Meet EASHA, the Stanford Student Crafting Blissful Bedroom Pop
June 30, 2022
EASHA is the artist we’re craving right now, ripping pages out of all of our journals and setting our secrets free.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
![Valley Lets Us Join The Band With a BTS Look At Their Fall Tour [TOUR DIARY + PREMIERE]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/Valley-ones-to-watch-smaller_1569529453.jpeg)
Valley Lets Us Join The Band With a BTS Look At Their Fall Tour [TOUR DIARY + PREMIERE]
September 26, 2019
Now, they're on the road again with The Band Camino for a major fall tour with 34 stops across America.
Author:
Precious Kato
![Arlo Parks Wants to Be for Others What She Did Not Have for Herself [Q&A]](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/onestowatch-v2/arlo-parks-ones-to-watch_1571777270.jpeg)
Arlo Parks Wants to Be for Others What She Did Not Have for Herself [Q&A]
October 22, 2019
"If I can't find anyone that's like me, then I'm just going to have to keep being me."
Author:
Tanja Toubro

Saweetie and GALXARA Grab Back in "Sway With Me"
February 3, 2020
Saweetie and GALXARA deliver a Latin-infused feminist anthem for the ages.
Author:
Jessica Thomas

aldrch Is the Latest Artist Breaking Hyperpop's Boundaries
September 28, 2021
"I love having the ability to curate a collection of what I think is cool... and show everyone what's next in music."
Author:
Carter Fife