THE POETICS BEHIND EDWIN RAPHAEL
Edwin Raphael is a poet in a singerâs body. His music is full of deep feelings, imagery and interesting rhyme schemes. The Montreal-based singer-songwriter just dropped a new single âSea…
RUDY DE ANDA IS A GENRE CHAMELEON, AND âHELADOâ PROVES IT
Soft age. Delicate era. Sensitive period. However you mull its meaning, 'Tender Epoch,' the latest release from Mexican American artist Rudy De Anda, stands as a fitting title for an…
MOXI BLAMES IT ON YOU
Moxi is a husband-and-wife, pop-inspired dream team and weâre all very jealous of their love story. We all want to find our future husband randomly in a session, and then…
Shamir On Being Authentically Himself For His Self Entitled Album ‘Shamir’
In 2014, singer-songwriter Shamir Baily would release his hit song "On The Regular", garnering him local and international attention. The following year under the label XL Recordings he would…
Nubya Garcia Goes Back To Her Roots For Her Debut Album ‘Source’
Nubya Garcia is the renaissance women of Londonâs bustling jazz scene. Born to Caribbean parents in Camden, London, she got her start in music early when she began to play…
ILLITERATE LIGHT & DEVON GILFILLIAN YEARN FOR FREEDOM FROM THE MACHINE
As a Palestinian-American, the word freedom is something that has always confused me. Given the complexity of my duality, I havenât seen any glimmer of hope for either us Americans…
ANNA SHOEMAKER DOESNâT NEED YOU, ONLY HER âSILVER COWBOY BOOTS!â
Anna Shoemakerâs latest single âSilver Cowboy Bootsâ has just dropped and youâre going to want to add it to your moodiest playlists. The Philly girlâs ode to leaving men behind…
DEVORA AND HER PET SCORPION
You havenât realized it yet but âoutlaw pop,â the expression the rebellious singer Devora coined for herself, is exactly what you need to move on. Her latest single âNot Dead…
T.NAVA IS MAKING THE JUICIEST ‘BLACKBERRY MANGO’ JAMS FOR US ALL
If youâve ever wondered about any one musician behind neo-soul masterpieces like âStay Ready (What A Life),â sung by JhenĂ© Aiko, or "Malibu," sung by Anderson .Paak, then the instrumentally…
LOVE YOU LATER IS DREAMY!!!
Love You Later, also known as Lexi Avlies, has dropped a new EP âMOUTHWASHâ and it is a dreamy collection of songs. The Cali-raised but Nashville-based singer-songwriter has managed to…
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CNCO ON FIVE YEARS OF LATINXCELLENCE TOGETHER
Five has proven to be a fateful number for CNCO, the Latin boyband named after the No. 5 in Spanish. The guys are coming on five years since their…
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BIA IS ‘FOR CERTAIN’ ABOUT HER MUSIC, GROWTH, AND TALENT
Itâs clear that Boston-bred multicultural musician BIA is all about securing her bag, dropping hits and minding the business that pays her. Since dropping quarantine-made banger âCover Girl,â…