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Dad's Safehaven Is  "Smash Bros" [Premiere]

Dad's Safehaven Is  "Smash Bros" [Premiere]
December 3, 2019 Your new favorite 2-D e-girl delivers an impassioned ode to one of the best Switch games.
Author: Precious Kato
anti pop
Pop
Indie Pop
Dad
Smash Bros
Super Smash Bros
16-Year-Old Tate McRae Is Destined to Become Pop Royalty

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
pop
New Artist Discovery
Anti Pop
Tate McRae
tate
mcrae
RITTYBO Understands the Camaraderie in Vulnerability [Q&A]

RITTYBO Understands the Camaraderie in Vulnerability [Q&A]
December 3, 2019 RITTYBO is special and there is just no other way to put it.
Author: Chuck Ramos
new artist discovery
soul
interview
R&B
album reviews
rittybo
mourning
No Rome Is a The 1975-Cosigned R&B Star to Look Out For

No Rome Is a The 1975-Cosigned R&B Star to Look Out For
December 2, 2019 No Rome is a much-needed R&B outlier.
Author: Matthew Rudas
pop
R&B
New Artist Discovery
No Rome
Dirty Hit
Arlo Parks Explores the Human Condition in 'Sophie'

Arlo Parks Explores the Human Condition in 'Sophie'
December 2, 2019 Parks' latest collection is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
Author: Bianca Brown
soul
singer songwriter
R&B
sophie
album reviews
arlo parks
arlo
parks
Yoke Lore Gives Us a Peek at the Man Behind the Banjo [Tour Diary]

Yoke Lore Gives Us a Peek at the Man Behind the Banjo [Tour Diary]
December 2, 2019 Yoke Lore takes us backstage of his most recent tour in these behind-the-scenes photos.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
singer songwriter
pop
indie
tour diary
yoke lore
LAUNDRY DAY Shines Bright in 'LIGHT UP SHOES 2'

LAUNDRY DAY Shines Bright in 'LIGHT UP SHOES 2'
December 2, 2019 Inspired by BROCKHAMPTON, the high school collective is bending the rules of hip-hop and anti-pop.
Author: Matthew Rudas
indie
hip hop
anti pop
Laundry Day
light up shoes 2
Lao Ra's Subversive Pop Music Creates Beauty From Heartbreak

Lao Ra's Subversive Pop Music Creates Beauty From Heartbreak
December 2, 2019 Lao Ra is the next big name in Latin music.
Author: Precious Kato
new artist discovery
Pop
Lao Ra
Picaflor
Dark Pop
Latin
Meet Huron John, the Artist Creating a Technicolor World

Meet Huron John, the Artist Creating a Technicolor World
November 29, 2019 Huron John is capturing your own personal nostalgia.
Author: Precious Kato
new artist discovery
Indie
Indie Pop
Huron John
Apocalypse WOW
huron
john
ASHS' "Paranoid" Sets the Stage for Her Dark Pop Takeover

ASHS' "Paranoid" Sets the Stage for Her Dark Pop Takeover
November 29, 2019 "'Paranoid' gives an audible sneak peek into my subconscious."
Author: Matthew Rudas
pop
electronic
Electropop
ASHS
Paranoid
Mishaal Establishes Himself as an Enviable Gen Z Voice in the Powfu-Assisted  "Friends"

Mishaal Establishes Himself as an Enviable Gen Z Voice in the Powfu-Assisted  "Friends"
May 12, 2020 With just his first major label release, Mishaal is already pushing limits and establishing himself as an act you need to keep your eyes on.
Author: Tyler Borland
new artist discovery
pop
friends
anti pop
powfu
mishaal
mazie Released "i think i wanna be alone" But We Want To Hangout With Her

mazie Released "i think i wanna be alone" But We Want To Hangout With Her
July 16, 2020 mazie's brand of bedroom pop is here to stay. Listen to "i think i wanna be alone"
Author: Jenna Singer
pop rock
mazie
i think i wanna be alone
HIEN Comes to Life in the Infectious and Pure "Bloom"

HIEN Comes to Life in the Infectious and Pure "Bloom"
October 22, 2021 In "Bloom," HIEN beautifully celebrates several of the threads of her lineage.
Author: DJ Connor
soul
R&B
bloom
hien
Aries Displays a Refreshing Optimism on "DITTO"

Aries Displays a Refreshing Optimism on "DITTO"
March 1, 2021 Genre-bending wunderkind Aries is on a roll, and his momentum shows no signs of slowing.
Author: Maddy Quach
pop
alternative
hip hop
aries
anti pop
ditto
emo rap
Christian Kuria Joins Forces With Alex Isley on "Toroka Remix"

Christian Kuria Joins Forces With Alex Isley on "Toroka Remix"
March 8, 2021 Following the success of his last record Borderline, Kenyan-American producer and songwriter Christian Kuria is making his mark in 2021 with his newest remix of "Toroka."
Author: Carter Fife
R&B
Soul
Christian Kuria
Alex Isley
Toroka
Dominic Fike Returns With Another Song Sure to Get Stuck in Your Head

Dominic Fike Returns With Another Song Sure to Get Stuck in Your Head
June 26, 2020 Can Fike do any wrong?
Author: Ruby Scott
pop
alternative
dominic fike
anti pop
chicken tenders
Ones To Watch Presents: SAINt JHN - "IGNORANt FOREVER" Tour  [Announcement]

Ones To Watch Presents: SAINt JHN - "IGNORANt FOREVER" Tour  [Announcement]
February 6, 2020 Tickets go on sale Friday, February 6 at 10 a.m. local time!
Author: Maxamillion Polo
rap
hip hop
saint jhn
ghetto lennys love songs
tour
Wakai Sheds Light on Frequencies, Features, and Fresh New Album [Q&A]

Wakai Sheds Light on Frequencies, Features, and Fresh New Album [Q&A]
March 25, 2022 "I feel like a jazz musician stuck in a rapper's body."
Author: Arielle Lana LeJarde
interview
rap
hip hop
album reviews
wakai
to a dark boy
Emmaline Proves that Soulful Jazz Isn't Dead with Debut 'All My Sweetest Dreams' EP [PREMIERE]

Emmaline Proves that Soulful Jazz Isn't Dead with Debut 'All My Sweetest Dreams' EP [PREMIERE]
September 26, 2019 "My hope in releasing this EP is to get me one step closer to being able to inspire and encourage as many people as possible around the world with my music."
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
r&b
singer songwriter
jazz
album reviews
all my sweetest dreams
emmaline
Jeremy Zucker and Alexander 23's "Nothing's the same" Is the Soft-spoken Soundtrack to These Endless Days

Jeremy Zucker and Alexander 23's "Nothing's the same" Is the Soft-spoken Soundtrack to These Endless Days
December 11, 2020 Intentional or not, "Nothing's the same" captures the abnormality of our new collective normal.
Author: Ruby Scott
singer songwriter
pop
alexander 23
jeremy zucker
nothings the same

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